Psalms 33:16
but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to destroy their memorial from the earth. The righteous cried, and the Lord listened to them, 1
LXX2012 (US English)
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
15The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer: 1
17and delivered them out of all their afflictions. 1
Cross References
Exodus 14:17And behold! I will harden the heart of Pharao and of all the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them; and I will be glorified upon Pharao, and on all his host, and on his chariots and his horses.
Joshua 11:4And they and their kings with them went forth, as the sand of the sea in multitude, and horses, and very many chariots.
Judges 7:2And the Lord said to Gedeon, The people with you are many, so that I may not deliver Madiam into their hand, lest at any time Israel boast against me, saying, My hand has saved me.
Judges 7:12And Madiam and Amalec and all the children of the east were scattered in the valley, as the locust for multitude; and there was no number to their camels, but they were as the sand on the seashore for multitude.
1 Samuel 14:8And Jonathan said, Behold, we + 14:8 Gr. do go over. will go over to the men, and + 14:8 Gr. will be rolled down suddenly, etc. will come down suddenly upon them.
1 Samuel 17:45And David said to the Philistine, You come to me with sword, and with spear, and with shield; but I come to you in the name of the Lord God of hosts of the army of Israel, which you have 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 →