Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 56:1 | The title of the sixte and fiftithe salm. `In Ebreu thus, To the victorie, lese thou not the semeli song, `ether the `swete song of Dauid, `whanne he fledde fro the face of Saul in to the denne. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, For victorie, that thou lese not Dauid, meke and simple, whanne he fledde fro the face of Saul in to the denne. |
| 56:2 | God, haue thou merci on me, haue thou merci on me; for my soule tristith in thee. And Y schal hope in the schadewe of thi wyngis; til wickidnesse passe. |
| 56:3 | I schal crye to God altherhiyeste; to God that dide wel to me. |
| 56:4 | He sente fro heuene, and delyuerede me; he yaf in to schenschip hem that defoulen me. God sente his merci and his treuthe, |
| 56:5 | and delyuerede my soule fro the myddis of whelpis of liouns; Y slepte disturblid. The sones of men, the teeth of hem ben armuris and arowis; and her tunge is a scharp swerd. |
| 56:6 | God, be thou enhaunsid aboue heuenes; and thi glorie aboue al erthe. |
| 56:7 | Thei maden redi a snare to my feet; and thei greetly boweden my lijf. Thei delueden a diche bifore my face; and thei felden doun in to it. |
| 56:8 | God, myn herte is redi, myn herte is redi; Y schal singe, and Y schal seie salm. |
| 56:9 | Mi glorie, rise thou vp; sautrie and harpe, rise thou vp; Y schal rise vp eerli. |
| 56:10 | Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee among puplis; and Y schal seie salm among hethene men. |
| 56:11 | For thi merci is magnified til to heuenes; and thi treuthe til to cloudis. |
| 56:12 | God, be thou enhaunsid aboue heuenes; and thi glorie ouer al erthe. |
| 56:13 | 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.