Psalms 108:12
Give us thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
In Context
11Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, Who didst not go forth with our armies?
13Through God we shall do valiantly; For he will tread down our enemies.
Cross References
Job 9:13God will not turn away his anger; The proud helpers are brought low before him.
Psalms 20:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” May Jehovah hear thee in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend thee!
Isaiah 2:22Trust, then, no more in man, Whose breath is in his nostrils! For what account is to be made of him!
Isaiah 31:3The Egyptians are men, and not God, And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When Jehovah shall stretch forth his hand, Then shall the helper fall, and the helped be overthrown; And they shall all perish together.
Lamentations 4:17Still did our eyes fail, looking for help in vain; On our watch-tower did we watch for a nation that could not save us.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 108:7-13
Directions for Praising God. 6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. 7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; 9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph. 10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us… Read the whole commentary →