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[a]Who covers the heavens with clouds,
    provides rain for the earth,
    makes grass sprout on the mountains,(A)
Who gives animals their food
    and young ravens what they cry for.(B)
10 [b]He takes no delight in the strength of horses,
    no pleasure in the runner’s stride.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 147:8–9 God clothes the fields and feeds the birds, cf. Mt 6:26, 30.
  2. 147:10–11 Acknowledging one’s dependence upon God rather than claiming self-sufficiency pleases God, cf. Ps 20:8; 33:16–19.

He covers the sky with clouds;(A)
    he supplies the earth with rain(B)
    and makes grass grow(C) on the hills.
He provides food(D) for the cattle
    and for the young ravens(E) when they call.

10 His pleasure is not in the strength(F) of the horse,(G)
    nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;

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