Textus Receptus Bibles
The Great Bible 1539
| 13:1 | To the chaunter, a Psalme of Dauid. Howe longe wylt thou forget me (O Lorde) for euer? howe longe wylt thou hyde thy face fro me? |
| 13:2 | Howe longe shall I seke councell in my soule? & be so vexed in myne hert? howe longe shall myne enemye triumphe ouer me? |
| 13:3 | Consydre, and heare me (O Lorde my God) lyghten myne eyes, that I sleape not in death. |
| 13:4 | Lest myne enemye saye: I haue preuayled agaynst hym: for yf I be cast downe, they that trouble me wyll reioyse at it. |
| 13:5 | But my trust is in thy mercy, and my hert is ioyfull in thy saluacyon. |
| 13:6 | I wyll synge of the Lord because he hath dealt so louyngly wyth me. |
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."