🎵WEB · Psalms 33:17
What does Psalms 33:17 mean?
"A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power."
— Psalms 33:17 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.
There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.
Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;
to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
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