Psalms 113:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehovah is high above all nations, And his glory above 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

🎯 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

Ps 8:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
Ps 99:2 : 2 Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.
Ps 97:9 : 9 For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods.
1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!
Ps 57:10-11 : 10 For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies. 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Ps 148:13 : 13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
Isa 40:15 : 15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Isa 40:17 : 17 All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
Isa 40:22 : 22 [ It is] he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 113:5-6
2 verses
87%
5Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high,
6That humbleth himself to behold [The things that are] in heaven and in the earth?
Ps 108:4-5
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4For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And thy truth [reacheth] unto the skies.
5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth.
Ps 97:9
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9For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods.
Ps 57:10-11
2 verses
82%
10For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.
11Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Ps 57:5
82%
5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Ps 99:2
81%
2Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.
Ps 8:1
81%
1For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
Ps 148:13
81%
13Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
Ps 148:1
80%
1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens: Praise him in the heights.
Ps 113:2-3
2 verses
80%
2Blessed be the name of Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore.
3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same Jehovah's name is to be praised.
Ps 96:3-5
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80%
3Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples.
4For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.
5For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens.
1 Chr 16:24-27
4 verses
78%
24Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples.
25For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods.
26For all the gods of the peoples are idols: But Jehovah made the heavens.
27Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and gladness are in his place.
Ps 47:2
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2For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.
Ps 97:6
77%
6The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the peoples have seen his glory.
Isa 33:5
77%
5Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Deut 10:14
77%
14Behold, unto Jehovah thy God belongeth heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein.
Ps 103:19
76%
19Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all.
Ps 89:6
76%
6For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
1 Chr 29:11
76%
11Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the earth [is thine]; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Ps 148:4
76%
4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
Ps 95:3
76%
3For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods.
Ps 135:5
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5For I know that Jehovah is great, And that our Lord is above all gods.
Ps 138:5-6
2 verses
76%
5Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah; For great is the glory of Jehovah.
6For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
Ps 83:18
75%
18That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.
Ps 92:8
75%
8But thou, O Jehovah, art on high for evermore.
Ps 8:9
75%
9O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Job 22:12
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12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Ps 93:4
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4Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.
Ps 145:3
74%
3Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable.
Ps 104:1
74%
1Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:
Ps 150:1-2
2 verses
74%
1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power.
2Praise him for his mighty acts: Praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Ps 29:2
74%
2Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name; Worship Jehovah in holy array.
Ps 99:5
73%
5Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.
Deut 26:19
73%
19and to make thee high above all nations that he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken.
Ps 102:19
73%
19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
Ps 86:9
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9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.
Ps 11:4
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4Jehovah is in his holy temple; Jehovah, his throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
Ps 99:9
73%
9Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy.
Ps 48:1
73%
1A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.