Verse 1

Help, LORD; for the godly person ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Til sangeren, til melodien 'Den åttende'. En salme av David.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Herre, hjelp! For de gudfryktige forsvinner, og de trofaste svikter blant menneskenes barn.

• Norsk King James

  Hjelp, HERRE; for de rettferdige går bort; for de trofaste finnes ikke blant menneskene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til sangmesteren, i den oktav; en salme av David.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Til korlederen. Etter melodi av «Den åttendestemte». En salme av David.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hjelp, HERRE; for de gudfryktige tar slutt; de trofaste forsvinner blant menneskebarna.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hjelp, HERRE, for den gudfryktige svikter, og de trofaste forsvinner blant menneskene.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hjelp, HERRE; for de gudfryktige tar slutt; de trofaste forsvinner blant menneskebarna.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Til korlederen. Etter den åttende. En salme av David.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the director of music. According to the eighth. A psalm of David.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For sangmesteren; på lutt med åtte strenger. En salme av David.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til Sangmesteren paa Scheminith; Davids Psalme.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A alm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Til den ledende musikeren på Sheminit, en salme av David. Hjelp, HERRE; for de gudfryktige forsvinner; de trofaste svikter blant menneskenes barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hjelp, Herre, for de gudfryktige forsvinner. De trofaste svikter blant menneskene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Til dirigenten, etter oktaven. En salme av David. Frels, Herre, for de rettferdige er borte, de trofaste er forsvunnet fra menneskenes sønner.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hjelp, Herre, for de gudfryktige tar slutt; De trofaste forsvinner blant menneskenes barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For korlederen, etter Sheminith. En salme av David. Send hjelp, Herre, for nåden er tatt slutt; det er ingen troskap blant menneskenes barn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Helpe LORDE, for there is not one saynte more: very fewe faithfull are there amonge the children off men.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To him that excelleth vpon the eight tune. A Psalme of Dauid. Helpe Lord, for there is not a godly man left: for the faithfull are fayled from among the children of men.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To the chiefe musition vpon (an instrument) of eyght stringes, a psalme of Dauid. Saue thou me O God, for there is not one godly man left: for the faythfull are diminished from among the chyldren of men.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  > Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To the Overseer, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed, For the stedfast have ceased From the sons of men:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David]. Help, Jehovah; For the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  <For the chief music-maker on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.> Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 57:1 : 1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
• Isa 59:13-15 : 13 In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. 14 And judgment is turned backward, and justice stands far off: for truth has fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. 15 Yes, truth fails; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
• Isa 63:5 : 5 And I looked, and there was no one to help; and I wondered that there was no one to uphold: therefore my own arm brought salvation for me; and my fury, it upheld me.
• Jer 5:1 : 1 Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man, if there is anyone who executes judgment, who seeks the truth; and I will pardon it.
• Isa 1:21-22 : 21 How the faithful city has become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22 Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water:
• Matt 24:12 : 12 And because iniquity will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
• Isa 59:4 : 4 No one calls for justice, nor does anyone plead for truth: they trust in vanity and speak lies; they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.
• Prov 20:6 : 6 Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but a faithful man who can find?
• Gen 6:12 : 12 And God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
• Ps 6:1 : 1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
• Mic 7:1-2 : 1 Woe is me! For I am like when they have gathered the summer fruits, like the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desired the first ripe fruit. 2 The good man has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among men; they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt each his brother with a net.
• Matt 8:25 : 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we are perishing.
• Matt 14:30 : 30 But when he saw the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.
• Ps 6:4 : 4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: save me for Your mercy’s sake.
• Ps 54:1 : 1 Save me, O God, by Your name, and judge me by Your strength.
• 1 Chr 15:21 : 21 And Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obededom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the Sheminith to excel.
• Ps 3:7 : 7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for you have smitten all my enemies on the cheekbone; you have broken the teeth of the ungodly.
• Isa 1:9 : 9 Except the LORD of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom, and we would have been like Gomorrah.