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The Bishops' Bible (1568)
Bishop
King James Version
KJV
[1] I wyll alway blesse God: his prayse shall euer be in my mouth [1]I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
[2]My soule shal glory in God: the humble shall heare therof and be glad [2]My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
[3]Magnifie God with me: and let vs exalt his name [all] together [3]O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
[4]Carefully I sought God, & he hearde me: yea he deliuered me out of all my feare [4]I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
[5]Let them turne their eyes on him, and make speede to come vnto hym: and their faces shall not be ashamed [5]They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
[6][Lo] this same poore man hath cryed: and God hath hearde hym, and saued hym out of all his troubles [6]This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
[7]The angell of God campeth rounde about them that feare hym: and deliuereth them [7]The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
[8]O taste and see how gracious God is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him [8]O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
[9]Feare God ye that be his saintes: for they that feare him lacke nothing [9]O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
[10]Young Lions do lacke and suffer hunger: but they whiche seeke God, shall want no maner of thing that is good [10]The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
[11]Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of God [11]Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
[12]What man is he that listeth to liue: [and] woulde fayne see good dayes [12]What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
[13]Kepe thy tongue from euill: and thy lippes that they speake no guyle [13]Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
[14]Eschewe euill & do good: seeke peace and ensue it [14]Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
[15]The eyes of God [are] ouer the righteous: and his eares [are open] vnto their prayers [15]The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
[16]The countenaunce of God is against them that do euill: to roote out the remembraunce of them from of the earth [16]The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
[17]The righteous crye, and God heareth them: and deliuereth them out of all their troubles [17]The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
[18]God is nye vnto them that are of a contrite heart: and saueth such as be of an humble spirite [18]The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
[19]Great are the troubles of the righteous: but God deliuereth him out of all [19]Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
[20]He kepeth all his bones: so that no one of them is broken [20]He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
[21]Malice shal put the vngodly to death: and they that hate the righteous, shalbe brought to naught [21]Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
[22]God redeemeth the soules of his seruauntes: and al they that put their trust in him, shall not be brought to naught [22]The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Source: studybible.org
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