Psalms 119:44

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.

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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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Readability

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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 119:33-34 : 33 HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end. 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Rev 7:15 : 15 Therefore {G5124} are they before the throne of God; and they serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.
Rev 22:11 : 11 He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy still.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:142-144
3 verses
78%
142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
144Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.
Ps 119:45
77%
45And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 119:33-34
2 verses
76%
33HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Ps 119:159-160
2 verses
76%
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 119:111-112
2 verses
75%
111Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end.
Ps 119:117
75%
117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Ps 119:42-43
2 verses
75%
42So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
Ps 119:8
75%
8I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly.
Ps 119:106
73%
106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 119:88-89
2 verses
73%
88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
89LAMEDH. For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.
Ps 119:174
73%
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
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 119:109
73%
109My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
Ps 119:152
72%
152Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever.
Ps 119:55-56
2 verses
72%
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 119:93
72%
93I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.
Ps 119:4-6
3 verses
72%
4Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.
5Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
6Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Ps 12:7
72%
7Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.
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 119:47
71%
47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.
Ps 119:97
71%
97MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
Ps 119:129
71%
129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:77
71%
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:40
71%
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 61:7-8
2 verses
71%
7He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, That I may daily perform my vows.
Ps 119:101
71%
101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.
Ps 119:11
70%
11Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
Ps 145:2
70%
2Every day will I bless thee; And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Ps 119:164
70%
164Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 119:91
70%
91They abide this day according to thine ordinances; For all things are thy servants.
Ps 41:12
70%
12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Ps 119:69
70%
69The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Ps 34:1
70%
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 119:172
70%
172Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.
Ps 119:20
69%
20My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
Ps 71:14
69%
14But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.
Ps 89:28
69%
28My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him.