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An horse - The reference here is undoubtedly to the war-horse. See the notes at (Psalms 20:7).
Is a vain thing - L…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
( 17 ) Safety. —Better, victory. (Compare to Habakkuk 3:8.) The allusion is to the war-horse.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
A horse is a deceitful thing for safety. In this verse, the Psalmist, using the figure of synecdoche, explains that the term horse
John Gill
JohnGill
A horse [is] a vain thing for safety
Though it is prepared for the day of battle, and is a very warlike creature, an…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
All the inner workings and activities of human souls, which only they themselves know, God knows better than they do. Their hearts, as well as thei…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
1. The title is not new. It is to the end. A psalm for David.
In the previous psalm, the psalmist addre ed his justification; n…
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Albert Barnes
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