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Psalm 147

Psa. 147:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He delighteth
chaphets (Hebrew #2654)
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
KJV usage: X any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.
Pronounce: khaw-fates'
Origin: a primitive root
not in the strength
gbuwrah (Hebrew #1369)
force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
KJV usage: force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.
Pronounce: gheb-oo-raw'
Origin: feminine passive participle from the same as 1368
of the horse
cuwc (Hebrew #5483)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
KJV usage: crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compare 6571.
Pronounce: soos
Origin: or cuc {soos}
: he taketh not pleasure
ratsah (Hebrew #7521)
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
KJV usage: (be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.
Pronounce: raw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
in the legs
showq (Hebrew #7785)
the (lower) leg (as a runner)
KJV usage: hip, leg, shoulder, thigh.
Pronounce: shoke
Origin: from 7783
of a man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
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delighteth.
Psa. 20:7• 7These of chariots and these of horses,{HR}But we of the name of Jehovah our God make mention, (Psa. 20:7)
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Psa. 33:16‑18• 16The king is not saved by the multitude of a host;{HR}A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
 17The horse [is] a vain thing for salvation,{HR}And by the greatness of his strength will he not deliver.
 18Behold, the eye of Jehovah [is] towards those who fear him,{HR}To those who hope in his mercy, (Psa. 33:16‑18)
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Job 39:19‑25• 19Dost thou give to the horse might?{HR}Dost thou clothe his neck with quivering mane?
 20Dost thou make him leap like the, locust?{HR}The majesty of his snorting is terrible.
 21They paw in the valley, and he exulteth in strength;{HR}He goeth forth to meet the armour.
 22He laugheth at fear, and trembleth not,{HR}Nor turneth back from the face of the sword.
 23Against him rattleth the quiver, the blade of spear and lance.
 24With rush and rage he swalloweth the ground,{HR}And stayeth not fixed when the trumpet soundeth.
 25Among the trumpets he saith, Aha!{HR}And from afar he scenteth the battle,{HR}The thunder of the chieftains, and the shouting. (Job 39:19‑25)
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Prov. 21:31• 31The horse [is] prepared for the day of battle,{HR}But deliverance [is] of Jehovah. (Prov. 21:31)
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Isa. 31:1• 1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and stay on horses; and trust in chariots, because [they are] many, and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek Jehovah! (Isa. 31:1)
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Hos. 1:7• 7But, I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by Jehovah their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. (Hos. 1:7)
he taketh.
1 Sam. 16:7• 7{i}But Jehovah said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth; for man looketh upon the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh upon the heart.{/i} (1 Sam. 16:7)
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2 Sam. 1:23• 23{i}Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their lives,{HR}Even in their death were not divided;{HR}They were swifter than eagles,{HR}They were stronger than lions.{HR}{/i} (2 Sam. 1:23)
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2 Sam. 2:18‑23• 18{i}And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot, as one of the gazelles that are in the field.{/i}
 19{i}And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from behind Abner.{/i}
 20{i}Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am.{/i}
 21{i}And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside, to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold of one of the young men, and take for thyself his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.{/i}
 22{i}And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?{/i}
 23{i}But he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the belly, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.{/i} (2 Sam. 2:18‑23)
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Eccl. 9:11• 11I returned and saw under the sun,{HR}That the race is not to the swift,{HR}Nor the battle to the strong,{HR}Neither yet bread to the wise,{HR}Nor yet riches to men of understanding,{HR}Nor yet favour to men of knowledge;{HR}But time and chance happeneth to them all. (Eccl. 9:11)
• {v.10-11} He delights not in those who trust in mere animal strength, but in the God-fearing who hope in His mercy. (“Psalm 147” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Not in strength of the horse doth he delight,{HR}Not in legs of the man taketh he pleasure.