Psalms 119:54

World English Bible (2000)

Your statutes have been my songs, in the house where I live.

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About this Translation

World English Bible

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: public reading

🎯 Translation Approach

Modern English update of the ASV (1901) with close adherence to the original languages (BHS for OT, Majority Text for NT), edited for accuracy, readability, and consistency while retaining a largely literal style.

Word-for-word

4/5

Readability

4/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Public domain: No copyright restrictions; free to copy, print, and distribute.
ASV-based modernization: Updates the 1901 American Standard Version into contemporary English while preserving a formal style.
Old Testament source: Translated against the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS).
New Testament textual basis: Follows the Greek Majority Text.
Deuterocanon/Apocrypha background: Derived from the Revised Version Apocrypha and Brenton’s English LXX (companion material).
Imported via The Unbound Bible: This digital edition was sourced from The Unbound Bible repository.

✅ Strengths

Public domain (free to copy and distribute)
Faithful to original-language sources
Consistent wording conducive to study and memorization
Suitable for publishing and digital projects without licensing
Complete 66-book Protestant canon

⚠️ Considerations

New Testament follows Majority Text rather than a critical text
Draft status with ongoing edits noted by editors
Style can feel somewhat stiff due to ASV lineage
Fewer contemporary idioms compared to dynamic translations

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

readers who prefer a literal, stable text
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students and teachers focusing on close study
software developers and publishers requiring public-domain Scripture
memorization and liturgical use

Consider alternatives for

readers seeking a paraphrase or highly idiomatic contemporary style
those preferring a New Testament based on the modern critical text
users expecting extensive study notes or commentary within the text

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Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Gen 47:9 : 9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage."
Ps 10:1 : 1 Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
Ps 89:1 : 1 I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
Heb 11:13-16 : 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. 15 If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return. 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:55-57
3 verses
76%
55 I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, and I obey your law.
56 This is my way, that I keep your precepts. CHET
57 Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
Ps 119:5
74%
5 Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
Ps 119:171-172
2 verses
74%
171 Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.
172 Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
Ps 119:174
74%
174 I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.
Ps 119:10-12
3 verses
73%
10 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don't let me wander from your commandments.
11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
Ps 119:167-168
2 verses
73%
167 My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
168 I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you. TAV
Ps 119:14-16
3 verses
73%
14 I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.
16 I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL
Ps 119:52-53
2 verses
73%
52 I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself.
53 Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.
Ps 119:26
73%
26 I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
Ps 119:129
73%
129 Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
Ps 119:142-143
2 verses
72%
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.
Ps 119:105
72%
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
Ps 119:8
72%
8 I will observe your statutes. Don't utterly forsake me. BET
Ps 119:111-112
2 verses
72%
111 I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
112 I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end. SAMEKH
Ps 137:4
72%
4 How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land?
Ps 119:59
72%
59 I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.
Ps 119:92-94
3 verses
72%
92 Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.
94 I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
Ps 119:117
71%
117 Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
Ps 119:24
71%
24 Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors. DALED
Ps 119:19
71%
19 I am a stranger on the earth. Don't hide your commandments from me.
Ps 119:47
71%
47 I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
Ps 119:45
71%
45 I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.
Ps 119:176
71%
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don't forget your commandments. A Song of Ascents.
Ps 26:8
71%
8 Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.
Ps 119:159
71%
159 Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.
Ps 119:77
71%
77 Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
Ps 119:71
70%
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.
Ps 119:97
70%
97 How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.
Ps 119:102
70%
102 I have not turned aside from your ordinances, for you have taught me.
Ps 119:50
70%
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.
Ps 90:1
70%
1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.
Ps 119:64
70%
64 The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes. TET
Ps 119:33
70%
33 Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
Ps 122:1
70%
1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let's go to Yahweh's house!"
Ps 119:40
70%
40 Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. WAW
Ps 119:68
70%
68 You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
Ps 116:19
70%
19 in the courts of Yahweh's house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem. Praise Yah!