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Psalm 12

Psa. 12:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
upon βSheminith
shmiyniyth (Hebrew #8067)
probably an eight-stringed lyre
KJV usage: Sheminith.
Pronounce: shem-ee-neeth'
Origin: feminine of 8066
, A Psalm
mizmowr (Hebrew #4210)
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
KJV usage: psalm.
Pronounce: miz-more'
Origin: from 2167
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Help
yasha` (Hebrew #3467)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV usage: X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Pronounce: yaw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
, Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
; for the godly man
chaciyd (Hebrew #2623)
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
KJV usage: godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un- )godly.
Pronounce: khaw-seed'
Origin: from 2616
ceaseth
gamar (Hebrew #1584)
to end (in the sense of completion or failure)
KJV usage: cease, come to an end, fail, perfect, perform.
Pronounce: gaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
; for the faithful
'aman (Hebrew #539)
properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; once (Isa. 30:21; interchangeable with 541) to go to the right hand
KJV usage: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, + fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
Pronounce: aw-man'
Origin: a primitive root
fail
pacac (Hebrew #6461)
probably to disperse, i.e. (intransitive) disappear
KJV usage: cease.
Pronounce: paw-sas'
Origin: a primitive root
from among the children
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of men
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
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β
the eighth,
Psa. 6•  (Psa. 6)
, title.

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David,
Faithful,
Music; Musicians; Musical Instruments,
Psalms,
Sheminith

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-2:  David, destitute of human comfort, craves help of God.
3-8:  He comforts himself with God's promises, and his judgments on the wicked.
(Title.)
Sheminith.
or, The eighth.
Psa. 6:1• 1To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments, upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, and chasten me not in thy hot displeasure. (Psa. 6:1)
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Psa. 6•  (Psa. 6)
:*title;
1 Chron. 15:21• 21and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead the singing. (1 Chron. 15:21)
Help.
or, Save.
Psa. 3:7• 7Arise, Jehovah; save me, my God! For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone, thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked. (Psa. 3:7)
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Psa. 6:4• 4Return, Jehovah, free my soul; save me for thy loving-kindness' sake. (Psa. 6:4)
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Psa. 54:1• 1To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David; when the Ziphites came, and said to Saul, Is not David hiding himself with us? O God, by thy name save me, and by thy strength do me justice. (Psa. 54:1)
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Matt. 8:25• 25And the disciples came and awoke him, saying, Lord save: we perish. (Matt. 8:25)
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Matt. 14:30• 30But seeing the wind strong he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, Lord, save me. (Matt. 14:30)
godly.
Gen. 6:12• 12And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its way on the earth. (Gen. 6:12)
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Isa. 1:9,21‑22• 9Unless Jehovah of hosts had left us a very small residue, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
 21How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to lodge in it, but now murderers.
 22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine is mixed with water: (Isa. 1:9,21‑22)
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Isa. 57:1• 1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil. (Isa. 57:1)
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Isa. 63:5• 5And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: and mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. (Isa. 63:5)
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Jer. 5:1• 1Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it. (Jer. 5:1)
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Mic. 7:1‑2• 1Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer-fruits, as the grape-gleanings of the vintage. There is no cluster to eat; there is no early fruit which my soul desired.
 2The godly man hath perished out of the land, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net. (Mic. 7:1‑2)
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Matt. 24:12• 12and because lawlessness shall prevail, the love of the most shall grow cold; (Matt. 24:12)
faithful.
Prov. 20:6• 6Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find? (Prov. 20:6)
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Isa. 59:4,13‑15• 4none calleth for justice, none pleadeth in truthfulness. They trust in vanity, and speak falsehood; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
 13in transgressing and lying against Jehovah, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
 14And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth stumbleth in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
 15And truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And Jehovah saw it, and it was evil in his sight that there was no judgment. (Isa. 59:4,13‑15)
• Book 1, Series 2. The great tribulation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• It is evident that Psa. 12 is written under the pressure of extreme wrong and violence and the feeling of being isolated. Human power, and those that have confidence in it, are all against the soul. It is rare to be in such a case rightly—that is, to have occasion to suffer as is here described. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)
• This psalm presents a contrast to Psalms 11. There, the evil is working in secret: here, it flaunts itself in public. The two conditions may be found together. (“Psalms 12” by H. Smith)
• The soul is tried by the lack of “the godly” ―those who fear God; and the “faithful” ―those who can be relied on to maintain the truth among the people of God. (“Psalms 12” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminithe. A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gonef; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.

JND Translation Notes

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See Ps. 6, title.
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Or "ceaseth."