Psalms 108:12

Psalms 108:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
• New International Version (NIV)Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.

Context of Psalms 108:12

10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? 11Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies. Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! 13With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.

Psalms 108:12 word by word

הָֽבָה־לָּ֣נוּ עֶזְרָ֣ת מִצָּ֑ר וְ֝שָׁ֗וְא תְּשׁוּעַ֥ת אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Giveיָהַבyâhab · to giveH3051
• us helpעֶזְרָה‛ezrâh ‛ezrâth · helpH5833
• from troubleצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• for vainשָׁוְאshâv' shav · vanity: vainH7723
• the helpתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: salvationH8668
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Psalms 108:12

• Psalms 20:1May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
• Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
• Job 9:13"God will not turn back his anger; beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.
• Job 16:2"I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all.
• Isaiah 2:22Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?
• Isaiah 30:3Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.
• Isaiah 31:3The Egyptians are man, and not God, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out his hand, the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall, and they will all perish together.
• Jeremiah 17:5Thus says the Lord: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord.
• Lamentations 4:17Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.

Commentaries on Psalms 108:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Give us help from trouble … - This is copied from Psalm 60:11.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This psalm combines two parts from David's other psalms (compare Psalms 57:5, 7–11; 60:5–12).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 108:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Confidence
• Faith

In the dictionaries

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• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 108

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings