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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOn the eighth.עַל הַשְּׁמִינִיתA psalmמִזְמוֹרof David.לְדָוִדSave,הוֹשִׁיעָהYHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיthe faithful oneחָסִידis gone;גָמַרforכִּיthe trustworthyאֱמוּנִיםhave vanishedפַסּוּfrom among human beings.מִבְּנֵי אָדָם
Psalms 12:1
Study it in the app“For the director. On the eighth. A psalm of David. Save, YHWH, for the faithful one is gone; for the trustworthy have vanished from among human beings.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 12:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears- On the eighthשְּׁמִינִיתsheminit
Sheminith
Sheminith: a musical term of uncertain sense. The word means "the eighth"; perhaps a low pitch or an instrument of eight strings.
Where else “sheminit” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- Saveהוֹשִׁיעָhoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshia” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the faithful oneחָסִידchasid
faithful one, godly
Faithful one: one who lives out loyal love toward God; also kind.
Where else “chasid” appears- is goneגָמַרgamar
end
Stop existing.
Where else “gamar” appears- the trustworthyאֱמוּנִיםemunim
be firm
To be dependable, steady, never failing.
Where else “emunim” appears- have vanishedפַסּוּfasu
vanish
To vanish, to come to an end: to cease to exist.
Where else “fasu” appears- from among human beingsבְּנֵיbene
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “bene” appears- from among human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears
Translation note
The first three sentences are the title of the psalm. On “the eighth,” see the note on Psalm 6:1.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Falsehood each one speaks with his neighbor; with flattering lips, with a double heart they speak.