Psalms 18:32

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?

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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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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

Isa 45:5 : 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
2 Cor 3:5 : 5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
2 Sam 22:33 : 33 God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
Ps 28:7 : 7 Jehovah 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 91:2 : 2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 93:1 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; He is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

2 Sam 22:30-37
8 verses
93%
30For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
31As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
32For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
34He maketh his feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
35He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
Ps 18:33-36
4 verses
82%
33He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet]: And setteth me upon my high places.
34He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.
36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
Ps 18:29-31
3 verses
82%
29For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.
30As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
31For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,
Hab 3:19
79%
19Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And will make me to walk upon my high places.
Ps 18:1-2
2 verses
78%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said, I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
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 18:39
77%
39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
2 Sam 22:40
76%
40For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Ps 65:6
75%
6Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;
Ps 28:7
75%
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.
2 Sam 22:2-3
2 verses
75%
2and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
3God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
Ps 144:1-2
2 verses
74%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, [And] my fingers to fight:
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 18:46-47
2 verses
74%
46Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
47Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.
Ps 118:14
74%
14Jehovah is my strength and song; And he is become my salvation.
2 Sam 22:48
74%
48Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,
2 Sam 22:18
73%
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
Ps 62:7
73%
7With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Ps 31:4
73%
4Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.
Ps 7:10
72%
10My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart.
2 Tim 3:17
72%
17That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.
Ps 94:22
72%
22But Jehovah hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.
Ps 18:17-18
2 verses
72%
17He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; For they were too mighty for me.
18They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
Ps 17:5
72%
5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
Job 33:11
72%
11He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.
Exod 15:2
72%
2Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father's God, and I will exalt him.
Ps 92:15
72%
15To show that Jehovah is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Ps 68:28
72%
28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
Job 40:19
72%
19He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.
Isa 12:2
72%
2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
Deut 32:4
72%
4The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are justice: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he.
Ps 23:1
71%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Ps 74:12
71%
12Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Ps 108:8
71%
8Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.
Ps 118:16
71%
16The right hand of Jehovah is exalted: The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.