Psa 33:17 An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength. Ver. 17. An horse is a vain thing ] And yet a warlike creature, full of terror See Trapp on " Psa 32:9 " and so swift in service, that the Persians dedicated him to the sun (Pausan.). See Job 41:20 Proverbs 21:31 , See Trapp on " Job 41:20 " See Trapp on " Pro 21:31 " read more
An horse: Psalms 20:7, Judges 4:15, 2 Kings 7:6, 2 Kings 7:7, Proverbs 21:31, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Isaiah 30:16, Hosea 14:3 his great: Psalms 147:10, Job 39:19-Lamentations : Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:1 - horses Judges 1:10 - Sheshai Judges 5:22 - horsehoofs 1 Samuel 2:9 - by strength 1 Samuel 17:47 - saveth not 2 Samuel 8:4 - chariots 1 Chronicles 18:4 - David Job 36:19 - nor all Job 39:11 - trust Psalms 44:6 - General Isaiah 31:1 - stay on horses Isaiah 31:3 - their horses Jeremiah 9:23 -... read more
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.An horse — Though he be strong and fit for battle, or for flight, if need requires. And so this is put for all warlike provisions.Vain things — Heb. a lie; because it promises that help and safety which it cannot give. read more
16, 17. Are a corollary of the foregoing. The allusion to kings, great armies, mighty men, and the horse, which in those times was not used by the Hebrews, and generally not by the other nations except for war purposes. indicate that the occasion of the psalm was one of great deliverance from foreign war. See introduction. Click image for full-size version Multitude of a host Greatness of an army. The ancients relied much on numbers in an army, modern nations rely on tact and discipline. ... read more
17. A horse The most formidable and fleet of all war animals west of the Indus. read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 33:1-22
Psalms 33:1-22Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.The spirit of rejoicing: life adjusted to the will of God“Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.” It is the vital condition of all spiritual rejoicing that we are right with God. Our life must be adjusted to His will, and the adjustment must be made on every side. If our communion with the Lord is only partial, we shall not reach the condition in which joy becomes inevitable. I remember that some time ago an electric bell apparatus in my home got... read more