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The Great Bible 1539
| 21:1 | To the chaunter, a Psalme of Dauid. The kynge shall reioyce in thy strength, O Lorde, exceadynge glad shall he be of thy saluacion. |
| 21:2 | Thou hast geuen hym his hertes desyre, and hast not denyed him the request of hys lyppes. Sela. |
| 21:3 | For thou shalt preuente him with the blessynges of goodnes, and shalt set a crowne of pure golde vpon his head. |
| 21:4 | He asked lyfe of the, and thou gauest him a longe lyfe, euen for euer and euer. |
| 21:5 | Hys honoure is greate in thy saluacion: glory and greate worshyppe shalt thou laye vpon hym. |
| 21:6 | For thou shalt geue hym euerlastynge felycite, & make hym glad with the ioye of thy countenaunce. |
| 21:7 | And why? because the kynge putteth hys trust in the Lorde, and in the mercy of the most hyest he shall not my searye. |
| 21:8 | All thyne enemies shall fele thy hand: thy ryght hand shall fynde out them that hate the. |
| 21:9 | Thou shalt make them lyke a fyrye ouen in tyme of thy wrath: the Lorde shall destroye them in hys displeasure, and the fyre shall consume them. |
| 21:10 | Their frute shalt thou roote out of the earth, and theyr sede from amonge the chyldren of men. |
| 21:11 | For they intended myschefe agaynst the, and ymagined soch a deuyce, as they are not able to perfourme. |
| 21:12 | Therfore shalt thou put them to flyght, and the strynges of thy bowe shalt thou make ready agaynst the faces of them: |
| 21:13 | Be thou exalted, Lorde, in thyne awne strength: so wyll we synge and prayse thy power. |
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."