Psalms 50:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people:

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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

⚠️ 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

Isa 1:2 : 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
Deut 31:28 : 28 Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
Deut 32:1 : 1 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
Deut 4:26 : 26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over the Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
Mic 6:1-2 : 1 Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear, O ye mountains, Jehovah's controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.
John 5:22-23 : 22 For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son; 23 that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him.
Deut 4:36 : 36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he made thee to see his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
Deut 30:19 : 19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;
Isa 11:3-4 : 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears; 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Ps 50:6 : 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. {H5542}
Ps 96:13 : 13 Before Jehovah; For he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.
Ps 98:9 : 9 Before Jehovah; For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 50:5-7
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5Gather my saints together unto me, Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. {H5542}
7Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, [even] thy God.
Ps 50:3
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3Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him.
Ps 98:9
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9Before Jehovah; For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
Ps 96:13
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13Before Jehovah; For he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.
Ps 9:8
75%
8And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
Ps 72:2
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2He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.
Ps 50:1
74%
1A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
Ps 135:14
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14For Jehovah will judge his people, And repent himself concerning his servants.
2 Sam 22:14
73%
14Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.
Isa 3:13
73%
13Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.
Ps 105:7
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7He is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth.
Ps 102:19
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19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
1 Chr 16:14
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14He is Jehovah our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
Mic 1:3
72%
3For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Ps 76:8-9
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71%
8Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,
9When God arose to judgment, To save all the meek of the earth. {H5542}
Ps 7:8
71%
8Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.
Joel 3:11-12
2 verses
71%
11Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Jehovah.
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Ps 97:6
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6The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the peoples have seen his glory.
Job 20:27
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27The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.
Ps 82:1
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1A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.
Ps 97:2
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Isa 34:1
70%
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Ps 2:5
70%
5Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure:
Isa 41:1
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Ps 67:4
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Ps 96:10
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Ps 148:11
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1 Chr 16:33
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2 Sam 22:8
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Ps 103:19
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19Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all.
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70%
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Ps 144:5
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Ps 75:2
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Ps 66:8
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Ps 113:4
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1 Kgs 8:32
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Ps 33:14
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Ps 110:6
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Ps 94:2
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