Psalms 116:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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About this Translation

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.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 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

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

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Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
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Referenced Verses

Ps 31:22 : 22 As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee.
Rom 3:4 : 4 God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
Ps 62:9 : 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.
Jer 9:4-5 : 4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders. 5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
1 Sam 27:1 : 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
2 Kgs 4:16 : 16 And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

Similar Verses (AI)

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22As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee.
Ps 116:12
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12What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?
Ps 31:13-14
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13For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
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Ps 31:6
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6I hate them that regard lying vanities; But I trust in Jehovah.
Ps 73:15-16
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15If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.
16When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;
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Ps 38:16
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16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Ps 56:11
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Ps 16:1
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1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
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11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.
Ps 120:1-2
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1A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
2Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, [And] from a deceitful tongue.
Ps 22:7
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7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
Ps 63:11
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11But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that sweareth by him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
Ps 31:11
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Jer 20:10
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Ps 140:6
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6I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
Ps 41:7
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Ps 109:2
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2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.
Ps 56:3
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3What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
Ps 66:14
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14Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.
Job 17:11
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Ps 11:1
68%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain;
Lam 1:21-22
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68%
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Ps 35:15
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Ps 62:9
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Ps 38:12
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