Psalms 33:17
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
- KJV
- An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
- 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.
- DARBY
- The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.
- BLB
- [His] horse [is] a false [thing] for salvation, and in the abundance of its strength it cannot provide escape.
- ÅB
- Hesten er ikke å stole på til redning,
og med sin store styrke berger den ikke. - OTB
- En hest er et fåfengt håp om seier;
Den redder ikke ved sin store styrke. - B1930
- Hesten er ikke å stole på til frelse, og med sin store styrke redder den ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 21:31
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 20:7
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Read in contextPsalms 147:10
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
Read in contextJob 39:19–25
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
Read in contextHosea 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 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.
Read in context2 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.
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