Psalms 119:68

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.

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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 106:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Ps 107:1 : 1 O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Ps 119:12 : 12 Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.
Matt 19:17 : 17 And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
Ps 86:5 : 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
Mark 10:18 : 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, [even] God.
Luke 18:19 : 19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, [even] God.
Exod 33:18-19 : 18 And he said, Show me, I pray thee, thy glory. 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth; 7 keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.
Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.
Ps 119:26 : 26 I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.
Ps 145:7-9 : 7 They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness. 9 Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.
Isa 63:7 : 7 I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah, and the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Matt 5:45 : 45 that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:12
84%
12Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:64-67
4 verses
82%
64The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness: Teach me thy statutes.
65TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.
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 119:124-125
2 verses
78%
124Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach me thy statutes.
125I am thy servant; Give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.
Ps 119:71-73
3 verses
78%
71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.
72The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver.
73YODH. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Ps 119:26-27
2 verses
78%
26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.
Ps 143:10
77%
10Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.
Ps 119:33-34
2 verses
77%
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 119:171
75%
171Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
Ps 25:8
74%
8Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.
Ps 119:102
74%
102I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
Ps 119:7-8
2 verses
74%
7I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments.
8I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly.
Ps 119:108
73%
108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.
Ps 119:135
73%
135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:137-138
2 verses
73%
137TSADHE. Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments.
138Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.
Ps 94:12
72%
12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;
Ps 119:117-119
3 verses
72%
117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.
119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies.
Ps 125:4
71%
4Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.
Ps 119:75-76
2 verses
71%
75I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
76Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.
Ps 119:39-40
2 verses
71%
39Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good.
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:4-5
2 verses
71%
4Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.
5Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
Ps 119:159
71%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:168
71%
168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.
Ps 119:57-58
2 verses
71%
57HHETH. Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.
58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Ps 119:88
71%
88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
Ps 119:156
70%
156Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
Ps 71:17
70%
17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Ps 86:5
70%
5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
Ps 119:142
70%
142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
Ps 119:16
70%
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 119:69
70%
69The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Ps 119:94
70%
94I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 119:86
70%
86All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; Help thou me.
Ps 25:5
70%
5Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
Ps 119:54
70%
54Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.