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| [1]The title of `hundred and secounde salm. `Of Dauid. Mi soule, blesse thou the Lord; and alle thingis that ben with ynne me, blesse his hooli name. |
[1]A Prayer of the afflicted, when he fainteth, and poureth out his complaint before 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇. |
| [2]Mi soule, blesse thou the Lord; and nyle thou foryete alle the yeldyngis of him. |
[2]O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto Thee. |
| [3]Which doith merci to alle thi wickidnessis; which heelith alle thi sijknessis. |
[3]Hide not Thy face from me in the day of my distress; incline Thine ear unto me; in the day when I call answer me speedily. |
| [4]Which ayenbieth thi lijf fro deth; which corowneth thee in merci and merciful doyngis. |
[4]For my days consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a hearth. |
| [5]Which fillith thi desijr in goodis; thi yongthe schal be renulid as the yongthe of an egle. |
[5]My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; for I forget to eat my bread. |
| [6]The Lord doynge mercies; and doom to alle men suffringe wrong. |
[6]By reason of the voice of my sighing my bones cleave to my flesh. |
| [7]He made hise weies knowun to Moises; hise willis to the sones of Israel. |
[7]I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the waste places. |
| [8]The Lord is merciful doer, and merciful in wille; longe abidinge, and myche merciful. |
[8]I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop. |
| [9]He schal not be wrooth with outen ende; and he schal not thretne with outen ende. |
[9]Mine enemies taunt me all the day; they that are mad against me do curse by me. |
| [10]He dide not to vs aftir oure synnes; nether he yeldide to vs aftir oure wickidnessis. |
[10]For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, |
| [11]For bi the hiynesse of heuene fro erthe; he made strong his merci on men dredynge hym. |
[11]Because of Thine indignation and Thy wrath; for Thou hast taken me up, and cast me away. |
| [12]As myche as the eest is fer fro the west; he made fer oure wickidnessis fro vs. |
[12]My days are like a lengthening shadow; and I am withered like grass. |
| [13]As a fadir hath merci on sones, the Lord hadde merci on men dredynge him; |
[13]But Thou, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, sittest enthroned for ever; and Thy name is unto all generations. |
| [14]for he knewe oure makyng. |
[14]Thou wilt arise, and have compassion upon Zion; for it is time to be gracious unto her, for the appointed time is come. |
| [15]He bithouyte that we ben dust, a man is as hey; his dai schal flowre out so as a flour of the feeld. |
[15]For Thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and love her dust. |
| [16]For the spirit schal passe in hym, and schal not abide; and schal no more knowe his place. |
[16]So the nations will fear the name of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and all the kings of the earth Thy glory; |
| [17]But the merci of the Lord is fro with out bigynnyng, and til in to with outen ende; on men dredinge hym. And his riytfulnesse is in to the sones of sones; |
[17]When 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 hath built up Zion, when He hath appeared in His glory; |
| [18]to hem that kepen his testament. And ben myndeful of hise comaundementis; to do tho. |
[18]When He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, and hath not despised their prayer. |
| [19]The Lord hath maad redi his seete in heuene; and his rewme schal be lord of alle. |
[19]This shall be written for the generation to come; and a people which shall be created shall praise 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇. |
| [20]Aungels of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord; ye myyti in vertu, doynge his word, to here the vois of hise wordis. |
[20]For He hath looked down from the height of His sanctuary; from heaven did 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 behold the earth; |
| [21]Alle vertues of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord; ye mynystris of hym that doen his wille. |
[21]To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that a appointed to death; |
| [22]Alle werkis of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord, in ech place of his lordschipe; my soule, blesse thou the Lord. |
[22]That men may tell of the name of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem; |
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[23]When the peoples are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇. |
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[24]H weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. |
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[25]I say: 'O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days, Thou whose years endure throughout all generations. |
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[26]Of old Thou didst lay the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of Thy hands. |
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[27]They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure; yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they shall pass away; |
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[28]But Thou art the selfsame, and Thy years shall have no end. |
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[29]The children of Thy servants shall dwell securely, and their seed shall be established before Thee.' |