Psalms 33:17
But the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, 1 To destroy their memorial from the earth. 1 The righteous cried, and the Lord hearkened to them, 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
In Context
16The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, 1 And his ears are open to their prayer: 1
18And delivered them out of all their afflictions. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:1And if thou shouldest go forth to war against thine enemies, and shouldest see horse, and rider, and a people more numerous than thyself; thou shalt not be afraid of them, for the Lord thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the army of Syria to hear a sound of chariots, and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great host: and each man said to his fellow, Now has the king of Israel hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.
Psalms 20:7For thou wilt give him a blessing forever and ever: 1 Thou wilt gladden him with joy with thy countenance. 1
Ecclesiastes 9:11I returned, and saw under the sun, 1 That the race is not to the swift, 1 Nor the battle to the strong, 1 Nor yet bread to the wise, 1 Nor yet wealth to men of understanding, 1 Nor yet favor to men of knowledge; 1 For time and chance will happen to them all. 1
Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, who trust in horses and chariots, for they are many; and in horses, which are a great multitude; and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought the 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 →