Psalms 109:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

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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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💎 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

Zech 3:1 : 1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
Matt 5:25 : 25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Matt 27:4 : 4 saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to it].
John 13:2 : 2 And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], to betray him,
John 13:27 : 27 And after the sop, then entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore saith unto him, What thou doest, do quickly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 109:7-10
4 verses
84%
7When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin.
8Let his days be few; [And] let another take his office.
9Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.
10Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek [their bread] out of their desolate places.
Job 27:7
76%
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
Ps 89:42
76%
42Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
Ps 109:5
76%
5And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
Ps 110:5
75%
5The Lord at thy right hand Will strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
Ps 109:20
75%
20This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.
Ps 69:27-28
2 verses
75%
27Add iniquity unto their iniquity; And let them not come into thy righteousness.
28Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And not be written with the righteous.
Ps 80:17
75%
17Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Ps 37:32
74%
32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
Job 16:11
74%
11God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
Ps 109:31
73%
31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.
Ps 69:22
73%
22Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, [let it become] a trap.
Ps 109:17
73%
17Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.
Zech 3:1
73%
1And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
Jer 18:23
72%
23Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.
Job 36:17
72%
17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
Ps 35:24
72%
24Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
Job 30:12
72%
12Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.
Ps 89:22
72%
22The enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
Ps 110:1
72%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Ps 7:4-6
3 verses
71%
4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)
5Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. {H5542}
6Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.
Lam 3:3
71%
3Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.
Ps 26:10
71%
10In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.
Ps 140:10-11
2 verses
71%
10Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.
11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Ps 35:8
71%
8Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.
Ps 69:24
71%
24Pour out thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.
Job 33:10
71%
10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:
Lam 3:35
71%
35To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
Ps 54:5
71%
5He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.
Jer 18:20
71%
20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Ps 34:21
71%
21Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Job 10:3
71%
3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Ps 36:11
71%
11Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Ps 109:13
70%
13Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Ps 37:12
70%
12The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Ps 109:15
70%
15Let them be before Jehovah continually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;
1 Sam 24:13
70%
13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Job 1:11
70%
11But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.
Ps 35:19
70%
19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Lam 3:65
70%
65Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, thy curse unto them.
Job 27:23
70%
23Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
Ps 35:6
70%
6Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.
Ps 109:28
70%
28Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice.