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Selected Verse: Psalms 147:10 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 147:10 |
Strong Concordance |
He delighteth [02654] not in the strength [01369] of the horse [05483]: he taketh not pleasure [07521] in the legs [07785] of a man [0376]. |
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King James |
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| The advantages afforded, as in war by the strength of the horse or the agility of man, do not incline God to favor any; but those who fear and, of course, trust Him, will obtain His approbation and aid. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse - The horse is among the noblest works of God - perhaps the noblest of all the animals that he has made. See the notes at Job 39:19-25. Yet God regards with more interest and pleasure humble piety than he does any mere power, however great and wonderful it may be.
He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man - Not the same pleasure as in piety; he prefers the humble heart to this. The reference is to man as capable of rapid marches, of quick movements in assaulting an enemy; the allusion being, perhaps, to an army prepared for war - cavalry and infantry - the horse moving on with resistless force - the foot-soldiers with rapid motion. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Delighteth not - As if he needed either the one or the other for the accomplishment of his designs. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He delighteth not - The horse, among all animals, is most delighted in by man for beauty, strength, and fleetness. And a man's legs, if well proportioned, are more admired than even the finest features of his face. Though God has made these, yet they are not his peculiar delight. |
19 Hast thou given [05414] the horse [05483] strength [01369]? hast thou clothed [03847] his neck [06677] with thunder [07483]?
20 Canst thou make him afraid [07493] as a grasshopper [0697]? the glory [01935] of his nostrils [05170] is terrible [0367].
21 He paweth [02658] in the valley [06010], and rejoiceth [07797] in his strength [03581]: he goeth on [03318] to meet [07125] the armed men [05402].
22 He mocketh [07832] at fear [06343], and is not affrighted [02865]; neither turneth he back [07725] from [06440] the sword [02719].
23 The quiver [0827] rattleth [07439] against him, the glittering [03851] spear [02595] and the shield [03591].
24 He swalloweth [01572] the ground [0776] with fierceness [07494] and rage [07267]: neither believeth [0539] he that it is the sound [06963] of the trumpet [07782].
25 He saith [0559] among [01767] the trumpets [07782], Ha [01889], ha [01889]; and he smelleth [07306] the battle [04421] afar off [07350], the thunder [07482] of the captains [08269], and the shouting [08643].