Psa 12:1-2, 45:4, Isa 59:14-15, Jer 5:1-3 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster : according to The Sheminith . A Psalm of David . Save , O Lord , for the godly one is gone ; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man .

Psalms 12:1-2

The Faithful Have Vanished

To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} A Psalm of David.

1 Save, O Lord, for ^bthe godly one is gone;
for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
2 Everyone ^cutters lies to his neighbor;
with ^dflattering lips and ^ea double heart they speak.

Psalms 45:4

4 In your majesty ^fride out victoriously
for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
let your right hand teach you ^gawesome deeds!

Isaiah 59:14-15

Judgment and Redemption

14 ^hJustice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far away;
for truth has stumbled in the public squares,
and uprightness cannot enter.
15 Truth is lacking,
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.
The Lord saw it, and it displeased him ^{▼▼Hebrew and it was evil in his eyes}
that there was no justice.

Jeremiah 5:1-3

Jerusalem Refused to Repent

1 ^jRun to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
look and take note!
Search her squares to see
^kif you can find a man,
one who does justice
and seeks truth,
^lthat I may pardon her.
2 ^mThough they say, “As the Lord lives,”
ⁿyet they swear falsely.
3 O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth?
^oYou have struck them down,
but they felt no anguish;
you have consumed them,
but they refused to take correction.
^pThey have made their faces harder than rock;
they have refused to repent.