English Standard Version
Psalms 60:11
11Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!
Psalms 60:11 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 60:11
9Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? 10Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go forth, O God, with our armies. Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! 12With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
Read all of Psalms 60Psalms 60:11 word by word
הָֽבָה־לָּ֣נוּ עֶזְרָ֣ת מִצָּ֑ר וְ֝שָׁ֗וְא תְּשׁוּעַ֥ת אָדָם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 60:11
- Psalms 25:22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
- Psalms 130:8And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
- Psalms 108:12Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!
- Psalms 124:1If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let Israel now say—
- Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
- Isaiah 30:7Egypt's help is worthless and empty; therefore I have called her "Rahab who sits still."
- 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.
- Psalms 62:1For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
Commentaries on Psalms 60:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man - We have done all we can do, and have trusted too much in ourselves; now, Lord, undertake for us.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Give us help from trouble - From the troubles which have now come upon us and overwhelmed us. For vain is the help of man - Margin, salvation. The idea is, that they would look in vain to man to assist them in their present difficulties. They must depend on God alone. What is here said of temporal troubles is true as absolutely in the matter of salvation. When we are burdened with the consciousness of guilt, and trembling under the apprehension of the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 If Christ be ours, all things, one way or another, shall be for our eternal good. The man who is a new creature in Christ, may rejoice in all the precious promises God has spoken in his holiness. His present privileges, and the sanctifying influences of the Spirit, are sure earnests of heavenly glory. David rejoices in conquering the neighbouring nations, which had been enemies to Israel. The Israel of God are through Christ more than…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-12This section is repeated in Psalm 108:6–13.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. Hence he closes with a prayer for success, and an assurance of a hearing.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 60
- 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
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