Psalms 147:10 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Psalms 147:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 147:108 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹ֤אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

בִ/גְבוּרַ֣תbigəbwrat

in the strength ofpronH1369

mastery · might · mighty (act · power) ···

הַ/סּ֣וּסhasws

horseparticleH5483

horse (-back · -hoof). Compare

יֶחְפָּ֑ץyeḥəpāṣ

he delightsverbH2654

any at all · take) delight · desire · favour ···

לֹֽאlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

בְ/שׁוֹקֵ֖יbəšwōqēy

in the legs ofpronH7785

leg · shoulder · thigh

הָ/אִ֣ישׁhāʾiyš

manparticleH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

יִרְצֶֽהyirəṣeh

he takes pleasureverbH7521

accomplish · set affection · approve · consent with ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 147:10

1. It is said to us, “Praise the Lord” Psalm 146:1. This is said to all nations, not to us alone. And these words, sounded forth through separate places by the Readers, each Church hears separately; but the one same Voice of God proclaims unto all, that we praise Him. And as though we asked wherefore we ought to praise the Lord, behold what reason he has brought forward: “Praise the Lord,” he says, “for a Psalm is good.” Is this all the reward of them that praise?...The…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 147 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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