17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
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17 A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.
17 A false thing `is' the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
17 The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.
17 A horse is a vain thing for safety, Neither does he deliver any by his great power.
17 A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
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.
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.
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. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
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.
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.
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Commentary on Psalms 33 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 33
This is a psalm of praise; it is probable that David was the penman of it, but we are not told so, because God would have us look above the penmen of sacred writ, to that blessed Spirit that moved and guided them. The psalmist, in this psalm,
We need not be at a loss for proper thoughts in singing this psalm, which so naturally expresses the pious affections of a devout soul towards God.
Psa 33:1-11
Four things the psalmist expresses in these verses:
Psa 33:12-22
We are here taught to give to God the glory,