Psalms 147:10

8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

9 He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.

11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.

12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
KJV
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
WEB
He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
ASV
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
DARBY
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;
BLB
He does not delight in the strength of the horse, and not in the legs of the man does He take pleasure.
ÅB
Han har ikke lyst til hestens styrke, han har ikke behag i mannens ben.
OTB
Han finner ingen glede i hestens styrke;
Han har ingen glede i mannens ben.
B1930
Han har ikke lyst til hestens styrke, han har ikke behag i mannens ben.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 16:7

    But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

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  • Isaiah 31:1

    Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.

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  • Psalms 20:7

    Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

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  • Psalms 33:16–18

    No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

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  • Proverbs 21:31

    A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:11

    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.

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  • Hosea 1:7

    Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”

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  • Job 39:19–25

    Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?

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