Psalms 103:1-150:6 The hundrid and thridde salm. Mi soule, blesse thou the Lord; my Lord God, thou art magnyfied greetli. Thou hast clothid knouleching and fairnesse; and thou art clothid with liyt,

Wycliffe⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ The hundrid and thridde salm. Mi soule, blesse thou the Lord; my Lord God, thou art magnyfied greetli. Thou hast clothid knouleching and fairnesse; and thou art clothid with liyt, ² as with a cloth. And thou stretchist forth heuene as a skyn; ³ and thou hilist with watris the hiyer partis therof. Which settist a cloude thi stiyng; which goest on the fetheris of wyndis. ⁴ Which makist spiritis thin aungels; and thi mynystris brennynge fier. ⁵ Which hast foundid the erthe on his stablenesse; it schal not be bowid in to the world of world. ⁶ The depthe of watris as a cloth is the clothing therof; watris schulen stonde on hillis. ⁷ Tho schulen fle fro thi blamyng; men schulen be aferd of the vois of thi thundur. ⁸ Hillis stien vp, and feeldis goen doun; in to the place which thou hast foundid to tho. ⁹ Thou hast set a terme, which tho schulen not passe; nether tho schulen be turned, for to hile the erthe. ¹⁰ And thou sendist out wellis in grete valeis; watris schulen passe bitwix the myddil of hillis. ¹¹ Alle the beestis of the feeld schulen drynke; wielde assis schulen abide in her thirst. ¹² Briddis of the eir schulen dwelle on tho; fro the myddis of stoonys thei schulen yyue voices. ¹³ And thou moistist hillis of her hiyer thingis; the erthe schal be fillid of the fruyt of thi werkis. ¹⁴ And thou bringist forth hei to beestis; and eerbe to the seruyce of men. That thou bringe forth breed of the erthe; ¹⁵ and that wiyn make glad the herte of men. That he make glad the face with oile; and that breed make stidefast the herte of man. ¹⁶ The trees of the feeld schulen be fillid, and the cedris of the Liban, whiche he plauntide; ¹⁷ sparewis schulen make nest there. The hous of the gerfaukun is the leeder of tho; ¹⁸ hiye hillis ben refute to hertis; a stoon is refutt to irchouns. ¹⁹ He made the moone in to tymes; the sunne knewe his goyng doun. ²⁰ Thou hast set derknessis, and nyyt is maad; alle beestis of the wode schulen go ther ynne. ²¹ Liouns whelpis rorynge for to rauysche; and to seke of God meete to hem silf. ²² The sunne is risun, and tho ben gaderid togidere; and tho schulen be set in her couchis. ²³ A man schal go out to his werk; and to his worching, til to the euentid. ²⁴ Lord, thi werkis ben magnefiede ful myche, thou hast maad alle thingis in wisdom; the erthe is fillid with thi possessioun. ²⁵ This see is greet and large to hondis; there ben crepinge beestis, of which is noon noumbre. Litil beestis with grete; ²⁶ schippis schulen passe there. This dragoun which thou hast formyd; for to scorne hym. ²⁷ Alle thingis abiden of thee; that thou yyue to hem meete in tyme. ²⁸ Whanne thou schalt yyue to hem, thei schulen gadere; whanne thou schalt opene thin hond, alle thingis schulen be fillid with goodnesse. ²⁹ But whanne thou schalt turne awey the face, thei schulen be disturblid; thou schalt take awei the spirit of them, and thei schulen faile; and thei schulen turne ayen in to her dust. ³⁰ Sende out thi spirit, and thei schulen be formed of the newe; and thou schalt renule the face of the erthe. ³¹ The glorie of the Lord be in to the world; the Lord schal be glad in hise werkis. ³² Which biholdith the erthe, and makith it to tremble; which touchith hillis, and tho smoken. ³³ I schal singe to the Lord in my lijf; Y schal seie salm to my God, as longe as Y am. ³⁴ Mi speche be myrie to him; forsothe Y schal delite in the Lord. ³⁵ Synneris faile fro the erthe, and wickid men faile, so that thei be not; my soule, blesse thou the Lord. ¹⁰⁴ ¹ The title of the hundrid and fourthe salm. Alleluya. Knouleche ye to the Lord, and inwardli clepe ye his name; telle ye hise werkis among hethen men. ² Synge ye to hym, and seie ye salm to him, and telle ye alle hise merueylis; ³ be ye preisid in his hooli name. The herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad; ⁴ seke ye the Lord, and be ye confermed; seke ye euere his face. ⁵ Haue ye mynde on hise merueilis, whiche he dide; on his grete wondris, and domes of his mouth. ⁶ The seed of Abraham, his seruaunt; the sones of Jacob, his chosun man. ⁷ He is oure Lord God; hise domes ben in al the erthe. ⁸ He was myndeful of his testament in to the world; of the word which he comaundide in to a thousynde generaciouns. ⁹ Which he disposide to Abraham; and of his ooth to Isaac. ¹⁰ And he ordeynede it to Jacob in to a comaundement; and to Israel in to euerlastinge testament. ¹¹ And he seide, I shal yiue to thee the lond of Canaan; the cord of youre eritage. ¹² Whanne thei weren in a litil noumbre; and the comelingis of hem weren ful fewe. ¹³ And thei passiden fro folk in to folk; and fro a rewme in to another puple. ¹⁴ He lefte not a man to anoye hem; and he chastiside kyngis for hem. ¹⁵ Nile ye touche my cristis; and nyle ye do wickidli among my prophetis. ¹⁶ And God clepide hungir on erthe; and he wastide al the stidefastnesse of breed. ¹⁷ He sente a man bifore hem; Joseph was seeld in to a seruaunt. ¹⁸ Thei maden lowe hise feet in stockis, irun passide by his soule; til the word of him cam. ¹⁹ The speche of the Lord enflawmede him; ²⁰ the king sente and vnbond hym; the prince of puplis sente and delyuerede him. ²¹ He ordeynede him the lord of his hous; and the prince of al his possessioun. ²² That he schulde lerne hise princis as him silf; and that he schulde teche hise elde men prudence. ²³ And Israel entride in to Egipt; and Jacob was a comeling in the lond of Cham. ²⁴ And God encreesside his puple greetli; and made hym stidefast on hise enemyes. ²⁵ He turnede the herte of hem, that thei hatiden his puple; and diden gile ayens hise seruauntis. ²⁶ He sent Moises, his seruaunt; thilke Aaron, whom he chees. ²⁷ He puttide in hem the wordis of hise myraclis; and of hise grete wondris in the lond of Cham. ²⁸ He sente derknessis, and made derk; and he made not bitter hise wordis. ²⁹ He turnede the watris of hem in to blood; and he killide the fischis of hem. ³⁰ And the lond of hem yaf paddoks; in the priue places of the kyngis of hem. ³¹ God seide, and a fleische flie cam; and gnattis in alle the coostis of hem. ³² He settide her reynes hail; fier brennynge in the lond of hem. ³³ And he smoot the vynes of hem, and the fige trees of hem; and al to-brak the tree of the coostis of hem. ³⁴ He seide, and a locuste cam; and a bruk of which was noon noumbre. ³⁵ And it eet al the hey in the lond of hem; and it eet al the fruyt of the lond of hem. ³⁶ And he killide ech the firste gendrid thing in the lond of hem; the firste fruitis of alle the trauel of hem. ³⁷ And he ledde out hem with siluer and gold; and noon was sijk in the lynagis of hem. ³⁸ Egipt was glad in the goyng forth of hem; for the drede of hem lai on Egipcians. ³⁹ He spredde abrood a cloude, in to the hiling of hem; and fier, that it schynede to hem bi nyyt. ⁴⁰ Thei axiden, and a curlew cam; and he fillide hem with the breed of heuene. ⁴¹ He brak a stoon, and watris flowiden; floodis yeden forth in the drye place. ⁴² For he was myndeful of his hooli word; which he hadde to Abraham, his child. ⁴³ And he ledde out his puple in ful out ioiyng; and hise chosun men in gladnesse. ⁴⁴ And he yaf to hem the cuntreis of hethen men; and thei hadden in possessioun the trauels of puplis. ⁴⁵ That thei kepe hise iustifiyngis; and seke his lawe. ¹⁰⁵ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and fifthe salm. Alleluya. Kouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy is with outen ende. ² Who schal speke the powers of the Lord; schal make knowun alle hise preisyngis? ³ Blessid ben thei that kepen dom; and doon riytfulnesse in al tyme. ⁴ Lord, haue thou mynde on vs in the good plesaunce of thi puple; visite thou vs in thin heelthe. ⁵ To se in the goodnesse of thi chosun men, to be glad in the gladnes of thi folk; that thou be heried with thin eritage. ⁶ We han synned with oure fadris; we han do vniustli, we han do wickidnesse. ⁷ Oure fadris in Egipt vndirstoden not thi merueils; thei weren not myndeful of the multitude of thi merci. And thei stiynge in to the see, in to the reed see, terreden to wraththe; ⁸ and he sauede hem for his name, that `he schulde make knowun his power. ⁹ And he departide the reed see, and it was dried; and he lede forth hem in the depthis of watris as in deseert. ¹⁰ And he sauede hem fro the hond of hateris; and he ayen bouyte hem fro the hond of the enemye. ¹¹ And the watir hilide men troublynge hem; oon of hem abood not. ¹² And thei bileueden to hise wordis; and thei preisiden the heriynge of hym. ¹³ Thei hadden `soone do, thei foryaten hise werkis; and thei abididen not his councel. ¹⁴ And thei coueitiden coueitise in deseert; and temptiden God in a place with out watir. ¹⁵ And he yaf to hem the axyng of hem; and he sente fulnesse in to the soulis of hem. ¹⁶ And thei wraththiden Moyses in the castels; Aaron, the hooli of the Lord. ¹⁷ The erthe was opened, and swolewid Datan; and hilide on the congregacioun of Abiron. ¹⁸ And fier brente an hiye in the synagoge of hem; flawme brente synneris. ¹⁹ And thei maden a calf in Oreb; and worschipiden a yotun ymage. ²⁰ And thei chaungiden her glorie; in to the liknesse of a calf etynge hei. ²¹ Thei foryaten God, that sauede hem, that dide grete werkis in Egipt, ²² merueils in the lond of Cham; feerdful thingis in the reed see. ²³ And God seide, that he wolde leese hem; if Moises, his chosun man, hadde not stonde in the brekyng of his siyt. That he schulde turne awei his ire; lest he loste hem. ²⁴ And thei hadden the desirable lond for nouyt, thei bileueden not to his word, and thei grutchiden in her tabernaclis; ²⁵ thei herden not the vois of the Lord. ²⁶ And he reiside his hond on hem; to caste doun hem in desert. ²⁷ And to caste awei her seed in naciouns; and to leese hem in cuntreis. ²⁸ And thei maden sacrifice to Belfagor; and thei eeten the sacrificis of deed beestis. ²⁹ And thei wraththiden God in her fyndyngis; and fallyng was multiplied in hem. ³⁰ And Fynees stood, and pleeside God; and the veniaunce ceesside. ³¹ And it was arrettid to hym to riytfulnesse; in generacioun and in to generacioun, til in to with outen ende. ³² And thei wraththiden God at the watris of ayenseiyng; and Moises was trauelid for hem, for thei maden bittere his spirit, ³³ and he departide in his lippis. ³⁴ Thei losten not hethen men; whiche the Lord seide to hem. ³⁵ And thei weren meddlid among hethene men, and lerneden the werkis of hem, ³⁶ and serueden the grauen ymagis of hem; and it was maad to hem in to sclaundre. ³⁷ And thei offriden her sones; and her douytris to feendis. ³⁸ And thei schedden out innocent blood, the blood of her sones and of her douytris; whiche thei sacrificiden to the grauun ymagis of Chanaan. ³⁹ And the erthe was slayn in bloodis, and was defoulid in the werkis of hem; and thei diden fornicacioun in her fyndyngis. ⁴⁰ And the Lord was wrooth bi strong veniaunce ayens his puple; and hadde abhominacioun of his eritage. ⁴¹ And he bitook hem in to the hondis of hethene men; and thei that hatiden hem, weren lordis of hem. ⁴² And her enemyes diden tribulacioun to hem, and thei weren mekid vndir the hondis of enemyes; ⁴³ ofte he delyuerede hem. But thei wraththiden hym in her counsel; and thei weren maad low in her wickidnessis. ⁴⁴ And he siye, whanne thei weren set in tribulacioun; and he herde the preyer of hem. ⁴⁵ And he was myndeful of his testament; and it repentide hym bi the multitude of his merci. ⁴⁶ And he yaf hem in to mercies; in the siyt of alle men, that hadden take hem. ⁴⁷ Oure Lord God, make thou vs saaf; and gadere togidere vs fro naciouns. That we knouleche to thin hooli name; and haue glorie in thi preisyng. ⁴⁸ Blessid be the Lord God of Israel fro the world and til in to the world; and al the puple schal seye, Be it don, be it don. ¹⁰⁶ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and sixte salm. Alleluya. Knouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his merci is in to the world. ² Sei thei, that ben ayen bouyt of the Lord; whiche he ayen bouyte fro the hond of the enemye, fro cuntreis he gaderide hem togidere. ³ Fro the risyng of the sunne, and fro the goyng doun; fro the north, and fro the see. ⁴ Thei erriden in wildirnesse, in a place with out watir; thei founden not weie of the citee of dwellyng place. ⁵ Thei weren hungri and thirsti; her soule failide in hem. ⁶ And thei crieden to the Lord, whanne thei weren set in tribulacioun; and he delyuerede hem fro her nedynesses. ⁷ And he ledde forth hem in to the riyt weie; that thei schulden go in to the citee of dwelling. ⁸ The mercies of the Lord knouleche to hym; and hise merueilis knouleche to the sones of men. ⁹ For he fillide a voide man; and he fillide with goodis an hungry man. ¹⁰ God delyuerede men sittynge in derknessis, and in the schadowe of deth; and men prisoned in beggerye and in yrun. ¹¹ For thei maden bitter the spechis of God; and wraththiden the councel of the hiyeste. ¹² And the herte of hem was maad meke in trauelis; and thei weren sijk, and noon was that helpide. ¹³ And thei crieden to the Lord, whanne thei weren set in tribulacioun; and he delyuerede hem from her nedynessis. ¹⁴ And he ledde hem out of derknessis, and schadowe of deth; and brak the boondis of hem. ¹⁵ The mercies of the Lord knouleche to hym; and hise merueils knouleche to the sones of men. ¹⁶ For he al to-brak brasun yatis; and he brak yrun barris. ¹⁷ He vptook hem fro the weie of her wickidnesse; for thei weren maad lowe for her vnriytfulnesses. ¹⁸ The soule of hem wlatide al mete; and thei neiyeden `til to the yatis of deth. ¹⁹ And thei crieden to the Lord, whanne thei weren set in tribulacioun; and he delyuerede hem fro her nedynessis. ²⁰ He sente his word, and heelide hem; and delyuerede hem fro the perischingis of hem. ²¹ The mercies of the Lord knouleche to hym; and hise merueils to the sones of men. ²² And offre thei the sacrifice of heriyng; and telle thei hise werkis in ful out ioiyng. ²³ Thei that gon doun in to the see in schippis; and maken worching in many watris. ²⁴ Thei sien the werkis of the Lord; and hise merueilis in the depthe. ²⁵ He seide, and the spirit of tempest stood; and the wawis therof weren arerid. ²⁶ Thei stien til to heuenes, and goen doun `til to the depthis; the soule of hem failide in yuelis. ²⁷ Thei weren troblid, and thei weren moued as a drunkun man; and al the wisdom of hem was deuourid. ²⁸ And thei crieden to the Lord, whanne thei weren set in tribulacioun; and he ledde hem out of her nedynessis. ²⁹ And he ordeynede the tempest therof in to a soft wynde; and the wawis therof weren stille. ³⁰ And thei weren glad, for tho weren stille; and he ladde hem forth in to the hauene of her wille. ³¹ The mercies of the Lord knouleche to hym; and hise merueilis to the sones of men. ³² And enhaunse thei him in the chirche of the puple; and preise thei him in the chaier of eldre men. ³³ He hath set floodis in to deseert; and the out goingis of watris in to thirst. ³⁴ He hath set fruytful lond in to saltnesse; for the malice of men dwellyng ther ynne. ³⁵ He hath set deseert in to pondis of watris; and erthe with out watir in to outgoyngis of watris. ³⁶ And he settide there hungri men; and thei maden a citee of dwelling. ³⁷ And thei sowiden feeldis, and plauntiden vynes; and maden fruyt of birthe. ³⁸ And he blesside hem, and thei weren multiplied greetli; and he made not lesse her werk beestis. ³⁹ And thei weren maad fewe; and thei weren trauelid of tribulacioun of yuelis and of sorewis. ⁴⁰ Strijf was sched out on princes; and he made hem for to erre without the weie, and not in the weie. ⁴¹ And he helpide the pore man fro pouert; and settide meynees as a scheep bringynge forth lambren. ⁴² Riytful men schulen se, and schulen be glad; and al wickidnesse schal stoppe his mouth. ⁴³ Who is wijs, and schal kepe these thingis; and schal vndirstonde the mercies of the Lord? ¹⁰⁷ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and seuenthe salm. The song of `the salm of Dauid. ² Min herte is redi, God, myn herte is redi; Y schal singe, and Y schal seie salm in my glorie. ³ My glorie, ryse thou vp, sautrie and harp, rise thou vp; Y schal rise vp eerli. ⁴ Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee among puplis; and Y schal seie salm to thee among naciouns. ⁵ For whi, God, thi merci is greet on heuenes; and thi treuthe is til to the cloudis. ⁶ God, be thou enhaunsid aboue heuenes; and thi glorie ouer al erthe. ⁷ That thi derlingis be delyuerid, make thou saaf with thi riythond, and here me; God spak in his hooli. ⁸ I schal make ful out ioye, and Y schal departe Siccimam; and Y schal mete the grete valei of tabernaclis. ⁹ Galaad is myn, and Manasses is myn; and Effraym is the vptaking of myn heed. Juda is my king; Moab is the caudron of myn hope. ¹⁰ In to Ydume Y schal stretche forth my scho; aliens ben maad frendis to me. ¹¹ Who schal lede me forth in to a stronge citee; who schal lede me forth til in to Idume? ¹² Whether not thou, God, that hast put vs awei; and, God, schalt thou not go out in oure vertues? ¹³ Yyue thou help to vs of tribulacioun; for the heelthe of man is veyn. ¹⁴ We schulen make vertu in God; and he schal bringe oure enemyes to nouyt. ¹⁰⁸ ¹ The title of the hundrid and eiytthe salm. To victorye, the salm of Dauid. ² God, holde thou not stille my preisyng; for the mouth of the synner, and the mouth of the gileful man is openyd on me. ³ Thei spaken ayens me with a gileful tunge, and thei cumpassiden me with wordis of hatrede; and fouyten ayens me with out cause. ⁴ For that thing that thei schulden loue me, thei bacbitiden me; but Y preiede. ⁵ And thei settiden ayens me yuelis for goodis; and hatrede for my loue. ⁶ Ordeyne thou a synner on him; and the deuel stonde on his riyt half. ⁷ Whanne he is demed, go he out condempned; and his preier `be maad in to synne. ⁸ Hise daies be maad fewe; and another take his bischopriche. ⁹ Hise sones be maad faderles; and his wijf a widewe. ¹⁰ Hise sones tremblinge be born ouer, and begge; and be cast out of her habitaciouns. ¹¹ An vsurere seke al his catel; and aliens rauysche hise trauelis. ¹² Noon helpere be to him; nether ony be that haue mercy on hise modirles children. ¹³ Hise sones be maad in to perisching; the name of him be don awei in oon generacioun. ¹⁴ The wickidnesse of hise fadris come ayen in to mynde in the siyt of the Lord; and the synne of his modir be not don awei. ¹⁵ Be thei maad euere ayens the Lord; and the mynde of hem perische fro erthe. ¹⁶ For that thing that he thouyte not to do merci, ¹⁷ and he pursuede a pore man and beggere; and to slee a man compunct in herte. ¹⁸ And he louede cursing, and it schal come to hym; and he nolde blessing, and it schal be maad fer fro him. And he clothide cursing as a cloth, and it entride as water in to hise ynnere thingis; and as oile in hise boonus. ¹⁹ Be it maad to him as a cloth, with which he is hilyd; and as a girdil, with which he is euere gird. ²⁰ This is the werk of hem that bacbiten me anentis the Lord; and that speke yuels ayens my lijf. ²¹ And thou, Lord, Lord, do with me for thi name; for thi merci is swete. ²² Delyuere thou me, for Y am nedi and pore; and myn herte is disturblid with ynne me. ²³ I am takun awei as a schadowe, whanne it bowith awei; and Y am schakun awei as locustis. ²⁴ Mi knees ben maad feble of fasting; and my fleische was chaungid for oile. ²⁵ And Y am maad schenschipe to hem; thei sien me, and moueden her heedis. ²⁶ Mi Lord God, helpe thou me; make thou me saaf bi thi merci. ²⁷ And thei schulen wite, that this is thin hond; and thou, Lord, hast do it. ²⁸ Thei schulen curse, and thou schalt blesse, thei that risen ayens me, be schent; but thi seruaunt schal be glad. ²⁹ Thei that bacbiten me, be clothid with schame; and be thei hilid with her schenschipe as with a double cloth. ³⁰ I schal knouleche to the Lord greetli with my mouth; and Y schal herie hym in the myddil of many men. ³¹ Which stood nyy on the riyt half of a pore man; to make saaf my soule fro pursueris. ¹⁰⁹ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and nynthe salm. `The salm of Dauith. The Lord seide to my Lord; Sitte thou on my riyt side. Til Y putte thin enemyes; a stool of thi feet. ² The Lord schal sende out fro Syon the yerde of thi vertu; be thou lord in the myddis of thin enemyes. ³ The bigynnyng is with thee in the dai of thi vertu, in the briytnessis of seyntis; Y gendride thee of the wombe before the dai sterre. ⁴ The Lord swoor, and it schal not repente him; Thou art a preest with outen ende, bi the ordre of Melchisedech. ⁵ The Lord on thi riyt side; hath broke kyngis in the dai of his veniaunce. ⁶ He schal deme among naciouns, he schal fille fallyngis; he schal schake heedis in the lond of many men. ⁷ He dranke of the stronde in the weie; therfor he enhaunside the heed. ¹¹⁰ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and tenthe salm. Alleluya. Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee in al myn herte; in the counsel and congregacioun of iust men. ² The werkis of the Lord ben greete; souyt out in to alle hise willis. ³ His werk is knoulechyng and grete doyng; and his riytfulnesse dwellith in to the world of world. ⁴ The Lord merciful in wille, and a merciful doere, hath maad a mynde of hise merueilis; ⁵ he hath youe meete to men dredynge hym. He schal be myndeful of his testament in to the world; ⁶ he schal telle to his puple the vertu of hise werkis. ⁷ That he yyue to hem the eritage of folkis; the werkis of hise hondis ben treuthe and doom. ⁸ Alle hise comaundementis ben feithful, confermed in to the world of world; maad in treuthe and equite. ⁹ The Lord sente redempcioun to hys puple; he comaundide his testament with outen ende. His name is hooli and dreedful; ¹⁰ the bigynnyng of wisdom is the drede of the Lord. Good vndirstondyng is to alle that doen it; his preising dwellith in to the world of world. ¹¹¹ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and enleuenthe salm. Alleluya. Blissid is the man that dredith the Lord; he schal wilne ful myche in hise comaundementis. ² His seed schal be myyti in erthe; the generacioun of riytful men schal be blessid. ³ Glorie and richessis ben in his hous; and his riytfulnesse dwellith in to the world of world. ⁴ Liyt is risun vp in derknessis to riytful men; the Lord is merciful in wille, and a merciful doere, and riytful. ⁵ The man is merye, that doith merci, and leeneth; he disposith hise wordis in dom; ⁶ for he schal not be moued with outen ende. ⁷ A iust man schal be in euerlastinge mynde; he schal not drede of an yuel heryng. His herte is redi for to hope in the Lord; ⁸ his herte is confermed, he schal not be moued, til he dispise hise enemyes. ⁹ He spredde abrood, he yaf to pore men; his riytwisnesse dwellith in to the world of world; his horn schal be reisid in glorie. ¹⁰ A synner schal se, and schal be wrooth; he schal gnaste with hise teeth, and schal faile; the desijr of synneris schal perische. ¹¹² ¹ The `title of the hundrid and twelfthe salm. Alleluya. Children, preise ye the Lord; preise ye the name of the Lord. ² The name of the Lord be blessid; fro this tyme now and til in to the world. ³ Fro the risyng of the sunne til to the goyng doun; the name of the Lord is worthi to be preisid. ⁴ The Lord is hiy aboue alle folkis; and his glorie is aboue heuenes. ⁵ Who is as oure Lord God, that dwellith in hiye thingis; ⁶ and biholdith meke thingis in heuene and in erthe? ⁷ Reisynge a nedi man fro the erthe; and enhaunsinge a pore man fro drit. ⁸ That he sette hym with princes; with the princes of his puple. ⁹ Which makith a bareyn womman dwelle in the hous; a glad modir of sones. ¹¹³ ¹ The titil of the hundrid and thrittenthe salm. Alleluya. In the goyng out of Israel fro Egipt; of the hous of Jacob fro the hethene puple. ² Judee was maad the halewyng of hym; Israel the power of hym. ³ The see siy, and fledde; Jordan was turned abac. ⁴ Munteyns ful out ioyeden as rammes; and litle hillis as the lambren of scheep. ⁵ Thou see, what was to thee, for thou fleddist; and thou, Jordan, for thou were turned abak? ⁶ Munteyns, ye maden ful out ioye as rammes; and litle hillis, as the lambren of scheep. ⁷ The erthe was moued fro the face of `the Lord; fro the face of God of Jacob. ⁸ Which turnede a stoon in to pondis of watris; and an hard rooch in to wellis of watris. ⁹ Lord, not to vs, not to vs; but yyue thou glorie to thi name. ¹⁰ On thi merci and thi treuthe; lest ony tyme hethene men seien, Where is the God of hem? ¹¹ Forsothe oure God in heuene; dide alle thingis, whiche euere he wolde. ¹² The symulacris of hethene men ben siluer and gold; the werkis of mennus hondis. ¹³ Tho han mouth, and schulen not speke; tho han iyen, and schulen not se. ¹⁴ Tho han eeris, and schulen not here; tho han nose thurls, and schulen not smelle. ¹⁵ Tho han hondis, and schulen not grope; tho han feet, and schulen not go; tho schulen not crye in her throte. ¹⁶ Thei that maken tho ben maad lijk tho; and alle that triste in tho. ¹⁷ The hous of Israel hopide in the Lord; he is the helpere `of hem, and the defendere of hem. ¹⁸ The hous of Aaron hopide in the Lord; he is the helpere of hem, and the defendere of hem. ¹⁹ Thei that dreden the Lord, hopiden in the Lord; he is the helpere of hem, and the defendere of hem. ²⁰ The Lord was myndeful of vs; and blesside vs. He blesside the hous of Israel; he blesside the hous of Aaron. ²¹ He blesside alle men that dreden the Lord; `he blesside litle `men with the grettere. ²² The Lord encreesse on you; on you and on youre sones. ²³ Blessid be ye of the Lord; that made heuene and erthe. ²⁴ Heuene of `heuene is to the Lord; but he yaf erthe to the sones of men. ²⁵ Lord, not deed men schulen herie thee; nether alle men that goen doun in to helle. ²⁶ But we that lyuen, blessen the Lord; fro this tyme now and til in to the world. ¹¹⁴ ¹ The titil of the hundrid and fourtenthe salm. Alleluia. I louede `the Lord; for the Lord schal here the vois of my preier. ² For he bowide doun his eere to me; and Y schal inwardli clepe in my daies. ³ The sorewis of deth cumpassiden me; and the perelis of helle founden me. ⁴ I foond tribulacioun and sorewe; and Y clepide inwardli the name of the Lord. Thou, Lord, delyuere my soule; ⁵ the Lord is merciful, and iust; and oure God doith merci. ⁶ And the Lord kepith litle children; Y was mekid, and he delyuerede me. ⁷ Mi soule, turne thou in to thi reste; for the Lord hath do wel to thee. ⁸ For he hath delyuered my soule fro deth; myn iyen fro wepingis, my feet fro fallyng doun. ⁹ I schal plese the Lord; in the cuntrei of hem that lyuen. ¹¹⁵ ¹ I bileuede, for which thing Y spak; forsoth Y was maad low ful myche. ² I seide in my passing; Ech man is a lier. ³ What schal Y yelde to the Lord; for alle thingis which he yeldide to me? ⁴ I schal take the cuppe of heelthe; and Y schal inwardli clepe the name of the Lord. ⁵ I schal yelde my vowis to the Lord bifor al his puple; ⁶ the deth of seyntis of the Lord is precious in his siyt. ⁷ O! Lord, for Y am thi seruant; Y am thi seruaunt, and the sone of thi handmaide. Thou hast broke my bondys, ⁸ to thee Y schal offre a sacrifice of heriyng; and Y schal inwardli clepe the name of the Lord. ⁹ I schal yelde my vowis to the Lord, in the siyt of al his puple; ¹⁰ in the porchis of the hous of the Lord, in the myddil of thee, Jerusalem. ¹¹⁶ ¹ The title of the hundrid and sixtenthe salm. Alleluya. Alle hethen men, herie ye the Lord; alle puplis, herie ye hym. ² For his merci is confermyd on vs; and the treuthe of the Lord dwellith with outen ende. ¹¹⁷ ¹ The titil of the hundrid and seuententhe salm. Alleluia. Knouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his merci is with outen ende. ² Israel seie now, for he is good; for his merci is with outen ende. ³ The hous of Aaron seie now; for his merci is with outen ende. ⁴ Thei that dreden the Lord, seie now; for his merci is withouten ende. ⁵ Of tribulacioun Y inwardli clepide the Lord; and the Lord herde me in largenesse. ⁶ The Lord is an helpere to me; Y schal not drede what a man schal do to me. ⁷ The Lord is an helpere to me; and Y schal dispise myn enemyes. ⁸ It is betere for to trist in the Lord; than for to triste in man. ⁹ It is betere for to hope in the Lord; than for to hope in princes. ¹⁰ Alle folkis cumpassiden me; and in the name of the Lord it bifelde, for Y am auengide on hem. ¹¹ Thei cumpassinge cumpassiden me; and in the name of the Lord, for Y am auengid on hem. ¹² Thei cumpassiden me as been, and thei brenten out as fier doith among thornes; and in the name of the Lord, for Y am avengid on hem. ¹³ I was hurlid, and turnede vpsedoun, that Y schulde falle doun; and the Lord took me vp. ¹⁴ The Lord is my strengthe, and my heryyng; and he is maad to me in to heelthe. ¹⁵ The vois of ful out ioiyng and of heelthe; be in the tabernaclis of iust men. ¹⁶ The riyt hond of the Lord hath do vertu, the riyt hond of the Lord enhaunside me; the riyt hond of the Lord hath do vertu. ¹⁷ I schal not die, but Y schal lyue; and Y schal telle the werkis of the Lord. ¹⁸ The Lord chastisinge hath chastisid me; and he yaf not me to deth. ¹⁹ Opene ye to me the yatis of riytfulnesse, and Y schal entre bi tho, and Y schal knouleche to the Lord; ²⁰ this yate is of the Lord, and iust men schulen entre bi it. ²¹ I schal knouleche to thee, for thou herdist me; and art maad to me in to heelthe. ²² The stoon which the bilderis repreueden; this is maad in to the heed of the corner. ²³ This thing is maad of the Lord; and it is wonderful bifore oure iyen. ²⁴ This is the dai which the Lord made; make we ful out ioye, and be we glad ther ynne. ²⁵ O! Lord, make thou me saaf, O! Lord, make thou wel prosperite; ²⁶ blessid is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. We blesseden you of the hous of the Lord; ²⁷ God is Lord, and hath youe liyt to vs. Ordeyne ye a solempne dai in thicke puplis; til to the horn of the auter. ²⁸ Thou art my God, and Y schal knouleche to thee; thou art my God, and Y schal enhaunse thee. I schal knouleche to thee, for thou herdist me; and thou art maad to me in to heelthe. ²⁹ Knouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his merci is with outen ende. ¹¹⁸ ¹ `The titil of the hundrid and eiytenthe salm. Alleluia. Blessid ben men with out wem in the weie; that gon in the lawe of the Lord. ² Blessid ben thei, that seken hise witnessingis; seken him in al the herte. ³ For thei that worchen wickidnesse; yeden not in hise weies. ⁴ Thou hast comaundid; that thin heestis be kept greetly. ⁵ I wolde that my weies be dressid; to kepe thi iustifiyngis. ⁶ Thanne Y schal not be schent; whanne Y schal biholde perfitli in alle thin heestis. ⁷ I schal knouleche to thee in the dressing of herte; in that that Y lernyde the domes of thi riytfulnesse. ⁸ I schal kepe thi iustifiyngis; forsake thou not me on ech side. ⁹ In what thing amendith a yong waxinge man his weie? in keping thi wordis. ¹⁰ In al myn herte Y souyte thee; putte thou me not awei fro thin heestis. ¹¹ In myn herte Y hidde thi spechis; that Y do not synne ayens thee. ¹² Lord, thou art blessid; teche thou me thi iustifiyngis. ¹³ In my lippis Y haue pronounsid; alle the domes of thi mouth. ¹⁴ I delitide in the weie of thi witnessingis; as in alle richessis. ¹⁵ I schal be ocupied in thin heestis; and Y schal biholde thi weies. ¹⁶ I schal bithenke in thi iustifiyngis; Y schal not foryete thi wordis. ¹⁷ Yelde to thi seruaunt; quiken thou me, and Y schal kepe thi wordis. ¹⁸ Liytne thou myn iyen; and Y schal biholde the merueils of thi lawe. ¹⁹ I am a comeling in erthe; hide thou not thin heestis fro me. ²⁰ Mi soule coueitide to desire thi iustifiyngis; in al tyme. ²¹ Thou blamedist the proude; thei ben cursid, that bowen awei fro thin heestis. ²² Do thou awei `fro me schenschipe and dispising; for Y souyte thi witnessingis. ²³ For whi princis saten, and spaken ayens me; but thi seruaunt was exercisid in thi iustifiyngis. ²⁴ For whi and thi witnessyngis is my thenkyng; and my counsel is thi iustifiyngis. ²⁵ Mi soule cleuede to the pawment; quykine thou me bi thi word. ²⁶ I telde out my weies, and thou herdist me; teche thou me thi iustifiyngis. ²⁷ Lerne thou me the weie of thi iustifiyngis; and Y schal be exercisid in thi merueils. ²⁸ Mi soule nappide for anoye; conferme thou me in thi wordis. ²⁹ Remoue thou fro me the weie of wickidnesse; and in thi lawe haue thou merci on me. ³⁰ I chees the weie of treuthe; Y foryat not thi domes. ³¹ Lord, Y cleuede to thi witnessyngis; nyle thou schende me. ³² I ran the weie of thi comaundementis; whanne thou alargidist myn herte. ³³ Lord, sette thou to me a lawe, the weie of thi iustifiyngis; and Y schal seke it euere. ³⁴ Yyue thou vndurstonding to me, and Y schal seke thi lawe; and Y schal kepe it in al myn herte. ³⁵ Lede me forth in the path of thin heestis; for Y wolde it. ³⁶ `Bowe thou myn herte in to thi witnessingus; and not in to aueryce. ³⁷ Turne thou awei myn iyen, that `tho seen not vanyte; quykene thou me in thi weie. ³⁸ Ordeyne thi speche to thi seruaunt; in thi drede. ³⁹ Kitte awey my schenschip, which Y supposide; for thi domes ben myrie. ⁴⁰ Lo! Y coueitide thi comaundementis; quikene thou me in thin equite. ⁴¹ And, Lord, thi merci come on me; thin heelthe come bi thi speche. ⁴² And Y schal answere a word to men seiynge schenschipe to me; for Y hopide in thi wordis. ⁴³ And take thou not awei fro my mouth the word of treuthe outerli; for Y hopide aboue in thi domes. ⁴⁴ And Y schal kepe thi lawe euere; in to the world, and in to the world of world. ⁴⁵ And Y yede in largenesse; for Y souyte thi comaundementis. ⁴⁶ And Y spak of thi witnessyngis in the siyt of kingis; and Y was not schent. ⁴⁷ And Y bithouyte in thin heestis; whiche Y louede. ⁴⁸ And Y reiside myn hondis to thi comaundementis, whiche Y louede; and Y schal be excercisid in thi iustifiyngis. ⁴⁹ Lord, haue thou mynde on thi word to thi seruaunt; in which word thou hast youe hope to me. ⁵⁰ This coumfortide me in my lownesse; for thi word quikenede me. ⁵¹ Proude men diden wickidli bi alle thingis; but Y bowide not awei fro thi lawe. ⁵² Lord, Y was myndeful on thi domes fro the world; and Y was coumfortid. ⁵³ Failing helde me; for synneris forsakinge thi lawe. ⁵⁴ Thi iustifiyngis weren delitable to me to be sungun; in the place of my pilgrimage. ⁵⁵ Lord, Y hadde mynde of thi name bi niyt; and Y kepte thi lawe. ⁵⁶ This thing was maad to me; for Y souyte thi iustifiyngis. ⁵⁷ Lord, my part; Y seide to kepe thi lawe. ⁵⁸ I bisouyte thi face in al myn herte; haue thou merci on me bi thi speche. ⁵⁹ I bithouyte my weies; and Y turnede my feet in to thi witnessyngis. ⁶⁰ I am redi, and Y am not disturblid; to kepe thi comaundementis. ⁶¹ The coordis of synneris han biclippid me; and Y haue not foryete thi lawe. ⁶² At mydnyyt Y roos to knouleche to thee; on the domes of thi iustifiyngis. ⁶³ I am parcener of alle that dreden thee; and kepen thin heestis. ⁶⁴ Lord, the erthe is ful of thi merci; teche thou me thi iustifiyngis. ⁶⁵ Lord, thou hast do goodnesse with thi seruaunt; bi thi word. ⁶⁶ Teche thou me goodnesse, and loore, and kunnyng; for Y bileuede to thin heestis. ⁶⁷ Bifor that Y was maad meke, Y trespasside; therfor Y kepte thi speche. ⁶⁸ Thou art good; and in thi goodnesse teche thou me thi iustifiyngis. ⁶⁹ The wickidnesse of hem that ben proude, is multiplied on me; but in al myn herte Y schal seke thin heestis. ⁷⁰ The herte of hem is cruddid as mylk; but Y bithouyte thi lawe. ⁷¹ It is good to me, that thou hast maad me meke; that Y lerne thi iustifiyngis. ⁷² The lawe of thi mouth is betere to me; than thousyndis of gold and of siluer. ⁷³ Thin hondis maden me, and fourmeden me; yyue thou vndurstondyng to me, that Y lerne thin heestis. ⁷⁴ Thei that dreden thee schulen se me, and schulen be glad; for Y hopide more on thi wordis. ⁷⁵ Lord, Y knewe, that thi domes ben equite; and in thi treuth thou hast maad me meke. ⁷⁶ Thi merci be maad, that it coumforte me; bi thi speche to thi seruaunt. ⁷⁷ Thi merciful doyngis come to me, and Y schal lyue; for thi lawe is my thenkyng. ⁷⁸ Thei that ben proude be schent, for vniustli thei diden wickidnesse ayens me; but Y schal be exercisid in thin heestis. ⁷⁹ Thei that dreden thee be turned to me; and thei that knowen thi witnessyngis. ⁸⁰ Myn herte be maad vnwemmed in thi iustifiyngis; that Y be not schent. ⁸¹ Mi soule failide in to thin helthe; and Y hopide more on thi word. ⁸² Myn iyen failiden in to thi speche; seiynge, Whanne schalt thou coumforte me? ⁸³ For Y am maad as a bowge in frost; Y haue not foryete thi iustifiyngis. ⁸⁴ Hou many ben the daies of thi seruaunt; whanne thou schalt make doom of hem that pursuen me? ⁸⁵ Wickid men telden to me ianglyngis; but not as thi lawe. ⁸⁶ Alle thi comaundementis ben treuthe; wickid men han pursued me, helpe thou me. ⁸⁷ Almeest thei endiden me in erthe; but I forsook not thi comaundementis. ⁸⁸ Bi thi mersi quikene thou me; and Y schal kepe the witnessingis of thi mouth. ⁸⁹ Lord, thi word dwellith in heuene; with outen ende. ⁹⁰ Thi treuthe dwellith in generacioun, and in to generacioun; thou hast foundid the erthe, and it dwellith. ⁹¹ The dai lastith contynueli bi thi ordynaunce; for alle thingis seruen to thee. ⁹² No but that thi lawe was my thenking; thanne perauenture Y hadde perischid in my lownesse. ⁹³ With outen ende Y schal not foryete thi iustifiyngis; for in tho thou hast quikened me. ⁹⁴ I am thin, make thou me saaf; for Y haue souyt thi iustifiyngis. ⁹⁵ Synneris aboden me, for to leese me; Y vndurstood thi witnessingis. ⁹⁶ I siy the ende of al ende; thi comaundement is ful large. ⁹⁷ Lord, hou louede Y thi lawe; al dai it is my thenking. ⁹⁸ Aboue myn enemyes thou madist me prudent bi thi comaundement; for it is to me with outen ende. ⁹⁹ I vndurstood aboue alle men techinge me; for thi witnessingis is my thenking. ¹⁰⁰ I vndirstood aboue eelde men; for Y souyte thi comaundementis. ¹⁰¹ I forbeed my feet fro al euel weie; that Y kepe thi wordis. ¹⁰² I bowide not fro thi domes; for thou hast set lawe to me. ¹⁰³ Thi spechis ben ful swete to my cheekis; aboue hony to my mouth. ¹⁰⁴ I vnderstood of thin heestis; therfor Y hatide al the weie of wickidnesse. ¹⁰⁵ Thi word is a lanterne to my feet; and liyt to my pathis. ¹⁰⁶ I swoor, and purposide stidefastli; to kepe the domes of thi riytfulnesse. ¹⁰⁷ I am maad low bi alle thingis; Lord, quykene thou me bi thi word. ¹⁰⁸ Lord, make thou wel plesinge the wilful thingis of my mouth; and teche thou me thi domes. ¹⁰⁹ Mi soule is euere in myn hondis; and Y foryat not thi lawe. ¹¹⁰ Synneris settiden a snare to me; and Y erride not fro thi comaundementis. ¹¹¹ I purchasside thi witnessyngis bi eritage with outen ende; for tho ben the ful ioiyng of myn herte. ¹¹² I bowide myn herte to do thi iustifiyngis with outen ende; for reward. ¹¹³ I hatide wickid men; and Y louede thi lawe. ¹¹⁴ Thou art myn helpere, and my `taker vp; and Y hopide more on thi word. ¹¹⁵ Ye wickide men, bowe awei fro me; and Y schal seke the comaundementis of my God. ¹¹⁶ Vp take thou me bi thi word, and Y schal lyue; and schende thou not me fro myn abydyng. ¹¹⁷ Helpe thou me, and Y schal be saaf; and Y schal bithenke euere in thi iustifiyngis. ¹¹⁸ Thou hast forsake alle men goynge awey fro thi domes; for the thouyt of hem is vniust. ¹¹⁹ I arettide alle the synneris of erthe brekeris of the lawe; therfor Y louede thi witnessyngis. ¹²⁰ Naile thou my fleischis with thi drede; for Y dredde of thi domes. ¹²¹ I dide doom and riytwisnesse; bitake thou not me to hem that falsli chalengen me. ¹²² Take vp thi seruaunt in to goodnesse; thei that ben proude chalenge not me. ¹²³ Myn iyen failiden in to thin helthe; and in to the speche of thi riytfulnesse. ¹²⁴ Do thou with thi seruaunt bi thi merci; and teche thou me thi iustifiyngis. ¹²⁵ I am thi seruaunt, yyue thou vndurstondyng to me; that Y kunne thi witnessingis. ¹²⁶ Lord, it is tyme to do; thei han distried thi lawe. ¹²⁷ Therfor Y louede thi comaundementis; more than gold and topazion. ¹²⁸ Therfor Y was dressid to alle thin heestis; Y hatide al wickid weie. ¹²⁹ Lord, thi witnessingis ben wondirful; therfor my soule souyte tho. ¹³⁰ Declaring of thi wordis liytneth; and yyueth vnderstonding to meke men. ¹³¹ I openede my mouth, and drouy the spirit; for Y desiride thi comaundementis. ¹³² Biholde thou on me, and haue merci on me; bi the dom of hem that louen thi name. ¹³³ Dresse thou my goyingis bi thi speche; that al vnriytfulnesse haue not lordschip on me. ¹³⁴ Ayeyn bie thou me fro the false chalengis of men; that Y kepe thin heestis. ¹³⁵ Liytne thi face on thi seruaunt; and teche thou me thi iustifiyngis. ¹³⁶ Myn iyen ledden forth the outgoynges of watris; for thei kepten not thi lawe. ¹³⁷ Lord, thou art iust; and thi dom is riytful. ¹³⁸ Thou hast comaundid riytfulnesse, thi witnessingis; and thi treuthe greetli to be kept. ¹³⁹ Mi feruent loue made me to be meltid; for myn enemys foryaten thi wordis. ¹⁴⁰ Thi speche is greetli enflawmed; and thi seruaunt louede it. ¹⁴¹ I am yong, and dispisid; Y foryat not thi iustifiyngis. ¹⁴² Lord, thi riytfulnesse is riytfulnesse with outen ende; and thi lawe is treuthe. ¹⁴³ Tribulacioun and angwische founden me; thin heestis is my thenking. ¹⁴⁴ Thi witnessyngis is equite with outen ende; yyue thou vndirstondyng to me, and Y schal lyue. ¹⁴⁵ I criede in al myn herte, Lord, here thou me; and Y schal seke thi iustifiyngis. ¹⁴⁶ I criede to thee, make thou me saaf; that Y kepe thi comaundementis. ¹⁴⁷ I bifor cam in ripenesse, and Y criede; Y hopide aboue on thi wordis. ¹⁴⁸ Myn iyen bifor camen to thee ful eerli; that Y schulde bithenke thi speches. ¹⁴⁹ Lord, here thou my vois bi thi merci; and quykene thou me bi thi doom. ¹⁵⁰ Thei that pursuen me neiyden to wickidnesse; forsothe thei ben maad fer fro thi lawe. ¹⁵¹ Lord, thou art nyy; and alle thi weies ben treuthe. ¹⁵² In the bigynnyng Y knewe of thi witnessingis; for thou hast foundid tho with outen ende. ¹⁵³ Se thou my mekenesse, and delyuere thou me; for Y foryat not thi lawe. ¹⁵⁴ Deme thou my dom, and ayenbie thou me; quikene thou me for thi speche. ¹⁵⁵ Heelthe is fer fro synners; for thei souyten not thi iustifiyngis. ¹⁵⁶ Lord, thi mercies ben manye; quykene thou me bi thi dom. ¹⁵⁷ Thei ben manye that pursuen me, and doen tribulacioun to me; Y bowide not awei fro thi witnessingis. ¹⁵⁸ I siy brekers of the lawe, and Y was meltid; for thei kepten not thi spechis. ¹⁵⁹ Lord, se thou, for Y louede thi comaundementis; quikene thou me in thi merci. ¹⁶⁰ The bigynnyng of thi wordis is treuthe; alle the domes of thi riytwisnesse ben withouten ende. ¹⁶¹ Princes pursueden me with outen cause; and my herte dredde of thi wordis. ¹⁶² I schal be glad on thi spechis; as he that fyndith many spuylis. ¹⁶³ I hatide and wlatide wickidnesse; forsothe Y louede thi lawe. ¹⁶⁴ I seide heriyngis to thee seuene sithis in the dai; on the domes of thi riytfulnesse. ¹⁶⁵ Miche pees is to hem that louen thi lawe; and no sclaundir is to hem. ¹⁶⁶ Lord, Y abood thin heelthe; and Y louede thin heestis. ¹⁶⁷ Mi soule kepte thi witnessyngis; and louede tho greetli. ¹⁶⁸ I kepte thi `comaundementis, and thi witnessingis; for alle my weies ben in thi siyt. ¹⁶⁹ Lord, my biseching come niy in thi siyt; bi thi speche yyue thou vndurstonding to me. ¹⁷⁰ Myn axing entre in thi siyt; bi thi speche delyuere thou me. ¹⁷¹ Mi lippis schulen telle out an ympne; whanne thou hast tauyte me thi iustifiyngis. ¹⁷² Mi tunge schal pronounce thi speche; for whi alle thi comaundementis ben equite. ¹⁷³ Thin hond be maad, that it saue me; for Y haue chose thin heestis. ¹⁷⁴ Lord, Y coueitide thin heelthe; and thi lawe is my thenking. ¹⁷⁵ Mi soule schal lyue, and schal herie thee; and thi domes schulen helpe me. ¹⁷⁶ I erride as a scheep that perischide; Lord, seke thi seruaunt, for Y foryat not thi comaundementis. ¹¹⁹ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and nyntenthe salm. The song of greces. Whanne Y was set in tribulacioun, Y criede to the Lord; and he herde me. ² Lord, delyuere thou my soule fro wickid lippis; and fro a gileful tunge. ³ What schal be youun to thee, ether what schal be leid to thee; to a gileful tunge? ⁴ Scharpe arowis of the myyti; with colis that maken desolat. ⁵ Allas to me! for my dwelling in an alien lond is maad long, Y dwellide with men dwellinge in Cedar; my soule was myche a comelyng. ⁶ I was pesible with hem that hatiden pees; ⁷ whanne Y spak to hem, thei ayenseiden me with outen cause. ¹²⁰ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and twentithe salm. The song of greces. I reiside myn iyen to the hillis; fro whannus help schal come to me. ² Myn help is of the Lord; that made heuene and erthe. ³ The Lord yyue not thi foot in to mouyng; nether he nappe, that kepith thee. ⁴ Lo! he schal not nappe, nether slepe; that kepith Israel. ⁵ The Lord kepith thee; the Lord is thi proteccioun aboue thi riythond. ⁶ The sunne schal not brenne thee bi dai; nether the moone bi nyyt. ⁷ The Lord kepe thee fro al yuel; the Lord kepe thi soule. ⁸ The Lord kepe thi goyng in and thi goyng out; fro this tyme now and in to the world. ¹²¹ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and oon and twentithe salm. The song of the grecis of Dauid. I am glad in these thingis, that ben seid to me; We schulen go in to the hous of the Lord. ² Oure feet weren stondynge; in thi hallis, thou Jerusalem. ³ Jerusalem, which is bildid as a citee; whos part taking therof is in to the same thing. ⁴ For the lynagis, the lynagis of the Lord stieden thidir, the witnessing of Israel; to knouleche to the name of the Lord. ⁵ For thei saten there on seetis in doom; seetis on the hous of Dauid. ⁶ Preie ye tho thingis, that ben to the pees of Jerusalem; and abundaunce be to hem that louen thee. ⁷ Pees be maad in thi vertu; and abundaunce in thi touris. ⁸ For my britheren and my neiyboris; Y spak pees of thee. ⁹ For the hous of oure Lord God; Y souyte goodis to thee. ¹²² ¹ The `title of the hundrid and two and twentithe salm. `The song of grecis. To thee Y haue reisid myn iyen; that dwellist in heuenes. ² Lo! as the iyen of seruauntis; ben in the hondis of her lordis. As the iyen of the handmaide ben in the hondis of her ladi; so oure iyen ben to oure Lord God, til he haue mercy on vs. ³ Lord, haue thou merci on vs, haue thou merci on vs; for we ben myche fillid with dispisyng. ⁴ For oure soule is myche fillid; we ben schenschipe to hem that ben abundaunte with richessis, and dispising to proude men. ¹²³ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and thre and twentithe `salm. The song of grecis `of Dauith. Israel seie now, No but for the Lord was in vs; ² no but for `the Lord was in vs. Whanne men risiden vp ayens vs; ³ in hap thei hadden swalewid vs quike. Whanne the woodnesse of hem was wrooth ayens vs; ⁴ in hap watir hadde sope vs vp. ⁵ Oure soule passide thoruy a stronde; in hap oure soule hadde passide thoruy a watir vnsuffrable. ⁶ Blessid be the Lord; that `yaf not vs in taking to the teeth of hem. ⁷ Oure soule, as a sparowe, is delyuered; fro the snare of hunters. The snare is al to-brokun; and we ben delyuered. ⁸ Oure helpe is in the name of the Lord; that made heuene and erthe. ¹²⁴ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and foure and twentithe salm. `The song of greces. Thei that tristen in the Lord ben as the hil of Syon; he schal not be moued with outen ende, ² that dwellith in Jerusalem. Hillis ben in the cumpas of it, and the Lord is in the cumpas of his puple; fro this tyme now and in to the world. ³ For the Lord schal not leeue the yerde of synneris on the part of iust men; that iust men holde not forth her hondis to wickidnesse. ⁴ Lord, do thou wel; to good men, and of riytful herte. ⁵ But the Lord schal lede them that bowen in to obligaciouns, with hem that worchen wickidnesse; pees be on Israel. ¹²⁵ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and fyue and twentithe `salm. The song of grecis. Whanne the Lord turnede the caitifte of Sion; we weren maad as coumfortid. ² Thanne oure mouth was fillid with ioye; and oure tunge with ful out ioiyng. Thanne thei schulen seie among hethene men; The Lord magnefiede to do with hem. ³ The Lord magnefiede to do with vs; we ben maad glad. ⁴ Lord, turne thou oure caitifte; as a stronde in the south. ⁵ Thei that sowen in teeris; schulen repe in ful out ioiyng. ⁶ Thei goynge yeden, and wepten; sendynge her seedis. But thei comynge schulen come with ful out ioiyng; berynge her handfullis. ¹²⁶ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and sixe and twentithe `salm. The song of greces of Salomon. `No but the Lord bilde the hous; thei that bilden it han trauelid in veyn. No but the Lord kepith the citee; he wakith in veyn that kepith it. ² It is veyn to you to rise bifore the liyt; rise ye after that ye han sete, that eten the breed of sorewe. Whanne he schal yyue sleep to his loued; lo! ³ the eritage of the Lord `is sones, the mede is the fruyt of wombe. ⁴ As arowis ben in the hond of the miyti; so the sones of hem that ben schakun out. ⁵ Blessid is the man, that hath fillid his desier of tho; he schal not be schent, whanne he schal speke to hise enemyes in the yate. ¹²⁷ ¹ The title of the hundrid and seuene and twentithe salm. The song of greces. Blessid ben alle men, that dreden the Lord; that gon in hise weies. ² For thou schalt ete the trauels of thin hondis; thou art blessid, and it schal be wel to thee. ³ Thi wijf as a plenteous vyne; in the sidis of thin hous. Thi sones as the newe sprenges of olyue trees; in the cumpas of thi bord. ⁴ Lo! so a man schal be blessid; that dredith the Lord. ⁵ The Lord blesse thee fro Syon; and se thou the goodis of Jerusalem in alle the daies of thi lijf. ⁶ And se thou the sones of thi sones; se thou pees on Israel. ¹²⁸ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and eiyte and twentithe `salm. The song of greces. Israel seie now; Ofte thei fouyten ayens me fro my yongth. ² Ofte thei fouyten ayens me fro my yongthe; and sotheli thei miyten not to me. ³ Synneris forgeden on my bak; thei maden long her wickidnesse. ⁴ The `iust Lord schal beete the nollis of synneris; ⁵ alle that haten Sion be schent, and turned abak. ⁶ Be thei maad as the hey of hous coppis; that driede vp, bifore that it be drawun vp. ⁷ Of which hei he that schal repe, schal not fille his hond; and he that schal gadere hondfullis, schal not fille his bosum. ⁸ And thei that passiden forth seiden not, The blessing of the Lord be on you; we blessiden you in the name of the Lord. ¹²⁹ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and nyne and twentithe `salm. The song of greces. Lord, Y criede to thee fro depthes; Lord, here thou mi vois. ² Thin eeris be maad ententif; in to the vois of my biseching. ³ Lord, if thou kepist wickidnessis; Lord, who schal susteyne? ⁴ For merci is at thee; and, Lord, for thi lawe Y abood thee. Mi soule susteynede in his word; my soule hopide in the Lord. ⁵ Fro the morewtid keping til to niyt; ⁶ Israel hope in the Lord. ⁷ For whi merci is at the Lord; and plenteous redempcioun is at hym. ⁸ And he schal ayen bie Israel; fro alle the wickidnessis therof. ¹³⁰ ¹ The title of the hundrid and thrittithe salm. The song of greces, `to Dauith himself. Lord, myn herte is not enhaunsid; nether myn iyen ben reisid. Nether Y yede in the grete thingis; nether in merueilis aboue me. ² If Y feelide not mekely; but enhaunside my soule. As a childe wenyde on his modir; so yelding be in my soule. ³ Israel hope in the Lord; fro this tyme now and in to the world. ¹³¹ ¹ The title of the hundrid and oon and thrittithe salm. The song of greces. Lord, haue thou mynde on Dauid; and of al his myldenesse. ² As he swoor to the Lord; he made a vowe to God of Jacob. ³ I schal not entre in to the tabernacle of myn hous; Y schal not stie in to the bed of mi restyng. ⁴ I schal not yyue sleep to myn iyen; and napping to myn iye liddis. ⁵ And rest to my templis, til Y fynde a place to the Lord; a tabernacle to God of Jacob. ⁶ Lo! we herden that arke of testament in Effrata, `that is, in Silo; we founden it in the feeldis of the wode. ⁷ We schulen entre in to the tabernacle of hym; we schulen worschipe in the place, where hise feet stoden. ⁸ Lord, rise thou in to thi reste; thou and the ark of thin halewing. ⁹ Thi prestis be clothid with riytfulnesse; and thi seyntis make ful out ioye. ¹⁰ For Dauid, thi seruaunt; turne thou not awei the face of thi crist. ¹¹ The Lord swoor treuthe to Dauid, and he schal not make hym veyn; of the fruyt of thi wombe Y schal sette on thi seete. ¹² If thi sones schulen kepe my testament; and my witnessingis, these whiche Y schal teche hem. And the sones of hem til in to the world; thei schulen sette on thi seete. ¹³ For the Lord chees Sion; he chees it in to dwelling to hym silf. ¹⁴ This is my reste in to the world of world; Y schal dwelle here, for Y chees it. ¹⁵ I blessynge schal blesse the widewe of it; Y schal fille with looues the pore men of it. ¹⁶ I schal clothe with heelthe the preestis therof; and the hooli men therof schulen make ful out ioye in ful reioisinge. ¹⁷ Thidir Y schal bringe forth the horn of Dauid; Y made redi a lanterne to my crist. ¹⁸ I schal clothe hise enemyes with schame; but myn halewing schal floure out on hym. ¹³² ¹ The `title of the hundrid and two and thrittithe salm. The song of grecis. Lo! hou good and hou myrie it is; that britheren dwelle togidere. ² As oynement in the heed; that goith doun in to the beerd, in to the beerd of Aaron. That goith doun in to the coler of his cloth; as the dew of Ermon, ³ that goith doun in to the hil of Sion. For there the Lord sente blessing; and lijf til in to the world. ¹³³ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and thre and thrittithe salm. The song of greces. Lo! now blesse ye the Lord; alle the seruauntis of the Lord. Ye that stonden in the hous of the Lord; in the hallis of `the hous of oure God. ² In nyytis reise youre hondis in to hooli thingis; and blesse ye the Lord. ³ The Lord blesse thee fro Syon; which Lord made heuene and erthe. ¹³⁴ ¹ The title of the hundrid and foure and thrittithe salm. Alleluya. Herie ye the name of the Lord; ye seruauntis of the Lord, herie ye. ² Ye that stonden in the hous of the Lord; in the hallis of `the hous of oure God. ³ Herie ye the Lord, for the Lord is good; singe ye to his name, for it is swete. ⁴ For the Lord chees Jacob to him silf; Israel in to possessioun to him silf. ⁵ For Y haue knowe, that the Lord is greet; and oure God bifore alle goddis. ⁶ The Lord made alle thingis, what euere thingis he wolde, in heuene and in erthe; in the see, and in alle depthis of watris. ⁷ He ledde out cloudis fro the ferthest part of erthe; and made leitis in to reyn. Which bringith forth wyndis fro hise tresours; ⁸ which killide the firste gendrid thingis of Egipt, fro man `til to beeste. ⁹ He sente out signes and grete wondris, in the myddil of thee, thou Egipt; in to Farao and in to alle hise seruauntis. ¹⁰ Which smoot many folkis; and killide stronge kingis. ¹¹ Seon, the king of Ammorreis, and Og, the king of Basan; and alle the rewmes of Chanaan. ¹² And he yaf the lond of hem eritage; eritage to Israel, his puple. ¹³ Lord, thi name is with outen ende; Lord, thi memorial be in generacioun and in to generacioun. ¹⁴ For the Lord schal deme his puple; and he schal be preied in hise seruauntis. ¹⁵ The symulacris of hethene men ben siluer and gold; the werkis of the hondis of men. ¹⁶ Tho han a mouth, and schulen not speke; tho han iyen, and schulen not se. ¹⁷ Tho han eeris, and schulen not here; for `nether spirit is in the mouth of tho. ¹⁸ Thei that maken tho, be maad lijk tho; and alle that tristen in tho. ¹⁹ The hous of Israel, blesse ye the Lord; the hous of Aaron, blesse ye the Lord. ²⁰ The hous of Leuy, blesse ye the Lord; ye that dreden the Lord, `blesse ye the Lord. ²¹ Blessid be the Lord of Syon; that dwellith in Jerusalem. ¹³⁵ ¹ The title of the hundrid and fyue and thrittithe salm. Alleluya. Knouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good, for his merci is withouten ende. ² Knouleche ye to the God of goddis. ³ Knouleche ye to the Lord of lordis. ⁴ Which aloone makith grete merueils. ⁵ Which made heuenes bi vndurstondyng. ⁶ Which made stidefast erthe on watris. ⁷ Which made grete liytis. ⁸ The sunne in to the power of the dai. ⁹ The moone and sterris in to the power of the niyt. ¹⁰ Which smoot Egipt with the firste gendrid thingis of hem. ¹¹ Which ledde out Israel fro the myddil of hem. ¹² In a miyti hond and in an hiy arm. ¹³ Whiche departide the reed see in to departyngis. ¹⁴ And ledde out Israel thoruy the myddil therof. ¹⁵ And he `caste a down Farao and his pouer in the reed see. ¹⁶ Which ledde ouer his puple thoruy desert. ¹⁷ Which smoot grete kingis. ¹⁸ And killide strong kingis. ¹⁹ Seon, the king of Amorreis. ²⁰ And Og, the king of Baasan. ²¹ And he yaf the lond of hem eritage. ²² Eritage to Israel, his seruaunt. ²³ For in oure lownesse he hadde mynde on vs. ²⁴ And he ayenbouyte vs fro oure enemyes. ²⁵ Which yyueth mete to ech fleisch. Knouleche ye to God of heuene. ²⁶ Knouleche ye to the Lord of lordis; for his merci is with outen ende. ¹³⁶ ¹ The hundrid and sixe and thrittithe salm. On the floodis of Babiloyne there we saten, and wepten; while we bithouyten on Syon. ² In salewis in the myddil therof; we hangiden vp oure orguns. ³ For thei that ledden vs prisoners; axiden vs there the wordis of songis. And thei that ledden awei vs seiden; Synge ye to vs an ympne of the songis of Syon. ⁴ Hou schulen we singe a songe of the Lord; in an alien lond? ⁵ If Y foryete thee, Jerusalem; my riyt hond be youun to foryeting. ⁶ Mi tunge cleue to my chekis; if Y bithenke not on thee. If Y purposide not of thee, Jerusalem; in the bigynnyng of my gladnesse. ⁷ Lord, haue thou mynde on the sones of Edom; for the dai of Jerusalem. Whiche seien, Anyntische ye, anyntische ye; `til to the foundement ther ynne. ⁸ Thou wretchid douyter of Babiloyne; he is blessid, that `schal yelde to thee thi yelding, which thou yeldidist to vs. ⁹ He is blessid, that schal holde; and hurtle doun hise litle children at a stoon. ¹³⁷ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and seuene and thrittithe salm. `To Dauith him silf. Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee in al myn herte; for thou herdist the wordis of my mouth. Mi God, Y schal singe to thee in the siyt of aungels; ² Y schal worschipe to thin hooli temple, and Y schal knouleche to thi name. On thi merci and thi treuthe; for thou hast magnefied thin hooli name aboue al thing. ³ In what euere dai Y schal inwardli clepe thee, here thou me; thou schalt multipli vertu in my soule. ⁴ Lord, alle the kingis of erthe knouleche to thee; for thei herden alle the wordis of thi mouth. ⁵ And singe thei in the weies of the Lord; for the glorie of the Lord is greet. ⁶ For the Lord is hiy, and biholdith meke thingis; and knowith afer hiy thingis. ⁷ If Y schal go in the myddil of tribulacioun, thou schalt quikene me; and thou stretchidist forth thin hond on the ire of myn enemyes, and thi riyt hond made me saaf. ⁸ The Lord schal yelde for me, Lord, thi merci is with outen ende; dispise thou not the werkis of thin hondis. ¹³⁸ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and eiyte and thrittithe salm. `To victorie, the salm of Dauith. Lord, thou hast preued me, and hast knowe me; ² thou hast knowe my sitting, and my rising ayen. ³ Thou hast vndirstonde my thouytis fro fer; thou hast enquerid my path and my corde. ⁴ And thou hast bifor seien alle my weies; for no word is in my tunge. ⁵ Lo! Lord, thou hast knowe alle thingis, the laste thingis and elde; thou hast formed me, and hast set thin hond on me. ⁶ Thi kunnyng is maad wondirful of me; it is coumfortid, and Y schal not mowe to it. ⁷ Whidir schal Y go fro thi spirit; and whider schal Y fle fro thi face? ⁸ If Y schal stie in to heuene, thou art there; if Y schal go doun to helle, thou art present. ⁹ If Y schal take my fetheris ful eerli; and schal dwelle in the last partis of the see. ¹⁰ And sotheli thider thin hond schal leede me forth; and thi riyt hond schal holde me. ¹¹ And Y seide, In hap derknessis schulen defoule me; and the nyyt is my liytnyng in my delicis. ¹² For whi derknessis schulen not be maad derk fro thee, aud the niyt schal be liytned as the dai; as the derknessis therof, so and the liyt therof. ¹³ For thou haddist in possessioun my reines; thou tokist me vp fro the wombe of my modir. ¹⁴ I schal knouleche to thee, for thou art magnefied dreedfuli; thi werkis ben wondirful, and my soule schal knouleche ful miche. ¹⁵ Mi boon, which thou madist in priuete, is not hyd fro thee; and my substaunce in the lower partis of erthe. ¹⁶ Thin iyen sien myn vnperfit thing, and alle men schulen be writun in thi book; daies schulen be formed, and no man is in tho. ¹⁷ Forsothe, God, thi frendis ben maad onourable ful myche to me; the princeheed of hem is coumfortid ful myche. ¹⁸ I schal noumbre hem, and thei schulen be multiplied aboue grauel; Y roos vp, and yit Y am with thee. ¹⁹ For thou, God, schalt slee synneris; ye menquelleris, bowe awei fro me. ²⁰ For ye seien in thouyt; Take thei her citees in vanite. ²¹ Lord, whether Y hatide not hem that hatiden thee; and Y failide on thin enemyes? ²² Bi perfite haterede Y hatide hem; thei weren maad enemyes to me. ²³ God, preue thou me, and knowe thou myn herte; axe thou me, and knowe thou my pathis. ²⁴ And se thou, if weie of wickidnesse is in me; and lede thou me forth in euerlastinge wei. ¹³⁹ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and nyne and thrittithe `salm. To victorie, the salm of Dauith. ² Lord, delyuere thou me fro an yuel man; delyuere thou me fro a wickid man. ³ Whiche thouyten wickidnesses in the herte; al dai thei ordeyneden batels. ⁴ Thei scharpiden her tungis as serpentis; the venym of snakis vndir the lippis of hem. ⁵ Lord, kepe thou me fro the hond of the synnere; and delyuere thou me fro wickid men. Which thouyten to disseyue my goyngis; ⁶ proude men hidden a snare to me. And thei leiden forth cordis in to a snare; thei settiden sclaundir to me bisidis the weie. ⁷ I seide to the Lord, Thou art mi God; Lord, here thou the vois of my biseching. ⁸ Lord, Lord, the vertu of myn heelthe; thou madist schadowe on myn heed in the dai of batel. ⁹ Lord, bitake thou not me fro my desire to the synnere; thei thouyten ayens me, forsake thou not me, lest perauenture thei ben enhaunsid. ¹⁰ The heed of the cumpas of hem; the trauel of her lippis schal hile hem. ¹¹ Colis schulen falle on hem, thou schalt caste hem doun in to fier; in wretchidnessis thei schulen not stonde. ¹² A man a greet ianglere schal not be dressid in erthe; yuels schulen take an vniust man in perisching. ¹³ I haue knowe, that the Lord schal make dom of a nedi man; and the veniaunce of pore men. ¹⁴ Netheles iust men schulen knouleche to thi name; and riytful men schulen dwelle with thi cheer. ¹⁴⁰ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and fourtithe salm. `The salm `of Dauith. Lord, Y criede to thee, here thou me; yyue thou tent to my vois, whanne Y schal crye to thee. ² Mi preier be dressid as encense in thi siyt; the reisyng of myn hondis be as the euentid sacrifice. ³ Lord, sette thou a keping to my mouth; and a dore of stonding aboute to my lippis. ⁴ Bowe thou not myn herte in to wordis of malice; to excuse excusingis in synne. With men worchinge wickidnesse; and Y schal not comyne with the chosun men of hem. ⁵ A iust man schal repreue me in mersi, and schal blame me; but the oile of a synner make not fat myn heed. For whi and yit my preier is in the wel plesaunt thingis of hem; ⁶ for the domesmen of hem ioyned to the stoon weren sopun vp. Here thei my wordis, ⁷ for tho weren myyti. As fatnesse is brokun out on the erthe; oure bonys ben scatered niy helle. Lord, Lord, ⁸ for myn iyen ben to thee, Y hopide in thee; take thou not awei my soule. ⁹ Kepe thou me fro the snare which thei ordeyneden to me; and fro the sclaundris of hem that worchen wickidnesse. Synneris schulen falle in the nett therof; ¹⁰ Y am aloone til Y passe. ¹⁴¹ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and oon and fourtithe salm. The lernyng of Dauid; `his preier, `whanne he was in the denne. ² With my vois Y criede to the Lord; with my vois Y preiede hertli to the Lord. ³ I schede out my preier in his siyt; and Y pronounce my tribulacioun bifor him. ⁴ While my spirit failith of me; and thou hast knowe my pathis. In this weie in which Y yede; proude men hidden a snare to me. ⁵ I bihelde to the riyt side, and Y siy; and noon was that knew me. Fliyt perischide fro me; and noon is that sekith my soule. ⁶ Lord, Y criede to thee, Y seide, Thou art myn hope; my part in the lond of lyueris. ⁷ Yyue thou tent to my biseching; for Y am maad low ful greetli. Delyuere thou me fro hem that pursuen me; for thei ben coumfortid on me. ⁸ Lede my soule out of keping to knouleche to thi name; iust men abiden me, til thou yelde to me. ¹⁴² ¹ The `title of the hundrid and two and fourtithe salm. The salm of Dauid. Lord, here thou my preier, with eeris perseyue thou my biseching; in thi treuthe here thou me, in thi riytwisnesse. ² And entre thou not in to dom with thi seruaunt; for ech man lyuynge schal not be maad iust in thi siyt. ³ For the enemy pursuede my soule; he made lowe my lijf in erthe. He hath set me in derk placis, as the deed men of the world, ⁴ and my spirit was angwischid on me; myn herte was disturblid in me. ⁵ I was myndeful of elde daies, Y bithouyte in alle thi werkis; Y bithouyte in the dedis of thin hondis. ⁶ I helde forth myn hondis to thee; my soule as erthe with out water to thee. ⁷ Lord, here thou me swiftli; my spirit failide. Turne thou not a wei thi face fro me; and Y schal be lijk to hem that gon doun in to the lake. ⁸ Make thou erli thi merci herd to me; for Y hopide in thee. Make thou knowun to me the weie in which Y schal go; for Y reiside my soule to thee. ⁹ Delyuere thou me fro myn enemyes, Lord, Y fledde to thee; ¹⁰ teche thou me to do thi wille, for thou art my God. Thi good spirit schal lede me forth in to a riytful lond; ¹¹ Lord, for thi name thou schalt quikene me in thin equite. Thou schalt lede my soule out of tribulacioun; ¹² and in thi merci thou schalt scatere alle myn enemyes. And thou schalt leese alle them, that troublen my soule; for Y am thi seruaunt. ¹⁴³ ¹ The title of the hundrid and thre and fourtithe salm. `A salm. Blessid be my Lord God, that techith myn hondis to werre; and my fyngris to batel. ² Mi merci, and my refuyt; my takere vp, and my delyuerer. Mi defender, and Y hopide in him; and thou makist suget my puple vnder me. ³ Lord, what is a man, for thou hast maad knowun to him; ether the sone of man, for thou arettist him of sum valu? ⁴ A man is maad lijk vanyte; hise daies passen as schadow. ⁵ Lord, bowe doun thin heuenes, and come thou doun; touche thou hillis, and thei schulen make smoke. ⁶ Leite thou schynyng, and thou schalt scatere hem; sende thou out thin arowis, and thou schalt disturble hem. ⁷ Sende out thin hond fro an hiy, rauysche thou me out, and delyuere thou me fro many watris; and fro the hond of alien sones. ⁸ The mouth of which spak vanite; and the riythond of hem is the riyt hond of wickidnesse. ⁹ God, Y schal synge to thee a new song; I schal seie salm to thee in a sautre of ten stringis. ¹⁰ Which yyuest heelthe to kingis; which ayen bouytist Dauid, thi seruaunt, fro the wickid swerd rauische thou out me. ¹¹ And delyuere thou me fro `the hond of alien sones; the mouth of whiche spak vanyte, and the riythond of hem is the riyt hond of wickidnesse. ¹² Whose sones ben; as new plauntingis in her yongthe. The douytris of hem ben arayed; ourned about as the licnesse of the temple. ¹³ The selers of hem ben fulle; bringinge out fro this vessel in to that. The scheep of hem ben with lambre, plenteuouse in her goingis out; ¹⁴ her kien ben fatte. `No falling of wal is, nether passing ouere; nether cry is in the stretis of hem. ¹⁵ Thei seiden, `The puple is blessid, that hath these thingis; blessid is the puple, whos Lord is the God of it. ¹⁴⁴ ¹ The title of the hundrid and foure and fourtithe salm. `The ympne of Dauith. Mi God king, Y schal enhaunse thee; and Y schal blesse thi name in to the world, and in to the world of world. ² Bi alle daies Y schal blesse thee; and Y schal herie thi name in to the world, and in to the world of the world. ³ The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; and noon ende is of his greetnesse. ⁴ Generacioun and generacioun schal preise thi werkis; and thei schulen pronounse thi power. ⁵ Thei schulen speke `the greet doyng of the glorie of thin holynesse; and thei schulen telle thi merueils. ⁶ And thei schulen seye the vertu of thi ferdful thingis; and thei schulen telle thi greetnesse. ⁷ Thei schulen bringe forth the mynde of the abundaunce of thi swetnesse; and thei schulen telle with ful out ioiyng thi riytfulnesse. ⁸ The Lord is a merciful doere, and merciful in wille; paciente, and myche merciful. ⁹ The Lord is swete in alle thingis; and hise merciful doyngis ben on alle hise werkis. ¹⁰ Lord, alle thi werkis knouleche to thee; and thi seyntis blesse thee. ¹¹ Thei schulen seie the glorie of thi rewme; and thei schulen speke thi power. ¹² That thei make thi power knowun to the sones of men; and the glorie of the greetnesse of thi rewme. ¹³ Thi rewme is the rewme of alle worldis; and thi lordschipe is in al generacioun and in to generacioun. The Lord is feithful in alle hise wordis; and hooli in alle hise werkis. ¹⁴ The Lord liftith vp alle that fallen doun; and reisith alle men hurtlid doun. ¹⁵ Lord, the iyen of alle beestis hopen in thee; and thou yyuest the mete of hem in couenable tyme. ¹⁶ Thou openest thin hond; and thou fillist ech beeste with blessing. ¹⁷ The Lord is iust in alle hise weies; and hooli in alle hise werkis. ¹⁸ The Lord is niy to alle that inwardli clepen him; to alle that inwardli clepen him in treuthe. ¹⁹ He schal do the wille of hem, that dreden him, and he schal here the biseching of hem; and he schal make hem saaf. ²⁰ The Lord kepith alle men louynge him; and he schal leese alle synners. ²¹ Mi mouth schal speke the heriyng of the Lord; and ech man blesse his hooli name in to the world, and in to the world of world. ¹⁴⁵ ¹ The `title of the hundred and fyue and fourtithe `salm. Alleluya. ² Mi soule, herie thou the Lord; Y schal herie the Lord in my lijf, Y schal synge to my God as longe as Y schal be. Nile ye triste in princis; ³ nether in the sones of men, in whiche is noon helthe. ⁴ The spirit of hym schal go out, and he schal turne ayen in to his erthe; in that dai alle the thouytis of hem schulen perische. ⁵ He is blessid, of whom the God of Jacob is his helpere, his hope is in his Lord God, that made heuene and erthe; ⁶ the see, and alle thingis that ben in tho. ⁷ Which kepith treuthe in to the world, makith dom to hem that suffren wrong; yyueth mete to hem that ben hungri. The Lord vnbyndith feterid men; ⁸ the Lord liytneth blynde men. The Lord reisith men hurtlid doun; the Lord loueth iust men. ⁹ The Lord kepith comelyngis, he schal take vp a modirles child, and widewe; and he schal distrie the weies of synners. ¹⁰ The Lord schal regne in to the worldis; Syon, thi God schal regne in generacioun and in to generacioun. ¹⁴⁶ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and sixe and fourtithe salm. Alleluya. Herie ye the Lord, for the salm is good; heriyng be myrie, and fair to oure God. ² The Lord schal bilde Jerusalem; and schal gadere togidere the scateryngis of Israel. ³ Which Lord makith hool men contrit in herte; and byndith togidere the sorewes of hem. ⁴ Which noumbrith the multitude of sterris; and clepith names to alle tho. ⁵ Oure Lord is greet, and his vertu is greet; and of his wisdom is no noumbre. ⁶ The Lord takith vp mylde men; forsothe he makith low synneris `til to the erthe. ⁷ Bifore synge ye to the Lord in knoulechyng; seye ye salm to oure God in an harpe. ⁸ Which hilith heuene with cloudis; and makith redi reyn to the erthe. Which bryngith forth hei in hillis; and eerbe to the seruice of men. ⁹ Which yyueth mete to her werk beestis; and to the briddys of crowis clepinge hym. ¹⁰ He schal not haue wille in the strengthe of an hors; nether it schal be wel plesaunt to hym in the leggis of a man. ¹⁴⁷ ¹ It is wel plesaunt to the Lord on men that dreden hym; and in hem that hopen on his mercy. ² Jerusalem, herie thou the Lord; Syon, herie thou thi God. ³ For he hath coumfortid the lockis of thi yatis; he hath blessid thi sones in thee. ⁴ Which hath set thi coostis pees; and fillith thee with the fatnesse of wheete. ⁵ Which sendith out his speche to the erthe; his word renneth swiftli. ⁶ Which yyueth snow as wolle; spredith abrood a cloude as aische. ⁷ He sendith his cristal as mussels; who schal suffre bifore the face of his cooldnesse? ⁸ He schal sende out his word, and schal melte tho; his spirit schal blowe, and watris schulen flowe. ⁹ Which tellith his word to Jacob; and hise riytfulnessis and domes to Israel. ¹⁰ He dide not so to ech nacioun; and he schewide not hise domes to hem. ¹⁴⁸ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and eiyte and fourtithe salm. Alleluya. Ye of heuenes, herie the Lord; herie ye hym in hiye thingis. ² Alle hise aungels, herie ye hym; alle hise vertues, herye ye hym. ³ Sunne and moone, herie ye hym; alle sterris and liyt, herie ye hym. ⁴ Heuenes of heuenes, herie ye hym; and the watris that ben aboue heuenes, ⁵ herie ye the name of the Lord. ⁶ For he seide, and thingis weren maad; he comaundide, and thingis weren maad of nouyt. He ordeynede tho thingis in to the world, and in to the world of world; he settide a comaundement, and it schal not passe. ⁷ Ye of erthe, herie ye the Lord; dragouns, and alle depthis of watris. ⁸ Fier, hail, snow, iys, spiritis of tempestis; that don his word. ⁹ Mounteyns, and alle litle hillis; trees berynge fruyt, and alle cedris. ¹⁰ Wielde beestis, and alle tame beestis; serpentis, and fetherid briddis. ¹¹ The kingis of erthe, and alle puplis; the princis, and alle iugis of erthe. ¹² Yonge men, and virgyns, elde men with yongere, herie ye the name of the Lord; ¹³ for the name of hym aloone is enhaunsid. ¹⁴ His knouleching be on heuene and erthe; and he hath enhaunsid the horn of his puple. An ympne be to alle hise seyntis; to the children of Israel, to a puple neiyynge to hym. ¹⁴⁹ ¹ The `title of the hundrid and nyne and fourtithe salm. Alleluya. Synge ye to the Lord a newe song; hise heriyng be in the chirche of seyntis. ² Israel be glad in hym that made hym; and the douytris of Syon make ful out ioye in her king. ³ Herie thei his name in a queer; seie thei salm to hym in a tympan, and sautre. ⁴ For the Lord is wel plesid in his puple; and he hath reisid mylde men in to heelthe. ⁵ Seyntis schulen make ful out ioye in glorie; thei schulen be glad in her beddis. ⁶ The ful out ioiyngis of God in the throte of hem; and swerdis scharp on `ech side in the hondis of hem. ⁷ To do veniaunce in naciouns; blamyngis in puplis. ⁸ To bynde the kyngis of hem in stockis; and the noble men of hem in yrun manaclis. ⁹ That thei make in hem doom writun; this is glorye to alle hise seyntis. ¹⁵⁰ ¹ The title of the hundrid and fiftithe salm. Alleluya. Herie ye the Lord in hise seyntis; herie ye hym in the firmament of his vertu. ² Herie ye hym in hise vertues; herie ye hym bi the multitude of his greetnesse. ³ Herie ye hym in the soun of trumpe; herie ye hym in a sautre and harpe. ⁴ Herie ye hym in a tympane and queer; herie ye hym in strengis and orgun. ⁵ Herie ye hym in cymbalis sownynge wel, herye ye hym in cymbalis of iubilacioun; ⁶ ech spirit, herye the Lord.