Psalms 33:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.”
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“A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A false thing <FI>is<Fi> the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 33:17 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 20:1When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
- Judges 4:15And 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.
- 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
- Job 39:19Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
- Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
- Psalms 20:8They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
- Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
- Proverbs 21:31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11I 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 happen to all.
- Isaiah 30:16“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
- Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- Hosea 14:3Assyria 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.”
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