Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 140:1 | The `title of the hundrid and fourtithe salm. `The salm `of Dauith. Lord, Y criede to thee, here thou me; yyue thou tent to my vois, whanne Y schal crye to thee. |
| 140:2 | Mi preier be dressid as encense in thi siyt; the reisyng of myn hondis be as the euentid sacrifice. |
| 140:3 | Lord, sette thou a keping to my mouth; and a dore of stonding aboute to my lippis. |
| 140:4 | Bowe thou not myn herte in to wordis of malice; to excuse excusingis in synne. With men worchinge wickidnesse; and Y schal not comyne with the chosun men of hem. |
| 140:5 | A iust man schal repreue me in mersi, and schal blame me; but the oile of a synner make not fat myn heed. For whi and yit my preier is in the wel plesaunt thingis of hem; |
| 140:6 | for the domesmen of hem ioyned to the stoon weren sopun vp. Here thei my wordis, |
| 140:7 | for tho weren myyti. As fatnesse is brokun out on the erthe; oure bonys ben scatered niy helle. Lord, Lord, |
| 140:8 | for myn iyen ben to thee, Y hopide in thee; take thou not awei my soule. |
| 140:9 | Kepe thou me fro the snare which thei ordeyneden to me; and fro the sclaundris of hem that worchen wickidnesse. Synneris schulen falle in the nett therof; |
| 140:10 | Y am aloone til Y passe. |
| 140:11 | n/a |
| 140:12 | n/a |
| 140:13 | 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.