Psalms 84:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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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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💎 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.

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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 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 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
Ps 143:6 : 6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. {H5542}
Ps 119:81 : 81 KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
Ps 63:1-2 : 1 A 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. 2 So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.
Isa 26:9 : 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.
Isa 64:1 : 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,
Ps 119:20 : 20 My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
Job 23:3 : 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
Song 2:4-5 : 4 He brought me to the banqueting - house, And his banner over me was love. 5 Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.
Song 5:8 : 8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, That ye tell him, that I am sick from love.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 42:1-4
4 verses
82%
1For 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.
2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
3My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
Ps 84:1
79%
1For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!
Ps 63:1
78%
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.
Ps 143:6-7
2 verses
78%
6I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. {H5542}
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 119:20
78%
20My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
Ps 38:8-10
3 verses
74%
8I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
9Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
10My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
Ps 6:2-3
2 verses
74%
2Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?
Ps 84:3
74%
3Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.
Ps 130:5-6
2 verses
74%
5I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
6My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.
Jonah 2:7
74%
7When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.
Ps 143:4
74%
4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
Ps 119:25
74%
25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
Isa 26:8-9
2 verses
73%
8Yea, 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.
9With 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.
Ps 119:81-82
2 verses
73%
81KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
82Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?
Ps 119:131
72%
131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
Ps 102:4-5
2 verses
72%
4My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.
5By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.
Ps 69:3
72%
3I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Ps 84:10
72%
10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Ps 73:26
71%
26My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
Ps 119:40
71%
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 26:8
71%
8Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.
Ps 31:9-10
2 verses
71%
9Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, [yea], my soul and my body.
10For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away.
Ps 141:1
71%
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 27:4
71%
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 27:8
71%
8[ When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
Lam 1:20
71%
20Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
Ps 119:174
70%
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
Ps 142:5
70%
5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Ps 77:2
70%
2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted.
Ps 143:11
70%
11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Ps 119:28
70%
28My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
Ps 63:8
70%
8My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
Ps 62:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him [cometh] my salvation.
Ps 141:8
70%
8For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.
Jer 8:18
70%
18Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.
Ps 109:22
70%
22For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
Ps 130:2
70%
2Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.
Lam 3:24
69%
24Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.