Psalms 70:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

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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 35:4 : 4 Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.
Ps 35:26 : 26 Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.
Ps 71:13 : 13 Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.
Ps 109:29 : 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
Isa 28:13 : 13 Therefore shall the word of Jehovah be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Isa 41:11 : 11 Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be put to shame and confounded: they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall perish.
John 18:6 : 6 When therefore he said unto them, I am [he], they went {G1519} backward, and fell to the ground.
Ps 6:10 : 10 All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 40:13-15
3 verses
94%
13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
14Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.
15Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.
Ps 35:3-4
2 verses
93%
3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me: Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
4Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.
Ps 71:13
88%
13Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.
Ps 35:24-26
3 verses
85%
24Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
25Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.
Ps 70:3
84%
3Let them be turned back by reason of their shame That say, Aha, aha.
Jer 17:18
80%
18Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Ps 6:10
79%
10All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly.
Ps 129:5
79%
5Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.
Ps 109:20
79%
20This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.
Ps 83:16-17
2 verses
78%
16Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
17Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish;
Ps 70:1
78%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David; to bring to remembrance. [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Ps 71:10
77%
10For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
Ps 69:6
76%
6Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts: Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.
Ps 109:28-29
2 verses
76%
28Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice.
29Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
Ps 56:6
76%
6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.
Ps 25:19-20
2 verses
75%
19Consider mine enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred.
20Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.
Ps 38:12
75%
12They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.
Ps 7:5
75%
5Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. {H5542}
Ps 119:78
75%
78Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: [But] I will meditate on thy precepts.
Ps 57:6
75%
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 35:12
74%
12They reward me evil for good, [To] the bereaving of my soul.
Ps 71:24
74%
24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.
Ps 69:22
74%
22Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, [let it become] a trap.
Ps 140:9
74%
9As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Ps 63:9
74%
9But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
Job 16:10
74%
10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.
Jer 20:11
74%
11But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one [and] a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
Ps 59:3
74%
3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
Ps 54:3
74%
3For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. {H5542}
Ps 31:17
73%
17Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; For I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
Ps 38:20
73%
20They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
Ps 69:4
73%
4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore.
Ps 41:7
73%
7All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.
Lam 1:21-22
2 verses
73%
21They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like unto me.
22Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
Ps 86:14
73%
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 69:18
73%
18Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Ransom me because of mine enemies.
Job 27:7
72%
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
Ps 35:19
72%
19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Ps 25:3
72%
3Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
Jer 18:20
72%
20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Jer 18:23
72%
23Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.