Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 149:1 | The `title of the hundrid and nyne and fourtithe salm. Alleluya. Synge ye to the Lord a newe song; hise heriyng be in the chirche of seyntis. |
| 149:2 | Israel be glad in hym that made hym; and the douytris of Syon make ful out ioye in her king. |
| 149:3 | Herie thei his name in a queer; seie thei salm to hym in a tympan, and sautre. |
| 149:4 | For the Lord is wel plesid in his puple; and he hath reisid mylde men in to heelthe. |
| 149:5 | Seyntis schulen make ful out ioye in glorie; thei schulen be glad in her beddis. |
| 149:6 | The ful out ioiyngis of God in the throte of hem; and swerdis scharp on `ech side in the hondis of hem. |
| 149:7 | To do veniaunce in naciouns; blamyngis in puplis. |
| 149:8 | To bynde the kyngis of hem in stockis; and the noble men of hem in yrun manaclis. |
| 149:9 | That thei make in hem doom writun; this is glorye to alle hise seyntis. |
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.