KJVHelp, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
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:
Save, Jehovah, for thegodly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. The merciful man hath failed. Some think that this is a complaint that the righteous had been unjustly put to death; as if the Psalmist had said, Saul has cruelly cut off all who observed justice and faithfulness. But I would understand the words in a simpler sense, as…