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King James Bible 1611
| 4:1 | [To the chiefe Musician on Neginoth, A Psalme of Dauid.] Heare me, when I call, O God of my righteousnesse: thou hast inlarged mee when I was in distresse, haue mercy vpon me, and heare my prayer. |
| 4:2 | O ye sonnes of men, how long will yee turne my glory into shame? how long will yee loue vanitie, and seeke after leasing? Selah. |
| 4:3 | But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly, for himselfe: the Lord will heare when I call vnto him. |
| 4:4 | Stand in awe, and sinne not: commune with your owne heart vpon your bed, and be still. Selah. |
| 4:5 | Offer the sacrifices of righteousnesse, and put your trust in the Lord. |
| 4:6 | There be many that say, Who wil shew vs any good? Lord lift thou vp the light of thy countenance vpon vs. |
| 4:7 | Thou hast put gladnesse in my heart, more then in the time that their corne and their wine increased. |
| 4:8 | I will both lay mee downe in peace, and sleepe: for thou Lord only makest me dwell in safetie. |
King James Bible 1611
The commissioning of the King James Bible took place at a conference at the Hampton Court Palace in London England in 1604. When King James came to the throne he wanted unity and stability in the church and state, but was well aware that the diversity of his constituents had to be considered. There were the Papists who longed for the English church to return to the Roman Catholic fold and the Latin Vulgate. There were Puritans, loyal to the crown but wanting even more distance from Rome. The Puritans used the Geneva Bible which contained footnotes that the king regarded as seditious. The Traditionalists made up of Bishops of the Anglican Church wanted to retain the Bishops Bible.
The king commissioned a new English translation to be made by over fifty scholars representing the Puritans and Traditionalists. They took into consideration: the Tyndale New Testament, the Matthews Bible, the Great Bible and the Geneva Bible. The great revision of the Bible had begun. From 1605 to 1606 the scholars engaged in private research. From 1607 to 1609 the work was assembled. In 1610 the work went to press, and in 1611 the first of the huge (16 inch tall) pulpit folios known today as "The 1611 King James Bible" came off the printing press.