Psalm 33:17

Modern English Version

A horse is a vain hope for safety; it will not deliver by its great strength.

Cross References

Psalm 147:10

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalm 20:8

They have collapsed and fallen, but we have risen and stand upright.

Proverbs 21:31

The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is from the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I observed under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the skillful; but time and chance happen to them all.

Isaiah 30:16

and you said, “No, for we will flee on horses”; therefore you shall flee. “And we will ride on swift horses”; therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel nor seek the Lord!

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us, we will not ride on horses. We will no longer say, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In You the orphan finds mercy.”

Deuteronomy 20:1

When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, and chariots, and a people that outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

Judges 4:15

The Lord routed Sisera and all of his chariots and all of his army with the edge of the sword in front of Barak. Sisera dismounted his chariot and fled on foot.