Psalms 30:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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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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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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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 28:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Ps 86:13 : 13 For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Ps 16:10 : 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
Job 33:19-22 : 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones; 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
Job 33:28 : 28 He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.
Ps 116:8 : 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, [And] my feet from falling.
Isa 38:17-18 : 17 Behold, [it was] for [my] peace [that] I had great bitterness: But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. 18 For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
Jonah 2:4-6 : 4 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head. 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars [closed] upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
Ps 40:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Ps 56:13 : 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
Ps 71:20 : 20 Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Jonah 2:5-7
3 verses
81%
5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars [closed] upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
7When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.
Ps 71:20
81%
20Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Ps 30:1-2
2 verses
80%
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.
Ps 116:8
78%
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, [And] my feet from falling.
Job 33:30
78%
30To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
Ps 86:13
78%
13For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Ps 16:10
77%
10For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
Ps 49:15
76%
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. {H5542}
Isa 38:16-18
3 verses
76%
16O Lord, by these things men live; And wholly therein is the life of my spirit: Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live.
17Behold, [it was] for [my] peace [that] I had great bitterness: But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
18For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
Acts 2:27
76%
27Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.
Ps 40:2
76%
2He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Ps 88:5-6
2 verses
76%
5Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand.
6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.
Ps 9:13
76%
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 143:7
75%
7Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
Ps 118:17-18
2 verses
75%
17I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of Jehovah.
18Jehovah hath chastened me sore; But he hath not given me over unto death.
Ps 116:3-4
2 verses
75%
3The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
4Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Ps 30:8-10
3 verses
75%
8I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
Ps 143:11
75%
11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Ps 143:3
75%
3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
Lam 3:58
75%
58O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
Ps 56:13
74%
13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
1 Sam 2:6
74%
6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.
Ps 28:1
74%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Ps 6:4-5
2 verses
74%
4Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.
5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?
Ps 130:1
74%
1A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
Ps 88:3
74%
3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.
Ps 69:15
74%
15Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep shallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
Ps 18:5
74%
5The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
Lam 3:55
73%
55I called upon thy name, O Jehovah, out of the lowest dungeon.
Ps 142:5
73%
5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Job 33:18
73%
18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
Ps 25:1
73%
1A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.
2 Sam 22:6
73%
6The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
Job 14:13
73%
13Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Job 33:28
73%
28He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.
Ps 119:25
72%
25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
Ps 139:8
72%
8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.
Ps 146:1
72%
1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
Jonah 2:3
72%
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.