Psalms 71:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.

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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.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 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 35:22 : 22 Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; Keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
Ps 38:21-22 : 21 Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me. 22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
Ps 22:11 : 11 Be not far from me; For trouble is near; For there is none to help.
Ps 22:19 : 19 But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
Ps 10:1 : 1 Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Ps 40:13 : 13 Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Ps 69:18 : 18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Ransom me because of mine enemies.
Ps 70:1-2 : 1 For 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. 2 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.
Ps 70:5 : 5 But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying.
Ps 143:7 : 7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 70:1
88%
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 38:21-22
2 verses
87%
21Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.
22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
Ps 22:19
86%
19But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
Ps 22:11
84%
11Be not far from me; For trouble is near; For there is none to help.
Ps 70:5
83%
5But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying.
Ps 40:13
81%
13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Ps 71:9-11
3 verses
78%
9Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
11Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; For there is none to deliver.
Ps 22:1-2
2 verses
77%
1For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [Why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my groaning?
2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
Ps 27:9
77%
9Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Ps 109:26
77%
26Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:
Ps 30:10
77%
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
Ps 69:17-18
2 verses
76%
17And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily.
18Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Ransom me because of mine enemies.
Ps 40:17
76%
17But I am poor and needy; [Yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.
Ps 35:22
76%
22Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; Keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
Ps 141:1
75%
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 71:2-4
3 verses
74%
2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
3Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
4Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Ps 143:7
74%
7Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
Ps 10:1
74%
1Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Ps 54:1-4
4 verses
74%
1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.
2Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. {H5542}
4Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.
Ps 61:1
74%
1For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer.
Ps 7:1
74%
1Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,
Ps 102:2
74%
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 71:13
73%
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 59:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me.
Ps 31:22
73%
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 3:2
73%
2Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. {H5542}
Ps 43:1-2
2 verses
73%
1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
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?
Ps 109:21
73%
21But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name's sake: Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me;
Ps 55:1
72%
1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.
Ps 108:12
72%
12Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
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 143:11
72%
11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Ps 31:15
72%
15My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
Ps 25:16
72%
16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.
Ps 16:1
72%
1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Ps 35:24
72%
24Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
Ps 69:29
71%
29But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Ps 109:1
71%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
Jer 17:17
71%
17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil.