Psalms 150:3

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Prayse him in the sounde of the trompet, prayse him vpo the lute and harpe.

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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 33:2 : 2 Prayse the LORDE with harpe: synge psalmes vnto him with the lute and instrument of ten strynges.
Ps 149:3 : 3 Let them prayse his name in the dauce, let them synge prayses vnto him with tabrettes and harpes.
1 Chr 15:24 : 24 But Sachania, Iosaphat, Nathaneel, Amasai, Zacharias, Benaia, Elieser the prestes, blewe the trompettes before ye Arke of God. And Obed Edom and Iehia were dorekepers of the Arke.
1 Chr 15:28 : 28 Thus all Israel brought vp the Arke of the couenaunt of the LORDE with myrth, with trompettes, tabrettes, & loude Cymbales, with psalteries and harpes.
1 Chr 16:42 : 42 And with them Heman & Iedithun to stryke vpon the tabrettes and Cymbales, and the musicall instrumentes of God. As for the childre of Iedithun, he made them dorekepers.
Ps 81:2-3 : 2 Take ye psalme, brynge hither the tabret, the mery harpe & lute. 3 Blowe vp the tropettes in the new Moone, vpon or solepne feast daye.
Ps 92:3 : 3 Vpon an instrumet of ten strynges, vpon the lute and with a songe vpon the harpe.
Ps 98:5-6 : 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 108:2 : 2 Awake (o my glory) awake lute & harpe, I my selfe will awake right early.
Num 10:10 : 10 Like wyse whan ye are mery, and in youre feast dayes, & in youre new Monethes, ye shal blowe with the trompettes ouer youre burntsacrifices & healthofferinges, yt it maie be a remembraunce vnto you before youre God. I am the LORDE youre God.
Dan 3:5 : 5 that whe ye heare the noyse off the trompettes, which shalbe blowne, wt ye harpes, shawmes, Psalteries, Symphonies and all maner off Musick: ye fall downe and worshipe the golden ymage, yt Nabuchodonosor the kynge hath set vp.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 150:4-6
3 verses
90%
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 33:1-3
3 verses
86%
1 Reioyse in ye LORDE (o ye rightuous) for it becommeth well the iust to be thankfull.
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 149:3
86%
3 Let them prayse his name in the dauce, let them synge prayses vnto him with tabrettes and harpes.
Ps 98:4-6
3 verses
84%
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 150:1-2
2 verses
84%
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.
Ps 92:3
83%
3 Vpon an instrumet of ten strynges, vpon the lute and with a songe vpon the harpe.
Ps 147:7
80%
7 O synge vnto ye LORDE wt thankesgeuynge, synge prayses vpo ye harpe vnto or God.
Ps 81:2
78%
2 Take ye psalme, brynge hither the tabret, the mery harpe & lute.
Ps 147:1
77%
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 149:1
77%
1 Halleluya. O synge vnto ye LORDE a new songe, let the cogregacion of sayntes prayse him.
Ps 148:1-4
4 verses
77%
1 O prayse the LORDE of heauen, prayse him in the heyth.
2 Prayse him all ye angels of his, prayse hi all his hoost.
3 Prayse him Sonne & Moone, prayse him all ye starres & light.
4 Prayse him all ye heauens, & ye waters yt be vnder the heauens.
Ps 135:3
76%
3 O prayse the LORDE, for the LORDE is gracious: o synge prayses vnto his name, for it is louely.
Ps 66:1-2
2 verses
76%
1 O be ioyfull in God (all ye lodes) synge prayses vnto the honor of his name make his prayse to be glorious.
2 Saye vnto God: O how wonderfull are thy workes? thorow the greatnesse of thy power shal thine enemies be confouded.
Ps 47:6
76%
6 O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto God: O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto oure kynge.
1 Chr 15:28
76%
28 Thus all Israel brought vp the Arke of the couenaunt of the LORDE with myrth, with trompettes, tabrettes, & loude Cymbales, with psalteries and harpes.
Ps 95:2
75%
2 Let vs come before his presence with thakesgeuynge, & shewe oure self glad in him wt psalmes.
1 Chr 13:8
74%
8 As for Dauid and all Israel, they played with all their strength before God, with songes, with harpes, with psalteries, with tabrettes, with Cymbales and trompes.
1 Chr 16:9
74%
9 O let youre songes be of him: prayse him, and let youre talkynge be of all his wonderous workes.
Ps 105:2
74%
2 O let youre songes be of him: prayse him, and let youre talkynge be of all his wonderous workes.
Job 21:12
74%
12 They beare with them tabrettes and harpes, and haue instrumentes of musick at their pleasure.
Ps 100:1-2
2 verses
74%
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:
2 Chr 20:28
74%
28 And they entred in to Ierusalem with psalteries, harpes & trompettes vnto the house of the LORDE.
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 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 71:22
74%
22 & so wolde my soule, whom thou hast delyuered.
1 Chr 15:16
74%
16 And Dauid spake vnto ye rulers of ye Leuites, that they shulde ordeyne some of their brethren to be syngers with psalteries, harpes and loude instrumentes, and Cimbales, to synge loude with ioye.
Ps 138:1
73%
1 I wil geue thakes vnto the (o LORDE) with my whole hert, euen before the goddes wil I synge prayses vnto the.
Ps 144:9
73%
9 That I maye synge a new songe vnto the (o God) & synge prayses vnto the vpon a tenstrynged lute,
Ps 148:13-14
2 verses
73%
13 Let them prayse the name of the LORDE, for his name only is excellent, and his prayse aboue heauen and earth.
14 He exalteth the horne of his people, all his sayntes shal prayse him, the children of Israel, euen the people that serueth him. Halleluya.
Dan 3:5
73%
5 that whe ye heare the noyse off the trompettes, which shalbe blowne, wt ye harpes, shawmes, Psalteries, Symphonies and all maner off Musick: ye fall downe and worshipe the golden ymage, yt Nabuchodonosor the kynge hath set vp.
Ps 113:1
73%
1 Prayse the LORDE (O ye seruauntes) O prayse the name of the LORDE.
2 Chr 29:26
73%
26 And the Leuites stode with the musicall instrumentes of Dauid, & the prestes with the trompettes.
Ps 92:1
72%
1 It is a good thinge to geue thankes vnto the LORDE, and to synge prayses vnto yi name, o most hyest.
Ps 135:1
72%
1 O prayse ye name of ye LORDE, praise it o ye seruautes of ye LORDE.
Ps 108:3
72%
3 I wil geue thakes vnto the (o LORDE) amonge the people, I wil synge prayses vnto the amonge the Heithe.
Ps 69:30
72%
30 As for me, I am poore & in heuynesse, let thy helpe defende me, o God.
2 Sam 6:5
72%
5 and Dauid and all the house of Israel played before the LORDE, with all maner of instrumentes of Pine tre, with harpes, and Psalteries, and tabrettes, and belles, and Cymbals.