Psalms 108:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.”
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BSBPD
“Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Give to us help from adversity, And vain is the salvation of man.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 108:12 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 9:13God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
- Job 16:2“I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.
- Psalms 20:1May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
- Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
- Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
- Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 17:5This 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.
- 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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