Psalms 60 · Verse 11

Psalms 60:11

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

Psalms 60:11, King James Version

Psalms 60:11 in other translations

BSB	Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
WEB	Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.
ASV	Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
YLT	Give to us help from adversity, And vain is the deliverance of man.
DARBY	Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.
BBE	Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.
Webster	Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

What does Psalms 60:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 60:11-12

11-12. Hence he closes with a prayer for success, and an assurance of a hearing.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man - We have done all we can do, and have trusted too much in ourselves; now, Lord, undertake for us.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 60:6-12

If Christ be ours, all things, one way or another, shall be for our eternal good. The man who is a new creature in Christ, may rejoice in all the precious promises God has spoken in his holiness. His present privileges, and the sanctifying influences of the Spirit, are sure earnests of heavenly glory. David rejoices in conquering the neighbouring nations, which had been enemies to Israel. The Israel of God are…

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Psalms 60:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הָֽבָה\־ha.vah-give !H3051

לָּ֣נוּLa.nuto us

עֶזְרָ֣ת'ez.RathelpH5833

מִצָּ֑רmi.Tzarfrom [the] foeH6862

וְ֝שָׁ֗וְאve.Shav'and [is] worthlessnessH7723

תְּשׁוּעַ֥תte.shu.'At[the] deliverance ofH8668

אָדָם\׃'a.damhumankindH120

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 60:11

Psalms 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Psalms 108:12
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Psalms 130:8
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Psalms 124:1-3
A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Isaiah 30:7
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
Isaiah 31:3
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
Psalms 62:1
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Psalms 25:22
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Give.
25:22; 130:8
vain.
108:12; 124:1-3; 146:3; Isa 30:7; 31:3
help. Heb. salvation.
62:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Psalms 60:10
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
Psalms 60:11
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Psalms 60:12
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

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Psalms 60:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Danos socorro contra el enemigo, que vana es la salud de los hombres.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Qui me conduira dans la ville forte? Qui me mènera jusqu’en Édom?
German Elberfelder 1871	Schaffe uns Hülfe aus der Bedrängnis! Menschenrettung ist ja eitel.