Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 145:1 | The `title of the hundred and fyue and fourtithe `salm. Alleluya. |
| 145:2 | Mi soule, herie thou the Lord; Y schal herie the Lord in my lijf, Y schal synge to my God as longe as Y schal be. Nile ye triste in princis; |
| 145:3 | nether in the sones of men, in whiche is noon helthe. |
| 145:4 | The spirit of hym schal go out, and he schal turne ayen in to his erthe; in that dai alle the thouytis of hem schulen perische. |
| 145:5 | He is blessid, of whom the God of Jacob is his helpere, his hope is in his Lord God, that made heuene and erthe; |
| 145:6 | the see, and alle thingis that ben in tho. |
| 145:7 | Which kepith treuthe in to the world, makith dom to hem that suffren wrong; yyueth mete to hem that ben hungri. The Lord vnbyndith feterid men; |
| 145:8 | the Lord liytneth blynde men. The Lord reisith men hurtlid doun; the Lord loueth iust men. |
| 145:9 | The Lord kepith comelyngis, he schal take vp a modirles child, and widewe; and he schal distrie the weies of synners. |
| 145:10 | The Lord schal regne in to the worldis; Syon, thi God schal regne in generacioun and in to generacioun. |
| 145:11 | n/a |
| 145:12 | n/a |
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| 145:15 | n/a |
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| 145:20 | n/a |
| 145:21 | 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.