On Friday, I came across an infomercial made by Teddy Daniels. He spoke of an “official” but restricted document, revealing the next level of modern warfare. Being developed by China and North Korea, it would knock out all of America’s power grids, rendering everything electronic completely useless. At best, this information is unsettling and unnerving. At worse, it could scare you silly.

On Saturday, I read Psalm 147 from the Passion translation (2020), and I laughed out loud after reading verse ten.

I stopped. When was the last time that reading from the Bible made me laugh? Never?

So, I got another modern version, the Christian Standard (2017), read the same verse, and didn’t laugh.

Therefore, I give you both versions here. Both of them combat the fear that the infomercial prompts. (Thank God for that.) But which made me laugh? Which makes you laugh? Which one strengthens your faith in our all-powerful God?

He is not impressed by the strength of a horse, He does not value the power of a warrior.

His people don’t find security in strong horses, for horsepower means nothing to Him. Manpower is even less impressive.

Whether or not you chuckled, may Psalm 147:10 encourage you in this time of uncertainty and change. It is for such a time as this that we believers have been appointed to live.

Have you echoed Paul’s prayer? “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable to His death.” (KJV)