Psalms 33:17 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Psalms 33:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 33:177 words

HebrewMeaning

שֶׁ֣קֶרšeqer

is a vain hopenounH8267

deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···

הַ֭/סּוּסhasws

horseparticleH5483

horse (-back · -hoof). Compare

לִ/תְשׁוּעָ֑הlitəšwʿāh

for victorypronH8668

help · safety · salvation · victory

וּ/בְ/רֹ֥בwbərōb

and by the greatness ofconjH7230

all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···

חֵ֝יל֗/וֹḥēylwō

strength itsnounH2428

activity · army · band of men · company ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יְמַלֵּֽטyəmalēṭ

it deliversverbH4422

escape · lay · leap out · let alone ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 33:17

1. “Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous:” rejoice, O you righteous, not in yourselves, for that is not safe; but in the Lord. “For praise is comely to the upright” Psalm 32:1: these praise the Lord, who submit themselves unto the Lord; for else they are distorted and perverse. 2. “Praise the Lord with harp:” praise the Lord, presenting unto Him your bodies a living sacrifice. Romans 12:1 “Sing unto Him with the psaltery for ten strings” Psalm 32:2: let your members be…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 33

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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