Psalms 33:16 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 33:16

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host,.... He may be at the head of a numerous army, and yet not get the victory over a lesser one, nor escape safe, but be taken by it: there have been such instances; and if he is saved, or gets the victory, it is not owing to the multitude with him, but to the Lord, that gives salvation to kings, Psa 144:

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 2 (1870)

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host. Mortal power is a fiction, and those who trust in it are dupes. Serried ranks of armed men have failed to maintain an empire, or even to save their monarch's life when a decree from the court of heaven has gone forth for the empire's overthrow. The all seeing God preserves the poorest of his people when they are alone and friendless, but ten thousand armed men cannot ensure safety to him whom God leaves to destruction. A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֵֽין־	'ein-	not	H369 →
הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ	Ha.Me.lekh	<the> king	H4428 →
נוֹשָׁ֣ע	no.Sha'	[is] saved	H3467 →
בְּרָב־	be.rov-	by greatness of	H7230 →
חָ֑יִל	Cha.yil	army	H2428 →
גִּ֝בּ֗וֹר	gi.Bor	a warrior	H1368 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִנָּצֵ֥ל	yi.na.Tzel	he is delivered	H5337 →
בְּרָב־	be.rov-	by greatness of	H7230 →
כֹּֽחַ׃	Ko.ach	strength	H3581 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 9:23
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.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:27–29
  But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 5:21
  Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
  I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor…
- Romans 1:22
  Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
- 1 Corinthians 3:18–20
  Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
Through
Judges 7:2
Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:7
  Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 8:17
  You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
Through
Psalms 44:3
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…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 7:7–8
  The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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