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give, provide, ascribe, come <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to give <BR> 1a2) to set, place <BR> 1a3) to provide (with reflexive) <BR> 1a4) to ascribe (glory) <BR> 1a5) to grant, permit, come now">3051</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3051.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3051 -- Occurrence 30 of 33">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָֽבָה־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/havah_3051.htm" title="ha·vah-: give -- Occurrence 12 of 12.">hā-ḇāh-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Give</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular :: third person feminine singular">V-Qal-Imp-ms | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָּ֣נוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="La·nu">lā-nū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">us</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: first person common plural">Prep | 1cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5833.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5833: 1) help, succour, assistance <BR> 1a) help, succour <BR> 1b) one who helps">5833</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5833.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5833 -- Occurrence 19 of 26">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֶזְרָ֣ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ezrat_5833.htm" title="'ez·Rat: help -- Occurrence 2 of 3.">‘ez-rāṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">help</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6862: 1) narrow, tight <BR> 2) straits, distress <BR> 3) adversary, foe, enemy, oppressor <BR> 4) hard pebble, flint">6862</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6862 -- Occurrence 67 of 111">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִצָּ֑ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mitztzar_6862.htm" title="mitz·Tzar;: the adversary -- Occurrence 3 of 3.">miṣ-ṣār;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from trouble</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-m | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7723: 1) emptiness, vanity, falsehood <BR> 1a) emptiness, nothingness, vanity <BR> 1b) emptiness of speech, lying <BR> 1c) worthlessness (of conduct)">7723</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7723.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7723 -- Occurrence 20 of 52">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְ֝שָׁ֗וְא<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veshav_7723.htm" title="ve·Shav,: vain -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">wə-šāw,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for is useless</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8668.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8668: 1) salvation, deliverance <BR> 1a) deliverance (usually by God through human agency) <BR> 1b) salvation (spiritual in sense)">8668</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8668.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8668 -- Occurrence 22 of 34">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תְּשׁוּעַ֥ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/teshuat_8668.htm" title="te·shu·'At: deliverance -- Occurrence 2 of 4.">tə-šū-‘aṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the help</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind <BR> 1a) man, human being <BR> 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) <BR> 1c) Adam, first man <BR> 1d) city in Jordan valley">120</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 120 -- Occurrence 221 of 552">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָדָֽם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/adam_120.htm" title="'a·Dam.: man -- Occurrence 100 of 316.">’ā-ḏām.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of man</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine 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href="//interlinearbible.org/psalms/108.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3051.htm" title="ha·vah-: give -- 3051: to give">הָֽבָה־</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="la·nu">לָּ֣נוּ</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5833.htm" title="ez·rat: help -- 5833: help, helper, assistance">עֶזְרָ֣ת</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6862.htm" title="mi·tzar;: the adversary -- 6862: narrow, tight">מִצָּ֑ר</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7723.htm" title="ve·sha·ve: vain -- 7723: emptiness, vanity">וְ֝שָׁ֗וְא</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8668.htm" title="te·shu·'at: deliverance -- 8668: deliverance, salvation">תְּשׁוּעַ֥ת</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/120.htm" title="a·dam.: man -- 120: man, mankind">אָדָֽם׃</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/psalms/108.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3051.htm" title="yahab (yaw-hab') -- ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take">Give</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5833.htm" title="ezrah (ez-raw') -- help(-ed, -er)">us help</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6862.htm" title="tsar (tsar) -- adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow">from trouble</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7723.htm" title="shav' (shawv) -- false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity">for vain</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8668.htm" title="tshuw'ah (tesh-oo-aw') -- deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory">is the help</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/120.htm" title="'adam (aw-dawm') -- X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person">of man</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/108.htm">תהילים 108:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">הָֽבָה־לָּ֣נוּ עֶזְרָ֣ת מִצָּ֑ר וְ֝שָׁ֗וְא תְּשׁוּעַ֥ת אָדָֽם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/108.htm">תהילים 108:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">הבה־לנו עזרת מצר ושוא תשועת אדם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/108.htm">תהילים 108:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">הבה־לנו עזרת מצר ושוא תשועת אדם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/108.htm">תהילים 108:12 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">הבה לנו עזרת מצר ושוא תשועת אדם׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/psalms/108-12.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/108.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Oh give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/108.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Give us help from trouble: for vain <i>is</i> the help of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/108.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give us aid against the foe, for human help is worthless. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">give</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/20-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 20:1</span> The LORD hear you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob …</a></p><p class="hdg">for vain</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/146-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 146:3-5</span> Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/9-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 9:13</span> If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/16-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 16:2</span> I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are you all.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 2:22</span> Cease you from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 30:3-6</span> Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 31:3</span> Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 17:5-8</span> Thus said the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Lamentations 4:17</span> As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12</a> • <a href="/niv/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12 Chinese Bible</a> • 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