Psalms 108:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • Ps 20:1-9 : 1 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah doth answer thee, In a day of adversity, The name of the God of Jacob doth set thee on high, 2 He doth send thy help from the sanctuary, And from Zion doth support thee, 3 He doth remember all thy presents, And thy burnt-offering doth reduce to ashes. Selah. 4 He doth give to thee according to thy heart, And all thy counsel doth fulfil. 5 We sing of thy salvation, And in the name of our God set up a banner. Jehovah doth fulfil all thy requests. 6 Now I have known That Jehovah hath saved His anointed, He answereth him from His holy heavens, With the saving might of His right hand. 7 Some of chariots, and some of horses, And we of the name of Jehovah our God Make mention. 8 They -- they have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright. 9 O Jehovah, save the king, He doth answer us in the day we call!
  • Isa 2:22 : 22 Cease for you from man, Whose breath `is' in his nostrils, For -- in what is he esteemed?
  • Isa 30:3-5 : 3 And the strength of Pharaoh Hath been to you for shame, And the trust in the shadow of Egypt confusion, 4 For in Zoan were his princes, And his messengers reach Hanes. 5 All he made ashamed of a people that profit not, Neither for help, not for profit, But for shame, and also for reproach!
  • Isa 31:3 : 3 And the Egyptians `are men', and not God, And their horses `are' flesh, and not spirit, And Jehovah stretcheth out His hand, And stumbled hath the helper, And fallen hath the helped one, And together all of them are consumed.
  • Jer 17:5-8 : 5 Thus said Jehovah: Cursed `is' the man who doth trust in man, And hath made flesh his arm, And from Jehovah whose heart turneth. 6 And he hath been as a naked thing in a desert, And doth not see when good cometh, And hath inhabited parched places in a wilderness, A salt land, and not inhabited. 7 Blessed `is' the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah. 8 And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.
  • Lam 4:17 : 17 While we exist -- consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation `that' saveth not.
  • Ps 146:3-5 : 3 Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance. 4 His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished. 5 O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope `is' on Jehovah his God,
  • Job 9:13 : 13 God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.
  • Job 16:2 : 2 I have heard many such things, Miserable comforters `are' ye all.

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  • Ps 60:10-12
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    10Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!

    11Give to us help from adversity, And vain `is' the deliverance of man.

    12In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!

  • 13In God we do mightily, And He doth tread down our adversaries!

  • 1To the Overseer, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed, For the stedfast have ceased From the sons of men:

  • 11Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off? And Thou goest not out, O God, with our hosts!

  • 17While we exist -- consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation `that' saveth not.

  • 11And Asa calleth unto Jehovah his God, and saith, `Jehovah! it is nothing with Thee to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O Jehovah, our God, for on Thee we have leant, and in Thy name we have come against this multitude; O Jehovah, our God thou `art'; let him not prevail with Thee -- mortal man!

  • 1To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' -- A song. God `is' to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

  • 8Our help `is' in the name of Jehovah, Maker of the heavens and earth!

  • 11Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

  • 13Thou hast sorely thrust me to fall, And Jehovah hath helped me.

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    2Many are saying of my soul, `There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah.

  • 26Help me, O Jehovah my God, Save me, according to Thy kindness.

  • 12`O our God, dost Thou not execute judgment upon them? for there is no power in us before this great multitude that hath come against us, and we know not what we do, but on Thee `are' our eyes.'

  • 9Help us, O God of our salvation, Because of the honour of Thy name, And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Thy name's sake.

  • Ps 71:11-12
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    11Saying, `God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

    12O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.

  • 23Surely in vain from the heights, The multitude of mountains -- Surely in Jehovah our God `is' the salvation of Israel.

  • 6so that we do boldly say, `The Lord `is' to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'

  • Ps 121:1-2
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    1A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?

    2My help `is' from Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,

  • 8Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man,

  • 6Jehovah `is' for me, I do not fear what man doth to me.

  • 2Save `for' Jehovah -- who hath been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

  • Ps 44:9-10
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    9In anger Thou hast cast off and causest us to blush, And goest not forth with our hosts.

    10Thou causest us to turn backward from an adversary, And those hating us, Have spoiled for themselves.

  • 3Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.

  • 18And we do not go back from Thee, Thou dost revive us, and in Thy name we call.

  • 26Arise, a help to us, And ransom us for thy kindness' sake.

  • 2O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.

  • 10Hear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.'

  • 3Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,

  • 12And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

  • 1To the Overseer, by David. -- `To cause to remember.' O God, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help, haste.

  • 8Servants have ruled over us, A deliverer there is none from their hand.

  • 11Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand `is' a right hand of falsehood,

  • 22Haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

  • 19And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.

  • 20Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield `is' He,

  • 13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help make haste.

  • 2For thou `art' the God of my strength. Why hast Thou cast me off? Why mourning do I go up and down, In the oppression of an enemy?

  • 4Lo, God `is' a helper to me, The Lord `is' with those supporting my soul,

  • 35And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To triumph in Thy praise.

  • 13They have broken down my path, By my calamity they profit, `He hath no helper.'

  • 13Is not my help with me, And substance driven from me?

  • 6For, not in my bow do I trust, And my sword doth not save me.

  • 2Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Thy might, and come for our salvation.

  • 2Why do the nations say, `Where, pray, `is' their God.

  • 40And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!