Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Messiah Part I" in English language version.
The major source for the text was the Authorised (King James) Version of the Bible of 1611, although Jennens also used, for the Psalms, the translation from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer." footnote "While the prayer book generally used the Authorised Version for readings, it used the Psalms translations from Myles Coverdale's Great Bible of 1539.
The major source for the text was the Authorised (King James) Version of the Bible of 1611, although Jennens also used, for the Psalms, the translation from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer." footnote "While the prayer book generally used the Authorised Version for readings, it used the Psalms translations from Myles Coverdale's Great Bible of 1539.