Psalms 73:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

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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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💎 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

Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
Ps 63:3 : 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
Matt 5:8 : 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Ps 16:2 : 2 [ O my soul], thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.
Ps 16:5 : 5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with [beholding] thy form.
Ps 37:4 : 4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Ps 42:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
Ps 43:4 : 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
Ps 89:6 : 6 For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
Ps 104:34 : 34 Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
Ps 143:6-8 : 6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. {H5542} 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. 8 Cause 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.
Isa 26:8-9 : 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial [name], is the desire of our soul. 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Hab 3:17-18 : 17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Ps 16:11 : 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Matt 10:37 : 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
1 John 3:2 : 2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
Rev 21:3 : 3 And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, [ and be] their God:
Rev 21:22-23 : 22 And I saw no temple therein: {G1722} for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof. 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.

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Ps 73:26-27
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26My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, [departing] from thee.
Ps 73:23-24
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23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.
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Ps 16:1-3
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1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
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3As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
Ps 27:4
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4One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
Ps 23:1
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Ps 139:7-8
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7Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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1 Kgs 8:23
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23and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;
Ps 63:1
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1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
1 Chr 17:20
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20O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Ps 38:9
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9Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
Ps 131:1
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1A Song of Ascents; of David. Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.
Jer 17:16
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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 27:8
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8[ When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
Ps 26:8
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8Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.
Ps 16:11
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Ps 25:16
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16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.
2 Sam 22:32
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Job 19:27
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27Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.
Ps 71:19
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19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
Ps 119:10
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10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
Ps 132:14
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14This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.
Ps 15:1
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Ps 39:7
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7And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
Ps 31:22
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Ps 18:31
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Isa 26:9
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Ps 57:5
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5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
2 Chr 6:14
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Ps 37:4
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Ps 142:5
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5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
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Ps 108:5
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5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth.
Ps 115:3
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Ps 39:5
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Ps 143:4
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4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
Ps 51:11
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11Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
2 Sam 7:22
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22Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Isa 25:1
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1O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, [even] counsels of old, in faithfulness [and] truth.
Isa 63:15
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15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me.