Psalms 139:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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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.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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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

Mal 4:2 : 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.
Ps 18:10 : 10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
Ps 19:6 : 6 His going forth is from the end of the heavens, And his circuit unto the ends of it; And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Ps 74:16-17 : 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.
Isa 24:14-16 : 14 These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout; for the majesty of Jehovah they cry aloud from the sea. 15 Wherefore glorify ye Jehovah in the east, even the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea. 16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs: Glory to the righteous. But I said, I pine away, I pine away, woe is me! the treacherous have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 139:1-8
8 verses
85%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.
3Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.
4For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.
5Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
6[ Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.
Ps 139:10-15
6 verses
79%
10Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
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].
13For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.
14I will give thanks unto thee; For I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
15My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, [And] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Ps 139:17-18
2 verses
76%
17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
Ps 55:6-8
3 verses
74%
6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. {H5542}
8I would haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest.
Job 9:8
73%
8That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;
Ps 8:8
73%
8The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Job 11:9
72%
9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
Job 30:22
72%
22Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride [upon it]; And thou dissolvest me in the storm.
Ps 104:3
72%
3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
Ps 18:10
72%
10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
Job 38:16
71%
16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
Ps 63:7
71%
7For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
2 Sam 22:11
71%
11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
Ps 61:4
71%
4I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. {H5542}
Amos 9:2-3
2 verses
71%
2Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
3And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them.
2 Sam 22:17
71%
17He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
Ps 57:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
Ps 65:8
70%
8They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
Job 7:12
70%
12Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
Job 38:12-13
2 verses
70%
12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place;
13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
Jonah 2:3-5
3 verses
70%
3For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.
4And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
Ps 77:19
70%
19Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.
Ps 139:23-24
2 verses
70%
23Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;
24And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
Ps 18:16
70%
16He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.
Ps 143:8
70%
8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
Prov 8:27
70%
27When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
Job 26:10
70%
10He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
Job 36:30
70%
30Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.
Ps 91:4
69%
4He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Ps 17:8
69%
8Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,