Psalm 147:10

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

His delight is not in the strength of the horse nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner,

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:23

Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.

Job 39:11

Will you depend on it because its strength is great, and will you hand over your labor to it?

Psalm 20:7

Some take pride in chariots and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.

Proverbs 21:31

The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the skillful, but time and chance happen to them all.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and who rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord!

Hosea 1:7

But I will have pity on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God; I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen.”

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”