Verse 11
And Asa cried unto the Lord his God ,.... Or prayed, as the Targum, with vehemence, being in distress; this he did before the battle began, at the head of his army, and for the encouragement of it:
and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help ; nothing can hinder from helping, his power being superior to all others, and even infinite, and none besides him could:
whether with many, or with them that have no power ; numbers make no difference with him, nor the condition they are in; whether numerous and mighty, or few and feeble; he can as easily help the one as the other, see 1 Samuel 14:6 ,
help us, O Lord our God ; who are few and weak in comparison of the enemy:
for we rest on thee ; trust in thee, and rely upon thee for help; the Targum is,"on thy Word we lean:"
and in thy name we go against this multitude ; expressing faith in him, expecting help from him, encouraging and strengthening themselves in him, going forth not in their own name and strength, but in his; the Targum is,"in the name of the Word of the Lord:"
O Lord, thou art our God : and thou only we know, and serve no other, and we are thy people, called by thy name:
let not man prevail against thee ; for should this enemy prevail against them, it would be interpreted prevailing against their God.
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