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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]HEAR my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. |
| [2]Mi soule, blesse thou the Lord; and nyle thou foryete alle the yeldyngis of him. |
[2]Turn not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me; in the day when I call, answer me speedily. |
| [3]Which doith merci to alle thi wickidnessis; which heelith alle thi sijknessis. |
[3]For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are whitened as if they were burned. |
| [4]Which ayenbieth thi lijf fro deth; which corowneth thee in merci and merciful doyngis. |
[4]My heart is smitten and withered like grass, so that I forget to eat my bread. |
| [5]Which fillith thi desijr in goodis; thi yongthe schal be renulid as the yongthe of an egle. |
[5]Because of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my skin. |
| [6]The Lord doynge mercies; and doom to alle men suffringe wrong. |
[6]I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert. |
| [7]He made hise weies knowun to Moises; hise willis to the sones of Israel. |
[7]I am shaken and alone like a sparrow upon the house tops. |
| [8]The Lord is merciful doer, and merciful in wille; longe abidinge, and myche merciful. |
[8]Mine enemies reproach me all the day; those who once praised me are now sworn against me. |
| [9]He schal not be wrooth with outen ende; and he schal not thretne with outen ende. |
[9]I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, |
| [10]He dide not to vs aftir oure synnes; nether he yeldide to vs aftir oure wickidnessis. |
[10]Because of thine indignation and thy wrath; for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. |
| [11]For bi the hiynesse of heuene fro erthe; he made strong his merci on men dredynge hym. |
[11]My days are like a shadow that declines; and I am withered like grass. |
| [12]As myche as the eest is fer fro the west; he made fer oure wickidnessis fro vs. |
[12]But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever, and thy remembrance to all generations. |
| [13]As a fadir hath merci on sones, the Lord hadde merci on men dredynge him; |
[13]Arise and have mercy upon Zion; for it is time to have mercy upon her. |
| [14]for he knewe oure makyng. |
[14]For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof. |
| [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]So the heathen shall worship the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. |
| [16]For the spirit schal passe in hym, and schal not abide; and schal no more knowe his place. |
[16]When the LORD builds up Zion, he shall appear in his 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]He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. |
| [18]to hem that kepen his testament. And ben myndeful of hise comaundementis; to do tho. |
[18]This shall be written for the generation to come; and the people who shall be created shall praise the LORD. |
| [19]The Lord hath maad redi his seete in heuene; and his rewme schal be lord of alle. |
[19]For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth, |
| [20]Aungels of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord; ye myyti in vertu, doynge his word, to here the vois of hise wordis. |
[20]To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to death, |
| [21]Alle vertues of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord; ye mynystris of hym that doen his wille. |
[21]To declare the name of the LORD in Zion and his praises in Jerusalem, |
| [22]Alle werkis of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord, in ech place of his lordschipe; my soule, blesse thou the Lord. |
[22]When the peoples are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. |
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[23]For they have weakened my strength on earth; they warned me of the shortage of my days. |
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[24]O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days; thy years are throughout all generations. |
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[25]Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands. |
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[26]They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture, they shall fade. |
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[27]But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. |
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[28]The children of thy servants shall continue and their descendants shall be established before thee. |