'Help' in the Bible

Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain. And she said, "I have given birth to a man with [the help of] Yahweh."

Because of the God of your father he will help you and [by] Shaddai he will bless you with the blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and the womb.

and he said, "When you help the Hebrews give birth, you will look upon the pairs of testicles; if he [is] a son, you will put him to death, and if she [is] a daughter, she will live."

{And then} during those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the {Israelites} groaned because of the work, and they cried out, and their cry for help because of the work went up to God.

and the one [whose] name [was] Eliezer, for "the God of my father [was] my help, and he delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh."

from {those twenty years old} and above until {fifty years old}; you will muster them, all who come to help to do the work of the tent of assembly.

"This [is] what is for the Levites: {those twenty-five years old} and above will come to help [with the] service in the work of the tent of assembly;

for Yahweh your God [is] going with you to fight for you against your enemies to help you.'

And thus [also] you shall do regarding his donkey, and thus you shall do concerning his garment, and so you shall do with respect to all [of] the lost property of your countryman that is lost from him and you find it; you are not allowed to withhold help.

"You shall not see the donkey of your neighbor or his ox fallen on the road and you ignore them; certainly you must help them [get] up [along] with him.

for he found her in the field, the engaged young woman cried out, but there was no rescuer {to help her}.

Who ate the fat of their sacrifices [and] drank the wine of their libations? Let them rise [up], and let them help you; {Let them be to you a refuge}.

{And he said this of Judah}, "Hear, O Yahweh, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people; his own hands strive for him, and may you be a help {against} his foes."

"There is no [one] like God, O, Jeshurun, who rides [through] the heavens to your help, and with his majesty [through the] skies.

Blessed [are] you, O Israel. Who is like you, a people who [is] saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, and who [is] the sword of your triumph, and your enemies, they shall fawn before you, and you shall tread on their backs."

Your wives, your little children, and your livestock, they will remain in the land that Moses gave to you beyond the Jordan. {All of the best fighting men} will cross armed in front of your families; they will help you

"Come up and help me, and let us attack Gibeon, because it has made peace with Joshua and the {Israelites}."

And the men of Gibeon sent [word] to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, "{Do not abandon} your servant. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country have gathered against us."

Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, and Joshua struck him and his people until he left no survivor behind.

'Curse Meroz,' says the angel of Yahweh; 'curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they did not come to the help of Yahweh, to the help of Yahweh against the mighty.'

The men who did not die were struck with [the] tumors, so that the cry of the city for help went up [to] heaven.

When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of Aram.

When all the kings, the servants of Hadadezer, saw that he had been defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them, and Aram [was] afraid to help the {Ammonites} any longer.

So the Tekoite woman spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance. She said, "Help me, O king!"

Then the troops said, "You will not go out, for {if we must flee}, then {they will not care about us}; even if half of us die, {they will not care about us}, but now, you [are] like ten thousand of us. And so then, [it is] better for us that you be in the city to help."

In my distress I called [upon] Yahweh, and to my God I called. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help [was] to his ears.

You have given me the shield of your salvation; your willingness to help has made me great.

It happened that the king of Israel [was] crossing over on the wall, and a woman called out to him, saying, "Help, my lord the king!"

He said, "No, let Yahweh help you. {How} can I save you? From the threshing floor or from the wine press?"

And David went out {to meet them} and answered and said to them, "If you come in peace to me, to help me, {my heart will be joined with you}, but if [you come] to betray me to my adversaries, although [there is] no wrong on my hands, may the God of our fathers see and pass judgment."

Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the thirty [who said]: "[We are] yours, O David! And [we are] with you, O son of Jesse! Peace! Peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God helps you." So David appointed them as heads of the troops.

And some Manassites deserted to David when he came with the Philistines to the battle against Saul, but he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines sent him away upon counsel, saying, "He will desert to his master Saul at [the cost of] our heads."

{Day in and day out} they came to David to help him until [there was] a great army, like the army of God.

From Zebulun, those who went out armed, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war: fifty thousand to help David {with singleness of purpose}.

And when the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, David struck down twenty-two thousand men of Aram.

And he said, "If Aram is too strong for me, then you must be a help to me, but if the {Ammonites} are too strong for you, then I will help you.

And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with David and became servants to him. So Aram was no longer willing to help the {Ammonites}.

And David commanded all the commanders of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],

Then Asa cried out to Yahweh his God. And he said, "O Yahweh, there is none with you to help between the great and the powerless. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for we rely upon you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Yahweh, you [are] our God! Let no man prevail against you!"

And Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. And he said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you [be] a help to the wicked and love those who hate Yahweh? On account of this, wrath [has come] against you from Yahweh.

But even still, you yourself go, do! Be strong for the battle [else] God will make you stumble before the enemy! For there is power with God to help and to cause stumbling."

And under their hand [were] army troops [numbering] three hundred and seven thousand five hundred who could make war with power and strength to help the king against an enemy.

At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him,

for Ahaz took a portion [from] the house of Yahweh and the house of the king and the princes, and he gave [it] to the king of Assyria, but it was no help to him.

He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, "Because the gods of the king of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they will help me." But they were {a disaster} to him and to all Israel.

With him [is] the arm of flesh, and with us [is] Yahweh our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people took confidence with the words of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

With joy they celebrated the festival of unleavened bread [for] seven days, because Yahweh had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them in order to help them with the work of their hands on the house of the God of Israel.

When our enemies heard of this, all of the nations surrounding us were afraid and {lost their confidence}. They knew that this work had been done with [the help of] our God.

{Indeed}, my help is not in me, and [any] success is driven from me.

"O earth, you should not cover my blood, and let there be no place for my cry for help.

From [the] city people groan, and [the] throat of [the] wounded cries for help; yet God does not {regard it as unseemly}.

{With whose help} have you uttered words, and whose breath has come forth from you?

because I saved [the] needy who cried for help, and [I saved] [the] orphan for whom [there was] no helper.

I cry to you for help, but you do not answer me; I stand, and you [merely] look at me.

"Surely someone must not send a hand against [the] needy when, in his misfortune, [there is] a cry of help for them.

I go [about] in mourning garb, [but] not in sunlight; I stand up in the assembly, [and] I cry for help.

"Because of [the] multitude of oppressions, they cry out; they cry for help because of [the] arm of [the] mighty.

And [the] godless of heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.

Will your cry for help sustain [you] without distress, or all [the] efforts of [your] strength?

Who prepares for the crow its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, [and] they wander around {for lack of food}?

In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help came up before his presence into his ears.

May he send you help from [the] sanctuary, and from Zion may he sustain you.

Now I know that Yahweh will help his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven with the victorious power of his right hand.

O Yahweh, [the] king will rejoice in your strength, and how greatly he will delight in your help.

His honor [is] great because of your help. Splendor and majesty you have bestowed upon him.

But you, O Yahweh, do not remain distant. O my help, hasten to help me.

because he has not despised nor abhorred [the] affliction of [the] afflicted, and has not hid his face from him; but he listened to him when he cried for help.

Do not hide your face from me; do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my help; do not abandon nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy inner sanctuary.

O Yahweh, my God, I cried for help to you, and you healed me.

As for me, I said in my alarm, "I am cut off from before your eyes." However you heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to you for help.

Our soul waits for Yahweh; he [is] our help and our shield.

The eyes of Yahweh [are] toward [the] righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.

For I said, "[Help,] lest they rejoice over me, [lest] they boast against me when my foot slips."

Hurry to help me, O Lord, my salvation.

Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, and listen [to] my cry for help; do not be deaf to my tears. For I [am] an alien with you, a sojourner like all my ancestors.

I waited patiently for Yahweh, And he inclined to me and heard my cry for help.

Be pleased, O Yahweh, to deliver me. O Yahweh, hurry to help me.

But I [am] poor and needy. Let my Lord consider me. You [are] my help and my deliverer. O my God, do not delay.

Rise up! [Be a] help for us, and redeem us for the sake of your loyal love.

God [is] our refuge and strength, a very sufficient help in troubles.

God [is] in the midst of her; she will not be made to totter. God will help her {at daybreak}.

Give us help against [the] adversary, for the help of humankind [is] futile.

Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

O God, [make haste] to deliver me. O Yahweh, make haste to help me.

But I [am] poor and needy; O God hasten to me. You [are] my help and my deliverer. O Yahweh, do not delay.

O God, do not be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

Indeed he will deliver [the] needy [who is] crying for help, and [the] afflicted [who] has no helper.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; and deliver us and forgive our sins for the sake of your name.

Assyria also has joined with them. They {provide help} to the children of Lot. Selah

But as for me, I cry for help to you, O Yahweh, and in the morning my prayer comes before you.

Formerly you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones, and said, "I have bestowed help on a mighty man; I have exalted one chosen from [the] people.

O Lord, you have been our help {in all generations}.

If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.

O Yahweh, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.

Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble; he saved them from their distresses.

Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble. He saved them from their distresses.

Give us help against [the] enemy, for the help of humankind [is] futile.

Help me, O Yahweh my God; save me according to your loyal love,

O Israel, trust Yahweh; he [is] their help and their shield.