Psalms 38:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

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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 39:7 : 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
Ps 123:1-3 : 1 A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes [look] unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Ps 138:3 : 3 In the day that I called thou answeredst me, Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
Ps 17:6 : 6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 39:7
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7And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
Ps 130:5
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5I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
Ps 31:14
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14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Ps 17:6
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6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
Ps 71:5
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5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] my trust from my youth.
Ps 38:16
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16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Ps 38:14
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14Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Ps 16:1
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1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Ps 38:9
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9Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
Ps 31:1
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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 33:22
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22Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.
Ps 71:14
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14But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.
Ps 140:6
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6I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
Ps 40:1
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1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Ps 119:114
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114Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
Ps 30:10
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10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
Ps 30:8
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8I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
Ps 31:22
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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 5:2-3
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2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
3O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order [my prayer] unto thee, and will keep watch.
Job 17:15
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15Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?
Ps 141:1
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1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee; Make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
Lam 3:18
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18And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from Jehovah.
Ps 143:1
74%
1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:81
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81KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
Ps 141:8
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8For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.
Lam 3:24
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24Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Jer 17:17
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17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
Ps 59:9
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9[Because of] his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.
Ps 38:21-22
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74%
21Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.
22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
Ps 109:26
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26Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:
Ps 28:6
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6Blessed be Jehovah, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Ps 71:1
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1In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.
Ps 119:42-43
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74%
42So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
Ps 143:8
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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 130:2
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2Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.
Ps 40:13
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13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Ps 28:1
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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 120:1
73%
1A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
Ps 88:1
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1A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
Ps 30:2
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2O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Ps 88:13
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13But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
Ps 119:166
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166I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments.
Ps 119:147
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147I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
Ps 142:5
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5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Isa 38:14
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14Like a swallow [or] a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.
Ps 55:16
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16As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me.
Ps 102:1
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1A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.