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The Great Bible 1539
| 137:1 | By the waters of Babilon we sat downe and weapte, when we remembred Syon. |
| 137:2 | As for oure harpes, we hanged them vp vpon the trees, that are therin. |
| 137:3 | For they that led vs awaye captyue, requyred of vs then a songe & melody in our heuynes: synge vs one of the songes of Sion. |
| 137:4 | Howe shall we synge the Lordes songe in a straunge lande. |
| 137:5 | If I forget the, O Ierusalem, let my ryght hande forget her connynge. |
| 137:6 | If I do not remembre the, let my tong cleue to the rofe of my mouth: yee, yf I preferre not Ierusalem in my myrth. |
| 137:7 | Remembre the chyldren of Edom, O Lorde, in the daye of Ierusalem, how they sayde: downe wt it, downe with it: euen to the grounde. |
| 137:8 | O daughter of Babylon, wasted with miserye: yee, happye shall he be, that rewardeth the, as thou hast serued vs. |
| 137:9 | Blessed shall he be, that taketh thy chyldren, and throweth them agaynst the stones. |
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."