Psalms 56:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?

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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.
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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

Job 33:30 : 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
Ps 116:8-9 : 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, [And] my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.
Ps 145:14 : 14 Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.
Isa 2:5 : 5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.
Isa 38:3 : 3 and said, Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
John 8:12 : 12 Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not {G3361} walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 12:35-36 : 35 Jesus therefore said unto them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.
Ps 17:5 : 5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
Ps 49:15 : 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. {H5542}
Ps 86:12-13 : 12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore. 13 For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Ps 94:18 : 18 When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Eph 5:8-9 : 8 For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth), 10 proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord; 11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them; 12 for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. 13 But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light. 14 Wherefore [he] saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
1 Thess 1:10 : 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.
Heb 2:15 : 15 and might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Jas 5:20 : 20 let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
Rev 21:23-24 : 23 And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof [is] the Lamb. 24 And the nations {G4982} shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory {G2532} {G5092} into it.
Gen 17:1 : 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
2 Cor 1:10 : 10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver: on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 116:8-9
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8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, [And] my feet from falling.
9I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.
Ps 56:12
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12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.
2 Sam 22:37
77%
37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
Ps 18:36
76%
36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
Ps 86:13-14
2 verses
75%
13For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
14O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.
Ps 17:5
75%
5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
Ps 30:3
74%
3O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Ps 66:9
74%
9Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Ps 138:7
74%
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 9:13-14
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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;
14That I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.
Ps 143:8
73%
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 18:28
73%
28For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
Ps 26:12
73%
12My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.
Ps 31:8
73%
8And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.
Ps 94:18
73%
18When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Ps 51:14
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14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Ps 27:13
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13[ I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living.
Ps 143:11
72%
11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Ps 57:1
72%
1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
Ps 55:18
72%
18He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me; For they were many [that strove] with me.
Ps 142:7
72%
7Bring my soul out of prison, That I may give thanks unto thy name: The righteous shall compass me about; For thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
Ps 71:20
72%
20Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Ps 55:23
72%
23But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.
Ps 43:2
72%
2For thou art the God of my strength; Why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
2 Sam 22:29
72%
29For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
Ps 142:5
72%
5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Ps 118:13
72%
13Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.
Ps 57:6
72%
6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. {H5542}
Ps 16:10-11
2 verses
72%
10For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
11Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Ps 143:3
72%
3For 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 25:15
72%
15Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net.
Ps 23:6
72%
6Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.
Ps 118:17-18
2 verses
72%
17I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of Jehovah.
18Jehovah hath chastened me sore; But he hath not given me over unto death.
Ps 18:48
72%
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 30:12
72%
12To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Ps 38:16
71%
16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Ps 54:7
71%
7For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen [my desire] upon mine enemies.
Ps 32:7
71%
7Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. {H5542}
Jonah 2:6
71%
6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars [closed] upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
2 Sam 22:49
71%
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 57:3
71%
3He will send from heaven, and save me, [When] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; {H5542} God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
Ps 27:1
71%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
Lam 3:58
71%
58O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
Acts 2:28
71%
28Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.
Ps 30:10
71%
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.