Psalms 107:12
And he humbled with trouble their heart; they stumbled, and there was none to help;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
In Context
13But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions;
Cross References
Exodus 5:18And now go, work, and straw shall not be given you; yet the required number of bricks shall ye deliver.
Judges 16:21And the Philistines seized him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gazzah, and bound him with fetters of copper; and he had to grind in the prison-house.
2 Kings 6:26And it happened as the king of Israel was passing along upon the wall, that a woman cried unto him, saying, Help, my Lord, O king.
2 Kings 14:26For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, which was very bitter; that the guarded was no more, and that the fortified was no more, and there was no helper for Israel.
Job 9:13God will not withdraw his anger: beneath him sink down the helpers of the proud.
Psalms 22:11(22:12) Oh be not far from me [now]; for distress is near; for there is none to help.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:11-17
The Divine Goodness towards Prisoners. 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 Oh… Read the whole commentary →