Psalms 119:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.

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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.

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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 40:9-9 : 9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
Ps 71:15-18 : 15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof]. 16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. 18 Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.
Ps 118:17 : 17 I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of Jehovah.
Ps 119:46 : 46 I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame.
Ps 119:172 : 172 Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.
Matt 10:27 : 27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops.
Matt 12:34 : 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Acts 4:20 : 20 for we {G1410} cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
Ps 34:11 : 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:171-172
2 verses
83%
171Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
172Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.
Ps 119:43
78%
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
Ps 119:106
77%
106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 119:26
77%
26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:14
76%
14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.
Ps 119:108
76%
108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.
Ps 119:30
76%
30I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me].
Ps 119:7
76%
7I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments.
Ps 119:131
76%
131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
Ps 66:17
75%
17I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.
Ps 119:10-12
3 verses
75%
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
11Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
12Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:102-103
2 verses
75%
102I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
Ps 51:15
75%
15O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Prov 16:10
75%
10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Ps 141:3
74%
3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.
Ps 119:167-168
2 verses
74%
167My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.
Ps 66:14
74%
14Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.
Prov 8:7
74%
7For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Prov 23:16
74%
16Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
Ps 109:30
74%
30I will give great thanks unto Jehovah with my mouth; Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Job 33:2-3
2 verses
74%
2Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Ps 119:69
74%
69The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Ps 119:159-160
2 verses
74%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
160The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever.
Ps 119:164
74%
164Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 17:4
74%
4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
Job 23:12
73%
12I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Ps 119:66
73%
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
Ps 138:4
73%
4All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, For they have heard the words of thy mouth.
2 Sam 22:23
73%
23For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
Ps 34:1
73%
1[ A Psalm of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.] I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Ps 119:120
73%
120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.
Ps 119:56
72%
56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.
Ps 71:15
72%
15My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].
Ps 119:46-47
2 verses
72%
46I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame.
47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.
Ps 18:22
72%
22For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.
Ps 119:72
72%
72The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver.
Ps 71:8
72%
8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.
Ps 119:149
72%
149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.
Ps 119:52
72%
52I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.
Ps 119:88
72%
88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
Ps 119:145
72%
145QOPH. I have called with my whole heart; Answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes.
Ps 40:9
72%
9I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.