Psalms 108:12
Grant us help out of distress, for, vain, is the deliverance of man:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
In Context
11Hast not thou, O God, rejected us? and wilt not go forth, O God, with our hosts.
13In God, shall we do valiantly, He himself, therefore, shall tread down our adversaries.
Cross References
Job 9:13As for GOD, if he withdraw not his anger, under him, will have submitted themselves—the proud helpers.
Psalms 20:1Yahweh answer thee, in the day of distress, The Name of the God of Jacob give thee safety;
Isaiah 2:22Cease ye from the son of earth, In whose nostrils is but a breath,—For wherein to be reckoned upon, is he?
Isaiah 31:3Now, the Egyptians, are, men, and not, GOD, And, their horses, flesh, and not, spirit; When, Yahweh, shall stretch out his hand, Then, he that is giving help, shall stumble And, he that is receiving help, shall fall, And, together, shall, all of them, vanish!
Lamentations 4:17Silly shall our eyes fail, for our help that is vain: In our watchtower, have we watched—for a nation that will not save.
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 →