Psalms

Psalm 107:12–13

¹²He humbled their hearts with hard labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

¹³Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

and He saved them from their distress.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He humbled	וַיַּכְנַ֣ע	way·yaḵ·na‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3665 be humble
their hearts	לִבָּ֑ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
with hard labor	בֶּעָמָ֣ל	be·‘ā·māl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
they stumbled	כָּ֝שְׁל֗וּ	kā·šə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
and there was no	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one to help	עֹזֵֽר׃	‘ō·zêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5826 help, succour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they cried out	וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ	way·yiz·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in their trouble	בַּצַּ֣ר	baṣ·ṣar	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
He saved	יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃	yō·wō·šî·‘êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3467 deliver
them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
from their distress	מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם	mim·mə·ṣu·qō·w·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4691 id.

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 107:12 Psalm 22:11 · Exodus 5:18–19 · Luke 15:14–17 · Exodus 2:23 · Isaiah 51:23

Psalm 107:13 Psalm 107:28 · Psalm 107:6 · Psalm 18:6 · Judges 4:3 · Judges 6:6–10 · 2 Chronicles 33:12–13 · Exodus 3:7–8 · Psalm 116:3–6 · Psalm 107:19 · Jeremiah 31:18–20 · 2 Chronicles 33:18–19 · Judges 10:10–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.