2 Samuel 22:37

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Prov 4:12 : 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
Ps 4:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large [when I was] in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
Ps 17:5 : 5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
Ps 18:36 : 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
Ps 94:18 : 18 When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Ps 121:3 : 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 18:35-39
5 verses
96%
35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.
36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
37I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.
38I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.
39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Ps 17:4-5
2 verses
84%
4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
Ps 31:8
81%
8And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.
2 Sam 22:33-36
4 verses
81%
33God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
34He maketh his feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
35He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
Ps 94:18
80%
18When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Ps 116:8
80%
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, [And] my feet from falling.
Ps 18:32-33
2 verses
79%
32The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
33He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet]: And setteth me upon my high places.
Job 23:11
79%
11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
Ps 73:2
79%
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.
Prov 4:12
77%
12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Ps 38:16
77%
16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Ps 56:13
77%
13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
2 Sam 22:38-41
4 verses
77%
38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
39And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
41Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
Prov 3:23
77%
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.
Job 13:27
76%
27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, And markest all my paths; Thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet:
2 Sam 22:20
76%
20He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
2 Sam 22:30
76%
30For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
Ps 118:13
76%
13Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.
Ps 18:29
76%
29For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.
Ps 26:1
75%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.
Ps 37:31
75%
31The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
Ps 119:133
75%
133Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Ps 40:2
75%
2He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Ps 37:23
75%
23A man's goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.
Ps 36:11
75%
11Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Ps 142:3
74%
3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
Prov 3:26
74%
26For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.
Hab 3:19
74%
19Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And will make me to walk upon my high places.
Ps 26:12
74%
12My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.
Ps 18:19
74%
19He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Ps 66:9
74%
9Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.
2 Sam 22:22
74%
22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Job 14:16
74%
16But now thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin?
Ps 71:21
73%
21Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.
Ps 57:6
73%
6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. {H5542}
Ps 73:18
73%
18Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.
Prov 4:26
73%
26Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
Ps 77:19
73%
19Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.