Psalms 107:12

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,

11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
KJV
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
WEB
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
ASV
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.
DARBY
And he bowed down their heart with labour; they stumbled, and there was none to help:
BLB
and He humbled with labor their heart; they fell down, and no one was helping.
ÅB
Derfor bøyde han deres hjerter ved lidelse; de snublet, og det var ikke noen hjelper.
OTB
Derfor ydmyket han deres hjerte med arbeid;
De snublet, og det var ingen som hjalp.
B1930
Derfor bøide han deres hjerter ved lidelse; de snublet, og det var ikke nogen hjelper.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 22:11

    Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

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  • Exodus 5:18–19

    Now get to work. You will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.”

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  • Exodus 2:23

    After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.

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  • Luke 15:14–17

    After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.

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  • Isaiah 51:23

    I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”

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  • Isaiah 52:5

    And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.

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  • Job 9:13

    God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.

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  • Isaiah 51:19–20

    These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?

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