[2] The Souldiers Pocket Bible (lacking a possessive apostrophe in the title) was first issued in 1643 to Cromwell's army and was put in general use among his soldiers.

[10] Cromwell helped select some of the verses used[14] and supervised the editing of The Souldiers Pocket Bible by Edmund Calamy.

[4][6] Section headers for the verses included the following: This condensed Souldiers Pocket Bible was usually buttoned on the inside waistcoat, placed near the heart, and under the soldier's outer coat.

[16] However The Souldiers Pocket Bible was used for religious inspiration and to help influence good morals and rigid discipline.

[19] The only other 1643 copy known is found in the United States and was once owned by the prominent 19th-century book collector George Livermore.