Psalms 119:35

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Lede me in the path of thy commaundemetes, for that is my desyre,

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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 23:3 : 3 He quickeneth my soule, & bringeth me forth in the waye of rightuousnes for his names sake.
Ps 25:4 : 4 Shewe me thy wayes (o LORDE) & teach me thy pathes.
Ps 119:16 : 16 My delite shalbe in thy statutes, I will not forget thy wordes.
Ps 119:27 : 27 Make me to vnderstonde the waye of thy commaundemetes, & so shal I talke of thy wonderous workes.
Ps 119:36 : 36 Enclyne myne herte vnto thy testimonies, & not to cuvetousnes.
Ps 119:173 : 173 Let thy hade helpe me, for I haue chosen thy comaudementes.
Prov 3:17 : 17 Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable.
Prov 4:11 : 11 I wil shewe the ye waye of wy?dome, and lede the in the right pathes.
Prov 4:18 : 18 The path of the rightuous shyneth as the light, and is euer brighter & brighter vnto the parfecte daye.
Prov 8:20 : 20 I walke in ye waye of rightuousnes, & in the strete of iudgment.
Isa 2:3 : 3 speakinge thus one to another: vp, let us go to the hill of the LORDE, and to the house of ye God of Iacob: yt he maye shewe us his waye, and yt we maye walke in his pathes. For ye lawe shal come out of Syon, and the worde of God from Ierusalem,
Isa 48:17 : 17 And thus saieth the LORDE thine avenger, the holyone of Israel: I am ye LORDE thy God, which teach the profitable thinges, and lede ye the waye, that thou shuldest go
Isa 58:13-14 : 13 Yee yf thou turne thy fete from the Sabbath, so that thou do not the thinge which pleaseth thyself in my holy daye: then shalt thou be called vnto the pleasaunt, holy & glorious Sabbath of the LORDE, where thou shalt be in honor: so yt thou do not after thine owne ymaginacion, nether seke thine owne wil, ner speake thine owne wordes. 14 The shalt thou haue yi pleasure in ye LORDE, which shal carie ye hie aboue ye earth, & fede the wt the heretage of Iacob thy father: for the LORDES owne mouth hath so promised.
Ezek 36:26-27 : 26 A new herte also wil I geue you, and a new sprete wil I put in to you: As for that stony hert, I will take it out of youre body, and geue you a fle?shy herte. 27 I wil geue you my sprete amonge you, and cause you to walke in my commaundemetes, to kepe my lawes, and to fulfill them.
Rom 7:22 : 22 For I delite in the lawe of God after the inwarde man:
Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God which worketh in you both the wyll and the deed, euen of his owne good wyll.
Heb 13:21 : 21 make you perfecte in all good workes, to do his wyll, workynge in you that which is pleasaunt in his sighte thorow Iesus Christ, to whom be prayse for euer and euer Amen.
1 John 5:3 : 3 For this is the loue of God, that we kepe his commaundementes, and his commaundemetes are not greuous.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:32-34
3 verses
82%
32 I wil rune the waye of thy commaundementes, when thou hast comforted my herte.
33 Teach me o LORDE the waye of thy statutes, and I shal kepe it vnto the ende.
34 O geue me vnderstondinge, and I shal kepe yi lawe, yee I shal kepe it with my whole herte.
Ps 119:47
81%
47 My delite shalbe in thy commaundementes, which I loue.
Ps 119:143-144
2 verses
80%
143 Trouble and heuynesse haue take holde vpo me, yet is my delite in thy commaundementes.
144 The rightuousnes of thy testimonies is euerlastinge, o graunte me vnderstondinge, and I shal lyue.
Ps 119:10-12
3 verses
79%
10 With my whole herte do I seke ye, O let me not go wronge out of thy comaundemetes.
11 Thy wordes haue I hyd within my herte, yt I shulde not synne agaynst the.
12 Praysed be thou O LORDE, O teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:4-6
3 verses
79%
4 Thou hast geuen strayte charge to kepe thy commaundementes.
5 O that my wayes were stablished to kepe thy statutes.
6 So shulde I not be confounded, whyle I haue respecte vnto all thy commaundementes.
Ps 119:76-77
2 verses
78%
76 O let thy mercifull kyndnesse be my comforte, acordinge to the promyse that thou hast made vnto thy seruaunt.
77 O let thy louynge mercies come vnto me, that I maye lyue, for thy lawe is my delyte.
Ps 119:26-27
2 verses
78%
26 I knowleged my wayes, & thou herdest me, O teach me then thy statutes.
27 Make me to vnderstonde the waye of thy commaundemetes, & so shal I talke of thy wonderous workes.
Ps 119:36-37
2 verses
77%
36 Enclyne myne herte vnto thy testimonies, & not to cuvetousnes.
37 O turne awaye myne eyes, lest they beholde vanite, & quicke me in thy waie.
Ps 119:40
77%
40 Beholde, my delite is in thy commaudemetes, o quycke me in thy rightuousnesse.
Ps 119:14-16
3 verses
77%
14 I haue as greate delite in the waye of thy testimonies, as in all maner of riches.
15 I wil exercise my self in thy comaundementes, & haue respecte vnto thy fotepathes.
16 My delite shalbe in thy statutes, I will not forget thy wordes.
Ps 119:66
76%
66 O lerne me kyndnesse, nourtoure & knowlege, for I beleue thy commaundementes.
Ps 119:45
76%
45 And I wil walke at liberty, for I seke thy commaundementes.
Ps 119:172-174
3 verses
76%
172 Yee my toge shall synge of thy worde, for all thy comaundemetes are right.
173 Let thy hade helpe me, for I haue chosen thy comaudementes.
174 I longe for thy sauynge health (o LORDE) & in thy lawe is my delyte.
Ps 40:8
75%
8 In the begynnynge of the boke it is written of me, that I shulde fulfill thy wil O my God, & that am I contet to do: yee thy lawe is within my hert.
Ps 119:133
75%
133 Ordre my goinges after thy worde, that no wickednesse raigne in me.
Ps 119:159
75%
159 Considre (LORDE) how I loue thy comaundementes, O quycken me wt thy louinge kyndnesse.
Ps 119:127
75%
127 For I loue thy comaundemetes aboue golde and precious stone.
Ps 119:125
74%
125 I am thy seruaunt, O graunte me vnderstodinge, that I maye knowe thy testimonies.
Ps 119:135
74%
135 Shewe the light of thy countenaunce vnto thy seruaunt, and lerne me thy statutes.
Ps 119:58-60
3 verses
74%
58 I make myne humble peticion in thy presence wt my whole herte, o be mercifull vnto me acordinge vnto yi worde.
59 I call myne owne wayes to remembraunce, and turne my fete in to thy testimonies.
60 I make haist, and prolonge not the tyme, to kepe thy commaundemetes.
Ps 119:29
73%
29 Take fro me the waye of lyenge, & graunte me thy lawe.
Ps 37:4
73%
4 Delyte thou in the LORDE, & he shal geue the thy hertes desyre.
Ps 5:8
73%
8 For there is no faithfulnesse in their mouthes: they dyssemble in their hertes:
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.
Ps 119:73
73%
73 Thy hades haue made me and fashioned me, O geue me vnderstondinge, that I maye lerne thy commaundementes.
Ps 119:112
73%
112 I applye myne herte to fulfill thy statutes all waye, euen vnto the ende.
Ps 17:5
73%
5 Oh ordre thou my goynges in thy pathes, that my fote steppes slippe not.
Ps 119:18
73%
18 Open thou myne eyes, & so shal I spie out wonderous thinges in yi lawe.
Ps 119:131
73%
131 I ope my mouth & drawe in my breth, for I desyre thy commaundemetes.
Ps 143:10
73%
10 Teach me to do the thinge that pleaseth the, for thou art my God: let thy louynge sprete lede me forth vnto the londe of rightuousnesse.
Ps 119:105
72%
105 Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete & a light vnto my pathes.
Ps 119:24
72%
24 In thy testimonies is my delite, they are my councelers.
Ps 119:97
72%
97 O what a loue haue I vnto thy lawe? all the daye longe is my talkynge of it.
Ps 25:4
72%
4 Shewe me thy wayes (o LORDE) & teach me thy pathes.