Psalms 25:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.

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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 86:4 : 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Ps 143:8 : 8 Cause 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.
Lam 3:41 : 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
1 Sam 1:15 : 15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah.
Ps 24:4 : 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 86:4
84%
4Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Ps 123:1
81%
1A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
Ps 146:1
80%
1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
Ps 30:1-3
3 verses
77%
1A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. [A Psalm] of David. I will extol thee, O Jehovah; For thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Ps 121:1
76%
1A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
Ps 141:8
76%
8For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.
Ps 143:8
76%
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.
Ps 25:20
76%
20Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.
Ps 16:1-2
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76%
1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
2[ O my soul], thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.
Ps 11:1
76%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain;
Ps 116:4
75%
4Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Ps 130:1
75%
1A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
Ps 25:2
75%
2O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Ps 31:5
75%
5Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.
Ps 6:3-4
2 verses
75%
3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?
4Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.
Ps 141:1
75%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee; Make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
Ps 130:5
74%
5I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
Ps 3:3
74%
3But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
Ps 143:11
74%
11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Lam 3:58
74%
58O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
Ps 116:7
74%
7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Ps 30:8
74%
8I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
Ps 119:25
74%
25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
Ps 31:14
73%
14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Ps 5:2
73%
2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
Ps 7:1
73%
1Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,
Ps 9:13
73%
13Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction [which I suffer] of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
Ps 62:1
73%
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 57:1
73%
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 31:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.
Ps 42:5
73%
5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him [For] the help of his countenance.
Ps 131:1
73%
1A Song of Ascents; of David. Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.
Ps 25:15-17
3 verses
73%
15Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net.
16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: Oh bring thou me out of my distresses.
Ps 71:5
73%
5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] my trust from my youth.
Ps 142:1
73%
1Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
Ps 28:2
73%
2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Ps 140:6
73%
6I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
Isa 25:1
72%
1O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, [even] counsels of old, in faithfulness [and] truth.
Ps 54:4
72%
4Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.
Ps 120:1
72%
1A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
Lam 3:24
72%
24Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Ps 86:2
72%
2Preserve my soul; For I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Ps 109:26
72%
26Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:
Ps 119:28
72%
28My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.