Psalm 33:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Mighty armies alone cannot win wars for a king; great strength by itself cannot keep a soldier safe.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:10

he replied, “I'll completely destroy Samaria! There won't even be enough of it left for my soldiers to carry back in their hands. If I don't do it, I pray that the gods will punish me terribly.”

1 Kings 20:15

So Ahab called together the two hundred and thirty-two young soldiers and the seven thousand troops in Israel's army, and he got them ready to fight the Syrians.

2 Chronicles 13:8

Now you and your powerful army think you can stand up to the kingdom that the LORD has given to David's descendants. The only gods you have are those gold statues of calves that Jeroboam made for you.

2 Chronicles 20:12

Aren't you going to punish them? We won't stand a chance when this army attacks. We don't know what to do—we are begging for your help.

2 Chronicles 20:23

so that the Ammonite and Moabite troops attacked and completely destroyed those from Edom. Then they turned against each other and fought until the entire camp was wiped out!

2 Chronicles 32:21

and he sent an angel who killed every soldier and commander in the Assyrian camp. Sennacherib returned to Assyria, completely disgraced. Then one day he went into the temple of his god where some of his sons killed him.

Job 36:7

God watches over good people and places them in positions of power and honour for ever.

Job 39:11

Can you depend on him to use his great strength and do your heavy work?

Psalm 20:8

Others will stumble and fall, but we will be strong and stand firm.

Psalm 44:3

Their strength and weapons were not what won the land and gave them victory! You loved them and fought with your powerful arm and your shining glory.

Exodus 14:28

The water came and covered the chariots, the cavalry, and the whole Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them was left alive.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Here is something else I have learnt: The fastest runners and the greatest heroes don't always win races and battles. Wisdom, intelligence, and skill don't always make you healthy, rich, or popular. We each have our share of bad luck.

Jeremiah 48:14

You claim that your soldiers are strong and brave.

Jeremiah 9:23

The LORD says: Don't boast about your wisdom or strength or wealth.

Hosea 10:13

You have planted evil, harvested injustice, and eaten the fruit of your lies. You trusted your own strength and your powerful forces.

Amos 2:14

No matter how fast you run, you won't escape. No matter how strong you are, you will lose your strength and your life.

Amos 2:15

Even if you are an expert with a bow and arrow, you will retreat. And you won't get away alive, not even if you run fast or ride a horse.

Joshua 14:12

So I'm asking you for the hill country that the LORD promised me that day. You were there. You heard the other spies talk about that part of the hill country and the large, walled towns where the Anakim live. But perhaps the LORD will help me take their land, just as he promised.

Judges 7:2

The LORD said, “Gideon, your army is too big. I can't let you win with this many soldiers. The Israelites would think that they had won the battle all by themselves and that I didn't have anything to do with it.

Judges 7:4

“Gideon,” the LORD said, “you still have too many soldiers. Take them down to the spring and I'll test them. I'll tell you which ones can go along with you and which ones must go back home.”

1 Samuel 17:4

The Philistine army had a hero named Goliath who was from the town of Gath and was about three metres tall.

1 Samuel 2:9

You protect your loyal people, but everyone who is evil will die in darkness. We cannot win a victory by our own strength.