Psalms 119:148

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.

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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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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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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 63:6 : 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, [And] meditate on thee in the night-watches.
Lam 2:19 : 19 Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.
Luke 6:12 : 12 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.
Ps 119:62 : 62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 139:17-18 : 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
Ps 63:1 : 1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:146-147
2 verses
84%
146I have called unto thee; Save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.
147I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
Ps 119:123
77%
123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.
Ps 119:18
77%
18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
Ps 63:6
76%
6When I remember thee upon my bed, [And] meditate on thee in the night-watches.
Ps 119:82
76%
82Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?
Ps 132:4
75%
4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;
Ps 119:15-16
2 verses
75%
15I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 77:4
74%
4Thou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
Ps 130:5-6
2 verses
74%
5I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
6My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.
Ps 119:168-170
3 verses
74%
168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.
169TAV. Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word.
170Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy word.
Ps 13:3
73%
3Consider [and] answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;
Ps 119:10-11
2 verses
73%
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.
Ps 119:37
73%
37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
Ps 119:62
73%
62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 119:149
73%
149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.
Ps 119:158-159
2 verses
73%
158I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.
159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:55-56
2 verses
73%
55I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law.
56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.
Ps 119:101
72%
101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.
Ps 88:13
72%
13But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
Ps 119:40
72%
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:131
72%
131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
Ps 6:7
71%
7Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.
Ps 25:15
71%
15Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net.
Ps 141:3
71%
3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.
Ps 141:8
71%
8For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.
Ps 119:20
71%
20My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
Ps 119:105
71%
105NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.
Ps 119:5
71%
5Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
Ps 119:97
71%
97MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
Ps 77:6
70%
6I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart; And my spirit maketh diligent search.
Ps 119:95
70%
95The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies.
Ps 5:3
70%
3O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order [my prayer] unto thee, and will keep watch.
Ps 119:136
70%
136Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law.
Ps 17:3
70%
3Thou hast proved my heart; Thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Ps 119:34
70%
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Ps 5:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
Ps 119:27
70%
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.
Ps 139:11
70%
11If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;
Ps 119:114
70%
114Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
Ps 119:99
70%
99I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.
Ps 119:129
70%
129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:174
70%
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.