Psalm 33:16-22

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

16 c The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
 17 d The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.

18 Behold, e the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
f on those who hope in his steadfast love,
 19 that he may g deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in h famine.

20 Our soul i waits for the Lord;
he is our j help and k our shield.
 21 For our heart is l glad in him,
because we m trust in his holy name.
 22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 44:6
    For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 20:7
    Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
    Psalms 147:10
    His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man.
    Proverbs 21:31
    The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
    Hosea 1:7
    But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God. I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 34:15
    The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.
    Job 36:7
    He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
    1 Peter 3:12
    For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 147:11
    But the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.
  5. Cross References
    Acts 12:11
    When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 37:19
    They are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.
    Job 5:20
    In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 62:1
    For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
    Psalms 62:5
    For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
    Psalms 130:6
    My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
    Isaiah 8:17
    I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 115:9 - 11
    O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 3:3
    But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
  10. Cross References
    Zechariah 10:7
    Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior, and their hearts shall be glad as with wine. Their children shall see it and be glad; their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.
    Psalms 9:14
    That I may recount all your praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in your salvation.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 11:1
    In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
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