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Psalm 32

Psa. 32:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Be ye not as 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}
m, or as the mule
pered (Hebrew #6505)
a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits)
KJV usage: mule.
Pronounce: peh'-red
Origin: from 6504
, which have no understanding
biyn (Hebrew #995)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
KJV usage: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
Pronounce: bene
Origin: a primitive root
: whose mouth
`adiy (Hebrew #5716)
finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall
KJV usage: X excellent, mouth, ornament.
Pronounce: ad-ee'
Origin: from 5710 in the sense of trappings
must be held
balam (Hebrew #1102)
to muzzle
KJV usage: be held in.
Pronounce: baw-lam'
Origin: a primitive root
in with bit
metheg (Hebrew #4964)
a bit
KJV usage: bit, bridle.
Pronounce: meh-theg
Origin: from an unused root meaning to curb
and bridle
recen (Hebrew #7448)
a halter (as restraining); by implication, the jaw
KJV usage: bridle.
Pronounce: reh'-sen
Origin: from an unused root meaning to curb
, lest
bal (Hebrew #1077)
properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest
KJV usage: lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.
Pronounce: bal
Origin: from 1086
they come near
qarab (Hebrew #7126)
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
KJV usage: (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
Pronounce: kaw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
unto thee.
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Prov. 25:3• 3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. (Prov. 25:3)

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Horse,
Mule

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Be ye.
Prov. 26:3• 3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. (Prov. 26:3)
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Jer. 31:18• 18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. (Jer. 31:18)
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James 3:3• 3Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. (James 3:3)
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James 4:7‑10• 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
 8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
 9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
 10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. (James 4:7‑10)
no.
Job 35:11• 11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? (Job 35:11)
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Jer. 4:22• 22For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. (Jer. 4:22)
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Jer. 8:6‑7• 6I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
 7Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord. (Jer. 8:6‑7)
• But then it supposes that the heart pays attention to the eye of God. It is attention to Him, and the following it with understanding that is the way; and thus the soul is inwardly taught in what is agreeable to Him, and is formed after Him in knowledge. This the New Testament largely unfolds. (Phil. 1:9-11; Col. 1:9.10; 3:10; Eph. 4:24.) Even Moses says, “If I have found grace in thy sight, teach me thy way, that I may know thee and find grace in thy sight.” It is the spiritual learning of God's way through His guidance, and communion with Him founded on His favor. Hence they are warned not to be like an unintelligent beast, who must be outwardly held. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 29-32” by J.N. Darby)
• God gives intelligence in His mind so that we should not be as the horse or mule, without understanding. They are indeed guided but with no intelligence on their part. (“Psalms 32” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Be ye not as a horse, as a mule, which have no understanding: whose trappings must be bit and bridle, for restraint, or they will not come unto theeb.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "lest they come near," etc.