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Psalm 12

Sal. 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,
Sal. 6•  (Sal. 6)
, title.

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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.
Help.
or, Save.
godly.
Gn. 6:12• 12Y miró Dios la tierra, y he aquí que estaba corrompida; porque toda carne había corrompido su camino sobre la tierra. (Gn. 6:12)
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Is. 1:9,21‑22• 9Si Jehová de los ejércitos no hubiera hecho que nos quedasen muy cortos residuos, como Sodoma fuéramos, y semejantes á Gomorra.
21¿Cómo te has tornado ramera, oh ciudad fiel? Llena estuvo de juicio, en ella habitó equidad; mas ahora, homicidas.
22Tu plata se ha tornado escorias, tu vino mezclado está con agua.
(Is. 1:9,21‑22)
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Is. 57:1• 1Perece el justo, y no hay quien pare mientes; y los píos son recogidos, y no hay quien entienda que delante de la aflicción es recogido el justo. (Is. 57:1)
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Is. 63:5• 5Y miré y no había quien ayudará, y maravilléme que no hubiera quien sustentase: y salvóme mi brazo, y sostúvome mi ira. (Is. 63:5)
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Jer. 5:1• 1Discurrid por las plazas de Jerusalem, y mirad ahora, y sabed, y buscad en sus plazas si halláis hombre, si hay alguno que haga juicio, que busque verdad; y yo la perdonaré. (Jer. 5:1)
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Mi. 7:1‑2• 1Ay de mí! que he venido á ser como cuando han cogido los frutos del verano, como cuando han rebuscado después de la vendimia, que no queda racimo para comer; mi alma deseó primeros frutos.
2Faltó el misericordioso de la tierra, y ninguno hay recto entre los hombres: todos acechan á la sangre; cada cual arma red á su hermano.
(Mi. 7:1‑2)
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Mt. 24:12• 12Y por haberse multiplicado la maldad, la caridad de muchos se resfriará. (Mt. 24:12)
faithful.
 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."