Psalm 33:16

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Summary

Psalm 33:16

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

No king

Mighty

General references

Psalm 44:6

Isaiah 40:30

Bible References

No king

For by their own sword they did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,
For You favored them.

As for Me, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.

They came out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

The Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying, ‘My own power has delivered me.’

Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will cross over to the men and reveal ourselves to them.

Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “May the gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria will suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”

Now Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”

With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Mighty

Now then, give me this hill country about which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; perhaps the Lord will be with me, and I will drive them out as the Lord has spoken.”

Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

Then Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, was girded with a new sword, and he intended to kill David.

Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;

General references

For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor will my sword save me.

Though youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,