Psalms 147:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

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  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
  • 2 Sam 1:23 : 23 Saul and Jonathan were loved and pleasing; in their lives and in their death they were not parted; they went more quickly than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
  • 2 Sam 2:18-23 : 18 There were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as quick-footed as a roe of the fields. 19 Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left. 20 Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I. 21 And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men and take his arms. But Asahel would not be turned away from going after Abner. 22 Then again Abner said to Asahel, Go to one side, do not keep on coming after me: why will you make me put an end to you? for then I will be shamed before your brother Joab. 23 But still he did not go to one side: so Abner gave him a back blow in the stomach with his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he went down on the earth, wounded to death: and all those who came to the place where Asahel went down dead, came to a stop.
  • Job 39:19-25 : 19 She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear. 20 For God has taken wisdom from her mind, and given her no measure of knowledge. 21 When she is shaking her wings on high, she makes sport of the horse and of him who is seated on him. 22 Do you give strength to the horse? is it by your hand that his neck is clothed with power? 23 Is it through you that he is shaking like a locust, in the pride of his loud-sounding breath? 24 He is stamping with joy in the valley; he makes sport of fear. 25 In his strength he goes out against the arms of war, turning not away from the sword.
  • Ps 20:7 : 7 Some put their faith in carriages and some in horses; but we will be strong in the name of the Lord our God.
  • Ps 33:16-18 : 16 A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength. 17 A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger. 18 See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;
  • Prov 21:31 : 31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.
  • Isa 31:1 : 1 Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;
  • Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have mercy on Judah and will give them salvation by the Lord their God, but not by the bow or the sword or by fighting or by horses or horsemen.

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  • 11 The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.

  • Ps 33:16-17
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    16 A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

    17 A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

  • 31 This will be more pleasing to the Lord than an ox, or a young ox of full growth.

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    14 And flight will be impossible for the quick-footed, and the force of the strong will become feeble, and the man of war will not get away safely:

    15 And the bowman will not keep his place; he who is quick-footed will not get away safely: and the horseman will not keep his life.

  • Job 39:18-22
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    18 Without a thought that they may be crushed by the foot, and broken by the beasts of the field?

    19 She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.

    20 For God has taken wisdom from her mind, and given her no measure of knowledge.

    21 When she is shaking her wings on high, she makes sport of the horse and of him who is seated on him.

    22 Do you give strength to the horse? is it by your hand that his neck is clothed with power?

  • 9 He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.

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    30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

    31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.

  • 4 For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.

  • 9 Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...

  • 9 For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.

  • 16 And he is not to get together a great army of horses for himself, or make the people go back to Egypt to get horses for him: because the Lord has said, You will never again go back that way.

  • 16 You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.

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    7 Their young ones are strong, living in the open country; they go out and do not come back again.

    8 Who has let the ass of the fields go free? or made loose the bands of the loud-voiced beast?

  • 6 You had no joy in burned offerings or in offerings for sin.

  • 10 Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

  • 34 He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.

  • 4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

  • 33 He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.

  • 33 For he has no pleasure in troubling and causing grief to the children of men.

  • 3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

  • 27 Honour and glory are before him: strength and joy are in his holy place.

  • 14 Then the Lord will be your delight; and I will put you on the high places of the earth; and I will give you the heritage of Jacob your father: for the mouth of the Lord has said it.

  • 3 Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips.

  • 9 I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks;

  • 10 An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

  • 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

  • 10 I will have the towns of your land cut off and all your strong places pulled down:

  • 18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • 7 Some put their faith in carriages and some in horses; but we will be strong in the name of the Lord our God.

  • 22 The deep is boiling like a pot of spices, and the sea like a perfume-vessel.

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    4 For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.

  • 2 The works of the Lord are great, searched out by all those who have delight in them.

  • 1 <A Song of the going up. Of David.> Lord, there is no pride in my heart and my eyes are not lifted up; and I have not taken part in great undertakings, or in things over-hard for me.

  • 4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

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    2 But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

  • 10 Beasts and all cattle; insects and winged birds:

  • 7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

  • 4 Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

  • 22 Then loudly the feet of the horses were sounding with the stamping, the stamping of their war-horses.

  • 13 You whose joy is in a thing of no value, who say, Have we not taken for ourselves horns by the strength which is ours?

  • 1 Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;