Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 58:1 | The title of the eiyte and fiftithe salm. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer, that thou lese not Dauid, meke and simple, `whanne Saul sente and kepte the hous, to slee hym. `In Ebreu thus, To the ouercomyng, leese thou not the semeli song of Dauid, and so forth. |
| 58:2 | Mi God, delyuer thou me fro myn enemyes; and delyuer thou me fro hem that risen ayens me. |
| 58:3 | Delyuer thou me fro hem that worchen wickidnesse; and saue thou me fro menquelleris. |
| 58:4 | For lo! thei han take my soule; stronge men fellen in on me. |
| 58:5 | Nethir my wickidnesse, nether my synne; Lord, Y ran with out wickidnesse, and dresside `my werkis. |
| 58:6 | Rise vp thou in to my meetyng, and se; and thou, Lord God of vertues, art God of Israel. Yyue thou tent to visite alle folkis; do thou not merci to alle that worchen wickidnesse. |
| 58:7 | Thei schulen be turned at euentid, and thei as doggis schulen suffre hungir; and thei schulen cumpas the citee. |
| 58:8 | Lo! thei schulen speke in her mouth, and a swerd in her lippis; for who herde? |
| 58:9 | And thou, Lord, schalt scorne hem; thou schalt bringe alle folkis to nouyt. |
| 58:10 | I schal kepe my strengthe to thee; |
| 58:11 | for God is myn vptaker, my God, his mercy schal come byfore me. |
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.