Textus Receptus Bibles
The Great Bible 1539
| 2:1 | Why do the Heythen so furiouslye rage together? and why do the people ymagyne a vayne thynge? |
| 2:2 | The kynges of the erth stande vp, and the rulers take councell together agaynst the Lorde, and agaynst hys anoynted. |
| 2:3 | Let vs breake theyr bondes asunder, and cast awaye theyr coardes from vs. |
| 2:4 | He that dwelleth in heauen shall laugh them to scorne: the Lorde shall haue them in derisyon. |
| 2:5 | Then shall he speake vnto them in hys wrath, and vexe them in hys sore displeasure. |
| 2:6 | Yet haue I set my kynge vpon my holy hyll of Syon. |
| 2:7 | I wyll preach the lawe, wherof the Lorde hath sayd vnto me: thou arte my sonne, thys daye haue I begotten the. |
| 2:8 | Desyre of me, and I shall geue the, the Heythen for thyne enheritaunce, & the vtmost partes of the erthe for thy possessyon. |
| 2:9 | Thou shalt bruse them with a rodd of yron, and breake them in peces lyke a potters vessell. |
| 2:10 | Be wyse nowe therfore, O ye kinges, be warned, ye that are iudges of the earth. |
| 2:11 | Serue the Lorde in feare, and reioyse. with reuerence. |
| 2:12 | Kysse the sonne, lest he be angrye, & so ye perysshe from the waye, yf his wrath be kyndled (yee but a lytle) blessed are all they that put theyr trust in hym. |
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."