Psalms 124:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

Word-for-word

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Students of biblical languages
Pastors and teachers
Serious Bible students
Researchers needing lexical linkage
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Referenced Verses

Job 38:11 : 11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The floods have lifted up{H8804)}, O LORD, the floods have lifted up{H8804)} their voice; the floods lift up{H8799)} their waves. 4 The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Jer 5:22 : 22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 124:1-4
4 verses
94%
1A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Ps 123:3-4
2 verses
78%
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
Ps 124:6-7
2 verses
77%
6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
2 Sam 22:5-6
2 verses
77%
5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
Jonah 2:5
77%
5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
Ps 69:1-2
2 verses
77%
1To the chief Musician{H8764)} upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save{H8685)} me, O God; for the waters are come{H8804)} in unto my soul.
2I sink{H8804)} in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come{H8804)} into deep waters, where the floods overflow{H8804)} me.
Exod 15:5
76%
5The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
Lam 3:54
76%
54Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
Ps 42:7
75%
7Deep calleth{H8802)} unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone{H8804)} over me.
Ps 107:26
75%
26They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
Exod 15:10
74%
10Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Job 30:14
74%
14They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
Jonah 2:3
74%
3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
Ps 66:6
74%
6He turned{H8804)} the sea into dry land: they went{H8799)} through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice{H8799)} in him.
2 Sam 22:17
74%
17He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
Ps 77:16
74%
16The waters saw{H8804)} thee, O God, the waters saw{H8804)} thee; they were afraid{H8799)}: the depths also were troubled{H8799)}.
Ps 66:12
74%
12Thou hast caused men to ride{H8689)} over our heads; we went{H8804)} through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out{H8686)} into a wealthy place.
Ps 93:3-4
2 verses
74%
3The floods have lifted up{H8804)}, O LORD, the floods have lifted up{H8804)} their voice; the floods lift up{H8799)} their waves.
4The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Ps 106:11
73%
11And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
Ps 78:53
73%
53And he led{H8686)} them on safely, so that they feared{H8804)} not: but the sea overwhelmed{H8765)} their enemies{H8802)}.
Ps 140:5
73%
5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
Ps 18:16
73%
16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
Ps 86:14
73%
14O God, the proud are risen{H8804)} against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought{H8765)} after my soul; and have not set{H8804)} thee before them.
Ps 18:4
72%
4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
Ps 69:15
72%
15Let not the waterflood overflow{H8799)} me, neither let the deep swallow me up{H8799)}, and let not the pit shut{H8799)} her mouth upon me.
Ps 44:19
72%
19Though thou hast sore broken{H8765)} us in the place of dragons, and covered{H8762)} us with the shadow of death.
Ps 107:5
72%
5Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Hab 3:10
72%
10The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
Ps 114:3
72%
3The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
Ps 46:3
72%
3Though the waters thereof roar{H8799)} and be troubled{H8799)}, though the mountains shake{H8799)} with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Ps 44:25
72%
25For our soul is bowed down{H8804)} to the dust: our belly cleaveth{H8804)} unto the earth.
Ps 143:4
71%
4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
Lam 5:4-5
2 verses
71%
4We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.
5Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
Job 22:16
71%
16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
Ps 17:11
71%
11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
Jer 51:42
71%
42The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
Exod 15:8
71%
8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Ps 35:25
71%
25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say{H8799)}, We have swallowed him up{H8765)}.
Neh 9:11
71%
11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Hab 3:15
70%
15Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
Ps 104:6
70%
6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.