Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 83:1 | The title of the thre and eiytetithe salm. The salm of the sones of Chore. |
| 83:2 | Lord of vertues, thi tabernaclis ben greetli loued; |
| 83:3 | my soule coueitith, and failith in to the porchis of the Lord. Myn herte and my fleische; ful out ioyeden in to quyk God. |
| 83:4 | For whi a sparewe fyndith an hous to it silf; and a turtle fyndith a neste to it silf, where it `schal kepe hise bryddis. Lord of vertues, thin auteris; my king, and my God. |
| 83:5 | Lord, blessid ben thei that dwellen in thin hous; thei schulen preise thee in to the worldis of worldis. |
| 83:6 | Blessid is the man, whos help is of thee; he hath disposid stiyngis in his herte, |
| 83:7 | in the valei of teeris, in the place which he hath set. |
| 83:8 | For the yyuer of the lawe schal yyue blessyng, thei schulen go fro vertu in to vertu; God of goddis schal be seyn in Sion. |
| 83:9 | Lord God of vertues, here thou my preier; God of Jacob, perseyue thou with eeris. |
| 83:10 | God, oure defender, biholde thou; and biholde in to the face of thi crist. |
| 83:11 | For whi o dai in thin hallis is bettere; than a thousynde. I chees to be `an out cast in the hous of my God; more than to dwelle in the tabernaclis of synneris. |
| 83:12 | For God loueth merci and treuthe; the Lord schal yyue grace and glorie. |
| 83:13 | He schal not depriue hem fro goodis, that gon in innocence; Lord of vertues, blessid is the man, that hopith in thee. |
| 83:14 | n/a |
| 83:15 | n/a |
| 83:16 | n/a |
| 83:17 | n/a |
| 83:18 | 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.