Psalm 33:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁷ An horse is a vain thing for safety: Neither shall he deliver any by his great power.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ An horse is a vain thing for safety: Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ A horse is devoid of value for victory; neither does he deliver any by his great power.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ A warhorse is a bad bet for victory; it can’t save despite its great strength.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth.

Psalm 33:17 Cross References

Proverbs 21:31

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: But victory is of the LORD.

Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: But we will make mention of the name of the LORD our God.

Psalm 147:10

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

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.

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.

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 fame and chance happeneth to them all.

Judges 4:15

And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera lighted down from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.

Deuteronomy 20:1

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Psalm 20:8

They are bowed down and fallen: But we are risen, and stand upright.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and stay on horses; and trust in chariots, because they are many, and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!