Psalms 108:12

In 11 translations

BSB

Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.

KJV

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

WEB

Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.

ASV

Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.

LSV

Give to us help from adversity, || And the salvation of man is vain.

YLT

Give to us help from adversity, And vain is the salvation of man.

DBY

Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

DRC107:13

O grant us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

GNV

Giue vs helpe against trouble: for vaine is the helpe of man.

JPS108:13

Give us help against the adversary; for vain is the help of man.

LXXE107:13

Give us help from tribulation: for vain is the help of man.

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Original-language editions

WLC108:13

הָֽבָה־לָּ֣נוּ עֶזְרָ֣ת מִצָּ֑ר וְ֝שָׁ֗וְא תְּשׁוּעַ֥ת אָדָֽם׃KJV:Ps.108.12

LXX-Br107:13

Δὸς ἡμῖν βοήθειαν ἐκ θλίψεως, καὶ ματαία σωτηρία ἀνθρώπου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Jeremiah 17:5–8This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He…
• Psalms 146:3–5Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the…
• Isaiah 31:3But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
• Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
• Lamentations 4:17All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
• Isaiah 30:3–5But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes, everyone will be put to shame because of a…
• Psalms 20:1–9May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion. May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your…
• Job 16:2“I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.
• Job 9:13God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.

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