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Psalms 33:17
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Psalms 33:17
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A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
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Psalms 33:17 in Other Translations
KJV
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An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
ESV
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The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
NLT
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Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory— for all its strength, it cannot save you.
MSG
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Horsepower is not the answer; no one gets by on muscle alone.
CSB
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The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power.
Psalms 33:17 In-Context
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he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
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No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
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A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
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But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
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to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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Psalms 20:7
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Proverbs 21:31
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