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Psalms 107:12

107:11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

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Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.

Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help.

107:13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

What does Psalms 107:12 mean?

Psalms 107:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include כָּנַע (kânaʻ), לֵב (lêb), עָמָל (ʻâmâl).

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Therefore
he
brought
downכָּנַעkânaʻ/kaw-nah'/H3665properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish
their
heartלֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
with
labour;עָמָלʻâmâl/aw-mawl'/H5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
they
fell
down,כָּשַׁלkâshal/kaw-shal'/H3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
and
there
was
none
to
help.עָזַרʻâzar/aw-zar'/H5826to surround, i.e. protect or aid

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ImpenitenceInfidelityRebellion Against GodScoffing

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 107:12.

2 Chronicles 25:8

But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

2 Chronicles 28:23

For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. Damascus: Heb. Darmesek

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What does Psalms 107:12 say?

Psalms 107:12 (King James Version) reads: "Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help."

Is Psalms 107:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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