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Bishops Bible 1568
| 19:1 | The heauens declare the glorie of God: and the firmament sheweth his handy worke |
| 19:2 | A day occasioneth talke therof vnto a day: and a night teacheth knoweledge vnto a nyght |
| 19:3 | (19:3a) No language, no wordes, no voyce of theirs is hearde |
| 19:4 | (19:3b) yet their sounde goeth into all landes, and their wordes into the endes of the worlde. (19:4a) In them he hath set a tabernacle for the sunne |
| 19:5 | (19:4b) which commeth foorth as a bridegrome out of his chamber, and reioyceth as a giaunt to runne his course |
| 19:6 | (19:5) His settyng foorth is from the vtmost part of heauen, and his circuite vnto the vtmost part therof: and there is nothing hyd from his heat |
| 19:7 | (19:6) The lawe of God is perfect, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of God is sure, and geueth wisdome vnto the simple |
| 19:8 | (19:7) The statutes of God are right, and reioyce the heart: the commaundement of God is pure, and geueth light vnto the eyes |
| 19:9 | (19:8) The feare of God is sincere, & endureth for euer: the iudgementes of God are trueth, they be iust in all poyntes |
| 19:10 | (19:9) They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe |
| 19:11 | (19:10) Moreouer, by them thy seruaunt is well aduertised: and in kepyng of them there is a great rewarde |
| 19:12 | (19:11) Who can knowe his owne errours? Oh cleanse thou me from those that I am not priuie of |
| 19:13 | (19:12) Kepe thy seruaunt also from presumptuous sinnes let them not raigne ouer me: so I shall be perfect & voyde from all haynous offence |
| 19:14 | (19:13) Let the wordes of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O God: my strength and my redeemer |
Bishops Bible 1568
The Bishops' Bible was produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568. It was substantially revised in 1572, and the 1602 edition was prescribed as the base text for the King James Bible completed in 1611. The thorough Calvinism of the Geneva Bible offended the Church of England, to which almost all of its bishops subscribed. They associated Calvinism with Presbyterianism, which sought to replace government of the church by bishops with government by lay elders. However, they were aware that the Great Bible of 1539 , which was the only version then legally authorized for use in Anglican worship, was severely deficient, in that much of the Old Testament and Apocrypha was translated from the Latin Vulgate, rather than from the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. In an attempt to replace the objectionable Geneva translation, they circulated one of their own, which became known as the Bishops' Bible.