Psalm 108:12

Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.

Job 9:13

God does not hold back His anger;
Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath Him!

Job 16:2

I have heard many things like these.
You are all miserable comforters.

Psalm 20:1-9

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.May Yahweh answer you in a day of trouble;
may the name of Jacob’s God protect you.

Psalm 146:3-5

Do not trust in nobles,
in man, who cannot save.

Isaiah 2:22

Put no more trust in man,
who has only the breath in his nostrils.
What is he really worth?

Isaiah 30:3-5

But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame,
and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your disgrace.

Isaiah 31:3

Egyptians are men, not God;
their horses are flesh, not spirit.
When the Lord raises His hand to strike,
the helper will stumble
and the one who is helped will fall;
both will perish together.

Jeremiah 17:5-8

This is what the Lord says:

The man who trusts in mankind,
who makes human flesh his strength
and turns his heart from the Lord is cursed.

Lamentations 4:17

ע AyinAll the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for assistance;
we watched from our towers
for a nation that refused to help.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

For vain

Psalm 146:3
Do not trust in nobles,
in man, who cannot save.
Job 9:13
God does not hold back His anger;
Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath Him!
Job 16:2
I have heard many things like these.
You are all miserable comforters.
Isaiah 2:22
Put no more trust in man,
who has only the breath in his nostrils.
What is he really worth?
Isaiah 30:3
But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame,
and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your disgrace.
Isaiah 31:3
Egyptians are men, not God;
their horses are flesh, not spirit.
When the Lord raises His hand to strike,
the helper will stumble
and the one who is helped will fall;
both will perish together.
Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the Lord says:

The man who trusts in mankind,
who makes human flesh his strength
and turns his heart from the Lord is cursed.
Lamentations 4:17
ע AyinAll the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for assistance;
we watched from our towers
for a nation that refused to help.

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