Psalms 119:158

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רָאִ֣יתִי בֹ֭גְדִים וָֽאֶתְקוֹטָ֑טָה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִ֝מְרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁמָֽרוּ׃

Transliteration

rāʾîtî ḇōḡəḏîm wāʾetqôṭāṭāh who ʾimrātəkā not šāmārû

Grammar Details

*rāʾîtî*: perfect, 1st person singular, qal - I saw
*ḇōḡəḏîm*: masculine plural participle, qal - treacherous ones
*wāʾetqôṭāṭāh*: conjunction + imperfect, 1st person singular, hithpolel - and I was grieved/loathed
*ʾimrātəkā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word
*šāmārû*: perfect, 3rd person common plural, qal - they kept

Word Meanings

*rāʾîtî*: I saw/I observed/I beheld
*ḇōḡəḏîm*: treacherous ones/traitors/faithless ones
*wāʾetqôṭāṭāh*: and I was grieved/and I loathed/and I was disgusted
*ʾimrātəkā*: your word/your saying/your promise
*šāmārû*: they kept/they observed/they guarded

ℹ️

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

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Ps 139:21 : 21 Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
Ezek 9:4 : 4 And Jehovah said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done in the midst thereof.
Mark 3:5 : 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.
Ps 119:53 : 53 Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Ps 119:136 : 136 Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:157
79%
157Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
Ps 119:159
77%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:67
77%
67Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.
Ps 119:53
76%
53Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Ps 119:101
75%
101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.
Ps 119:136
75%
136Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law.
Ps 119:10-11
2 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.
Ps 119:87
74%
87They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
Ps 119:110
74%
110The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.
Ps 119:40
74%
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:161-162
2 verses
74%
161SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words.
162I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.
Ps 119:95
74%
95The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies.
Ps 119:69
74%
69The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Ps 119:8
73%
8I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly.
Ps 119:118
73%
118Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.
Ps 119:143
73%
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
Ps 119:115
73%
115Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
Ps 119:56
73%
56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.
Ps 119:78
73%
78Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: [But] I will meditate on thy precepts.
Ps 119:167-168
2 verses
73%
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 119:74
73%
74They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.
Ps 119:148
72%
148Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.
Ps 73:21
72%
21For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:
Ps 119:139
72%
139My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
Ps 119:150
72%
150They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law.
Ps 119:141
72%
141I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts.
Ps 119:58-61
4 verses
72%
58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
59I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.
61The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [But] I have not forgotten thy law.
Ps 119:37
72%
37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
Ps 119:21-22
2 verses
72%
21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments.
22Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.
Ps 119:123
72%
123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.
Ps 119:15-16
2 verses
72%
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 119:5
72%
5Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
Lam 1:20
72%
20Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
Ps 119:51
72%
51The proud have had me greatly in derision: [Yet] have I not swerved from thy law.
Ps 119:106-107
2 verses
72%
106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
107I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.
Ps 119:131
72%
131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
Ps 119:155
71%
155Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.
Ps 119:153
71%
153RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law.
Jer 15:17
71%
17I sat not in the assembly of them that make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation.
Isa 57:17
71%
17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid [my face] and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
Ps 139:21
71%
21Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?