And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
Psalm 12:1 - English Standard Version 2016 Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition HELP, Lord! For principled and godly people are here no more; faithfulness and the faithful vanish from among the sons of men. American Standard Version (1901) Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men. Common English Bible Help, LORD, because the godly are all gone; the faithful have completely disappeared from the human race! Catholic Public Domain Version Unto the end. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me until the end? How long will you turn your face away from me? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Unto the end, a psalm for David. How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? How long dost thou turn away thy face from me? |
And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
but Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres according to the Sheminith.
Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath.
Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find?
If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah.
The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold; so my own arm brought me salvation, and my wrath upheld me.
Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look and take note! Search her squares to see if you can find a man, one who does justice and seeks truth, that I may pardon her.
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”
And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.
And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”