psalms 12:1 <To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.> Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

psalms 12:1 [For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David]. Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

Ps 12:1-8. On title, see Introduction and see on Ps 6:1. The Psalmist laments the decrease of good men. The pride and deceit of the wicked provokes God's wrath, whose promise to avenge the cause of pious sufferers will be verified even amidst prevailing iniquity.

psalms 12:1 [For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David]. Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

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