# Psalms 147.9 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 7. Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God, 8. Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. > > **9. He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry.** > > 10. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. 11. Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness. (Psalms 147:7-11, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 7. Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God, 8. who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains. > > **9. He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.** > > 10. He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. 11. Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness. (Psalms 147:7-11, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 7. Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 8. Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. > > **9. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.** > > 10. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 11. The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. (Psalms 147:7-11, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 7. Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp. 8. Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains, > > **9. Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.** > > 10. Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased. 11. Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness. (Psalms 147:7-11, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [God's Love for Creation](/codex/gods-love-for-creation/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.