Psalms 38:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

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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 32:5 : 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. {H5542}
Prov 28:13 : 13 He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.
2 Cor 7:7-9 : 7 and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted in you, while he told us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced yet more. 8 For though I made you sorry with my epistle, I do not regret it: though {G2532} I did regret [it] (for I see that that epistle made you sorry, though but for a season), 9 I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that ye might suffer loss by us in nothing. 10 For {G2596} godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, [a repentance] which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 11 For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.
Ps 51:3 : 3 For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.
Job 31:33 : 33 If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,
Job 33:27 : 27 He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 38:16-17
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16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
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2Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
3For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.
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5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. {H5542}
Ps 38:3-6
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3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
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5My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.
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23How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
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18Consider mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins.
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4I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; For I have sinned against thee.
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20If I have sinned, what I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?
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Job 10:14-15
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75%
14If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
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1 Chr 21:8
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Ps 51:9
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9Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.
Mic 7:9
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31For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:
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8I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Isa 38:15
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Job 19:4
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4And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself.
Job 33:27
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Lam 1:20
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Ps 38:19
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Jer 14:20
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Isa 38:17
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