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 bring me victory over Edom? 11Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies? Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless. 13With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample 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 20:1In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.
• Psalms 146:3Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.
• Job 9:13And God does not restrain his anger. Even the monsters of the sea are crushed beneath his feet.
• Job 16:2“I have heard all this before. What miserable comforters you are!
• Isaiah 2:22Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. What good are they?
• Isaiah 30:3But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, and by depending on him, you will be disgraced.
• Isaiah 31:3For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God! Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits! When the Lord raises his fist against them, those who help will stumble, and those being helped will fall. They will all fall down and die together.
• Jeremiah 17:5This is what the Lord says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord.
• Lamentations 4:17We looked in vain for our allies to come and save us, but we were looking to nations that could not help 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

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