Psalms 113:5

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Who is like vnto the LORDE oure God, yt hath his dwellinge so hye,

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About this Translation

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Dynamic EquivalenceSource: Best for: Historical study of English Bible translations

🎯 Translation Approach

A historically significant Early Modern English translation emphasizing smooth, readable phrasing over strict word-for-word correspondence. While drawing on Tyndale’s work, Coverdale frequently relied on Latin and German sources, producing a flowing, devotional style that influenced later English Bibles.

Word-for-word

2/5

Readability

3/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Historical first: First complete printed Bible in English (1535), translated by Miles Coverdale.
Influence on later Bibles: Shaped the language and style of subsequent English Bibles, including the Great Bible and later traditions.
Source base: Heavily dependent on Tyndale’s work and on Latin and German versions rather than consistently on Hebrew and Greek.
Poetic style: Renowned for a smooth, musical English style, especially in the Psalms.
Early Modern English: Uses 16th-century vocabulary, spelling, and syntax.

✅ Strengths

First complete printed English Bible
Historically influential and foundational for later translations
Smooth, musical English style
Notable Psalms tradition influential in liturgy

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic vocabulary and syntax may challenge modern readers
Not fully translated from the Hebrew and Greek (frequent use of Latin and German sources)
Less suitable for precise, technical exegesis
Orthography and phrasing reflect 16th-century usage

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Readers interested in Reformation-era history
Students of English Bible translation history
Literary readers who value poetic, archaic style
Anglican tradition readers and liturgical enthusiasts
Comparative study alongside modern translations

Consider alternatives for

New Bible readers
Children and teens
ESL learners seeking contemporary English
Technical exegesis requiring close alignment with original languages

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Referenced Verses

Ps 89:6 : 6 For who is he amonge the cloudes, that maye be copared vnto the LORDE?
Exod 15:11 : 11 LORDE, who is like vnto the amonge ye goddes? Who is so glorious in holynes, fearfull, laudable, and doinge wonders?
Deut 33:26 : 26 There is no God as the God of the iust. He that sytteth vpon heauen, be thy helpe. And his glory is in the cloudes,
Isa 40:25 : 25 To whom now wil ye licken me, & whom shal I be like, saieth the holy one?
Jer 10:6 : 6 But there is none like vnto ye (o LORDE) thou art greate, and greate is the name of yi power.
Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones shal saie: LORDE, who is like vnto the? which delyuerest ye poore from those that are to stronge for him, yee the poore and the nedy from his robbers.
Ps 89:8 : 8 God is greatly to be feared in the councell of the sayntes, & to be had in reuerence of all the that are aboute him.
Ps 103:19 : 19 The LORDE hath prepared his seate in heaue, and his kyngdome ruleth ouer all.
Isa 16:5 : 5 But ye Trone of youre kingdome is ful of grace, therfore he that sytteth vpon it wt faitfulnesse & treuth in the house of Dauid, knowe the thinge & do his diligence to helpe shortly, acordinge to Equite and rightuousnes.
Isa 40:18 : 18 To whom then will ye licke God? or what similitude will ye set vp vnto him?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 113:4
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4 The LORDE is hye aboue all Heithen, and his glory aboue the heaues.
Ps 89:6
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6 For who is he amonge the cloudes, that maye be copared vnto the LORDE?
Ps 113:6
80%
6 which humbleth himself, to beholde that is in heauen and earth?
Exod 15:11
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11 LORDE, who is like vnto the amonge ye goddes? Who is so glorious in holynes, fearfull, laudable, and doinge wonders?
Ps 97:9
78%
9 For thou LORDE art the most hyest ouer all the earth, thou art exalted farre aboue all goddes.
Ps 99:2
77%
2 The LORDE is greate in Sion, & hye aboue all people.
Ps 108:5
77%
5 Set vp thy self (o God) aboue the heaues, & thy glory aboue all the earth.
Isa 33:5
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5 Stonde vp LORDE, thou that dwellest on hie: Let Sio be fylled with equyte and rightuousnesse.
Ps 71:19
77%
19 Thou hast brought me to greate honoure, & comforted me on euery syde.
1 Chr 17:20
77%
20 LORDE, there is none lykel the, and there is no God but thou, of whom we haue herde with oure eares.
1 Sam 2:2
76%
2 There is no man holy as the LORDE, for without the is nothinge, and there is no coforte like vnto oure God.
Ps 8:1
76%
1 O Lorde oure gouernoure: how wonderfull is thy name in all the worlde? how excellent is thy glory aboue the heauens?
Jer 10:6
76%
6 But there is none like vnto ye (o LORDE) thou art greate, and greate is the name of yi power.
Ps 57:5
76%
5 euen amonge the children of men, whose tethe are speares and arowes, and their tonge a sharpe swerde.
Ps 77:13
76%
13 Thy waye (o God) is holy, who is so greate & mightie as God?
2 Sam 7:22
76%
22 Therfore art thou greatly magnified O LORDE God: for there is none like the, & there is no God but thou, acordinge vnto all that we haue herde with or eares.
Ps 99:5
76%
5 O magnifie the LORDE or God, fall downe before his fote stole, for he his holy.
Ps 89:8
76%
8 God is greatly to be feared in the councell of the sayntes, & to be had in reuerence of all the that are aboute him.
Ps 135:5
75%
5 For I knowe yt ye LORDE is greate. & yt or LORDE is aboue all goddes.
Ps 47:2
75%
2 For the LORDE the most hyest is to be feared, & he is the greate kynge vpo all ye earth.
2 Sam 22:32
75%
32 For where is there a God, excepte ye LORDE? Or who hath eny strength without oure God?
Ps 18:31
75%
31 For who is God, but the LORDE? Or, who hath eny strength, but oure God?
Ps 57:11
75%
11 For ye greatnes of thy mercy reacheth vnto the heauens, and thy faithfulnesse vnto the cloudes. Set vp thy self (o God) aboue the heaues, & thy glory aboue all ye earth.
Ps 24:3
75%
3 Who shal go vp in to the hill off the LORDE? Or, who shal remayne in his holy place?
Ps 138:6
75%
6 For though the LORDE be hye, yet hath he respecte vnto ye lowly: as for ye proude, he beholdeth him afarre off.
Ps 115:3
74%
3 As for oure God, he is in heauen, he doth what soeuer it pleaseth him.
1 Chr 16:25
74%
25 For the LORDE is greate, and can not worthely be praysed, and more to he had in awe then all goddes.
Deut 33:26
74%
26 There is no God as the God of the iust. He that sytteth vpon heauen, be thy helpe. And his glory is in the cloudes,
Ps 95:3
74%
3 For the LORDE is a greate God, and a greate kynge aboue all goddes.
Ps 96:4-5
2 verses
74%
4 For ye LORDE is greate, and can not worthely be praysed: he is more to be feared then all goddes.
5 As for all ye goddes of the Heithe, they be but Idols, but it is the LORDE that made the heaues.
Ps 86:8
74%
8 Amonge the goddes there is none like the o LORDE, there is not one that ca do as thou doest.
Deut 4:7
74%
7 For where is there so excellent a nacion, that hath goddes so nye him, as the LORDE oure God is nye vnto vs, as oft as we call vpon him?
Ps 15:1
74%
1 Lorde, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? who shal rest vpo yi holy hill?
1 Kgs 8:23
74%
23 and sayde: O LORDE God of Israel, there is no god like the, nether aboue in heauen, ner beneth vpo earth, thou that kepest couenaut and mercy for all thy seruauntes that walke before ye with all their hert,
Ps 103:19
74%
19 The LORDE hath prepared his seate in heaue, and his kyngdome ruleth ouer all.
Job 22:12
74%
12 Now because yt God is hyer the the heauens, & because thou seist yt the starres are so hye,
2 Chr 6:14
74%
14 and sayde: O LORDE God of Israel, there is no god like the, nether in heauen ner vpon earth, thou that kepest couenaunt and mercy for thy seruauntes, that walke before the with all their hert.
Ps 99:9
73%
9 O magnifie the LORDE oure God, and worshipe him vpo his holy hill, for the LORDE oure God is holy.
Isa 37:16
73%
16 O LORDE of hoostes, thou God of Israel, which dwellest vpo Cherubin. Thou art the God, that only is God of all the kingdomes of the worlde, for thou only hast created haue & earth.
Ps 148:1
73%
1 O prayse the LORDE of heauen, prayse him in the heyth.
Ps 148:13
73%
13 Let them prayse the name of the LORDE, for his name only is excellent, and his prayse aboue heauen and earth.
Ps 103:11
73%
11 For loke how hye the heaue is in comparison of the earth, so greate is his mercy also towarde them that feare him.
Job 35:5
73%
5 loke vnto the heaue, & beholde it: cosidre ye cloudes, how they are hyer then thou.
Job 41:34
72%
34 Yff a man will cosidre all hye thinges, this same is a kynge ouer all the children off pryde.
Ps 131:1
72%
1 Lorde, I am not hye mynded, I haue no proude lokes.
Ps 8:9
72%
9 O LORDE oure gouernoure, how wonderfull is thy name in all the worlde?
Ps 147:5
72%
5 Greate is or LORDE, and greate is his power, yee his wy?dome is infinite.
Ps 123:1
72%
1 Unto the lift I vp myne eyes, thou yt dwellest in the heauens.
Isa 57:15
72%
15 For thus saieth the hie and excellet, euen he that dwelleth in euerlastingnesse, whose name is the holyone: I dwel hie aboue and in the sanctuary, & with him also, yt is of a cotrite and huble sprete: yt I maye heale a troubled mynde, and a cotrite herte.