Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 47:1 | The title of the seuene and fourtithe salm. The song of salm, of the sones of Chore. |
| 47:2 | The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; in the citee of oure God, in the hooli hil of hym. |
| 47:3 | It is foundid in the ful out ioiyng of al erthe; the hil of Syon; the sidis of the north, the citee of the greet kyng. |
| 47:4 | God schal be knowun in the housis therof; whanne he schal take it. |
| 47:5 | For lo! the kyngis of erthe weren gaderid togidere; thei camen into o place. |
| 47:6 | Thei seynge so wondriden; thei weren disturblid, thei weren mouyd togidere, tremblyng took hem. |
| 47:7 | There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child; |
| 47:8 | in a greet spirit thou schalt al to-breke the schippis of Tharsis. |
| 47:9 | As we herden, so we sien, in the citee of the Lord of vertues, in the citee of oure God; God hath foundid that citee with outen ende. |
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.