Psalms 33:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Psalms 33:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  An horse - The reference here is undoubtedly to the war-horse. See the notes at Psalms 20:7 . Is a vain thing - literally, is a “lie.” That is, he cannot be confided in. For safety - For...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  XXXIII. A Song of Praise. This Ps. has no title in MT. It may have been added at a later time to an older collection, probably Psalms 33:3-22 . The LXX prefix, By David, when he changed his face b...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  17. A horse is a deceitful thing for safety. In this verse, the Psalmist, by the figure synecdoche under the name of horse, is to be understood as meaning any kind of help. The sense is,...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. A horse is a vain thing for safety - Even the horse, with all his fleetness, is no sure means of escape fr...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  An horse is a vain thing, &c.— The expression is the same in this and the preceding verse; and therefore the meaning must be the same. After having particularized the stout man and the horse; t...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. An horse ... War-horses and chariots were forbidden to Israel ( Deuteronomy 17:16 ); hence, in respect...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  This is an anonymous Ps. of national deliverance, called forth by some historical occasion which it is now impossible to fix with any certainty. From its central conception of God as the ruler of all...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  ( 17 ) Safety. — Better, victory. (Comp. Habakkuk 3:8 .) The allusion is to the war-horse.

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• Psalms 33:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 33:1-22 This is the last of the four psalms in Book 1 which have no title, the others being Psalms 1:1-6 ; Psalms 2:1-12 , which are introductory, and 10 which is closely connected with 9...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “The Eye of Jehovah” Psalms 33:13-22 The comprehensiveness of God's providence, Psalms 33:13-15 . No one, however lowly or abject, is beneath notice. It is not that all hearts are alike in...

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• Psalms 33:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This is a triumphant song of praise, opening with a call to vocal and instrumental music. "Rejoice," "praise," "give thanks," "sing praises," "sing," "play"-thus all modes of expression are appealed...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  What a beautiful advance the Psalm makes, in still going on through the courts of nature and of providence, to that of grace. How blessed indeed must be the Church and people, who have the Lord for t...

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• Psalms 33:17 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  Psalms 32 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning ). Psalms 32-34 = Day 6 ( Evening ).

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• Psalms 33:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  A horse [is] a vain thing for safety ,.... Though it is prepared for the day of battle, and is a very warlike creature, and of great service in war, yet safety only is of the Lord, Proverbs 21:31 ;...

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• Psalms 33:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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:...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  No king is saved by the multitude of a host But only by God's providence, who disposeth of victory and success as he pleaseth, and that frequently to the weakest side. He instances in kings and mig...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  God's Sovereign Power.       12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the L ORD ; and the people whom he hath chosen for...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  An horse; though he be strong, Job 39:19 , &c., and fit for battle , Proverbs 21:31 ; or for flight, if need requires. And so this is put for all warlike provisions; of which horses were...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  3). Declaration of God's Sovereignty Over The World (13-19). a). God looks down on men and sees all that they do (13-15). Psalms 33:13-15 YHWH looks from heaven, He beholds all the sons of me...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION “This psalm is a fit companion, but by no means the second half, of the preceding one, being distinct from it both in matter and form. It indicates a more tranquil frame of mind, such a...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Psalms 33:1 . Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. False gods were worshipped with dolorous sounds, accompanied by cutting with knives and with lancets; but...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Psalms 33:2 . The psaltery, a little harp of sweet sound, and very generally used in unison with the voice. Psalms 33:6 . By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, as in Genesis 1 . By t...

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• Psalms 33:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Rejoice 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 w...

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• Psalms 33:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THIS psalm has no title in the Hebrew, and in some manuscripts it is joined on to the preceding psalm, and forms one with it. But the difference of subject-matter and of tone render...

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• Psalms 33:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Praise to the Ruler of the World as the Protector of His People. This entire psalm is a call to lively and joyful praise of God for His wonderful and glorious attributes and works, as displayed in...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Kings 7:6 ; 2 Kings 7:7 ; Ecclesiastes 9:11 ; Hosea 14:3 ; Isaiah 30:16 ; Job 39:19-25 ; Judges 4:15 ; Proverbs 21:31 ; Psalms 20:7 ; Psalms 147:10

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• Psalms 33:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Triune God Psalms 33:1-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is important for us to get a scriptural vision of the triune God. In the Book of Genesis we read, "In the beginning God created the heaven a...

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• Psalms 33:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  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...

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