Psalms 33:16
The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
In Context
15He who hath made the hearts of every one of them: who understandeth all their works.
17Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.
Cross References
Exodus 14:17And I will harden the heart of the Egyptians to pursue you: and I will be glorified in Pharao, and in all his host, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen.
Joshua 11:4And they all came out with their troops, a people exceeding numerous as the sand that is on the sea shore, their horses also and chariots a very great multitude,
Judges 7:2And the Lord said to Gedeon: The people that are with thee are many, and Madian shall not be delivered into their hands: lest Israel should glory against me, and say: I was delivered by my own strength.
Judges 7:12But Madian and Amalec, and all the eastern people lay scattered in the valley, as a multitude of locusts: their camels also were innumerable as the sand that lieth on the sea shore.
1 Samuel 14:8And Jonathan said: Behold we will go over to these men. And when we shall be seen by them,
1 Samuel 17:45And David said to the Philistine: Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which thou hast defied.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:13-22
God's Sovereign Power. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver… Read the whole commentary →