Psalms 147:7

Coverdale Bible (1535)

O synge vnto ye LORDE wt thankesgeuynge, synge prayses vpo ye harpe vnto or God.

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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
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Referenced Verses

Ps 95:1-2 : 1 O come, let vs prayse the LORDE, let vs hertely reioyse in the strength of oure saluacion. 2 Let vs come before his presence with thakesgeuynge, & shewe oure self glad in him wt psalmes.
Ps 107:21-22 : 21 O that men wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the wonders that he doth for the children of men. 22 That they wolde offre vnto him the sacrifice of thankesgeuynge, and tell out his workes with gladnes.
Rev 5:8-9 : 8 And when he had taken the boke, the foure beestes and the xxiiij. elders fell downe before the lambe, hauinge harpes and golden vialles full of odoures (which are ye prayers of the sayntes) 9 and they songe a newe songe saynge: thou art worthy to take the boke & to ope the seales therof: for thou wast kylled, and hast redemed vs by thy bloud, out of all kynreddes, and toges, and people, and nacions, 10 & hast made vs vnto or God, kynges and prestes, and we shal raygne on ye earth.
Exod 15:20-21 : 20 And Miriam the prophetisse, Aarons sister, toke a tymbrell in hir hande, and all the women folowed out after her with timbrels in a daunse. 21 And Miriam sange before the: O let vs synge vnto the LORDE, for he hath done gloriously, man and horse hath he ouerthrowne in the see.
Ps 47:6-7 : 6 O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto God: O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto oure kynge. 7 For God is kynge of all the earth, O synge prayses vnto him with vnderstondinge.
Ps 68:32 : 32 Synge vnto God, o ye kyngdomes of the earth: o synge prayses vnto the LORDE.
Ps 92:1-3 : 1 It is a good thinge to geue thankes vnto the LORDE, and to synge prayses vnto yi name, o most hyest. 2 To tell of thy louynge kyndnesse early in the mornynge, and of thy trueth in the night season. 3 Vpon an instrumet of ten strynges, vpon the lute and with a songe vpon the harpe.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 33:2-3
2 verses
83%
2 Prayse the LORDE with harpe: synge psalmes vnto him with the lute and instrument of ten strynges.
3 Singe him a new songe, yee synge lustely vnto him & with a good corage.
Ps 98:4-6
3 verses
83%
4 He hath remembred his mercy and trueth towarde the house of Israel: so that all the endes of the worlde se the sauynge health of oure God.
5 Shewe youre self ioyfull vnto the LORDE all ye londes, synge, reioyse and geue thankes.
6 Prayse the LORDE vpon the harpe, synge to the harpe with a psalme of thankesgeuynge.
Ps 147:1
81%
1 O prayse the LORDE, for it is a good thinge to synge prayses vnto or God: yee a ioyfull and pleasaunt thinge is it to be thankfull.
Ps 47:6-7
2 verses
80%
6 O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto God: O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto oure kynge.
7 For God is kynge of all the earth, O synge prayses vnto him with vnderstondinge.
Ps 150:1-6
6 verses
80%
1 Halleluya. O prayse the LORDE in his Sanctuary, prayse him in the firmament of his power.
2 Prayse him in his noble actes, prayse him in his excellet greatnesse.
3 Prayse him in the sounde of the trompet, prayse him vpo the lute and harpe.
4 Prayse him in the cymbals and daunse, prayse him vpon the strynges and pype.
5 Prayse him vpo the welltuned cymbals, prayse him vpon the loude cymbals.
6 Let euery thinge yt hath breth, prayse the LORDE. Halleluya.
Ps 92:1
78%
1 It is a good thinge to geue thankes vnto the LORDE, and to synge prayses vnto yi name, o most hyest.
Ps 107:22
78%
22 That they wolde offre vnto him the sacrifice of thankesgeuynge, and tell out his workes with gladnes.
Ps 149:3
78%
3 Let them prayse his name in the dauce, let them synge prayses vnto him with tabrettes and harpes.
Ps 92:3
78%
3 Vpon an instrumet of ten strynges, vpon the lute and with a songe vpon the harpe.
Ps 95:2
78%
2 Let vs come before his presence with thakesgeuynge, & shewe oure self glad in him wt psalmes.
Ps 100:4
77%
4 go youre waye in to his gates the with thankesgeuynge, & in to his courtes wt prayse: be thakfull vnto him, & speake good of his name.
Ps 69:30
77%
30 As for me, I am poore & in heuynesse, let thy helpe defende me, o God.
Ps 149:1
77%
1 Halleluya. O synge vnto ye LORDE a new songe, let the cogregacion of sayntes prayse him.
Ps 26:7
76%
7 That I maye shewe the voyce of thy prayse, and tell of all thy wonderous workes.
1 Chr 16:8-9
2 verses
76%
8 O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, call vpon his name, tell the people what thinges he hath done.
9 O let youre songes be of him: prayse him, and let youre talkynge be of all his wonderous workes.
Ps 7:17
76%
17 As for me, I will geue thankes vnto the LORDE for his rightuousnes sake, and wil prayse the name of the LORDE the most hyest.
Ps 75:1
76%
1 Unto the (o God) will we geue thakes, yee vnto the wyll we geue thankes,
Ps 18:49
76%
49 It is he that delyuereth me fro my cruell enemies: thou shalt lift me vp from them that ryse agaynst me, thou shalt ryd me from the wicked man.
Ps 30:4
76%
4 Synge prayses vnto the LORDE (o ye sayntes of his) geue thankes vnto him for a remembraunce of his holynesse.
Ps 105:1-2
2 verses
76%
1 O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, and call vpon his name: tell the people what thinges he hath done.
2 O let youre songes be of him: prayse him, and let youre talkynge be of all his wonderous workes.
Ps 144:9
75%
9 That I maye synge a new songe vnto the (o God) & synge prayses vnto the vpon a tenstrynged lute,
Ps 100:1-2
2 verses
75%
1 O be ioyfull in God (all ye lodes) serue the LORDE wt gladnes, come before his presence wt ioye.
2 Be ye sure, yt the LORDE he is God:
Ps 71:22
75%
22 & so wolde my soule, whom thou hast delyuered.
2 Sam 22:50
75%
50 For this cause wyl I geue thankes vnto the amonge the Heythen, and synge prayses vnto thy name.
Ps 50:14
74%
14 Offre vnto God prayse and thankesgeuynge, and paye thy vowes vnto the most hyest.
Ps 81:1
74%
1 Synge merely vnto God which is or stregth make a chearful noyse vnto ye God of Iacob.
Ps 135:3
74%
3 O prayse the LORDE, for the LORDE is gracious: o synge prayses vnto his name, for it is louely.
Ps 66:2
74%
2 Saye vnto God: O how wonderfull are thy workes? thorow the greatnesse of thy power shal thine enemies be confouded.
Ps 118:28
74%
28 Thou art my God, & I wil thanke the: thou art my God, and I wil prayse the.
Ps 106:47
74%
47 Delyuer vs (o LORDE oure God) & gather vs from amoge the Heithen: that we maye geue thankes to thy holy name, & make oure boast of thy prayse.
Ps 111:1
74%
1 I wil geue thankes vnto the LORDE with my whole herte: secretly amonge the faithfull, and in the congregacion.
Ps 116:17
74%
17 I wil offre the the sacrifice of thankes geuynge, and wil call vpon the name of the LORDE.
Ps 147:8
74%
8 Which couereth ye heauen wt cloudes, prepareth rayne for ye earth, & maketh ye grasse to growe vpon the mountaynes.
Ps 148:1
74%
1 O prayse the LORDE of heauen, prayse him in the heyth.
Ps 146:1
74%
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 138:1
74%
1 I wil geue thakes vnto the (o LORDE) with my whole hert, euen before the goddes wil I synge prayses vnto the.
Ps 57:9
73%
9 Awake (o my glory) awake lute and harpe, I my self wil awake right early.
Ps 68:4
73%
4 Oh synge vnto God, synge prayses vnto his name: magnifie him yt rydeth aboue the heaues (whose name is ye LORDE) & reioyse before hi.