Psalms 33:17
A horse is a vain thing for safety, nor does he deliver any by his great power.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
In Context
16There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
18Behold, the eye of LORD is upon those who fear him, upon those who hope in his loving kindness,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:1When thou go forth to battle against thine enemies, and see horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than thou, thou shall not be afraid of them, for LORD thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
2 Kings 7:6For LORD had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great army. And they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and
Psalms 20:7Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses, but we will make mention of the name of LORD our God.
Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
Ecclesiastes 9:11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill, but time and chance happens t
Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they look not to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek LORD!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:13-22
God's Sovereign Power. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 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 a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver… Read the whole commentary →