Lamentations 3:41

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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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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💎 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.

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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

Ps 25:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.
Ps 28:2 : 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Ps 141:2 : 2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Ps 143:6-8 : 6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. {H5542} 7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
1 Thess 2:8 : 8 even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.
Ps 63:4 : 4 So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Ps 86:4 : 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Similar Verses (AI)

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40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah.
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42We have transgressed and have rebelled; thou hast not pardoned.
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13If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;
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20If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
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2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Jer 14:20
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20We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
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2Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Ezra 9:6
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14Therefore hath Jehovah watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for Jehovah our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth, and we have not obeyed his voice.
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