diff --git a/openlp/database/BibleImpl.py b/openlp/database/BibleImpl.py
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+from sqlalchemy import  *
+from sqlalchemy.sql import select
+
+import time
+import datetime
+import logging
+import string
+
+import os, os.path
+import sys
+mypath=os.path.split(os.path.abspath(__file__))[0]
+sys.path.insert(0,(os.path.join(mypath, '..', '..')))
+
+from openlp.utils import ConfigHelper
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s')
+
+metadata = MetaData()
+#Define the tables and indexes
+
+meta = Table('meta', metadata, 
+    Column('key', String(255), primary_key=True), 
+    Column('value', String(255)), 
+)
+
+testament = Table('Testament', metadata, 
+    Column('id', Integer, primary_key=True), 
+    Column('name', String(30)), 
+)
+   
+books = Table('Books', metadata, 
+    Column('id', Integer, primary_key=True), 
+    Column('testament_id', None , ForeignKey('Testament.id')), 
+    Column('name', String(30)), 
+    Column('abbrev', String(30)), 
+)
+Index('idx_name', books.c.name, books.c.id)
+Index('idx_abbrev', books.c.abbrev, books.c.id)
+    
+verses = Table('Verses', metadata, 
+   Column('id', Integer, primary_key=True), 
+    Column('book_id', None, ForeignKey('Books.id')), 
+    Column('chapter', Integer), 
+    Column('verse', Integer), 
+    Column('text', Text), 
+)
+Index('idx_chapter_verse_book', verses.c.chapter, verses.c.verse, verses.c.book_id, verses.c.id)
+
+class bible_impl:
+    def __init__(self, filename):   
+        # Connect to database 
+        path = ConfigHelper.getBiblePath()
+        print path
+        biblefile = os.path.join(path, filename+".bible")
+        print biblefile
+        self.db = create_engine("sqlite:///"+biblefile)
+        self.db.echo = False
+        metadata.bind = self.db
+        metadata.bind.echo = False
+        
+    def create_tables(self):
+        meta.create()
+        testament.create()
+        books.create()
+        verses.create()
+
+    def Load_Data(self, booksfile, versesfile):
+
+        metai =meta.insert()
+        metai.execute(key="dbversion", value="1")
+        metai.execute(key="version", value="Bible Version")
+        metai.execute(key="Copyright", value="(c) Some Bible company")
+        metai.execute(key="Permission", value="You have some")
+        print meta.select()
+        
+        #Populate the Tables
+        insi = testament.insert()
+        insi.execute(name="Old Testament")
+        insi.execute(name="New Testament")
+        print testament.select()
+
+        fbooks=open(booksfile, 'r')
+        fverse=open(versesfile, 'r')
+
+        insb = books.insert()
+        for line in fbooks:
+            print line
+            p = line.split(",")
+            insb.execute(testament_id=int(p[1]), name=p[2], abbrev=p[3])
+        
+        t = books.select()
+        print t
+        
+        book_ptr = ""
+
+        insv = verses.insert()
+        #Books._connection.debug=True
+        for line in fverse:
+            print line
+            p = line.split(",", 3) # split into 3 units and leave the rest as a single field
+            if book_ptr != p[0]:
+                r = self.db.execute(books.select(books.c.name==p[0])).fetchone()
+                book_ptr = p[0]
+                  
+            print p[3]
+            insv.execute(book_id=r[0],  chapter=int(p[1]), verse=int(p[2]), text=p[3])
+
+    def Run_Tests(self):
+        print "test print"
+        b = self.db.execute(books.select(books.c.name=='"John"')).fetchone()
+        print b
+        v = self.db.execute(verses.select(verses.c.chapter==1 and verses.c.verse==1 and verses.c.book_id == b[0])).fetchone()
+        print v
+   
diff --git a/openlp/database/test/testBibleLoader.py b/openlp/database/test/testBibleLoader.py
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+import os, os.path
+import sys
+mypath=os.path.split(os.path.abspath(__file__))[0]
+sys.path.insert(0,(os.path.join(mypath, '..', '..','..')))
+
+from openlp.database.BibleImpl import *
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    bi = bible_impl("TheMessage")
+    bi.create_tables()
+    bi.Load_Data('biblebooks_msg_short.csv','bibleverses_msg_short.csv')
+    bi.Run_Tests()
+
+    b2 = bible_impl("NIV")
+    b2.create_tables()
+    b2.Load_Data('biblebooks_msg_short.csv','bibleverses_msg_short.csv')
+    b2.Run_Tests()