The nation of Israel had a very bad habit. The prophets tell us that when things got tough in lives of the nation (often due to their own sin) they would turn to surrounding countries or internal resources, rather than the Lord their God.
Psalms 40:4 - How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
As you can see, David had warned them and given them great admonishment about turning to God for their help. When we turn to others, proud in their ways, to rescue us we do two evils. The first is that we will not find a cabable rescue. Only God can deliver us and resuce us completely from trouble. But, we also offend God by not going to Him in the first place. Jeremiah and Ezekial did much in their prophesies to warn against this. God tells us through David's poetry that God will bless us if we come to Him in trouble. We typically seek friends, finances and/or our internal strength. Instead we need to realize we have no strength and it is then, and only then, that we can find relief and rescue. Don't lean on others or yourself. Lean on the righteous Lord and His abundant grace.
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