Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 10:1 | The title of the tenthe salm. To the victorie of Dauid. |
| 10:2 | I triste in the Lord; hou seien ye to my soule, Passe thou ouere in to an hil, as a sparowe doith? |
| 10:3 | For lo! synneris han bent a bouwe; thei han maad redi her arowis in an arowe caas; `for to schete in derknesse riytful men in herte. |
| 10:4 | For thei han distryed, whom thou hast maad perfit; but what dide the riytful man? |
| 10:5 | The Lord is in his hooli temple; he is Lord, his seete is in heuene. Hise iyen biholden on a pore man; hise iyelidis axen the sones of men. |
| 10:6 | The Lord axith a iust man, and vnfeithful man; but he, that loueth wickidnesse, hatith his soule. |
| 10:7 | He schal reyne snaris on `synful men; fier, brymston, and the spirit of tempestis ben the part of the cuppe of hem. |
| 10:8 | For the Lord is riytful, and louede riytfulnessis; his cheer siy equite, `ethir euennesse. |
| 10:9 | n/a |
| 10:10 | n/a |
| 10:11 | n/a |
| 10:12 | n/a |
| 10:13 | n/a |
| 10:14 | n/a |
| 10:15 | n/a |
| 10:16 | n/a |
| 10:17 | n/a |
| 10:18 | n/a |
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
The Wycliffe Bible is the only Bible here that was not translated from the Textus Receptus. Its inclusion here is for the Bible's historic value and for comparison in the English language.
John Wycliffe, an Oxford professor produced the first hand-written English language Bible manuscripts in the 1380's. While it is doubtful Wycliffe himself translated the versions that bear his name, he certainly can be considered the driving force behind the project. He strongly believed in having the scriptures available to the people.
Wycliffe, was well-known throughout Europe for his opposition to the teaching of the organized Church, which he believed to be contrary to the Bible. With the help of his followers (called Lollards), Wycliffe produced dozens of English language manuscript copies of the scriptures. They were translated out of the Latin Vulgate, which was the only source text available to Wycliffe. The Pope was so infuriated by his teachings and his translation of the Bible into English, that 44 years after Wycliffe died, he ordered the bones to be dug-up, crushed, and scattered in the river.