Psalm 11:1–3

Title For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;

those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.

2 Everyone lies to their neighbor;

they flatter with their lips

but harbor deception in their hearts.

Title To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1 Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone;

for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.

2 Everyone utters lies to his neighbor;

with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

Title To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth;

For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour:

With flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

Title For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument.

1 Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing!

The faithful have vanished from the earth!

2 Neighbors lie to each other,

speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.

Title To the Chief Musician. On An Eight-Stringed Harp. A Psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases!

For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

2 They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;

With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

Title For the director of music. Upon the sheminith. A psalm of David.

1 Save me, Lord, because the good people are all gone;

no true believers are left on earth.

2 Everyone lies to his neighbors;

they say one thing and mean another.

Title For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1 Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth;

For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor:

With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

Title To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1 Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men. 2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.

Title For the choir director; on the sheminith; a psalm by David. 

1 Help, O Lord. 

No godly person is left. 

Faithful people have vanished from among Adam’s descendants! 

2 All people speak foolishly. 

They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another. 

Title For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm.

1 Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;

the loyal have disappeared from the human race.

2 They lie to one another;

they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

Title To the leader: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1 Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly;

the faithful have disappeared from humankind.

2 They utter lies to each other;

with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.

Title For the music director; on the Sheminith. A psalm of David.

1 Save, O Yahweh, for the pious have ceased to be;

for the faithful have vanished

from among the children of humankind.

2 They speak falseness to each other.

With flattering lips,

with a double heart they speak.

Title For the director of music. For sheminith. A psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord! Those who do what is right are gone.

Those who are faithful have disappeared from the earth.

2 Everyone tells lies to his neighbors.

With his lips he praises others, but he doesn’t really mean it.

Title For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be,

For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

2 They speak falsehood to one another;

With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.