Psalms 33:17 · KJV
“An horse {is} a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver {any} by his great strength.”
— Psalms 33:17
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
Behold, the eye of the LORD {is} upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Psalms 33 — Context
He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17An horse {is} a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver {any} by his great strength.
18Behold, the eye of the LORD {is} upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:31
The horse {is} prepared against the day of battle: but safety {is} of the LORD. {safety: or, victory}
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.