King James Version

Psalms 60:11

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 60:13.

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.אָדָםadampersonאָדָםnoun, 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)

(60-13) 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 deliverance of man.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(60-13) Give us help against the adversary; for vain is the help of man.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δὸς ἡμῖν βοήθειαν ἐκ θλίψεως, καὶ ματαία σωτηρία ἀνθρώπου.