Psalms 119:49

Coverdale Bible (1535)

O thynke vpon thy seruaunt as concernynge yi worde, wherin thou hast caused me to put my trust.

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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

2 Sam 7:25 : 25 Stablish now ye worde therfore for euer (O LORDE God) which thou hast spoke ouer thy seruaunt & ouer his house, & do acordinge as thou hast sayde.
Ps 71:14 : 14 Let me go in (o LORDE God) & I wil make mencion of thy power and rightuousnesse only.
Ps 119:74 : 74 They that feare the, wil be glad when they se me, because I put my trust in thy worde.
Ps 119:81 : 81 My soule longeth for thy sauynge health, for my trust is in thy worde.
Ps 106:45 : 45 He thought vpo his couenaunt, and pitied the, acordinge vnto the multitude of his mercies.
Ps 119:43 : 43 O take not ye worde of treuth vtterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in thy iudgmentes.
Ps 119:147 : 147 Early in ye mornynge do I crie vnto the, for in thy worde is my trust.
Isa 62:6 : 6 I wil set watchme vpo thy walles (o Ierusalem) which shall nether ceasse daye nor night, to preach ye LORDE. And ye also shall not kepe him close,
Rom 15:13 : 13 The God off hope fyll you wt all ioye and peace in beleuynge, yt ye maye be plenteous in hope thorow ye power of the holy goost.
1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Wherfore gyrde op the loynes off youre mynde, be sober, and trust perfectly on the grace that is brought vnto you, by the declarynge of Iesus Christ,
1 Pet 1:21 : 21 which thorow him beleue on God, that raysed him vp from the deed, and hath geue him the glory, that ye might haue faith & hope in God:
Ps 105:2 : 2 O let youre songes be of him: prayse him, and let youre talkynge be of all his wonderous workes.
Ps 105:42 : 42 For why, he remembred his holy promyse which he had made vnto Abraham his seruaunt.
Ps 106:4 : 4 Remembre vs (o LORDE) acordinge to the fauoure that thou bearest vnto thy people: o vyset vs wt thy sauinge health.
Job 7:7 : 7 O remembre, that my life is but a wynde, ad that myne eye shal nomore se the pleasures
Gen 32:9 : 9 Iacob sayde morouer: O God of my father Abraha, God of my father Isaac, LORDE thou that saydest vnto me: Departe agayne to thine owne londe and to thy kynred, and I wyl do the good:
2 Sam 5:2 : 2 And afore tyme wha Saul was kynge ouer vs, thou leddest Israel out and in. So the LORDE hath sayde: Thou shalt kepe my people of Israel, and shalt be the duke ouer Israel.
Gen 8:1 : 1 Then God remembred Noe and all the beastes, and all the catell that were with him in the Arcke, and caused a wynde to come vpon the earth: and ye waters ceassed,

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:50
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50 For it is my comforte in my trouble, yee thy worde quyckeneth me.
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21 Whyle I cosidre these thinges in my hert, I get a hope agayne.
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38 O stablish thy worde in thy seruaunt, yt I maye feare the.
Ps 119:76
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76 O let thy mercifull kyndnesse be my comforte, acordinge to the promyse that thou hast made vnto thy seruaunt.
Ps 119:81-82
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81 My soule longeth for thy sauynge health, for my trust is in thy worde.
82 Myne eyes loge sore for thy worde, sayege: Oh when wilt thou coforte me?
Ps 119:73-74
2 verses
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73 Thy hades haue made me and fashioned me, O geue me vnderstondinge, that I maye lerne thy commaundementes.
74 They that feare the, wil be glad when they se me, because I put my trust in thy worde.
Ps 119:166
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166 LORDE, I loke for yi sauynge health, & do after thy comaundemetes.
Ps 119:114
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114 Thou art my defence & shylde, my trust is in thy worde.
Ps 119:116-117
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116 O stablish me acordinge vnto thy worde, yt I maye lyue, & let me not be disapoynted of my hope.
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Ps 119:40-43
4 verses
74%
40 Beholde, my delite is in thy commaudemetes, o quycke me in thy rightuousnesse.
41 Let thy louynge mercy come vnto me (o LORDE) and thy sauynge health acordinge vnto thy worde.
42 That I maye geue answere vnto my blasphemers, for my trust is in yi worde.
43 O take not ye worde of treuth vtterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in thy iudgmentes.
Ps 119:147
73%
147 Early in ye mornynge do I crie vnto the, for in thy worde is my trust.
Ps 39:7
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7 Sela. Yee euery man walketh as it were a shadowe, and disquieteth him self in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, and can not tell to whom he gathereth them.
Ps 119:16-17
2 verses
73%
16 My delite shalbe in thy statutes, I will not forget thy wordes.
17 O do well vnto thy seruaunt, that I maye lyue and kepe thy wordes.
Ps 119:47-48
2 verses
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47 My delite shalbe in thy commaundementes, which I loue.
48 My hondes also will I lift vp vnto thy commaundemetes which I loue, & my talkynge shalbe of thy statutes.
Ps 119:153-154
2 verses
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153 O considre my aduersite, & delyuer me, for I do not forget thy lawe.
154 Manteyne thou my cause and defende me, quycken me acordinge vnto thy worde.
Ps 119:52
73%
52 I remembre thy euerlastinge iudgmentes (o LORDE) and am comforted.
Ps 119:65-66
2 verses
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65 O LORDE, thou hast dealt frendly with thy seruaunt, acordinge vnto thy worde.
66 O lerne me kyndnesse, nourtoure & knowlege, for I beleue thy commaundementes.
Ps 119:55-56
2 verses
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55 I thynke vpon thy name (o LORDE) in the night season, and kepe thy lawe.
56 It is myne owne, for I kepe thy commaundementes.
Ps 38:15
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15 For in the (O LORDE) is my trust, thou shalt heare me, O LORDE my God.
Ps 130:5
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5 I loke for the LORDE, my soule doth wayte for him, and in his worde is my trust.
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139 My zele hath euen consumed me, because myne enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
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Ps 119:124-125
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124 O deale with thy seruaunt acordinge vnto thy louynge mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
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Ps 119:93
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93 I wil neuer forget thy comaundementes, for with the thou quyckenest me.
Ps 71:5
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5 I haue leaned vpo ye euer sens I was borne, thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe, therfore is my prayse allwaye of the.
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49 What man is he that lyueth, and shal not se death? Maye a ma delyuer his owne soule from the honde of hell?
50 Sela. LORDE, where are thy olde louynge kyndnesses, which thou sworest vnto Dauid in thy trueth?
Ps 119:11
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11 Thy wordes haue I hyd within my herte, yt I shulde not synne agaynst the.
Ps 119:58
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58 I make myne humble peticion in thy presence wt my whole herte, o be mercifull vnto me acordinge vnto yi worde.
Ps 119:159
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159 Considre (LORDE) how I loue thy comaundementes, O quycken me wt thy louinge kyndnesse.
Ps 33:22
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22 Let thy mercifull kyndnesse (o LORDE) be vpon vs, like as we put oure trust in the.
Ps 143:8
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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 106:4
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4 Remembre vs (o LORDE) acordinge to the fauoure that thou bearest vnto thy people: o vyset vs wt thy sauinge health.
Ps 119:176
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176 I go astraye, like a shepe that is lost: Oh seke thy seruaunt, for I do not forget thy commaundementes.
Ps 119:143
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143 Trouble and heuynesse haue take holde vpo me, yet is my delite in thy commaundementes.
Ps 119:107
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107 I am troubled aboue measure, quycken me (o LORDE) acordinge vnto thy worde.
Ps 143:5
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5 Yet do I remebre the tymes past, I muse vpo all yi workes, yee I exercise my self in the workes of thy hondes.