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? 11God, have You Yourself not rejected us? And will You not go forth with our armies, God? Give us help against the enemy, For deliverance by man is worthless. 13Through God we will do valiantly, And it is He who will trample down our enemies.

Psalms 108:12 word by word

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

• Giveיָהַבyâhab · to giveH3051
• us helpעֶזְרָה‛ezrâh ‛ezrâth · helpH5833
• againstמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the enemyצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: salvationH8668
• by manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• is worthlessשָׁוְאshâv' shav · vanity: vainH7723

Cross-references for Psalms 108:12

• Psalms 20:1May the Lord answer you on a day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
• Psalms 146:3Do not trust in noblemen, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.
• Job 9:13“God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him the helpers of Rahab cower.
• Job 16:2“I have heard many things like these; Miserable comforters are you all!
• Isaiah 2:22Take no account of man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; For why should he be esteemed?
• Isaiah 30:3Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be your shame, And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.
• Isaiah 31:3Now the Egyptians are human and not God, And their horses are flesh and not spirit; So the Lord will stretch out His hand, And any helper will stumble, And one who is helped will fall. And all of them will come to an end together.
• Jeremiah 17:5This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
• Lamentations 4:17Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help was useless; At our observation point we have watched For a nation that 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

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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