Psalms 17 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs KJV with Apocrypha
Psalms 17
1The title of the seuenetenthe salm. To victorie, the word of the Lord to Dauid; which spak the wordis of this song, in the dai in which the Lord delyuerede hym fro the hond of alle hise enemyes, and fro the hond of Saul; and he seide:
2Lord, my strengthe, Y schal loue thee; the Lord is my stidfastnesse, and my refuyt, and mi deliuerere.
3Mi God is myn helpere; and Y schal hope in to hym. My defendere, and the horn of myn helthe; and myn vptakere.
4I schal preise, and ynwardli clepe the Lord; and Y schal be saaf fro myn enemyes.
5The sorewis of deth cumpassiden me; and the strondis of wickidnesse disturbliden me.
6The sorewis of helle cumpassiden me; the snaris of deeth `bifor ocupieden me.
7In my tribulacioun Y inwardli clepide the Lord; and Y criede to my God. And he herde my vois fro his hooli temple; and my cry in his siyt entride in to hise eeris.
8The erthe was mouede togidere, and tremblede togidere; the foundementis of hillis weren troblid togidere, and weren moued togidere; for he was wrooth to hem.
9Smoke stiede in the ire of hym, and fier brente out fro his face; coolis weren kyndlid of hym.
10He bowide doun heuenes, and cam doun; and derknesse was vndur hise feet.
11And he stiede on cherubym, and flei; he fley ouer the pennes of wyndis.
12And he settide derknesses his hidyng place, his tabernacle `in his cumpas; derk water was in the cloudes of the lowere eir.
13Ful cleer cloudis passiden in his siyt; hail and the coolis of fier.
14And the Lord thundrid fro heuene; and the hiyeste yaf his vois, hail and the coolis of fier `camen doun.
15And he sente hise arowis, and distriede tho men; he multipliede leytis, and disturblide tho men.
16And the wellis of watris apperiden; and the foundementis of the erthe weren schewid. Lord, of thi blamyng; of the brething of the spirit of thin ire.
17He sente fro the hiyeste place, and took me; and he took me fro many watris.
18He delyuerede me fro my strongeste enemyes; and fro hem that hatiden me, fro thei weren coumfortid on me.
19Thei camen bifor me in the dai of my turment; and the Lord was maad my defendere.
20And he ledde out me in to breede; he maad me saaf, for he wolde me.
21And the Lord schal yelde to me bi my riytfulnesse; and he schal yelde to me bi the clennesse of myn hondis.
22For Y kepte the weies of the Lord; and Y dide not vnfeithfuli fro my God.
23For alle hise domes ben in my siyt; and Y puttide not awei fro me hise riytfulnessis.
24And Y schal be vnwemmed with hym; and Y schal kepe me fro my wickidnesse.
25And the Lord schal yelde to me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi the clennesse of myn hondis in the siyt of hise iyen.
26With the hooli, thou schalt be hooli; and with `a man innocent, thou schalt be innocent.
27And with a chosun man, thou schalt be chosun; and with a weiward man, thou schalt be weiward.
28For thou schalt make saaf a meke puple; and thou schalt make meke the iyen of proude men.
29For thou, Lord, liytnest my lanterne; my God, liytne thou my derknessis.
30For bi thee Y schal be delyuered fro temptacioun; and in my God Y schal `go ouer the wal.
31Mi God, his weie is vndefoulid, the speches of the Lord ben examyned bi fier; he is defendere of alle men hopynge in hym.
32For whi, who is God out takun the Lord? ethir who is God outakun oure God?
33God that hath gird me with vertu; and hath set my weie vnwemmed.
34Which made perfit my feet as of hertis; and ordeynynge me on hiye thingis.
35Which techith myn hondis to batel; and thou hast set myn armys as a brasun bouwe.
36And thou hast youe to me the kyueryng of thin helthe; and thi riythond hath vptake me. And thi chastisyng amendide me in to the ende; and thilke chastisyng of thee schal teche me.
37Thou alargidist my paaces vndur me; and my steppis ben not maad vnstidefast.
38Y schal pursue myn enemyes, and Y schal take hem; and Y schal not turne til thei failen.
39I schal al to-breke hem, and thei schulen not mowe stonde; thei schulen falle vndur my feet.
40And thou hast gird me with vertu to batel; and thou hast `supplauntid, ether disseyued, vndur me men risynge ayens me.
41And thou hast youe myn enemyes abac to me; and thou hast distried `men hatynge me.
42Thei crieden, and noon was that maad hem saaf; `thei crieden to the Lord, and he herde not hem.
43And Y schal al to-breke hem, as dust bifor the face of wynd; Y schal do hem awei, as the cley of stretis.
44Thou schalt delyuere me fro ayenseiyngis of the puple; thou schalt sette me in to the heed of folkis.
45The puple, which Y knewe not, seruede me; in the herynge of eere it obeiede to me.
46Alien sones lieden to me, alien sones wexiden elde; and crokiden fro thi pathis.
47The Lord lyueth, and my God be blessid; and the God of myn helthe be enhaunsid.
48God, that yauest veniaunces to me, and makist suget puplis vndur me; my delyuerere fro my wrathful enemyes.
49And thou schalt enhaunse me fro hem, that risen ayens me; thou schalt delyuere me fro a wickid man.
50Therfor, Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee among naciouns; and Y schal seie salm to thi name.
51Magnyfiynge the helthis of his kyng; and doynge merci to his crist Dauid, and to his seed til in to the world.
Psalms 17
1Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
14From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Understanding Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs KJV with Apocrypha in Psalms 17
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.
KJV with Apocrypha (KJVA)
The complete King James Version (1611) including the 14 Apocrypha books interlaced between the Old and New Testaments. Essential for studying the text as it was originally published and for exploring deuterocanonical literature.
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Key Comparison: Psalms 17:16
"And the wellis of watris apperiden; and the foundementis of the erthe weren schewid. Lord, of thi blamyng; of the brething of the spirit of thin ire."
"Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips."
