Psalms 119:60

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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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.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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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 95:7-8 : 7 For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice! 8 Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness;
Prov 27:1 : 1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
Ezek 10:6-8 : 6 And it came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim, that he went in, and stood beside a wheel. 7 And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took [thereof], and put it into the hands of him that was clothed in linen, who took it and went out. 8 And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings.
Gal 1:16 : 16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:59
77%
59I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Ps 119:100-102
3 verses
76%
100I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.
101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.
102I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
Ps 119:10-11
2 verses
76%
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 119:55-56
2 verses
76%
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 119:4-6
3 verses
74%
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 119:61
74%
61The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [But] I have not forgotten thy law.
Ps 119:32-35
4 verses
74%
32I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
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.
35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.
Ps 119:47
74%
47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.
Ps 119:15-16
2 verses
74%
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 119:166-168
3 verses
74%
166I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments.
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 119:40
73%
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:106-107
2 verses
73%
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
73%
131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
Ps 119:157-159
3 verses
73%
157Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
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 119:8
73%
8I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly.
Ps 119:66-67
2 verses
73%
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
67Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.
Ps 119:143
72%
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
Ps 119:110
72%
110The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.
Ps 119:176
72%
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments.
Ps 70:1
71%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David; to bring to remembrance. [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Ps 119:127
71%
127Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
Ps 119:146-147
2 verses
71%
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 119:69
71%
69The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Ps 119:19
71%
19I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me.
Ps 119:93
71%
93I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.
Ps 119:112
71%
112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end.
Ps 18:21
71%
21For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Ps 119:45
70%
45And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.
2 Sam 22:22
70%
22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Ps 119:141
70%
141I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts.
Ps 119:95
70%
95The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies.
Ps 119:87
70%
87They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
Job 23:11
70%
11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.