Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. New Living Translation Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory— for all its strength, it cannot save you. English Standard Version The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue. Berean Standard Bible A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. King James Bible An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. New King James Version A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. New American Standard Bible A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it rescue anyone by its great strength. NASB 1995 A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength. NASB 1977 A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength. Legacy Standard Bible A horse is a false hope for salvation; Nor does it provide escape to anyone by its great strength. Amplified Bible A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength. Christian Standard Bible The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power. Holman Christian Standard Bible The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power. American Standard Version A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power. Contemporary English Version In war the strength of a horse cannot be trusted to take you to safety. English Revised Version An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great power. GOD'S WORD® Translation Horses are not a guarantee for victory. Their great strength cannot help someone escape. Good News Translation War horses are useless for victory; their great strength cannot save. International Standard Version It is vain to trust in a horse for deliverance, even with its great strength, it cannot deliver. Majority Standard Bible A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. NET Bible A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver. New Heart English Bible A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power. Webster's Bible Translation A 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA false thing [is] the horse for safety, "" And he does not deliver "" By the abundance of his strength. Young's Literal Translation A false thing is the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver. Smith's Literal Translation The horse was false to salvation, and he shall not deliver by the multitude of his strength. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleVain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Useless is the horse for safety; despite its great strength, it cannot be saved. New Revised Standard Version The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA horse is a false thing for salvation; neither shall he deliver his rider by his great strength. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The salvation of a horse is false, for he does not deliver his rider by the greatness of his strength. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth it afford escape by its great strength. Brenton Septuagint Translation A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Praise to the Creator…16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. 17A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. 18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion… Cross References Isaiah 31:1 Woe 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. Isaiah 31:3 But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together. Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. Hosea 1:7 Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.” Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 44:6 For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me. Proverbs 21:31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD. 1 Samuel 17:47 And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” 2 Chronicles 32:8 With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 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 36:9 For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen? Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. 2 Kings 18:21 Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. 2 Kings 19:23 Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests. 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. Treasury of Scripture An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. An horse Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. 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. 2 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… his great Psalm 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? … Jump to Previous Abundance Afford Danger Deliver Deliverance Despite Escape False. Free Great Hope Horse Power Safety Save Strength Vain Victory WarJump to Next Abundance Afford Danger Deliver Deliverance Despite Escape False. Free Great Hope Horse Power Safety Save Strength Vain Victory WarPsalm 33 1. God is to be praised for his goodness6. for his power 12. and for his providence 20. Confidence is to be placed in God A horse In ancient times, horses were symbols of power, strength, and military might. The Hebrew word for horse, "סוּס" (sus), often represented the pinnacle of human achievement in warfare and transportation. In the biblical context, horses were associated with chariots and armies, signifying human reliance on military power rather than divine intervention. The use of "a horse" here serves as a metaphor for any human endeavor or resource that people might trust in for deliverance. is a vain hope for salvation even its great strength cannot save Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A horseהַ֭סּוּס (has·sūs) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird) is a vain hope שֶׁ֣קֶר (še·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood for salvation; לִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה (liṯ·šū·‘āh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8668: Deliverance, salvation even its great וּבְרֹ֥ב (ū·ḇə·rōḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness strength חֵ֝יל֗וֹ (ḥê·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength cannot לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no save. יְמַלֵּֽט׃ (yə·mal·lêṭ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks Links Psalm 33:17 NIVPsalm 33:17 NLT Psalm 33:17 ESV Psalm 33:17 NASB Psalm 33:17 KJV Psalm 33:17 BibleApps.com Psalm 33:17 Biblia Paralela Psalm 33:17 Chinese Bible Psalm 33:17 French Bible Psalm 33:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 33:17 A horse is a vain thing (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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