Textus Receptus Bibles
Matthew's Bible 1537
| 44:1 | To the chaunter an instruccyon of the sonnes of Corah. We haue herde with our eares (O God) our fathers haue told vs, what thou hast don in their tyme of olde |
| 44:2 | Howe thou hast dryuen out the Heythen wyth thy hand, and planted them in: how thou hast destroyed the nacions and cast them out. |
| 44:3 | For they gat not the lande in possessyon thorowe their owne swearde, neyther was it their owne arme that helped them. But thy ryght hande, thyne arme and the lyght of thy countenaunce, because thou haddest a fauoure vnto them. |
| 44:4 | Thou arte the Kynge and my God, thou sendest helpe vnto Iacob. |
| 44:5 | Thorow the, wyll we ouerthrow our enemyes: and in thy name wyll we treade them vnder, that ryse vp agaynst vs. |
| 44:6 | For I wyll not trust in my bowe, it is not my sweard that shall helpe me. |
| 44:7 | But it is thou that sauest vs from our enemyes: and puttest them to confusyon that hate vs. |
| 44:8 | We wyll alway make our boast of God, and prayse thy name for euer. Selah. |
| 44:9 | But now thou forsakest vs, and puttest vs to confusyon, and goest not forth wyth oure Hostes. |
| 44:10 | Thou makest vs to turne oure backes vpon oure enemyes, so that they which hate vs spoyle our goodes. |
| 44:11 | Thou lettest vs be eaten vp lyke shepe, & scaterest vs among the Heathen. |
| 44:12 | Thou sellest thy people for naught, and takest no money for them. |
| 44:13 | Thou makeste vs to be rebuked of oure neyghboures, to be laughed to scorne & had in derision, of them that are rounde about v |
| 44:14 | Thou hast made vs, a very by word among the Heathen, and that the people shake their heades at vs. |
| 44:15 | My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face couereth me. |
| 44:16 | For the voyce of the sclaunderer and blasphemer, for the enemye and auenger. |
| 44:17 | All this is come vpon vs, and yet haue we not forgotten the ner behaued oure selues vnfaythfully in thy couenaunt. |
| 44:18 | Oure herte is not turned backe, neyther our steps gone out of thy way. |
| 44:19 | For thou hast smitten vs in the place of dragones, and couered vs with the shadow of death. |
| 44:20 | If we had forgotten the name of our God and holden vp oure handes to any straunge God. |
| 44:21 | Should not God fynde it out? for he knoweth the very secretes of the herte. |
| 44:22 | But for thy sake we are kylled all the daye longe, and are counted as shepe apoynted to be slayne. |
| 44:23 | Vp Lorde, why slepest thou? wake, and cast vs not of for euer. |
| 44:24 | Wherfore hydest thy face? wylte thou cleane forget oure mysery and oppression |
| 44:25 | For oure soule is brought low euen vnto the dust, and our bely cleueth vnto the ground |
| 44:26 | Arise O Lord, helpe vs and delyuer vs for thy mercy sake. |
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.