There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
Ver. 16. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host] Witness Sennacherib, Xerxes, Bajazet. Away, then, with creature confidence; it will be the ruin of all that rest in it, whether it be in men or means that they trust. See Psalms 62:9,10. See Trapp on " Psa 69:9 " See Trapp on " Psa 69:10 "
A mighty man] Or, a giant, Goliath for instance. As the most skilful swimmers are often drowned; so here.