Psalm 107:12

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 18:40 Contrast

Psalm 18:40 celebrates God making enemies flee — the opposite of being bowed down with no helper; a contrast of victory vs defeat.

Psalm 22:11 Allusion

Psalm 22:11 cries 'there is none to help' — the exact phrase, linking this helplessness to the messianic lament.

Psalm 18:41 Parallel

Psalm 18:41 says enemies cried for help but none saved — similar 'none to help' phrase, but applied to the wicked.

Psalm 142:4 Parallel

Psalm 142:4 laments no one cares for his soul — a close parallel to the isolation and lack of help described here.

Exodus 2:23 Parallel

Exodus 2:23 shows Israel groaning under bondage with no human help — the same helpless labor described in Psalm 107:12, where they fell and none helped.

Judges 16:21 describes Samson brought down, blinded, and forced to grind — a vivid parallel to the labor and humiliation that brought down their hearts in Psalm 107:12.

Nehemiah 9:37 confesses that sin led to foreign dominion and great distress — the same outcome of labor and no help seen in Psalm 107:12.

Isaiah 63:5 Allusion

In Isaiah 63:5, God says 'there was no one to help' — identical phrasing — and He alone brings salvation.

Exodus 5:18 Parallel

Exodus 5:18 intensifies the labor: Pharaoh demands full brick quotas without straw — mirroring the oppressive labor that brought down their hearts in Psalm 107:12.

Exodus 5:19 Parallel

Exodus 5:19 records the officers realizing their evil plight — a specific instance of the fallen, helpless state described generally in Psalm 107:12.

Lamentations 5:5 speaks of weariness and no rest — a parallel experience of exhaustion from oppression.