Psalms 3:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. {H5542}

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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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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 71:11 : 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; For there is none to deliver.
Ps 22:7 : 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
Ps 42:3 : 3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Ps 42:10 : 10 As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Hab 3:3 : 3 God came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise.
Hab 3:9 : 9 Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a [sure] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Hab 3:13 : 13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked man, Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. Selah.
Matt 27:42-43 : 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. 43 He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow: 8 Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art [taken] in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.
Ps 3:4 : 4 I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. {Selah}
Ps 3:8 : 8 Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah: Thy blessing be upon thy people. {Selah}
Ps 4:2 : 2 O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? [How long] will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? {Selah}
Ps 4:4 : 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. {Selah}

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 3:1
84%
1A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that rise up against me.
Ps 54:3-4
2 verses
80%
3For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. {H5542}
4Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.
Ps 3:3-4
2 verses
78%
3But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
4I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. {Selah}
Ps 71:10-12
3 verses
76%
10For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
11Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; For there is none to deliver.
12O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
Ps 55:18
75%
18He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me; For they were many [that strove] with me.
Ps 22:11
75%
11Be not far from me; For trouble is near; For there is none to help.
Ps 142:4
75%
4Look on [my] right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.
Lam 1:21-22
2 verses
75%
21They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like unto me.
22Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
Ps 57:6
74%
6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. {H5542}
Ps 109:26
74%
26Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:
Ps 35:3
74%
3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me: Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Ps 40:12
74%
12For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.
Ps 59:3
74%
3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
Ps 86:14
74%
14O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.
Ps 88:3
74%
3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.
Ps 42:9-11
3 verses
74%
9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; For I shall yet praise him, [Who is] the help of my countenance, and my God.
Ps 42:5
74%
5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him [For] the help of his countenance.
Ps 13:2
73%
2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Ps 30:10
73%
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
Ps 31:14
73%
14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Ps 143:3-4
2 verses
73%
3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
Ps 57:3
73%
3He will send from heaven, and save me, [When] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; {H5542} God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
Ps 22:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [Why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my groaning?
Ps 43:2
73%
2For thou art the God of my strength; Why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Ps 11:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain;
Ps 43:5
73%
5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; For I shall yet praise him, [Who is] the help of my countenance, and my God.
Ps 108:12
73%
12Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
Ps 7:5
73%
5Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. {H5542}
Ps 13:4
73%
4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [Lest] mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.
Ps 62:7
73%
7With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Job 30:13
73%
13They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, [Even] men that have no helper.
Ps 118:13
73%
13Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.
Ps 16:2
72%
2[ O my soul], thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.
Ps 22:19
72%
19But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
Ps 9:13
72%
13Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction [which I suffer] of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
Ps 129:1
72%
1A Song of Ascents. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,
Ps 25:19
72%
19Consider mine enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred.
Ps 4:6
72%
6Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Ps 56:2
72%
2Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; {H4791} For they are many that fight proudly against me.
Ps 57:1
72%
1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
Ps 22:7
72%
7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
Ps 6:3
72%
3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?