17The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.


In Context

14 From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

15 He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works.

16 The king is not saved by the multitude of his forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

17 The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.

18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,

19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Psalm 33:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

33:17An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

33:17A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

33:17Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

33:17A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

33:17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great power.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:17A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:17A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

33:17A false thing is the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

33:17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.