Textus Receptus Bibles
Bishops Bible 1568
| 147:1 | Prayse ye the Lorde, for it is a good thyng: sing psalmes vnto our Lorde, for it is a pleasaunt thing, his praise is to be desired |
| 147:2 | God buildeth vp Hierusalem: he wyll gather together the Israelites that were banished |
| 147:3 | He healeth those that are broken in heart: he wrappeth vp their sorowes |
| 147:4 | He counteth the number of the starres: he geueth vnto them all names |
| 147:5 | Great is our Lorde, and great is his power: his vnderstandyng is infinite |
| 147:6 | God setteth vp the meeke: he bringeth the vngodly downe to the grounde |
| 147:7 | Syng ye vnto God with a confession: syng psalmes vpon the Harpe vnto our Lorde |
| 147:8 | Who couereth the heauen with cloudes: who prepareth rayne for the earth, who maketh grasse to growe vppon the mountaynes |
| 147:9 | He geueth vnto cattell their foode: euen vnto Rauens which call for it |
| 147:10 | He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse: he delighteth not in the legges of a man |
| 147:11 | God delyghteth in them that feare him: and in them that put their trust in his mercie |
| 147:12 | Prayse God O Hierusalem: prayse thy Lorde O Sion |
| 147:13 | For he maketh fast the barres of thy gates: he blesseth thy children within thee |
| 147:14 | He maketh peace in thy borders: he fylleth thee with good corne |
| 147:15 | He sendeth foorth his commaundement vpon the earth: his word runneth very swiftly |
| 147:16 | He geueth snowe so whyte as wooll: he scattereth the hoare frost like asshes |
| 147:17 | He casteth foorth his yse lyke fragmentes: who is able to abide his frost |
| 147:18 | He sendeth foorth his worde and melteth them: he bloweth with his winde, and the waters flowe |
| 147:19 | He declareth his worde vnto Iacob: his statutes & ordinaunces vnto Israel |
| 147:20 | He hath not dealt so with euery nation: neither haue they the knowledge of his iudgementes. Prayse ye the Lorde |
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.