Psalms 137:1-150:6 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;

Wycliffe⁽ⁱ⁾ 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.