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The Wicked Bible renders Exodus 20:14 [10] as "thou shalt commit adultery" instead of "thou shalt not commit adultery" In various printings of the King James Version of the Bible, some of the more famous examples have been given their own names. Among them are:
Psalm 10 is the tenth psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?" In the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate , it is not an individual psalm but the second part of psalm 9, " Ut quid Domine recessisti ". [ 1 ]
Psalm 58 is the 58th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation?". In the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible and the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 57. In Latin, it is known as Si vere utique. [1] [2]
Reproduction of part of the title-page of the first edition of the King James Bible highlighting Robert Barker The 'Judas' Bible in St Mary's Church, Totnes, Devon, England. This is a copy of the second folio edition of the Authorized Version, printed by Robert Barker in 1613, and given to the church for the use of the Mayor of Totnes.
The nickname Wicked Bible seems to have first been applied in 1855 by rare book dealer Henry Stevens.As he relates in his memoir of James Lenox, after buying what was then the only known copy of the 1631 octavo Bible for fifty guineas, "on June 21, I exhibited the volume at a full meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of London, at the same time nicknaming it 'The Wicked Bible,' a name that ...
Psalm 59 is the 59th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me". In the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible and the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 58. In Latin, it is known as "Eripe me de inimicis meis Deu".
Here's how the movie version stacks up. If you're a fan of the 'Wicked' musical, you probably already know it veers sharply away from Gregory Maguire's book. Here's how the movie version stacks up
Psalm 52 is the 52nd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?".In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 51.