Psalms 121:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My help [cometh] from Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

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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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💎 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.

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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 124:8 : 8 Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
Ps 115:15 : 15 Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
Isa 40:28-29 : 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
Isa 41:13 : 13 For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Heb 13:6 : 6 So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; {G2532} I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
Ps 46:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Ps 146:5-6 : 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God: 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
Jer 20:11 : 11 But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one [and] a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
Hos 13:9 : 9 It is thy destruction, O Israel, that [thou art] against me, against thy help.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 121:1
90%
1A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
Ps 124:8
82%
8Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
Ps 20:2
74%
2Send thee help from the sanctuary, And strengthen thee out of Zion;
Ps 123:1
74%
1A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
Ps 121:3
73%
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Ps 46:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Ps 109:26
73%
26Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:
Ps 18:2
73%
2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Ps 118:13-14
2 verses
73%
13Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.
14Jehovah is my strength and song; And he is become my salvation.
Ps 30:10
73%
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
Ps 54:4
72%
4Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.
Ps 116:6
72%
6Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.
Ps 146:5-6
2 verses
72%
5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:
6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
Ps 102:19
72%
19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
Ps 108:12
72%
12Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
Ps 134:3
72%
3Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.
Ps 28:7
72%
7Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him.
Ps 60:11
71%
11Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
Ps 91:2
71%
2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 18:32
71%
32The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
Ps 120:1
71%
1A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
Ps 38:22
71%
22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
2 Sam 22:2
71%
2and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
Ps 94:17
71%
17Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
Ps 22:11
71%
11Be not far from me; For trouble is near; For there is none to help.
Ps 71:12
71%
12O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
Ps 22:19
71%
19But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
Ps 144:2
70%
2My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.
Ps 118:7
70%
7Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.
Ps 23:1
70%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Ps 70:1
70%
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 62:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him [cometh] my salvation.
Ps 121:7-8
2 verses
70%
7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul.
8Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore.
Ps 115:15-16
2 verses
70%
15Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
16The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
2 Sam 22:33
70%
33God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
Ps 16:1
70%
1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Ps 130:1
70%
1A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
Ps 115:9
70%
9O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.
Ps 25:15
70%
15Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net.
2 Sam 22:19
70%
19They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
Ps 57:3
69%
3He will send from heaven, and save me, [When] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; {H5542} God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
Ps 61:2
69%
2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Ps 3:2
69%
2Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. {H5542}
Ps 141:8
69%
8For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.
Ps 33:20
69%
20Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
Ps 89:11
69%
11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.