Verse 2

Help, LORD, for the godly have vanished; the faithful have disappeared from among humanity.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 41:6 : 6 My enemies speak evil of me, saying, 'When will he die, and his name perish?
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
  • Ps 10:7 : 7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.
  • Jer 9:8 : 8 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
  • Ps 5:9 : 9 LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before me.
  • Ps 144:8 : 8 Whose mouths speak falsehood and whose right hand is a right hand of deception.
  • Ps 28:3 : 3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak peace to their neighbors but harbor evil in their hearts.
  • Jas 1:8 : 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all their ways.
  • 1 Chr 12:33 : 33 From the tribe of Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do, there were 200 chiefs, along with all their relatives under their command.
  • Ezek 12:24 : 24 For there will no longer be any false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel.
  • Ps 144:11 : 11 Rescue me and save me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid anyone who talks too much.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
  • Jer 9:2-6 : 2 They bend their tongues like a bow to shoot lies, not for truth do they grow strong in the land; they go from one evil to another, and they do not know me, declares the Lord. 3 Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander. 4 Each one deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth. They have trained their tongues to speak lies and exhaust themselves with wrongdoing. 5 You live in the midst of deceit, and because of deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the Lord. 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?
  • Ps 36:3-4 : 3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated. 4 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has stopped being wise and doing good.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.
  • Ps 52:1-4 : 1 For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of David. 2 When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, saying, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.' 3 Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all day long. 4 Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, you worker of deceit.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 Do not kill them, Lord, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
  • Ps 62:4 : 4 How long will you assault a man? Would you all throw him down—like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
  • 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For we never used words of flattery, as you know, nor did we put forth a pretext for greed—God is our witness.