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NASB | Psalm 32:9 Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 32:9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bridle and rein to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you. |
Bible Question:
(There goes LooseCannon again, talking about dumb animals!) Someone has said, "This verse does not refer to animals being able to think..." Read the verse, and see what it says. Apart from whatever else this verse teaches, is it true that this verse does NOT refer to animals being able to think? The verse says, "...which have no understanding..." So, what things have no understanding, according to this verse? The horse and the mule. So then, does this verse not affirm that the horse and mule have no understanding, or should this phrase be removed from Scripture as a meaningless phrase? However brief the phase may be, it is stating a truth. Horses and mules (at least) have no understanding. Now I believe this is a statement that can be applied to animals in general, but some would take a clear and literal statement and spiritualize it. Or it seems that this affirmation is being discounted because it's only a subordinate clause in a long sentence. But does it make sense to ignore an affirmation because it's contained in a subordinate clause? One would loose a lot of great truths if one ignored all the subordinate clauses in Ehp 1, because v. 1-14 is one long sentence! Peace, Lionstrong |
Bible Answer: Greetings Lionstrong! The second half of this verse (Psalm 32:9) does say, "..Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, otherwise they will not come near to you." I believe that the second part of this verse proves that animals do have at least some form of intelligence. However, they do not have the 'same level' of understanding as humans do, since God has made us 'rulers' of the earth, even over the plants and animals (Gen. 9:2), and man, in fact, was even given the opportunity to name all of the animals (Gen. 2:20). We have seen in Scripture that animals have been given some intelligence, at least, and a perfect example of such would be Balaam's donkey, even though God made that possible. But humans have a greater potential and capacity of intelligence than animals do, and we are exhorted by God in this verse to not act stubbornly like animals, but to serve God with a willing heart. Blessings to you, Nolan |
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