Textus Receptus Bibles
The Great Bible 1539
| 84:1 | To the chaunter vpon Githith, a Psalme of the sonnes of Corah. O how amyable are thy dwellynges, thou Lorde of Hostes? |
| 84:2 | My soule hath a desyre and longinge to entre into the courtes of the Lorde: my hert and my flesh reioyse in the liuyng God. |
| 84:3 | Yee, the sparow hath founde her an house, and the swalowe a nest, where she may laye her yonge: euen thy aulters O Lorde of Hostes, my kynge and my God. |
| 84:4 | Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, they wilbe all waye praysyng the. Sela. |
| 84:5 | Blessed is that man whose strength is in the, in whose herte are thy wayes. |
| 84:6 | Whych goinge thorow the vale of misery vse it for a well, and the pooles are fylled with water. |
| 84:7 | They wyll go from strength, and vnto the God of Goddes appeareth euery one of them in Sion. |
| 84:8 | O Lorde God of Hostes, heare my prayer: herken O God of Iacob. Sela. |
| 84:9 | Behold O God oure defender, and loke vpon the face of thyne anoynted. |
| 84:10 | For one daye in thy courtes is better then a thousande. |
| 84:11 | I had rather be a dore keper in the house of my God, then to dwell in the tentes of vngodlynesse. |
| 84:12 | For the Lorde God is a lyght and defence, the Lorde will geue grace and worshype, and no good thynge shall he wytholde from them that lyue a godly lyfe. O Lord God of Hostes, blessed is the man, that putteth his trust in the. |
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."