« | Psalm 150 |
1 Prayse ye the Lorde, prayse ye the Lord in his sanctuarie: praise ye him in the firmament of his power.
2 Prayse ye hym in his strength: prayse ye hym in his excellent greatnesse.
3 Prayse ye hym in the sounde of a trumpet: prayse ye hym vpon a Lute and an Harpe.
4 Prayse ye hym with a tabret and a daunce: prayse ye him vpon the stringes and vpon the Organes.
5 Prayse ye hym vpon the well tuned Cimbales: prayse ye hym vpon the loude Cimbales.
6 Euery thyng that draweth breath: ought to prayse the Lorde. Prayse ye the Lorde.
The Bishop’s Bible (BB)
The Bishop’s Bible (BB) is a significant English translation of the Bible that was first published in 1568 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It was commissioned by the Church of England as a revision of the Great Bible and as a response to the Geneva Bible, which was popular among the Puritans but contained marginal notes that were considered politically and theologically contentious by the Anglican establishment. The primary goal of the Bishop’ s Bible was to create a translation that would be more acceptable to the ecclesiastical authorities and suitable for use in Anglican churches.
One of the distinguishing features of the Bishop’s Bible is its effort to maintain a high level of accuracy and scholarly integrity while also ensuring that the language used was dignified and appropriate for public reading. The translation was undertaken by a team of bishops and other scholars, hence its name. The translators aimed to preserve the poetic and literary qualities of the original texts, drawing on previous translations such as the Tyndale Bible, the Coverdale Bible, and the Great Bible, while also incorporating their scholarly insights and linguistic refinements.