Psalm 33:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ A king is not saved\par by his own great power.\par A strong soldier is not saved\par by his own great strength.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ No king is saved by the great size and power of his army; a mighty man is not delivered by [his] much strength.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Kings aren’t saved by the strength of their armies; warriors aren’t rescued by how much power they have.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ The eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayers.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers.

Psalm 33:16 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 20:10

Then they came back with another message from Ben Hadad. The message said, “I will completely destroy Samaria. I promise that there will be nothing left of that city! There won’t be enough of that city left for my men to find any souvenirs [220] to take home. May God destroy me if I don’t do this!”

1 Kings 20:15

So Ahab gathered the young helpers of the government officials. There were 232 of these young men. Then the king called together the army of Israel. The total number was 7,000.

2 Chronicles 13:8

“Now, you people have decided to defeat the Lord’s kingdom—the kingdom that is ruled by David’s sons. You have very many people with you and you have those golden calves—those ‘gods’ that Jeroboam made for you!

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, punish those people! We have no power against this large army that is coming against us! We don’t know what to do! That is why we look to you for help!” {\cf2\super [229]}

2 Chronicles 20:23

The Ammonites and the Moabites started to fight against the men from Mount Seir. The Ammonites and the Moabites killed and destroyed the men from Mount Seir. After they had killed the men from Seir, they killed each other.

2 Chronicles 32:21

Then the Lord sent an angel to the king of Assyria’s camp. That angel killed all the soldiers and the leaders and the officers in the Assyrian army. So the king of Assyria went back home to his own country, and his people were ashamed of him. He went into the temple of his god and some of his own sons killed him there with a sword.

Job 36:7

God watches over people who live right.\par He lets good people be rulers.\par God gives good people honor forever.\par

Job 39:11

A wild bull is very strong!\par But can you trust him to do your work?\par

Psalm 20:8

Those other people were defeated—\par they died in battle.\par But we won! We are the winners!\par

Psalm 44:3

It was not our father’s swords\par that took the land.\par It was not their strong arms\par that made them winners.\par It was because you were with our fathers.\par God, your great power saved our fathers.\par Why? Because you loved them!\par

Exodus 14:28

The water returned to its proper level and covered the chariots and horse soldiers. Pharaoh’s army had been chasing the people of Israel, but that army was destroyed. None of them survived!

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I also saw other things in this life {\cf2\super [36]} that were not fair: The fastest runner does not always win the race; the strongest army does not always win the battle; the wisest man does not always get the food he earns; the smartest man does not always get the wealth; and an educated person does not always get the praise he deserves. When the time comes, bad things happen to everyone!

Jeremiah 48:14

“You can’t say,\par ‘We are good soldiers.\par We are brave men in battle.’\par

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par

Hosea 10:13

But you planted evil, and you harvested trouble. You ate the fruit of your lies. Why? Because you have trusted in your power and your soldiers.

Amos 2:14

No person will escape—not even the fastest runner. Strong men will not be strong enough. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.

Amos 2:15

People with bows \{and arrows\} will not survive. Fast runners will not escape. People on horses will not escape alive. At that time, even very brave soldiers will run away. They will not take the time to put their clothes on.” The Lord said these things!

Joshua 14:12

So now, give me the hill country that the Lord promised me that day long ago. At that time, you heard that the strong Anakite people [56] lived there. And the cities were very big and well protected. But now, maybe the Lord will be with me, and I will take that land like the Lord said.”

Judges 7:2

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “I am going to help your men to defeat the people of Midian. But you have too many men for the job. I don’t want the people of Israel to forget me and brag that they saved themselves.

Judges 7:4

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take the men down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say, ‘This man will go with you,’ he will go. But if I say, ‘That one will not go with you,’ then he will not go.”

1 Samuel 17:4

The Philistines had a champion fighter named Goliath. Goliath was from Gath. Goliath was over 9 feet [148] tall. Goliath came out of the Philistine camp.

1 Samuel 2:9

The Lord protects his holy people. He keeps them from stumbling. But bad people will be destroyed. They will fall in the darkness. Their power will not help them win.