Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 5:1 | The title of the fyuethe salm. To the ouercomere on the eritagis, the song of Dauid. |
| 5:2 | Lord, perseyue thou my wordis with eeris; vndurstonde thou my cry. |
| 5:3 | Mi kyng, and my God; yyue thou tent to the vois of my preier. |
| 5:4 | For, Lord, Y schal preie to thee; here thou eerly my vois. |
| 5:5 | Eerli Y schal stonde nyy thee, and Y schal se; for thou art God not willynge wickidnesse. |
| 5:6 | Nethir an yuel willid man schal dwelle bisidis thee; nethir vniust men schulen dwelle bifor thin iyen. |
| 5:7 | Thou hatist alle that worchen wickidnesse; thou schalt leese alle that speken leesyng. The Lord schal holde abhomynable a manquellere, and gileful man. |
| 5:8 | But, Lord, in the multitude of thi merci Y schal entre in to thin hows; Y schal worschipe to thin hooli temple in thi drede. |
| 5:9 | Lord, lede thou forth me in thi riytfulnesse for myn enemyes; dresse thou my weie in thi siyt. |
| 5:10 | For whi treuthe is not in her mouth; her herte is veyn. |
| 5:11 | Her throte is an opyn sepulcre, thei diden gilefuli with her tungis; God, deme thou hem. Falle thei doun fro her thouytis, vp the multitude of her wickidnessis caste thou hem doun; for, Lord, thei han terrid thee to ire. And alle that hopen in thee, be glad; thei schulen make fulli ioye with outen ende, and thou schalt dwelle in hem. |
| 5:12 | And alle that louen thi name schulen haue glorie in thee; |
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.