Psalms Chapter 147 verse 10 Holy Bible
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;
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He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
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He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 10. - He delighteth not in the strength of the horse. In a certain sense, God no doubt "delights" in the glory and excellency of all his creatures; but their physical endowments do not give him the sensible pleasure which he derives from the moral qualities of his rational creation (see ver. 11). The negation is not absolute, but relative (compare "I will have mercy, and not sacrifice"). He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man; i.e. in his strength and swiftness.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) Strength of the horse . . . legs of a man.--This somewhat strange antithesis has been explained to refer to cavalry and infantry, but the much more expressive passage, Psalm 33:16-17, which was plainly before this poet, would hardly have been altered so strangely. The horse as a type of strength and endurance was of course common. (Comp. especially Job 39:19-25.) And we have before seen that Eastern nations naturally select fleetness of foot as the typical quality in a vigorous warrior. (See Psalm 18:33.)The constant epithet "swift-footed Achilles," suggests the best explanation of the second clause of the verse. (Comp. 2Samuel 2:18).
