King James Version

Psalms 108:12

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 108:13.

הָֽבָהhavahcome onיָהַבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “come on”, a commandH3051to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) comeascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.לָּ֣נוּlanvtoלָּ֣נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toעֶזְרָ֣תezrathelpעֶזְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “help”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5833aidhelp(-ed, -er).מִצָּ֑רmitsarfrom narrowצַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from narrow”, the ordinary formH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.וְ֝שָׁ֗וְאveshaveand falseשָׁוְאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and false”, the ordinary formH7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.תְּשׁוּעַ֥תteshuatdeliveranceתְּשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8668rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.אָדָֽםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(108-13) Give us help against the adversary; for vain is the help of man.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.

Darby Translation

Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

Douay-Rheims

May there be none to help him: nor none to pity his fatherless offspring.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(108-13) Give us help against the adversary; for vain is the help of man.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Give us help from tribulation: for vain is the help of man.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δὸς ἡμῖν βοήθειαν ἐκ θλίψεως, καὶ ματαία σωτηρία ἀνθρώπου.