Psalm 33:17 “A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot s…”

Psalm 33:17

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

American Standard Version

A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.

Geneva Bible 1599

A horse is a vaine helpe, and shall not deliuer any by his great strength.

Darby Translation

The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.

Young's Literal Translation

A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.

Bible in Basic English

A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

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Cross references

“An horse”

Proverbs 21:31 Psalm 20:7 Isaiah 30:16 Hosea 14:3 Judges 4:15 Ecclesiastes 9:11

Proverbs 21:31 · BSB

A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

Psalm 20:7 · BSB

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Isaiah 30:16 · BSB

“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.

Hosea 14:3 · BSB

Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”

Judges 4:15 · BSB

And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 · BSB

I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happ…

“his great”

Psalm 147:10 Job 39:19–25

Psalm 147:10 · BSB

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Job 39:19–25 · BSB

Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

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