Textus Receptus Bibles
The Great Bible 1539
| 61:1 | To the chaunter in the melodies of Dauid. Heare my cryeng (O God) geue eare vnto my prayer. |
| 61:2 | From the endes of the earth will I call vnto the, when my hert is in heuynes: |
| 61:3 | Oh sett me vp vpon the rocke that is hyer then I. For thou hast bene my hope, and a strong tower for me against the enemye. |
| 61:4 | I wyll dwell in thy tabernacle for euer, and my trust shalbe vnder the couering of thy wynges Sela. |
| 61:5 | For thou, O Lord, hast herde my desyres, and hast geuen an heritage vnto those that feare thy name. |
| 61:6 | Thou shalt graunt the kyng a longe lyfe, that hys yeares may endure thorow out all generacions. |
| 61:7 | He shall dwell before God for euer: O prepare thy louynge mercy & faythfulnes that they may preserue him. |
| 61:8 | So will I allwaye synge prayse vnto thy name, that I maye dayly perfourme my vowes. |
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."