Psalms 5:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.

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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 3:4 : 4 I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. {Selah}
Ps 84:3 : 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.
Ps 65:2 : 2 O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come.
Ps 74:12 : 12 Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Ps 99:1-4 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth [above] the cherubim; let the earth be moved. 2 Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples. 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. 4 The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Ps 145:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of praise; of David.] I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Isa 33:22 : 22 For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.
Ps 10:16 : 16 Jehovah is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of his land.
Ps 24:7-8 : 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in. 8 Who is the King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle.
Ps 44:4 : 4 Thou art my King, O God: Command deliverance for Jacob.
Ps 47:6-7 : 6 Sing praise to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 5:3
85%
3O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order [my prayer] unto thee, and will keep watch.
Ps 5:1
84%
1For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
Ps 102:1-2
2 verses
84%
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.
2Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress: Incline thine ear unto me; In the day when I call answer me speedily.
Ps 61:1-2
2 verses
84%
1For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer.
2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Ps 54:2
82%
2Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
Ps 141:1
82%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee; Make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
Ps 140:6
81%
6I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
Ps 88:1-2
2 verses
81%
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.
2Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.
Ps 130:1-2
2 verses
80%
1A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
2Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.
Ps 77:1
80%
1For the Chief Musician; afer the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I will cry unto God with my voice, Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.
Ps 55:1-2
2 verses
80%
1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.
2Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Ps 17:6
80%
6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
Ps 142:1
79%
1Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
Ps 27:7-8
2 verses
78%
7Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8[ When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
Ps 17:1
78%
1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Ps 30:8
78%
8I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
Ps 143:1
78%
1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.
Ps 18:6
78%
6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.
Ps 86:6
78%
6Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.
Ps 28:1-2
2 verses
77%
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.
2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Ps 4:1
77%
1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large [when I was] in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
Ps 120:1
77%
1A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
Ps 3:4
77%
4I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. {Selah}
Ps 88:13
77%
13But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
Lam 3:56
77%
56Thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
2 Sam 22:7
76%
7In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
Ps 22:2
76%
2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
Ps 55:17
76%
17Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice.
Ps 30:2
76%
2O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Ps 6:9
76%
9Jehovah hath heard my supplication; Jehovah will receive my prayer.
Ps 64:1
75%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Ps 38:15
75%
15For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
Ps 30:10
75%
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
Ps 31:22
75%
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 142:5-6
2 verses
75%
5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
6Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.
Ps 31:2
74%
2Bow down thine ear unto me; Deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.
Ps 57:2
74%
2I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth [all things] for me.
Ps 39:12
74%
12Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Ps 40:1
74%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Ps 28:6
74%
6Blessed be Jehovah, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Ps 143:8
74%
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 116:1
74%
1I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.