Psalms 109:26

Webster's Bible (1833)

Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;

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About this Translation

Webster's Bible (1833)

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Devotional reading with KJV flavor

🎯 Translation Approach

A conservative revision of the King James Version that modernizes spelling, punctuation, and some grammar while carefully preserving the original meaning and cadence.

Word-for-word

4/5

Readability

3/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Americanized orthography and punctuation: Spelling and punctuation updated to 19th-century American standards for improved readability.
Preserves KJV structure and cadence: Intentional minimal alteration to maintain the KJV’s formal style and literary rhythm.
Terminology refinements: Select archaic terms adjusted for clarity (e.g., 'Holy Spirit' in place of 'Holy Ghost').
Public domain: Freely usable for reading, teaching, and distribution.
Minimal doctrinal changes: Focuses on linguistic updates rather than theological reinterpretation.

✅ Strengths

Preserves KJV meaning and cadence
Modernized spelling and punctuation for American readers
Clarifies select archaic terms (e.g., Holy Spirit)
Public domain accessibility
Stable and consistent terminology

⚠️ Considerations

Retains much of KJV syntax and idiom
Less contemporary than modern translations
Based on the KJV textual tradition
Not gender-inclusive
Some archaic constructions persist

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Readers who appreciate KJV style with modest modernization
Teachers and pastors in traditional contexts
Students of historical English Bible versions
American English readers seeking a KJV-based revision

Consider alternatives for

Readers wanting very contemporary language
Beginner English learners
Users seeking gender-inclusive language
Those preferring modern critical-text translations

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Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Ps 119:86 : 86 All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
Heb 5:7 : 7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
Ps 40:12 : 12 For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.
Ps 57:1 : 1 > Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, For my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, Until disaster has passed.
Ps 69:13 : 13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
Ps 69:16 : 16 Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 30:10
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10 Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper."
Ps 109:21
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21 But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name's sake, Because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
Ps 38:21-22
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81%
21 Don't forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don't be far from me.
22 Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.
Ps 31:16
81%
16 Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.
Ps 40:13
80%
13 Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
Ps 6:4
80%
4 Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, And save me for your loving kindness' sake.
Ps 119:41
80%
41 Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, Your salvation, according to your word.
Ps 9:13
79%
13 Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, And lift me up from the gates of death;
Ps 70:1
78%
1 > Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.
Ps 118:13
78%
13 You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, But Yahweh helped me.
Ps 55:16
78%
16 As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.
Ps 69:16
78%
16 Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.
Ps 54:1
78%
1 > Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.
Ps 7:1
78%
1 > Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
Ps 22:19
78%
19 But don't be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me.
Ps 20:9
78%
9 Save, Yahweh; Let the King answer us when we call!
Ps 27:9
78%
9 Don't hide your face from me. Don't put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don't abandon me, Neither forsake me, God of my salvation.
Ps 30:2
77%
2 Yahweh my God, I cried to you, And you have healed me.
Ps 109:27
77%
27 That they may know that this is your hand; That you, Yahweh, have done it.
Ps 69:13
77%
13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
Ps 119:76
77%
76 Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, According to your word to your servant.
Ps 116:4-6
3 verses
77%
4 Then called I on the name of Yahweh: "Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my soul."
5 Gracious is Yahweh, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.
6 Yahweh preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.
Ps 16:1
77%
1 > Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
Ps 71:12
77%
12 God, don't be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
Ps 86:2-3
2 verses
77%
2 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.
3 Be merciful to me, Lord, For I call to you all day long.
Ps 118:25
77%
25 Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh; Yahweh, we beg you, now send prosperity.
Ps 25:16
77%
16 Turn to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.
Ps 119:146
77%
146 I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.
Ps 35:24
76%
24 Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness; Don't let them gloat over me.
Ps 71:2
76%
2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.
Ps 108:6
76%
6 That your beloved may be delivered, Save with your right hand, and answer us.
Ps 143:11
76%
11 Revive me, Yahweh, for your name's sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
Ps 40:11
76%
11 Don't withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.
Ps 88:1
76%
1 > Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.
Ps 31:9
76%
9 Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.
Ps 57:3
76%
3 He will send from heaven, and save me, He rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.
Ps 86:16
76%
16 Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your handmaid.
Ps 85:7
76%
7 Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation.
Ps 27:7
76%
7 Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.
Ps 51:1
76%
1 > Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Ps 69:29
76%
29 But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.
Ps 120:1
76%
1 > In my distress, I cried to Yahweh. He answered me.
Ps 17:7
76%
7 Show your marvelous loving kindness, You who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.
Ps 70:5
76%
5 But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don't delay.
Jer 17:14
76%
14 Heal me, O Yahweh, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you are my praise.
Ps 140:6
76%
6 I said to Yahweh, "You are my God." Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.