Psalms 33:17

false hope is the war-horse to usher in victory, for all its great might it can provide no escape.

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In The King James Version

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

In Context

16It is not by great armies that kings are victorious, it is not by great strength that a warrior saves himself;

18See! The eye of the Lord is on those who revere him, on those who hope in his kindness;

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Cross References

Psalms 20:7Some in chariots are strong, some in horses; but our strength is the Lord our God.

Psalms 147:10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, his joy is not in the speed of a runner;

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 →

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