Psalms 33:17
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A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
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A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.