Psalms 107:12

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So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 22:11 : 11 Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.
  • Ps 142:4 : 4 Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.
  • Isa 51:19-20 : 19 These double disasters confronted you. But who feels sorry for you? Destruction and devastation, famine and sword. But who consoles you? 20 Your children faint; they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a snare. They are left in a stupor by the LORD’s anger, by the battle cry of your God.
  • Isa 51:23 : 23 I will put it into the hand of your tormentors who said to you,‘Lie down, so we can walk over you.’ You made your back like the ground, and like the street for those who walked over you.”
  • Isa 52:5 : 5 And now, what do we have here?” says the LORD.“Indeed my people have been carried away for nothing, those who rule over them taunt,” says the LORD,“and my name is constantly slandered all day long.
  • Isa 63:5 : 5 I looked, but there was no one to help; I was shocked because there was no one offering support. So my right arm accomplished deliverance; my raging anger drove me on.
  • Lam 5:5-6 : 5 We are pursued– they are breathing down our necks; we are weary and have no rest. 6 We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat.
  • Luke 15:14-17 : 14 Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 But when he came to his senses he said,‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
  • Exod 2:23 : 23 The Call of the Deliverer During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God.
  • Exod 5:18-19 : 18 So now, get back to work! You will not be given straw, but you must still produce your quota of bricks!” 19 The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told,“You must not reduce the daily quota of your bricks.”
  • Judg 10:16-18 : 16 They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the LORD. Finally the LORD grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much. 17 An Outcast Becomes a General The Ammonites assembled and camped in Gilead; the Israelites gathered together and camped in Mizpah. 18 The leaders of Gilead said to one another,“Who is willing to lead the charge against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”
  • Judg 16:21 : 21 The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him in bronze chains. He became a grinder in the prison.
  • Judg 16:30 : 30 Samson said,“Let me die with the Philistines!” He pushed hard and the temple collapsed on the rulers and all the people in it. He killed many more people in his death than he had killed during his life.
  • 2 Kgs 6:26-27 : 26 While the king of Israel was passing by on the city wall, a woman shouted to him,“Help us, my master, O king!” 27 He replied,“No, let the LORD help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty.”
  • 2 Kgs 6:33 : 33 He was still talking to them when the messenger approached and said,“Look, the LORD is responsible for this disaster! Why should I continue to wait for the LORD to help?”
  • Neh 9:37 : 37 Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, and we are in great distress!
  • Job 9:13 : 13 God does not restrain his anger; under him the helpers of Rahab lie crushed.
  • Ps 18:40-41 : 40 You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me. 41 They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 107:13-14
    2 verses
    80%

    13They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

    14He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles.

  • Ps 107:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,

    11because they had rebelled against God’s commands, and rejected the instructions of the Most High.

  • Ps 107:39-40
    2 verses
    75%

    39As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering.

    40He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road.

  • Ps 107:26-28
    3 verses
    75%

    26They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors’ strength left them because the danger was so great.

    27They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.

    28They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

  • Ps 107:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion.

    6They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

  • Ps 107:16-19
    4 verses
    74%

    16For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars.

    17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

    18They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

    19They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

  • Ps 106:42-44
    3 verses
    73%

    42Their enemies oppressed them; they were subject to their authority.

    43Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.

    44Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

  • Ps 118:13
    72%

    13“You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the LORD helped me.

  • Ps 18:41
    72%

    41They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them.

  • 2 Sam 22:42
    71%

    42They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them.

  • Isa 46:2
    71%

    2Together they bend low and kneel down; they are unable to rescue the images; they themselves head off into captivity.

  • Ps 36:12
    71%

    12I can see the evildoers! They have fallen! They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!

  • Ps 108:12
    71%

    12Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

  • Ps 73:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

    19How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete!

  • Isa 25:12
    70%

    12The fortified city(along with the very tops of your walls) he will knock down, he will bring it down, he will throw it down to the dusty ground.

  • Ps 17:11
    69%

    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • Ps 78:33
    69%

    33So he caused them to die unsatisfied and filled with terror.

  • Ps 109:16
    69%

    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

  • Ps 10:10
    69%

    10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

  • Ps 76:5
    69%

    5The bravehearted were plundered; they“fell asleep.” All the warriors were helpless.

  • Isa 13:7
    69%

    7For this reason all hands hang limp, every human heart loses its courage.

  • Ps 37:15
    69%

    15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

  • Job 30:13
    69%

    13They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

  • Neh 9:27
    69%

    27Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who oppressed them. But in the time of their distress they called to you, and you heard from heaven. In your abundant compassion you provided them with deliverers to rescue them from their adversaries.

  • Ps 81:12
    69%

    12I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.

  • Ps 57:6
    69%

    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

  • Hos 7:7
    68%

    7All of them are blazing like an oven; they devour their rulers. All of their kings fall– and none of them call on me!

  • Jer 46:16
    68%

    16I will make many stumble. They will fall over one another in their hurry to flee. They will say,‘Get up! Let’s go back to our own people. Let’s go back to our homelands because the enemy is coming to destroy us.’

  • Ps 106:46
    68%

    46He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.

  • Ps 143:4
    68%

    4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

  • Job 12:24-25
    2 verses
    68%

    24He deprives the leaders of the earth of their understanding; he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste.

    25They grope about in darkness without light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.

  • Ps 20:8
    68%

    8They will fall down, but we will stand firm.

  • Isa 26:5
    68%

    5Indeed, the LORD knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.

  • Ps 72:12
    68%

    12For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

  • Ps 18:38
    68%

    38I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.

  • Ps 124:3
    68%

    3they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us.

  • Lam 5:8
    68%

    8Slaves rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their power.