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Psalm 33:17KJV·author unknown

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

John Calvin Reformed

Only the righteous can truly praise God, for unbelievers who have never tasted His goodness cannot speak His glory from the heart. When the ungodly attempt this exercise, they profane His holy name rather than honor it.

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Commenting on Psalm 33:1-22

C.H. Spurgeon Reformed Baptist

An horse is a vain thing for safety. Military strength among the Orientals lay much in horses and scythed chariots, but the psalmist calls them a lie, a deceitful confidence. Surely the knight upon his gallant steed may be safe, either by valour or by flight? Not so, his horse shall bear him into danger or crush him with its fall. Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

Matthew Henry Presbyterian

Though God's residence is in the highest heavens, thence He sees all things and all persons; not the least thought can escape His observation. He fashioned every heart and still moulds them, turning them whichever way He pleases to serve His own purposes.

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Commenting on Psalm 33:12-22