PSA 147:10 Parallel Verse View

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ULT He does not delight in the strength of a horse,
⇔ he does not enjoy the strong legs of a man.

BSB ⇔ He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
⇔ He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

OEB His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
⇔ his joy is not in the speed of a runner;

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He is not enamored with the strength of a horse,
⇔ nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs.

LSV He does not delight in the might of the horse,
He is not pleased in the legs of a man.

FBV The Lord doesn't appreciate the strength of war-horses or value human power.[fn]

147:10 The psalmist is contrasting reliance on human force such as a powerful army with God, the true source of strength, as shown by the following verse.

T4T ⇔ He is not pleased with strong horses
⇔ or with men who can run [MTY] fast.

LEB • He does not delight in the strength of the horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of the man.

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

Moff He cares not for the strength of the war-horse,
⇔ delights not in man’s armour;

JPS He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh 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.

DRA No DRA PSA 147:10 verse available

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
(He delighteth/delights not in the strength of the horse: he taketh/takes not pleasure in the legs of a man. )

KJB-1611 Hee delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse: he delighteth not in the legges of a man.
(He hath/has no pleasure in the strength of an horse: he delighteth/delights not in the legs of a man.)

Gnva He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
(He hath/has not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth/delights he in the legs of man. )

Cvdl He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse, nether delyteth he in eny mas legges.
(He hath/has no pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth/delights he in any man's legs.)

Wycl He dide not so to ech nacioun; and he schewide not hise domes to hem.
(He did not so to each nation; and he showed not his domes to them.)

Luth Er hat nicht Lust an der Stärke des Rosses noch Gefallen an jemandes Beinen.
(He has not Lust at the/of_the strength the Rosses still Gefallen at yemandes Beinen.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 147:10 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

He finds no delight in the strength of a horse

(Some words not found in UHB: not in/on/at/with,strength_of the,horse delight not in/on/at/with,legs_of the=man pleasure )

Alternate translation: “Strong horses do not delight him”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

the strong legs of a man

(Some words not found in UHB: not in/on/at/with,strength_of the,horse delight not in/on/at/with,legs_of the=man pleasure )

This could mean: (1) “strong legs” is a metonym that represents how swiftly a man can run. Alternate translation: “men who can run swiftly” or (2) “strong legs” represents the strength of the whole man. Alternate translation: “how strong a man is” (See also: figs-synecdoche)

Parallel PSA 147:10