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Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
1 Samuel 7:12 KJV

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And Asa cried out to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O LORD our God, for we rest on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!”
2 Chronicles 14:11 (NKJV)

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So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God diverted them from him.
2 Chronicles 18:31 (NKJV)

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The LORD is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusted in him, and I am helped:
Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;
And with my song will I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 KJV

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“Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
2 Chronicles 32: 7-8 (NKJV)

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But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 10:14 (NKJV)

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And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.”
Matthew 15:22 (RSV)

But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
Matthew 15:25 (RSV)

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God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 KJV

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The LORD preserveth the simple:
I was brought low, and he helped me.
Psalm 116:6 KJV

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Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
Psalm 63:7 (NKJV)

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And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
Romans 8:26 (NLT)

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Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV)

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Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
So we may boldly say:
“The LORD is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?"
Hebrews 13:5-6 (NKJV)

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Give us help from trouble:
For vain is the help of man.
Psalm 60:11 KJV

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Come quickly to help me,
O Lord my savior.
Psalm 38:22 (NLT)

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Help me, O LORD my God;
Save me according to Your lovingkindness.
Psalm 109:26 (NASB)

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For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
Isaiah 41:13 (NKJV)

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