Psalms 121:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.

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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

Rev 7:16 : 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat:
Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.
Ps 91:5-9 : 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; [But] it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked. 9 For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
Jonah 4:8 : 8 And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 121:3-5
3 verses
83%
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4Behold, he that keepeth Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.
5Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Ps 121:7-8
2 verses
82%
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.
Isa 60:19-20
2 verses
79%
19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
20Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Ps 91:5-7
3 verses
78%
5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; [But] it shall not come nigh thee.
Ps 74:16
74%
16The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Deut 33:14
73%
14And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, And for the precious things of the growth of the moons,
Isa 30:26
72%
26Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that Jehovah bindeth up the hurt of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
Ps 91:10-11
2 verses
72%
10There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
11For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.
Jer 31:35
72%
35Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:
Ps 139:11-12
2 verses
72%
11If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;
12Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike [to thee].
Num 6:24-26
3 verses
72%
24Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:
25Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
26Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Eccl 12:2
72%
2before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Deut 4:19
72%
19and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.
Ps 72:5
71%
5They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Hab 3:11
71%
11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.
Deut 28:66
71%
66and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have no assurance of thy life.
Ps 104:19
71%
19He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
Isa 13:10
70%
10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine.
Ps 84:11
70%
11For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Ps 136:8-9
2 verses
70%
8The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
9The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
Zech 14:6
70%
6And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves:
Rev 7:16
70%
16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat:
Ps 41:2
70%
2Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.
Job 11:17
70%
17And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
Prov 6:22
70%
22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Prov 3:26
70%
26For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.
Joel 3:15
70%
15The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Isa 4:6
69%
6And there shall be a pavilion for a shade in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Mic 3:6
69%
6Therefore it shall be night unto you, that ye shall have no vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
Deut 28:29
69%
29and thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee.
Ps 37:6
69%
6And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noon-day.
Ezek 32:7
69%
7And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.
Isa 62:6
69%
6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest,
Job 31:26
69%
26If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,
Ps 118:6
69%
6Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?
2 Sam 22:29
69%
29For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
Ps 132:4
69%
4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;
Prov 3:24
69%
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Job 3:6
69%
6As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.