Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 101:1 | The title of the `hundrid and o salm. The preier of a pore man, whanne he was angwishid, and schedde out his speche bifore the Lord. |
| 101:2 | Lord, here thou my preier; and my crie come to thee. |
| 101:3 | Turne not awei thi face fro me; in what euere dai Y am troblid, bowe doun thin eere to me. In what euere day Y schal inwardli clepe thee; here thou me swiftli. |
| 101:4 | For my daies han failid as smoke; and my boonus han dried vp as critouns. |
| 101:5 | I am smytun as hei, and myn herte dried vp; for Y haue foryete to eete my breed. |
| 101:6 | Of the vois of my weilyng; my boon cleuede to my fleische. |
| 101:7 | I am maad lijk a pellican of wildirnesse; Y am maad as a niyt crowe in an hous. |
| 101:8 | I wakide; and Y am maad as a solitarie sparowe in the roof. |
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
The Wycliffe Bible is the only Bible here that was not translated from the Textus Receptus. Its inclusion here is for the Bible's historic value and for comparison in the English language.
John Wycliffe, an Oxford professor produced the first hand-written English language Bible manuscripts in the 1380's. While it is doubtful Wycliffe himself translated the versions that bear his name, he certainly can be considered the driving force behind the project. He strongly believed in having the scriptures available to the people.
Wycliffe, was well-known throughout Europe for his opposition to the teaching of the organized Church, which he believed to be contrary to the Bible. With the help of his followers (called Lollards), Wycliffe produced dozens of English language manuscript copies of the scriptures. They were translated out of the Latin Vulgate, which was the only source text available to Wycliffe. The Pope was so infuriated by his teachings and his translation of the Bible into English, that 44 years after Wycliffe died, he ordered the bones to be dug-up, crushed, and scattered in the river.