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Psalms 60:11

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Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
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  1. Psalms 146:3Rank 1 from verse 11
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    3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

  2. Psalms 108:12Rank 2 from verse 11
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    12Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

  3. Isaiah 30:7Rank 3 from verse 11
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    7For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

  4. Psalms 124:1–3Rank 4 from verse 11
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    1IF it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;

    2If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

    3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

  5. Psalms 130:8Rank 5 from verse 11
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    8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

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Psalms 60:11

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

help

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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

trouble

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Sense 1: Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty. Sense 2: To disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

vain

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Empty, fruitless, ineffective, unprofitable, worthless, false, unsubstantial, or conceited.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

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12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

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