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The Great Bible 1539
| 1:1 | Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the councel of the vngodly, ner stonde in the waye of sinners, & hath not sytt in the seate of the scornefull. |
| 1:2 | But hys delyte is in the lawe of the Lorde: and in his lawe will he exercise him selfe daye & night. |
| 1:3 | And he shalbe lyke a tre planted by the watersyde, that wyll brynge forth hys frute in due season. His leafe also shall not wither: & loke whatsoeuer he doth, it shall prospere. |
| 1:4 | As for the vngodly, is it not so wt them: but they are lyke the chafe which the wynde scatered awaye. |
| 1:5 | Therfore, the vngodly shall nott be able to stande in the iudgment, nether the synners in the congregacion of the ryghtewes. |
| 1:6 | But the Lorde knoweth the waye of the ryghtewes, and the waye of the vngodly shall peryshe. |
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."