Psalm 33:16-18

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,

  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.
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