The LORD looks down from heaven;
he sees all the children of man;
from where he sits enthroned he looks out
on all the inhabitants of the earth,
he who fashions the hearts of them all
and observes all their deeds.
The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.
Imagine the view God has of us from heaven’s throne. In the above section of Psalm 33 we read that God sits on His throne in heave and observes mankind’s ways. Even though it is He who fashions their hearts (created them), they turn to their own strength and the strength of animals to save them. It must have been something, back in the days of this song, for an army to be equipped with horses. When you read about the “war horse” you are told of an animal that lacked fear, was determined in battle and gave an army a tremendous advantage in warring. Yet, here is God, in the heavens, watching and waiting for mankind to turn to Him for their salvation and strength. We don’t turn to horses today. We turn to our jobs, our homes, our bank accounts, our credit cards, the size of our church building, or health insurance, etc. God wants to be our salvation. He created us to save us to have fellowship with us. Yet, we turn from him to useless tools we think give us an advantage in this world. The “war horse” is a false hope, no matter what you call it.
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