The Authorized Version

Psalm 119 in the Authorized Version.

By Aaron Burden. Public domain. Source

Psalm 119:92-93

Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

in the Authorized Version (1611)

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The Authorized Version

The Old Testament, Apocrypha and New Testament translated into early modern English in 1611.

The following seven items have been tagged The Authorized Version.

The Authorized Version is the name given to an English translation of the Bible that appeared in 1611. Commissioned by King James VI and II, and commonly called the King James Version, it was written in elegant and (even then) rather old-fashioned English intended exclusively for church use, and primarily for reading aloud. Though not the first English translation of the Bible, it had a far-reaching influence on English language and culture ever afterwards, and was recommended by schoolmaster NL Clay as a model of ‘straightforward English’.

See Also: KJV Complete Index

1

The Old Testament

Books 39

The story of Israel and her covenants with God, from the making of mankind in the Garden of Eden to Abraham, Moses and David, and the Babylonian Exile in the sixth century BC.

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The Apocrypha

Books 14

Stories and wise teachings from the time between the events of the Old Testament and those of the New.

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The New Testament

Books 27

The story of Jesus Christ, his birth, his ministry, his death, and how the Apostles preached the good news of his resurrection and the promise of his return.

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Bible Readings

Posts 18

A selection of passages from the King James Bible, for reading practice.

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About the Authorized Version

In 1611, a team of scholars delivered to King James I of England the new translation of the Bible that he had commissioned from them.

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Daily Readings

Short passages from the King James Version, new each day.

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Sunday Readings

Short passages from the King James Version, for the Sundays and Feasts of the Christian year.