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Psalm 33

Psa. 33:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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An horse
cuwc (Hebrew #5483)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
KJV usage: crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compare 6571.
Pronounce: soos
Origin: or cuc {soos}
s is a vain thing
sheqer (Hebrew #8267)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
KJV usage: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Pronounce: sheh'-ker
Origin: from 8266
for safety
tshuw`ah (Hebrew #8668)
from 7768 in the sense of 3467; rescue (literal or figurative, pers., national or spir.)
KJV usage: deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.
Pronounce: tesh-oo-aw'
Origin: or tshuah {tesh-oo-aw'}
: neither shall he deliver
malat (Hebrew #4422)
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
KJV usage: deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, X speedily, X surely.
Pronounce: maw-lat'
Origin: a primitive root
any by his great
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
strength
chayil (Hebrew #2428)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
KJV usage: able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Pronounce: khah'-yil
Origin: from 2342
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Prov. 21:31• 31The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah. (Prov. 21:31)
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Hos. 14:3• 3Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Thou art our God; because in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. (Hos. 14:3)

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An horse.
Psa. 20:7• 7Some make mention of chariots, and some of horses, but we of the name of Jehovah our God. (Psa. 20:7)
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Judg. 4:15• 15And Jehovah discomfited Sisera, and all the chariots, and all the army, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera got down from his chariot, and fled on foot. (Judg. 4:15)
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2 Kings 7:6‑7• 6For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, a noise of a great host; and they said one to another, Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
 7And they rose up and fled in the dusk, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, the camp as it was, and fled for their life. (2 Kings 7:6‑7)
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Prov. 21:31• 31The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah. (Prov. 21:31)
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Eccl. 9:11• 11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the intelligent, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; but time and chance happeneth to them all. (Eccl. 9:11)
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Isa. 30:16• 16And ye said, No, but we will flee upon horses,--therefore shall ye flee; and, We will ride upon the swift,--therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. (Isa. 30:16)
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Hos. 14:3• 3Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Thou art our God; because in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. (Hos. 14:3)
his great.
Psa. 147:10• 10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man; (Psa. 147:10)
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Job 39:19‑25• 19Hast thou given strength to the horse? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
 20Dost thou make him to leap as a locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.
 21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth forth to meet the armed host.
 22He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from before the sword.
 23The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
 24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, and cannot contain himself at the sound of the trumpet:
 25At the noise of the trumpets he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. (Job 39:19‑25)

J. N. Darby Translation

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