New Revised Standard Version
His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner;

Contemporary English Version
The LORD doesn't care about the strength of horses or powerful armies.

New American Bible
He takes no delight in the strength of horses, no pleasure in the runner’s stride.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall not delight in the strength of the horse: nor take pleasure in the legs of a man.

He shall not delight in the strength of the horse: nor take pleasure in the legs of a man.

delighteth

Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord, our God.

Psalm 33:16-18 The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength. . . .

Job 39:19-25 Wilt thou give strength to the horse or clothe his neck with neighing? . . .

Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle: but the Lord giveth safety.

Isaiah 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, trusting in horses, and putting their confidence in chariots, because they are many: and in horsemen, because they are very strong: and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought after the Lord.

Hosea 1:7 And I will have mercy on the house of Juda, and I will save them by the Lord, their God: and I will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by horses, nor by horsemen.

he taketh

1 Samuel 16:7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.

2 Samuel 1:23 Saul and Jonathan, lovely, and comely in their life, even in death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 2:18-23 And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods. . . .

Ecclesiastes 9:11 I turned me to another thing, and 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 learned, nor favour to the skilful: but time and chance in all.