Psalms 21 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs King James Version
Psalms 21
1The `title of the oon and twentithe salm. To ouercome, for `the morewtid hynd; the salm of Dauid.
2God, my God, biholde thou on me, whi hast thou forsake me? the wordis of my trespassis ben fer fro myn helthe.
3Mi God, Y schal crye bi dai, and thou schalt not here; and bi nyyt, and not to vnwisdom to me.
4Forsothe thou, the preisyng of Israel, dwellist in holynesse;
5oure fadris hopiden in thee, thei hopiden, and thou delyueridist hem.
6Thei crieden to thee, and thei weren maad saaf; thei hopiden in thee, and thei weren not schent.
7But Y am a worm, and not man; the schenschip of men, and the outcastyng of the puple.
8Alle men seynge me scorneden me; thei spaken with lippis, and stiriden the heed.
9He hopide in the Lord, delyuere he hym; make he hym saaf, for he wole hym.
10For thou it art that drowist me out of the wombe, thou art myn hope fro the tetis of my modir;
11in to thee Y am cast forth fro the wombe. Fro the wombe of my modir thou art my God; departe thou not fro me.
12For tribulacioun is next; for noon is that helpith.
13Many calues cumpassiden me; fatte bolis bisegiden me.
14Thei openyden her mouth on me; as doith a lioun rauyschynge and rorynge.
15I am sched out as watir; and alle my boonys ben scaterid. Myn herte is maad, as wex fletynge abrood; in the myddis of my wombe.
16Mi vertu driede as a tiyl stoon, and my tunge cleuede to my chekis; and thou hast brouyt forth me in to the dust of deth.
17For many doggis cumpassiden me; the counsel of wickid men bisegide me. Thei delueden myn hondis and my feet;
18thei noumbriden alle my boonys. Sotheli thei lokiden, and bihelden me;
19thei departiden my clothis to hem silf, and thei senten lot on my cloth.
20But thou, Lord, delaie not thin help fro me; biholde thou to my defence.
21God, delyuere thou my lijf fro swerd; and delyuere thou myn oon aloone fro the hond of the dogge.
22Make thou me saaf fro the mouth of a lioun; and my mekenesse fro the hornes of vnycornes.
23I schal telle thi name to my britheren; Y schal preise thee in the myddis of the chirche.
24Ye that dreden the Lord, herie hym; alle the seed of Jacob, glorifie ye hym.
25Al the seed of Israel drede hym; for he forsook not, nethir dispiside the preier of a pore man. Nethir he turnede awei his face fro me; and whanne Y criede to hym, he herde me.
26Mi preisyng is at thee in a greet chirche; Y schal yelde my vowis in the siyt of men dredynge hym.
27Pore men schulen ete, and schulen be fillid, and thei schulen herie the Lord, that seken hym; the hertis of hem schulen lyue in to the world of world.
28Alle the endis of erthe schulen bithenke; and schulen be conuertid to the Lord. And alle the meynees of hethene men; schulen worschipe in his siyt.
29For the rewme is the Lordis; and he schal be Lord of hethene men.
30Alle the fatte men of erthe eeten and worschipiden; alle men, that goen doun in to erthe, schulen falle doun in his siyt.
31And my soule schal lyue to hym; and my seed schal serue him.
32A generacioun to comyng schal be teld to the Lord; and heuenes schulen telle his riytfulnesse to the puple that schal be borun, whom the Lord made.
Psalms 21
1The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
13Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Understanding Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs King James Version in Psalms 21
Wycliffe Bible (1395) (Wycliffe)
The first complete English translation of the Bible (1395) by John Wycliffe and his followers. Translated from the Latin Vulgate. A landmark in English history and the Reformation.
King James Version (KJV)
The classic 1611 English translation known for its majestic prose and literary influence. Ideal for traditional study and memorization thanks to its formal style. A foundational English Bible used for centuries.
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Key Comparison: Psalms 21:16
"Mi vertu driede as a tiyl stoon, and my tunge cleuede to my chekis; and thou hast brouyt forth me in to the dust of deth."
"The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!"
