Psalms 31:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 24:1 : 1 Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?
John 7:6 : 6 Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.
Acts 1:7 : 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.
2 Sam 7:12 : 12 When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Sam 26:10 : 10 And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
Acts 23:11 : 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: {G3972} for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
Acts 27:24 : 24 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.
2 Tim 4:6 : 6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come.
2 Pet 1:14 : 14 knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.
John 7:30 : 30 They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.
John 12:27 : 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.
John 13:1 : 1 Now before the feast of the passover, {G3588} Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto his Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
John 17:1 : 1 These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that the son may glorify thee:
Ps 17:8-9 : 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
Ps 17:13 : 13 Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
Ps 71:10-12 : 10 For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together, 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; For there is none to deliver. 12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
Ps 116:15 : 15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.
Ps 142:6 : 6 Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.
Ps 143:3 : 3 For 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.
Ps 143:9 : 9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Ps 143:12 : 12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
Eccl 3:1-8 : 1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Jer 15:20-21 : 20 And I will make thee unto this people a fortified brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith Jehovah. 21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
Luke 9:51 : 51 And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 31:14
82%
14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Ps 143:9
79%
9Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Ps 7:1
79%
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 59:1
78%
1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me.
Ps 71:2-4
3 verses
78%
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.
4Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Ps 40:13
77%
13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Ps 31:4-5
2 verses
77%
4Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.
5Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.
Job 6:23
77%
23Or, Deliver me from the adversary's hand? Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?
Ps 31:16
77%
16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.
2 Sam 22:2-3
2 verses
76%
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.
2 Sam 22:49
76%
49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
Ps 25:15
76%
15Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net.
Ps 138:7
76%
7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me.
Ps 69:18
76%
18Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Ransom me because of mine enemies.
Ps 56:3
76%
3What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
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 18:17
75%
17He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; For they were too mighty for me.
Ps 142:6
75%
6Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.
Ps 18:48
75%
48He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
Ps 109:26
75%
26Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:
2 Sam 22:18
75%
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
Ps 71:10
75%
10For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
Job 16:11
75%
11God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
Ps 16:1
75%
1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
2 Sam 22:41
75%
41Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
Ps 31:1-2
2 verses
75%
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.
2Bow down thine ear unto me; Deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.
Ps 140:4
75%
4Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.
Ps 17:9
75%
9From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
Ps 118:6-7
2 verses
75%
6Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?
7Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.
Ps 31:7
75%
7I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;
Ps 144:2
75%
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 35:3
74%
3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me: Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Ps 27:12
74%
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.
Ps 9:13
74%
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 25:20
74%
20Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.
Ps 109:21
74%
21But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name's sake: Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me;
Ps 55:18
74%
18He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me; For they were many [that strove] with me.
Ps 22:19
74%
19But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
Ps 70:1
74%
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 31:22
74%
22As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee.
Ps 13:4
74%
4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [Lest] mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.
Ps 18:40
74%
40Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
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 60:5
74%
5That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us.