# Psalms 33.16-17 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > "14. From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth, 15. He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works." > > **"16. There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17. A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power."** > > "18. Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness; 19. To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine." (Psalms 33:14-19, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > "14. From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, 15. he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works." > > **"16. There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17. A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power."** > > "18. Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness; 19. to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine." (Psalms 33:14-19, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > "14. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15. He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works." > > **"16. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength."** > > "18. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19. To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine." (Psalms 33:14-19, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > "14. From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth; 15. Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works." > > **"16. The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power. 17. A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver."** > > "18. Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness, 19. To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine." (Psalms 33:14-19, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in - [Davids Census 70000 Dead Objection Defeater](/codex/davids-census-70000-dead-objection-defeater/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.