Textus Receptus Bibles
The Great Bible 1539
| 126:1 | A songe of the stayres. When the Lord turned agayne the captiuyte of Sion, then were we lyke vnto them that dreame. |
| 126:2 | Then was oure mouth fylled with laughter, and oure tonge with ioye. |
| 126:3 | Then sayd they amonge the Heathen: the Lorde hath done greate thynges for them. |
| 126:4 | Yee, the Lorde hath done greate thynges for vs all ready, wherof we reioyse. |
| 126:5 | Turne oure captyuite, O Lorde, as the ryuers in the south. |
| 126:6 | They that sowe in teares, shall reape in ioye. He that nowe goeth in hys waye wepynge and beareth forth good sede, shall doutheles come agayne wyth ioye, and brynge hys sheaues with him. |
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."