Psalms 77 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs KJV with Apocrypha
Psalms 77
1The `title of the seuene and seuentithe salm. The lernyng of Asaph. Mi puple, perseyue ye my lawe; bowe youre eere in to the wordis of my mouth.
2I schal opene my mouth in parablis; Y schal speke perfite resouns fro the bigynnyng.
3Hou grete thingis han we herd, aud we han knowe tho; and oure fadris. telden to vs.
4Tho ben not hid fro the sones of hem; in anothir generacioun. And thei telden the heriyngis of the Lord, and the vertues of hym; and hise merueilis, whyche he dide.
5And he reiside witnessyng in Jacob; and he settide lawe in Israel. Hou grete thingis comaundide he to oure fadris, to make tho knowun to her sones;
6that another generacioun knowe. Sones, that schulen be born, and schulen rise vp; schulen telle out to her sones.
7That thei sette her hope in God, and foryete not the werkis of God; and that thei seke hise comaundementis.
8Lest thei be maad a schrewid generacioun; and terrynge to wraththe, as the fadris of hem. A generacioun that dresside not his herte; and his spirit was not bileued with God.
9The sones of Effraym, bendinge a bouwe and sendynge arowis; weren turned in the dai of batel.
10Thei kepten not the testament of God; and thei nolden go in his lawe.
11And thei foryaten hise benefices; and hise merueils, whiche he schewide to hem.
12He dide merueils bifore the fadris of hem in the loond of Egipt; in the feeld of Taphneos.
13He brak the see, and ledde hem thorou; and he ordeynede the watris as in a bouge.
14And he ledde hem forth in a cloude of the dai; and al niyt in the liytnyng of fier.
15He brak a stoon in deseert; and he yaf watir to hem as in a myche depthe.
16And he ledde watir out of the stoon; and he ledde forth watris as floodis.
17And thei `leiden to yit to do synne ayens hym; thei excitiden hiye God in to ire, in a place with out water.
18And thei temptiden God in her hertis; that thei axiden meetis to her lyues.
19And thei spaken yuel of God; thei seiden, Whether God may make redi a bord in desert?
20For he smoot a stoon, and watris flowiden; and streemys yeden out in aboundaunce. Whether also he may yyue breed; ether make redi a bord to his puple?
21Therfor the Lord herde, and delaiede; and fier was kindelid in Jacob, and the ire of God stiede on Israel.
22For thei bileueden not in God; nether hopiden in his heelthe.
23And he comaundide to the cloudis aboue; and he openyde the yatis of heuene.
24And he reynede to hem manna for to eete; and he yaf to hem breed of heuene.
25Man eet the breed of aungels; he sent to hem meetis in aboundance.
26He turnede ouere the south wynde fro heuene; and he brouyte in bi his vertu the weste wynde.
27And he reynede fleischis as dust on hem; and `he reinede volatils fethered, as the grauel of the see.
28And tho felden doun in the myddis of her castels; aboute the tabernaclis of hem.
29And thei eeten, and weren fillid greetli, and he brouyte her desire to hem;
30thei weren not defraudid of her desier. Yit her metis weren in her mouth;
31and the ire of God stiede on hem. And he killide the fatte men of hem; and he lettide the chosene men of Israel.
32In alle these thingis thei synneden yit; and bileuede not in the merueils of God.
33And the daies of hem failiden in vanytee; and the yeeris of hem faileden with haste.
34Whanne he killide hem, thei souyten hym; and turneden ayen, and eerli thei camen to hym.
35And thei bithouyten, that God is the helper of hem; and `the hiy God is the ayenbier of hem.
36And thei loueden hym in her mouth; and with her tunge thei lieden to hym.
37Forsothe the herte of hem was not riytful with hym; nethir thei weren had feithful in his testament.
38But he is merciful, and he schal be maad merciful to the synnes of hem; and he schal not destrie hem. And he dide greetli, to turne awei his yre; and he kyndelide not al his ire.
39And he bithouyte, that thei ben fleische; a spirit goynge, and not turnynge ayen.
40Hou oft maden thei hym wrooth in desert; thei stireden hym in to ire in a place with out watir.
41And thei weren turned, and temptiden God; and thei wraththiden the hooli of Israel.
42Thei bithouyten not on his hond; in the dai in the which he ayen bouyte hem fro the hond of the trobler.
43As he settide hise signes in Egipt; and hise grete wondris in the feeld of Taphneos.
44And he turnede the flodis of hem and the reynes of hem in to blood; that thei schulden not drynke.
45He sente a fleisch flie in to hem, and it eet hem; and he sente a paddok, and it loste hem.
46And he yaf the fruytis of hem to rust; and he yaf the trauels of hem to locustis.
47And he killide the vynes of hem bi hail; and the moore trees of hem bi a frost.
48And he bitook the beestis of hem to hail; and the possessioun of hem to fier.
49He sente in to hem the ire of his indignacioun; indignacioun, and ire, and tribulacioun, sendingis in bi iuel aungels.
50He made weie to the path of his ire, and he sparide not fro the deth of her lyues; and he closide togidere in deth the beestis of hem.
51And he smoot al the first gendrid thing in the lond of Egipt; the first fruytis of alle the trauel of hem in the tabernaclis of Cham.
52And he took awei his puple as scheep; and he ledde hem forth as a flok in desert.
53And he ledde hem forth in hope, and thei dredden not; and the see hilide the enemyes of hem.
54And he brouyte hem in to the hil of his halewyng; in to the hil which his riythond gat. And he castide out hethene men fro the face of hem; and bi lot he departide to hem the lond in a cord of delyng.
55And he made the lynagis of Israel to dwelle in the tabernaclis of hem.
56And thei temptiden, and wraththiden heiy God; and thei kepten not hise witnessyngis.
57And thei turneden awei hem silf, and thei kepten not couenaunt; as her fadris weren turned in to a schrewid bouwe.
58Thei stiriden him in to ire in her litle hillis; and thei terriden hym to indignacioun of her grauen ymagis.
59God herde, and forsook; and brouyte to nouyt Israel greetli.
60And he puttide awei the tabernacle of Sylo; his tabernacle where he dwellide among men.
61And he bitook the vertu of hem in to caitiftee; and the fairnesse of hem in to the hondis of the enemye.
62And he closide togidere his puple in swerd; and he dispiside his erytage.
63Fier eet the yonge men of hem; and the virgyns of hem weren not biweilid.
64The prestis of hem fellen doun bi swerd; and the widewis of hem weren not biwept.
65And the Lord was reisid, as slepynge; as miyti greetli fillid of wiyn.
66And he smoot hise enemyes on the hynderere partis; he yaf to hem euerlastyng schenschipe.
67And he puttide awei the tabernacle of Joseph; and he chees not the lynage of Effraym.
68But he chees the lynage of Juda; he chees the hil of Syon, which he louede.
69And he as an vnicorn bildide his hooli place; in the lond, which he foundide in to worldis.
70And he chees Dauid his seruaunt, and took hym vp fro the flockis of scheep; he took hym fro bihynde scheep with lambren.
71To feed Jacob his seruaunt; and Israel his eritage.
72And he fedde hem in the innocens of his herte; and he ledde hem forth in the vndurstondyngis of his hondis.
Psalms 77
1I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
3I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
4Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
6I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
8Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?
9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
10And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.
11I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
12I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
14Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
15Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
16The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
18The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
20Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Understanding Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs KJV with Apocrypha in Psalms 77
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 77:16
"And he ledde watir out of the stoon; and he ledde forth watris as floodis."
"The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled."
