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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless.

Context of Psalms 108:12

10Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? 11Isn’t it you, O God, who rejected us? Isn’t it you, O God, who refused to accompany our armies? Give us help against the enemy because human assistance is worthless. 13With God we will display great strength. He will trample our enemies.

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 20:1The Lord will answer you in times of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob will protect you.
• Psalms 146:3Do not trust influential people, mortals who cannot help you.
• Job 9:13God does not hold back his anger. Even Rahab’s helpers bow humbly in front of him.
• Job 16:2“I have heard many things like this before. You are all pathetic at comforting me.
• Isaiah 2:22Stop trusting people. Their life is in their nostrils. How can they be worth anything?
• Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will be their shame, and the refuge in Egypt’s shadow will be their disgrace.
• Isaiah 31:3The Egyptians are humans, not gods. Their horses are flesh and blood, not spirit. When the Lord uses his powerful hand, the one who gives help will stumble, and the one who receives help will fall. Both will die together.
• Jeremiah 17:5“This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts humans, who makes flesh and blood his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
• Lamentations 4:17“We are still straining our eyes, trying in vain to find help. We waited and waited for a nation that didn’t save us.

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

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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