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The Great Bible 1539
| 100:1 | A Psalme for thankes geuynge. O be ioyfull in the Lorde (all ye landes) serue the Lorde with gladnes, and come before hys presence with a songe. |
| 100:2 | Be ye sure, that the Lorde he is God: |
| 100:3 | It is he that hath made vs, and not we oure selues: we are his people, and the shepe of his pasture. |
| 100:4 | O go youre waye into hys gates with thanckesgeuyng, and into his courtes wyth prayse: be thankfull vnto hym, and speake good of hys name. |
| 100:5 | For the Lorde is gracyous, hys mercy is euerlastynge, and his treuth endureth from generacion to generacion. |
The Great Bible 1539
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell directed the clergy to provide "one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and read it."