Psalms 31:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For 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.

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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 25:2 : 2 O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Rom 10:11 : 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
Ps 71:1-3 : 1 In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
Ps 143:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.
Ps 143:11-12 : 11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
Isa 49:23 : 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.
Dan 9:16 : 16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy wrath, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are round about us.
Rom 5:5 : 5 and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.
Ps 43:1 : 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Ps 7:8-9 : 8 Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me. 9 O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.
Ps 22:4-5 : 4 Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 71:1-3
3 verses
90%
1In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.
2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
3Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
Ps 25:20-21
2 verses
83%
20Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.
21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
Ps 16:1
81%
1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Ps 25:1-3
3 verses
81%
1A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.
2O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
3Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
Ps 7:1
80%
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 31:14-17
4 verses
80%
14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
15My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.
17Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; For I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
Ps 31:2-4
3 verses
80%
2Bow down thine ear unto me; Deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.
3For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.
4Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.
Ps 56:11
78%
11In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
Ps 143:8-9
2 verses
77%
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.
9Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Ps 119:31
77%
31I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
Ps 11:1
77%
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 38:15
76%
15For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
Ps 56:3-4
2 verses
76%
3What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
4In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
Ps 143:1
75%
1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.
Ps 18:2
75%
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 71:5
75%
5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] my trust from my youth.
Ps 141:8
75%
8For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.
Ps 91:2
75%
2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 22:5
75%
5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
Ps 26:1
75%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.
Ps 40:13
74%
13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Ps 119:116
74%
116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope.
2 Sam 22:3
74%
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 39:7
74%
7And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
Ps 17:7
74%
7Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge [in thee] From those that rise up [against them].
Ps 5:11
74%
11But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Ps 13:5
74%
5But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
Ps 70:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David; to bring to remembrance. [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Ps 119:114
73%
114Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
Jer 17:17
73%
17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
Ps 144:2
73%
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 31:7
73%
7I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;
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 119:80
73%
80Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame.
Ps 30:10
73%
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
Ps 142:5
73%
5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Ps 27:5
72%
5For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.
Ps 118:8
72%
8It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.