Psalm 147:10 {146:10}
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He shall not delight in the strength of the horse: nor take pleasure in the legs of a man.

delighteth

Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord, our God.

Psalm 33:16-18 The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength. . . .

Job 39:19-25 Wilt thou give strength to the horse or clothe his neck with neighing? . . .

Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle: but the Lord giveth safety.

Isaiah 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, trusting in horses, and putting their confidence in chariots, because they are many: and in horsemen, because they are very strong: and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought after the Lord.

Hosea 1:7 And I will have mercy on the house of Juda, and I will save them by the Lord, their God: and I will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by horses, nor by horsemen.

he taketh

1 Samuel 16:7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.

2 Samuel 1:23 Saul and Jonathan, lovely, and comely in their life, even in death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 2:18-23 And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods. . . .

Ecclesiastes 9:11 I turned me to another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the learned, nor favour to the skilful: but time and chance in all.

Context
It is Good to Sing Praises
9Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him. 10He shall not delight in the strength of the horse: nor take pleasure in the legs of a man.11The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: and in them that hope in his mercy.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7
And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.

Psalm 33:17
Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.

Lexicon
He does not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

delight
יֶחְפָּ֑ץ (yeḥ·pāṣ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire

in the strength
בִגְבוּרַ֣ת (ḇiḡ·ḇū·raṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1369: Force, valor, victory

of the horse;
הַסּ֣וּס (has·sūs)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)

He takes no
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

pleasure
יִרְצֶֽה׃ (yir·ṣeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt

in the legpower
בְשׁוֹקֵ֖י (ḇə·šō·w·qê)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 7785: The, leg

of the man.
הָאִ֣ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person


Additional Translations
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.He delights not in the strength of the horse: he takes not pleasure in the legs of a man.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
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