Psalms 88 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs King James Version
Psalms 88
1The title of the eiyte and eiytetithe salm. The lernyng of Ethan, Ezraite.
2I schal synge with outen ende; the mercies of the Lord. In generacioun and in to generacioun; Y schal telle thi treuthe with my mouth.
3For thou seidist, With outen ende merci schal be bildid in heuenes; thi treuthe schal be maad redi in tho.
4I disposide a testament to my chosun men; Y swoor to Dauid, my seruaunt,
5Til in to with outen ende I schal make redi thi seed. And Y schal bilde thi seete; in generacioun, and in to generacioun.
6Lord, heuenes schulen knouleche thi merueilis; and thi treuthe in the chirche of seyntis.
7For who in the cloudis schal be maad euene to the Lord; schal be lijk God among the sones of God?
8God, which is glorified in the counsel of seyntis; is greet, and dreedful ouere alle that ben in his cumpas.
9Lord God of vertues, who is lijk thee? Lord, thou art miyti, and thi treuthe is in thi cumpas.
10Thou art Lord of the power of the see; forsothe thou aswagist the stiryng of the wawis therof.
11Thou madist lowe the proude, as woundid; in the arm of thi vertu thou hast scaterid thin enemyes.
12Heuenes ben thin, and erthe is thin; thou hast foundid the world, and the fulnesse therof;
13thou madist of nouyt the north and the see. Thabor and Hermon schulen make ful out ioye in thi name;
14thin arm with power. Thin hond be maad stidefast, and thi riythond be enhaunsid;
15riytfulnesse and doom is the makyng redy of thi seete. Merci and treuthe schulen go bifore thi face;
16blessid is the puple that kan hertli song. Lord, thei schulen go in the liyt of thi cheer;
17and in thi name thei schulen make ful out ioye al dai; and thei schulen be enhaunsid in thi riytfulnesse.
18For thou art the glorie of the vertu of hem; and in thi good plesaunce oure horn schal be enhaunsid.
19For oure takyng vp is of the Lord; and of the hooli of Israel oure kyng.
20Thanne thou spakist in reuelacioun to thi seyntis, and seidist, Y haue set help in the myyti; and Y haue enhaunsid the chosun man of my puple.
21I foond Dauid, my seruaunt; Y anoyntide hym with myn hooli oile.
22For myn hond schal helpe him; and myn arm schal conferme hym.
23The enemye schal no thing profite in him; and the sone of wickidnesse schal not `ley to, for to anoye him.
24And Y schal sle hise enemyes fro his face; and Y schal turne in to fliyt hem that haten hym.
25And my treuthe and mercy schal be with him; and his horn schal be enhaunsid in my name.
26And Y schal sette his hond in the see; and his riyt hoond in flodis.
27He schal inwardli clepe me, Thou art my fadir; my God, and the vptaker of myn heelthe.
28And Y schal sette him the firste gendrid sone; hiyer than the kyngis of erthe.
29With outen ende Y schal kepe my merci to hym; and my testament feithful to him.
30And Y schal sette his seed in to the world of world; and his trone as the daies of heuene.
31Forsothe if hise sones forsaken my lawe; and goen not in my domes.
32If thei maken vnhooli my riytfulnessis; and kepen not my comaundementis.
33I schal visite in a yerde the wickidnessis of hem; and in betyngis the synnes of hem.
34But Y schal not scatere my mercy fro hym; and in my treuthe Y schal not anoye hym.
35Nethir Y schal make vnhooli my testament; and Y schal not make voide tho thingis that comen forth of my lippis.
36Onys Y swoor in myn hooli;
37Y schal not lie to Dauid, his seed schal dwelle with outen ende.
38And his trone as sunne in my siyt, and as a perfit mone with outen ende; and a feithful witnesse in heuene.
39But thou hast put awei, and hast dispisid; and hast dilaied thi crist.
40Thou hast turned awei the testament of thi seruaunt; thou madist vnhooli his seyntuarie in erthe.
41Thou distriedist alle the heggis therof; thou hast set the stidefastnesse therof drede.
42Alle men passynge bi the weie rauyschiden him; he is maad schenschipe to hise neiyboris.
43Thou hast enhaunsid the riythond of men oppressinge him; thou hast gladid alle hise enemyes.
44Thou hast turned awei the help of his swerd; and thou helpidist not hym in batel.
45Thou destriedist him fro clensing; and thou hast hurtlid doun his seete in erthe.
46Thou hast maad lesse the daies of his time; thou hast bisched him with schenschip.
47Lord, hou longe turnest thou awei in to the ende; schal thin ire brenne out as fier?
48Bithenke thou what is my substaunce; for whether thou hast ordeyned veynli alle the sones of men?
49Who is a man, that schal lyue, and schal not se deth; schal delyuere his soule fro the hond of helle?
50Lord, where ben thin elde mercies; as thou hast swore to Dauid in thi treuthe?
51Lord, be thou myndeful of the schenschipe of thi seruauntis, of many hethene men; whiche Y helde togidere in my bosum.
52Whiche thin enemyes, Lord, diden schenschipfuli; for thei dispisiden the chaungyng of thi crist.
53Blessid be the Lord with outen ende; be it don, be it don.
Psalms 88
1O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
14Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Understanding Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs King James Version in Psalms 88
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 88:16
"blessid is the puple that kan hertli song. Lord, thei schulen go in the liyt of thi cheer;"
"Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off."
