Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 57:1 | The title of the seuene and fiftithe salm. `In Ebreu thus, To victorie; `lese thou not the swete song, ether the semely salm, of Dauid. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomere, that thou lese not Dauid, meke and simple. |
| 57:2 | Forsothe if ye speken riytfulnesse verili; ye sones of men, deme riytfuli. |
| 57:3 | For in herte ye worchen wickidnesse in erthe; youre hondis maken redi vnriytfulnessis. |
| 57:4 | Synneris weren maad aliens fro the wombe; thei erriden fro the wombe, thei spaken false thingis. |
| 57:5 | Woodnesse is to hem, bi the licnesse of a serpent; as of a deef snake, and stoppynge hise eeris. |
| 57:6 | Which schal not here the vois of charmeris; and of a venym makere charmynge wiseli. |
| 57:7 | God schal al to-breke the teeth of hem in her mouth; the Lord schal breke togidere the greet teeth of liouns. |
| 57:8 | Thei schulen come to nouyt, as water rennynge awei; he bente his bouwe, til thei ben maad sijk. |
| 57:9 | As wexe that fletith awei, thei schulen be takun awei; fier felle aboue, and thei siyen not the sunne. |
| 57:10 | Bifore that youre thornes vndurstoden the ramne; he swolewith hem so in ire, as lyuynge men. |
| 57:11 | The iust man schal be glad, whanne he schal se veniaunce; he schal waische hise hondis in the blood of a synner. |
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.