Psalm 33:16 “No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his grea…”

Psalm 33:16

No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

The King is not saued by the multitude of an hoste, neither is the mightie man deliuered by great strength.

Darby Translation

The king is not saved by the multitude of [his] forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

Young's Literal Translation

The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.

Bible in Basic English

A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

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Cross references

“no king”

Psalm 44:3 Judges 7:2 Exodus 14:28 1 Samuel 14:8–16 Joshua 11:4–8 Judges 7:12–25

Psalm 44:3 · BSB

For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

Judges 7:2 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

Exodus 14:28 · BSB

The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

1 Samuel 14:8–16 · BSB

“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.

Joshua 11:4–8 · BSB

So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.

Judges 7:12–25 · BSB

Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.

“mighty”

Jeremiah 9:23 1 Samuel 17:45–49 2 Samuel 21:16–22 Joshua 14:12 1 Samuel 17:4

Jeremiah 9:23 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

1 Samuel 17:45–49 · BSB

But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

2 Samuel 21:16–22 · BSB

Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.

Joshua 14:12 · BSB

Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out,…

1 Samuel 17:4 · BSB

Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.

17A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

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