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

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Alliance with Egypt Is Futile

31 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!(A)

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

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17 The war horse is a vain hope for victory,
    and by its great might it cannot save.(A)

18 Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
    on those who hope in his steadfast love,(B)

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10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse
    nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner,[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 147.10 Heb legs of a person

20 Our God is a God of salvation,
    and to God, the Lord, belongs escape from death.(A)

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But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,
    my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.(A)

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Deliverance belongs to the Lord;
    may your blessing be on your people! Selah(A)

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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.(A)

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23 Truly the hills are[a] a delusion,
    a tumult on the mountains.
Truly in the Lord our God
    is the salvation of Israel.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3.23 Gk Syr Vg: Heb Truly from the hills is

10 the one who gives victory to kings,
    who rescues his servant David.(A)

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