Psalms 73:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.

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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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5/5

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

Isa 41:13 : 13 For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Ps 63:8 : 8 My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
Ps 139:1-9 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me. 6 [ Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night; 12 Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike [to thee].
Ps 16:8 : 8 I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Ps 23:4 : 4 Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Ps 37:17 : 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
Ps 37:24 : 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
Ps 139:18 : 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Matt 1:23 : 23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.
Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
Heb 13:5 : 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 139:10
82%
10Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
Ps 73:24-25
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81%
24Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
25Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
Ps 63:8
79%
8My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
Ps 139:5
77%
5Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
Ps 80:17
77%
17Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Ps 18:35-36
2 verses
76%
35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.
36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
Isa 41:13
76%
13For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Ps 16:8
76%
8I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Ps 73:22
76%
22So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before thee.
Ps 138:7
76%
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.
Isa 41:10
75%
10Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Ps 41:12
74%
12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Ps 77:10
74%
10And I said, This is my infirmity; [But I will remember] the years of the right hand of the Most High.
Ps 16:11
74%
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 89:13
74%
13Thou hast a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Ps 23:4
73%
4Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Ps 37:24
73%
24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
Ps 119:173
73%
173Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.
Ps 71:17
72%
17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Ps 119:117
72%
117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Ps 121:5
72%
5Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Ps 119:73
72%
73YODH. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Ps 17:7
72%
7Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge [in thee] From those that rise up [against them].
Ps 119:109
72%
109My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
Ps 31:14-15
2 verses
72%
14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
15My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
Job 10:7-8
2 verses
72%
7Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?
8Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
Ps 40:11
72%
11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Job 23:11
72%
11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
Ps 74:11
71%
11Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? [Pluck] [it] out of thy bosom [and] consume [them].
Ps 17:5
71%
5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
Ps 71:6-7
2 verses
71%
6By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.
7I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.
Job 30:21
71%
21Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.
Jer 17:16
71%
16As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.
Ps 139:8
71%
8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.
2 Sam 22:37
71%
37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
Ps 89:21
71%
21With whom my hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
Ps 31:3
71%
3For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.
Isa 42:6
71%
6I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
Ps 94:18
71%
18When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Job 40:14
71%
14Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
Lam 3:3
71%
3Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.
Acts 2:25
71%
25For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord {G1223} always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
Ps 31:22
71%
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 139:18
71%
18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
Ps 32:8
71%
8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.