Psalm 12:1

Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
Psalm 12:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה יְ֭הוָה כִּי־גָמַ֣ר חָסִ֑יד כִּי־פַ֥סּוּ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃

  1. הוֹשִׁ֣יעָהho.Shi.'ah“save !”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  2. יְ֭הוָהYah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  4. גָמַ֣רga.Mar“he has come to an end”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּמַר · “to cease” · Strong's H1584
  5. חָסִ֑ידcha.Sid“[the] faithful”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָסִיד · “pious” · Strong's H2623
  6. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. פַ֥סּוּFa.su“they have vanished”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from פָּסַס · “to disappear” · Strong's H6461
  8. אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים'e.mu.Nim“faithful [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֵמֻן · “faithful” · Strong's H0529
  9. מִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.Nei“from [the] children of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  10. אָדָֽם׃'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)