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Matthew's Bible 1537
| 37:1 | At thys, my herte is astonyed, & moued out of hys place. |
| 37:2 | Heare then the sounde of hys voyce, & the noyse that goeth out of hys mouth. |
| 37:3 | He gouerneth euery thing vnder the heauen, & his lyghte reacheth vnto the ende of the worlde. |
| 37:4 | A roarynge voyce foloweth hym: for hys gloryous maiestye geueth suche a thondre clappe, that (though a man heare it) yet may he not perceiue it afterward. It geueth an horryble sounde, |
| 37:5 | when God sendeth oute hys voyce: greate thynges doth he, whiche we can not comprehende. |
| 37:6 | When he commaundeth the snow, it falleth vpon the earth: As sone as he geueth the rayne a charge, ymmedyatly the showers haue theyr strength, & fall doune. |
| 37:7 | He sendeth feare vpon euery man that they myght knowe theyr owne worckes. |
| 37:8 | The beastes crepe into theyr dennes, and take theyr reste. |
| 37:9 | Oute of the south commeth the tempest, and coulde out of the north. |
| 37:10 | At the breth of God, the frost commeth, & the waters are shed abroad. |
| 37:11 | The cloudes do theyr laboure in geuyng moystnes, the cloudes poure doune theyr rayne. |
| 37:12 | He dystrybuteth also on euerye syde, accordynge as it pleaseth hym to deale oute hys worckes, that they maye do, whatsoeuer he commaundeth them thorowe the whole worlde: |
| 37:13 | whether it be to punysh anye lande, or to do good vnto them, that seke him. |
| 37:14 | Herken vnto this (O Iob) stande styl, and considre the wonderous worckes of God. |
| 37:15 | Art thou of councel wyth God, when he doth these thinges? When he causeth the lighte to come forthe of his cloudes? |
| 37:16 | Arte thou of hys councell when he spredeth oute the cloudes? Haste thou the perfect knowledge of his wonders? |
| 37:17 | and howe thy clothes are warme, when the lande is styll thorowe the Southe wynd |
| 37:18 | Hast thou helped him to spreade oute the heauen, which is to loke vpon, as it were cast of cleare metall? |
| 37:19 | Teache vs what we shall saye vnto hym, for we are vnmete because of darcknes |
| 37:20 | Shall it be tolde hym what I saye? Shulde a man speake, or shuld he kepe it backe? |
| 37:21 | For euerye man seith not the lighte, that he kepeth cleare in the cloudes, which he clenseth when he maketh the wynde to blowe. |
| 37:22 | Goulde is brought oute of the Northe, but the prayse & honoure of Gods feare commeth from God hym self. |
| 37:23 | It is not we that can fynde oute the almighty for in power, equyte, and righteousnesse, he is hyer than can be expressed. |
| 37:24 | Seyng then that euerye body feareth him, why shuld not all wise men also stande in feare of hym. |
Matthew's Bible 1537
The Matthew Bible, also known as Matthew's Version, was first published in 1537 by John Rogers, under the pseudonym "Thomas Matthew". It combined the New Testament of William Tyndale, and as much of the Old Testament as he had been able to translate before being captured and put to death, with the translations of Myles Coverdale as to the balance of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha, except the Apocryphal Prayer of Manasses. It is thus a vital link in the main sequence of English Bible translations.