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The Great Bible 1539
| 41:1 | To the chaunter, a Psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that consydreth the poore the Lorde shall delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble. |
| 41:2 | The Lorde preserue hym, & kepe him aliue: that he maye be blessed vpon earth, & delyuer not thou hym in to the wyll of hys enemyes. |
| 41:3 | The Lord comforte hym, when he lyeth syck vpon hys bedd: make thou all his bedd in his sicknesse. |
| 41:4 | I sayde: Lord be mercyfull vnto me, heale my soule, for I haue synned agaynst the. |
| 41:5 | Myne enemyes speake euell of me: when shall he dye, & hys name perish? |
| 41:6 | And yf he come to se me, he speaketh vanite, & his hart conceaueth falshode within him selfe: & whan he commeth forth, he telleth it. |
| 41:7 | All myne enemyes whisper together agaynst me: euen agaynst me do they ymagin this euell. |
| 41:8 | Let the sentence of giltynesse proceade agaynst him: & now that he lyeth, let him ryse vp nomore. |
| 41:9 | Yee, euen mine awne familier frend whom I trusted (whych dyd also eate of my bred) hath layed greate wayte for me. |
| 41:10 | But be thou mercyfull vnto me (O Lord) rayse thou me vp agayne, and I shall rewarde them. |
| 41:11 | By this I know thou fauourest me, that my enemye doth not triumphe agaynst me. |
| 41:12 | And whan I am in my health, thou vpholdest me, and shalt set me before thy face for euer. |
| 41:13 | Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel, worlde wythout ende, Amen, and Amen. |
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."