Psalms 116:1

Coverdale Bible (1535)

I am wel pleased, yt the LORDE hath herde ye voyce of my prayer.

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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

1 John 4:19 : 19 Let vs loue him, for he loued vs first.
1 John 5:2-3 : 2 By this we knowe that we loue Gods children, whan we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes. 3 For this is the loue of God, that we kepe his commaundementes, and his commaundemetes are not greuous.
Ps 66:19-20 : 19 Therfore God hath herde me, ad considred the voyce off my prayer. 20 Praysed be God, which hath not cast out my prayer, ner turned his mercy fro me.
Ps 69:33 : 33 O considre this & be glad (ye that be in aduersite) seke after God, & yor soule shal lyue.
Ps 119:132 : 132 O loke thou vpon me, and be mercyfull, as thou vsest to do vnto those yt loue yi name.
Mark 12:33 : 33 and to loue him with all the hert, with all the mynde, with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue a mans neghboure as himself, is more then brent sacrifices and all offerynges.
John 16:24 : 24 Hither to haue ye axed nothinge in my name. Axe, and ye shal receaue, yt youre ioye maye be perfecte.
John 21:17 : 17 He saide vnto him ye thirde tyme: Symon Iohana, louest thou me? Peter was sory, because he sayde vnto him, louest thou me? And he sayde vnto him: LORDE, thou knowest all thinges, thou knowest, that I loue ye. Iesus sayde vnto him: Fede my shepe.
Gen 35:2 : 2 Then sayde Iacob vnto his housholde and to all yt were with him: Put awaye from you ye straunge goddes, that are amonge you, and clense youre selues, and chaunge youre clothes,
1 Sam 1:26 : 26 And she sayde: O my lorde, as truly as thy soule lyueth my lorde, I am the woman that stode here by ye, and made intercession vnto the LORDE,
Ps 18:1-6 : 1 I wil loue the (o LORDE) my stregth. The LORDE is my sucor, my refuge, my Sauior: my god, my helper i who I trust: my buckler, ye horne of my health, & my proteccio. 2 I wil prayse ye LORDE & call vpon him, so shal I be safe fro myne enemies. 3 The sorowes of death copassed me, & the brokes of vngodlynes made me afrayed. 4 The paynes of hell came aboute me, the snares of death toke holde vpo me. 5 Yet in my trouble I called vpo the LORDE, & coplayned vnto my God. 6 So he herde my voyce out off his holy teple, & my coplaynte came before hi, yee eue into his eares.
Ps 31:22-23 : 22 Thou hydest them priuely by thine owne presence from the proude men, thou kepest them secretly in thy tabernacle, from the strife of tonges. 23 Thankes be to the LORDE, for he hath shewed me maruelous greate kyndnesse in a stronge cite. For when the sodane feare came vpon me, I sayde: I am cast out of thy sight.
Ps 34:3-4 : 3 O prayse ye LORDE with me, and let vs magnifie his name together. 4 I sought the LORDE, and he herde me, yee he delyuered me out of all my feare.
Ps 40:1 : 1 I wayted paciently for the LORDE, which enclyned himself vnto me, and herde my callinge.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 116:2
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2 That he hath enclyned his eare vnto me, therfore wil I call vpo him as longe as I lyue.
Ps 28:6-7
2 verses
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6 For they regarde not the workes of the LORDE, ner the operacion of his hades: therfore shal he breake them downe, and not buylde them vp.
7 Praysed be ye LORDE, for he hath herde the voyce of my humble peticio.
Ps 140:6
80%
6 Sela. But my sayenge is vnto the LORDE: thou art my God, heare the voyce of my prayer o LORDE.
Ps 120:1
80%
1 When I am in trouble, I call vpon ye LORDE, & he answereth me.
Ps 142:1
79%
1 I crie vnto the LORDE with my voyce, yee eue vnto the LORDE do I make my supplicacion. I poure out my complaynte before him, and shewe him of my trouble.
Ps 6:9
78%
9 The LORDE hath herde myne humble peticio, the LORDE hath receaued my prayer.
Ps 18:1
78%
1 I wil loue the (o LORDE) my stregth. The LORDE is my sucor, my refuge, my Sauior: my god, my helper i who I trust: my buckler, ye horne of my health, & my proteccio.
Ps 130:1-2
2 verses
78%
1 Ovt of the depe call I vnto the (o LORDE) LORDE heare my voyce.
2 Oh let thine eares considre well the voyce of my complaynte.
Ps 17:6
77%
6 For vnto the I crie, heare me o God: enclyne thine eares to me, and herke vnto my wordes.
Ps 141:1
76%
1 Lorde, I call vpon the: haist the vnto me, and consider my voyce, whe I crie vnto the.
Ps 40:1
76%
1 I wayted paciently for the LORDE, which enclyned himself vnto me, and herde my callinge.
Ps 118:21
76%
21 I thanke the, yt thou hast herde me, & art become my saluacio.
Ps 27:7
76%
7 Therfore wil I offre in his dwellinge, the oblacion of thakesgeuynge: I wil both synge & speake prayses vnto the LORDE.
Ps 30:8
76%
8 The cried I vnto ye (O LORDE) yee vnto ye LORDE made I my prayer.
Ps 146:1
76%
1 Prayse the LORDE (o my soule:) whyle I lyue wil I prayse the LORDE, yee as loge as I haue eny beynge, I wil synge prayses vnto my God.
Ps 3:4
76%
4 I call vpon the LORDE with my voyce, and he heareth me out of his holy hill.
Ps 102:1
75%
1 Heare my prayer (o LORDE) and let my criege come vnto the.
Ps 18:6
75%
6 So he herde my voyce out off his holy teple, & my coplaynte came before hi, yee eue into his eares.
Ps 30:2
75%
2 O LORDE my God, I cried vnto the, and thou hast healed me.
Ps 31:22
75%
22 Thou hydest them priuely by thine owne presence from the proude men, thou kepest them secretly in thy tabernacle, from the strife of tonges.
Ps 116:4-5
2 verses
75%
4 I founde trouble and heuynesse. Then called I vpon ye name of the LORDE: o LORDE, delyuer my soule.
5 Gracious is ye LORDE & rightuous, yee oure God is mercifull.
Ps 111:1
75%
1 I wil geue thankes vnto the LORDE with my whole herte: secretly amonge the faithfull, and in the congregacion.
Ps 118:5
75%
5 I called vpon the LORDE in trouble, and the LORDE herde me at large.
Ps 77:1
75%
1 I cried vnto God with my voyce, yee euen vnto God cried I with my voyce, & he herde me.
Ps 143:1
74%
1 Heare my prayer (o LORDE) considre my desyre: answere me for thy treuth & rightuousnesse sake.
Ps 86:6
74%
6 Geue eare LORDE vnto my prayer, and pondre my humble desyre.
Ps 61:1
74%
1 Heare my crienge (o God) geue hede vnto my prayer.
Ps 116:17
74%
17 I wil offre the the sacrifice of thankes geuynge, and wil call vpon the name of the LORDE.
Ps 119:159
74%
159 Considre (LORDE) how I loue thy comaundementes, O quycken me wt thy louinge kyndnesse.
Ps 26:8
74%
8 LORDE, I loue the habitacion of thy house, and ye place where thy honoure dwelleth.
Ps 5:2
74%
2 O marke the voyce of my peticion, my kynge & my God: for vnto the wil I make my prayer.
2 Sam 22:7
74%
7 Wha I was in trouble, I called vpo the LORDE, yee euen my God called I vpon, & so he herde my voyce fro his holy temple, & my coplaynte (came) into his eares.
Ps 116:12
73%
12 What rewarde shal I geue vnto ye LORDE, for all the benefites yt he hath done vnto me?
Ps 69:16
73%
16 Lest ye water floude drowne me, that the depe swalowe me not vp, & yt the pitte shut not hir mouth vpon me.
Ps 66:19
73%
19 Therfore God hath herde me, ad considred the voyce off my prayer.
Ps 34:4
73%
4 I sought the LORDE, and he herde me, yee he delyuered me out of all my feare.
Ps 118:28
73%
28 Thou art my God, & I wil thanke the: thou art my God, and I wil prayse the.
Ps 63:3
73%
3 Thus do I loke for the in thy Sactuary, that I might beholde yi power & glory.
Ps 13:6
73%
6 I wil synge of the LORDE, that dealeth so louyngly with me. (Yee I wil prayse the name of the LORDE the most hyest)
Ps 119:146
73%
146 Yee euen vpo the do I call, helpe me, and I shal kepe yi testimonies.
Ps 66:16-17
2 verses
73%
16 Sela. O come hither and herke (all ye that feare God) I wil tell you, what he hath done for my soule.
17 I called vnto hi wt my mouth and gaue him prayses with my tuge.
Ps 119:149
73%
149 Heare my voyce (o LORDE) acordige vnto thy louynge kyndnesse, quycke me acordige as thou art wot.
Ps 30:10
73%
10 Maye the dust geue thankes vnto ye? Or shal it declare thy faithfulnesse?
Ps 88:1
73%
1 O Lorde God my Sauyor, I crie daye & night before the: Oh let my prayer entre in to thy presence, encline thine eare vnto my callynge.
Ps 55:16
73%
16 In the eueninge, mornynge and at noone daye wil I mourne and complayne: and he shal heare my voyce.
Ps 143:8
73%
8 Oh let me heare thy louynge kyndnesse by tymes in the mornynge, for in the is my trust: shewe thou me the waye that I shulde walke in, for I lift vp my soule vnto the.