Psalms 33:17
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
Psalms 33:17 in other translations
| BSB | A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. |
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| WEB | A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power. |
| ASV | A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power. |
| YLT | A false thing is the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver. |
| DARBY | The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power. |
| BBE | A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger. |
| Webster | A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. |
What does Psalms 33:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 33:12-19
12-19. The inference from the foregoing in Psa 33:12 is illustrated by God's special providence, underlying which is His minute knowledge of all men.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 33:12-22
All the motions and operations of the souls of men, which no mortals know but themselves, God knows better than they do. Their hearts, as well as their times, are all in his hand; he formed the spirit of each man within him. All the powers of the creature depend upon him, and are of no account, of no avail at all, without him. If we make God's favour sure towards us, then we need not fear whatever is against us. We…
Psalms 33:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 33:17
- Proverbs 21:31
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.
- Psalms 20:7
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
- Psalms 147:10
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
- Job 39:19-25
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. …
- Hosea 14:3
Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
- Isaiah 30:16
But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
I 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 favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
- 2 Kings 7:6-7
For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
- Judges 4:15
And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
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Context
- Psalms 33:16
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
- Psalms 33:17
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
- Psalms 33:18
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Psalms 33:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Vanidad es el caballo para salvarse: por la grandeza de su fuerza no librará. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le cheval est une chose vaine pour sauver, et il ne délivre point par la grandeur de sa force: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ein Trug ist das Roß zur Rettung, und durch die Größe seiner Stärke läßt es nicht entrinnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vultus autem Domini super facientes mala, ut perdat de terra memoriam eorum. |