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The Bishops' Bible (1568)
Bishop
King James Version
KJV
[1]Whosoeuer sitteth vnder the couer of the most highest: he shal abide vnder the shadowe of the almightie [1]He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
[2]I wyll say vnto God, thou art my hope and my fortresse: my Lorde, in whom I wyll trust [2]I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
[3]For he wyll delyuer thee from the snare of the hunter: and from the noysome pestilence [3]Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
[4]He wyll couer thee vnder his wynges, & thou shalt be safe vnder his fethers: his faythfulnesse shalbe thy shielde and buckler [4]He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
[5]Thou shalt not be afrayde of any terrour of the nyght: nor of any arrowe that sleeth by day [5]Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
[6]Nor of any pestilence that walketh in the darknesse: nor of any deadly fyt that destroyeth at hygh noone [6]Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
[7]A thousande shall fall beside thee, and ten thousande at thy ryght hande: but it shall not come nygh thee [7]A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
[8]Thou only with thine eyes shalt beholde: & see the rewarde of the vngodly [8]Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
[9]For thou O God art my hope: thou hast set thine habitation very hygh [9]Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
[10]There shall no euyll lyght on thee: neither shall any plague come nye thy dwellyng [10]There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
[11]For he wyll geue his angels charge ouer thee: to kepe thee in all thy wayes [11]For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
[12]They wyll beare thee in [their] handes: that thou hurt not thy foote agaynst a stone [12]They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
[13]Thou shalt set thy foote vppon the Lion and Adder: the young Lion and the Dragon thou shalt treade vnder thy feete [13]Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
[14]Because he hath set greatly his loue vpon me, therfore wyll I deliuer hym: I wyll set hym vp out of all daunger, because he hath knowen my name [14]Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
[15]He shall call vpon me, and I wyll heare hym: yea I am with hym in trouble, I wyll deliuer hym, and bryng hym to honour [15]He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
[16]I wyll satisfie hym with a long lyfe: and I wyll cause hym to see my saluation [16]With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
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