'Help' in the Bible
The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help."
even by the God of your father, who will help you; by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, "My father's God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh's sword."
If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don't leave him, you shall surely help him with it.
You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide yourself from them: you shall surely help him to lift them up again.
Which ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you! Let them be your protection.
This is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, "Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries."
"There is none like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies.
You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places."
Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock, shall live in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them
"Come up to me, and help me, and let us strike Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel."
The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, "Don't abandon your servants! Come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill country have gathered together against us."
Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
'Curse Meroz,' said the angel of Yahweh. 'Curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they didn't come to help Yahweh, to help Yahweh against the mighty.'
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
He said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.
When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, "Help, O king!"
But the people said, "You shall not go forth; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city."
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, "Help, my lord, O king!"
He said, "If Yahweh doesn't help you, from where could I help you? From of the threshing floor, or from the winepress?"
David went out to meet them, and answered them, "If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it."
Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but they didn't help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, "He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads."
For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
He said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.
When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, "Yahweh, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don't let man prevail against you."
Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate Yahweh? Because of this, wrath is on you from before Yahweh.
Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help from Yahweh. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.
But if you will go, take action, be strong for the battle. God will overthrow you before the enemy; for God has power to help, and to overthrow."
Under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
At that time king Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.
For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Yahweh, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria: but it didn't help him.
For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which struck him; and he said, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, so I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is Yahweh our God to help us, and to fight our battles." The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Whoever is left, in any place where he lives, let the men of his place help him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, besides the freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.'"
For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, "The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him."
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. Neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards."
Isn't it that I have no help in me, That wisdom is driven quite from me?
"Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.
Because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had none to help him,
They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, without anyone's help.
"However doesn't one stretch out a hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?
I go mourning without the sun. I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,
"By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
"But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don't cry for help when he binds them.
Many there are who say of my soul, "There is no help for him in God." Selah.
But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
send you help from the sanctuary, grant you support from Zion,
Don't be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help.
But don't be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me.
Don't hide your face from me. Don't put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don't abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.
Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation. For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David.
Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.
Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness' sake. For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
God is in her midst. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.
For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.
But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don't delay.
My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.
Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake.
I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,
Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.
Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.
Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;
Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
House of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
Yahweh is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.
All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.
I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?
Our help is in the name of Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. A Song of Ascents.
Don't put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help.
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:
What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
The inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day, 'Behold, this is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. And we, how will we escape?'"
They shall all be ashamed because of a people that can't profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach."
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they don't look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don't seek Yahweh!
Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.
Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, 'Don't be afraid. I will help you.'
Don't be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you," says Yahweh, "and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.