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	BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	A wise instruction of Asaph. Heare my lawe O my people: enclyne your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth.	Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!	A maskil of Asaph. My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.
2	I wyll open my mouth in a parable: I wyll declare harde sentences of the olde tyme past.	I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,	I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
3	Which we haue hearde and knowen: and such as our fathers haue tolde vs.	things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us.	things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us.
4	We wyll not hyde them from their children: nay we wyll set foorth in wordes to the generation to come, the prayses of God, and his myght and wonderfull workes that he hath done.	We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.	We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.
5	For he reuiued a statute in Iacob, and gaue Israel a lawe: in the whiche he commaunded our forefathers to teache their children.	He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children,	He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children,
6	To the intent the posteritie shoulde knowe it, and children whiche shalbe borne: that they shoulde ryse vp and declare it to their children.	that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,	so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
7	That they shoulde put their trust in God, and not forget the workes of God: but kepe his commaundementes.	so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;	Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.
8	And that they be not as their forefathers were a rebellious and a mutable generation: a generation that directed not their heart aright, and whose spirite cleaued not stedfastly vnto God.	and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.	They would not be like their ancestors— a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
9	Like as the children of Ephraim, which beyng harnessed & carying bowes: turned their backes in the day of battayle.	The Ephraimites, armed with the bow, turned back on the day of battle.	The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;
10	They kept not the couenaunt of God: and they woulde not walke in his law.	They did not keep God’s covenant, but refused to walk according to his law.	they did not keep God’s covenant and refused to live by his law.
11	But they forgat his workes: and his wonders which he had shewed them.	They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them.	They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.
12	Marueylous thinges dyd he in the sight of their fathers: in the land of Egypt, in the fielde of Zoan.	In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.	He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
13	He deuided the sea and let them go thorowe: he made the waters to stande as on an heape.	He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.	He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand up like a wall.
14	In the day time also he led them with a cloude: and all the night through with a light of fire.	In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light.	He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
15	He cloued the harde rockes in the wildernes: & gaue them drinke therof, as it had ben out of the great deepe waters.	He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.	He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
16	He brought running streames out of a stonie rocke: and caused waters to gushe downe, like as out of riuers.	He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers.	he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.
17	Yet for all this they sinned still against hym: so that they prouoked the most hyghest in the wildernesse.	Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.	But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
18	And they temped god in their heartes: in requiring meate for their lust.	They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.	They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.
19	They spake against God: they said, can God prepare a table in the wildernesse?	They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?	They spoke against God; they said, “Can God really spread a table in the wilderness?
20	Beholde, he hath smytten the stonie rocke, and waters haue gushed out, and streames haue flowed out aboundantly: but can he likewise geue bread, can he prouide fleshe for his people?	He struck the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?”	True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, streams flowed abundantly, but can he also give us bread? Can he supply meat for his people?”
21	Wherefore God hearde them, he was wroth, a fire was kindled in Iacob: and there arose vp heauy displeasure against Israel.	Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; his anger rose against Israel,	When the LORD heard them, he was furious; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,
22	Because they beleued not in the Lord: nor did put their trust in his saluation.	because they did not believe in God and did not trust his saving power.	for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.
23	And yet he commaunded the cloudes aboue: and opened the doores of heauen.	Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,	Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;
24	He raigned downe Manna also vpon them, that they shoulde eate: and gaue them corne from heauen.	and he rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.	he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
25	So man dyd eate the bread of angels: he sent them meate inough.	Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance.	Human beings ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.
26	He remoued the east winde from vnder the heauen: and through his power he brought in the south winde.	He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;	He let loose the east wind from the heavens and by his power made the south wind blow.
27	He rained fleshe vpon them as thycke as dust: and fethered foules like as the sande of the sea.	he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas;	He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like sand on the seashore.
28	He let it fall among their tentes: euen rounde about their pauilions.	he let them fall in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.	He made them come down inside their camp, all around their tents.
29	So they dyd eate and were wel filled, for he gaue them their owne desire: neuerthelesse they were not alienated from their lust.	And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved.	They ate till they were gorged— he had given them what they craved.
30	But whyle the meate was yet in their mouthes, the heauy wrath of God came vpon them, and slue the welthyest of them: and made the chosen men of Israel to stoupe.	But before they had satisfied their craving, while the food was still in their mouths,	But before they turned from what they craved, even while the food was still in their mouths,
31	For all this they sinned still: and beleued not his wonderous workes.	the anger of God rose against them, and he killed the strongest of them and laid low the young men of Israel.	God’s anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.
32	Therfore their dayes dyd he consume in vanitie: & their yeres in a short troublous time.	In spite of all this, they still sinned; despite his wonders, they did not believe.	In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
33	When he slue them, they sought hym: they repented them, and made God their morninges worke.	So he made their days vanish like a breath, and their years in terror.	So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.
34	And they remembred that the Lorde was their rocke: & that the Lorde most hyghest was their redeemer.	When he killed them, they sought him; they repented and sought God earnestly.	Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.
35	Neuerthelesse they dyd but flatter him with their mouth: and they made hym a lye with their tongue.	They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer.	They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
36	For their heart was not vpright with him: neither continued they faythfull in his couenaunt.	But they flattered him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues.	But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;
37	Yet for all that he beyng most merciful: cleane pardoned all their misdeedes, and destroyed them not.	Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.	their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.
38	Yea many a tyme he dyd much for to represse his anger: and neuer woulde suffer his whole rage to breake out.	Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath.	Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
39	For he considered that they were but fleshe, and that they were euen a winde that passeth away & cometh not againe.	He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again.	He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
40	How oft dyd they prouoke hym in the wildernes: & greeued hym in the desert?	How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!	How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland!
41	They turned backe and tempted the Lorde: and prescribed boundes to the most holy God of Israel.	They tested God again and again and provoked the Holy One of Israel.	Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
42	They thought not of his hande: in the day when he redeemed them from the enemie.	They did not remember his power or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,	They did not remember his power— the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,
43	Howe he had wrought his miracles in Egypt: and his wonders in the fielde of Zoan.	when he performed his signs in Egypt and his marvels in the fields of Zoan.	the day he displayed his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.
44	For he turned into blood their riuers & fluddes: so that they might not drinke.	He turned their rivers to blood, so that they could not drink of their streams.	He turned their river into blood; they could not drink from their streams.
45	He sent amongst them all kind of flyes who dyd eate them: and frogges who destroyed them.	He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them.	He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
46	He gaue their fruites vnto the caterpiller: & their labour to the grashopper.	He gave their crops to the destroying locust and the fruit of their labor to the locust.	He gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust.
47	He destroyed their vines with hayle stones: and their wilde figge trees with the harde frost.	He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamores with frost.	He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
48	He smote their cattell also with haylestones: and their flockes with thunder boltes.	He gave over their cattle to the hail and their flocks to thunderbolts.	He gave over their cattle to the hail, their livestock to bolts of lightning.
49	He cast vpon them the rage of his furie, anger, disdayne, and trouble: by sending foorth euill angels amongst them.	He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.	He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility— a band of destroying angels.
50	He made away to his indignation, & spared not their soule from death: he gaue their lyfe to be subiect to the pestilence.	He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.	He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.
51	And he smote all the first borne of Egypt: the first fruites of concupiscence in the pauilions of Cham.	He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.	He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
52	But as for his owne people, he led them foorth like sheepe: and conducted them through the wildernesse like a flocke of cattell.	Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.	But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
53	He brought them out safely that they shoulde not feare: and ouerwhelmed their enemies with the sea.	He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.	He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.
54	And brought them within the borders of his sanctuarie: euen to this mountayne which his right hand purchased.	And he brought them to his holy land, to the mountain which his right hand had won.	And so he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
55	He dyd cast out the heathen also before them: he caused their land to be deuided among the for an heritage, & made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tentes.	He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.	He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
56	Neuerthelesse, they tempted and displeased the most hyghest Lorde: & kept not his testimonies.	Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God and did not keep his testimonies,	But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.
57	They turned backewarde, and they went astray like their forefathers: they started aside like a bowe that breaketh.	but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; they twisted like a deceitful bow.	Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.
58	For they stirred hym to anger with their hygh places: and prouoked him to ielousie with their carued images.	For they provoked him to anger with their high places; they moved him to jealousy with their idols.	They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
59	When the Lorde hearde this, he was wroth: & toke sore displeasure at Israel.	When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.	When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely.
60	So that he forsoke the tabernacle in Silo: the pauilion wherin he dwelt amongst men.	He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mankind,	He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among humans.
61	He deliuered his force into captiuitie: and his glorie into the enemies hande.	and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.	He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
62	He gaue also his people ouer to the sword: and was wroth with his inheritaunce.	He gave his people over to the sword and vented his wrath on his heritage.	He gave his people over to the sword; he was furious with his inheritance.
63	Fire consumed his young men: and his maydens were not maryed.	Fire devoured their young men, and their young women had no marriage song.	Fire consumed their young men, and their young women had no wedding songs;
64	His priestes were slayne with the sworde: and his wydowes made no lamentation.	Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.	their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.
65	But the Lorde awaked as though he had slept: like a giaunt making a triumphant noyse after wine.	Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a strong man shouting because of wine.	Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66	He smote his enemies in the hynder parts: & put them to a perpetual shame.	And he put his adversaries to rout; he put them to everlasting shame.	He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame.
67	He refused the tabernacle of Ioseph: and chose not the tribe of Ephraim.	He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,	Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
68	But he chose the tribe of Iuda: euen the hill of Sion which he loued.	but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.	but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
69	And there he buylded his temple on high: and layde the foundation of it like a grounde euer to continue.	He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.	He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
70	He chose also Dauid his seruaunt: and toke hym away from the sheepefoldes.	He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds;	He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;
71	As he was folowing the ewes great with young he toke hym: that he might feede Iacob his people, and Israel his inheritaunce.	from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance.	from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.
72	So he fed them according to the simplicitie of his heart: and guided them by the discretion of his handes.	With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.	And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.
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