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Wycliffe's English Translation (1388)
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The Geneva Bible (1560)
Geneva
[1]The `title of the hundrid and seuenthe salm. The song of `the salm of Dauid. [1]Praise the Lord, because he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.
[2]Min herte is redi, God, myn herte is redi; Y schal singe, and Y schal seie salm in my glorie. [2]Let them, which have been redeemed of the Lord, show how he hath delivered them from the hand of the oppressor,
[3]My glorie, ryse thou vp, sautrie and harp, rise thou vp; Y schal rise vp eerli. [3]And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
[4]Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee among puplis; and Y schal seie salm to thee among naciouns. [4]When they wandered in the desert and wilderness out of the way, and found no city to dwell in,
[5]For whi, God, thi merci is greet on heuenes; and thi treuthe is til to the cloudis. [5]Both hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
[6]God, be thou enhaunsid aboue heuenes; and thi glorie ouer al erthe. [6]Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress,
[7]That thi derlingis be delyuerid, make thou saaf with thi riythond, and here me; God spak in his hooli. [7]And led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
[8]I schal make ful out ioye, and Y schal departe Siccimam; and Y schal mete the grete valei of tabernaclis. [8]Let them therefore confess before the Lord his loving kindness, and his wonderful works before the sons of men.
[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. [9]For he satisfied the thirsty soul, and filled the hungry soul with goodness.
[10]In to Ydume Y schal stretche forth my scho; aliens ben maad frendis to me. [10]They that dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in misery and iron,
[11]Who schal lede me forth in to a stronge citee; who schal lede me forth til in to Idume? [11]Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord, and despised the counsel of the Most High,
[12]Whether not thou, God, that hast put vs awei; and, God, schalt thou not go out in oure vertues? [12]When he humbled their heart with heaviness, then they fell down and there was no helper.
[13]Yyue thou help to vs of tribulacioun; for the heelthe of man is veyn. [13]Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
[14]We schulen make vertu in God; and he schal bringe oure enemyes to nouyt. [14]He brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death, and brake their bands asunder.
15[No verse] [15]Let them therefore confess before the Lord his loving kindness, and his wonderful works before the sons of men.
16[No verse] [16]For he hath broken the gates of brass, and burst the bars of iron asunder.
17[No verse] [17]Fools by reason of their transgression, and because of their iniquities are afflicted.
18[No verse] [18]Their soul abhorreth all meat, and they are brought to death's door.
19[No verse] [19]Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivereth them from their distress.
20[No verse] [20]He sendeth his word and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.
21[No verse] [21]Let them therefore confess before the Lord his loving kindness, and his wonderful works before the sons of men,
22[No verse] [22]And let them offer sacrifices of praise, and declare his works with rejoicing.
23[No verse] [23]They that go down to the sea in ships, and occupy by the great waters,
24[No verse] [24]They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
25[No verse] [25]For he commandeth and raiseth the stormy wind, and it lifteth up the waves thereof.
26[No verse] [26]They mount up to the heaven, and descend to the deep, so that their soul melteth for trouble.
27[No verse] [27]They are tossed to and from, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.
28[No verse] [28]Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble , and he bringeth them out of their distress.
29[No verse] [29]He turneth the storm to calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
30[No verse] [30]When they are quieted, they are glad, and he bringeth them unto the haven, where they would be.
31[No verse] [31]Let them therefore confess before the Lord his loving kindness, and his wonderful works before the sons of men.
32[No verse] [32]And let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33[No verse] [33]He turneth the floods into a wilderness, and the springs of waters into dryness,
34[No verse] [34]And a fruitful land into barrenness for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35[No verse] [35]Again he turneth the wilderness into pools of water, and the dry land into water springs.
36[No verse] [36]And there he placeth the hungry, and they build a city to dwell in,
37[No verse] [37]And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which bring forth fruitful increase.
38[No verse] [38]For he blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminisheth not their cattle.
39[No verse] [39]Again men are diminished, and brought low by oppression, evil and sorrow.
40[No verse] [40]He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to err in desert places out of the way.
41[No verse] [41]Yet he raiseth up the poor out of misery, and maketh him families like a flock of sheep.
42[No verse] [42]The righteous shall see it, and rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43[No verse] [43]Who is wise that he may observe these things? For they shall understand the loving kindness of the Lord.
Author: John Wycliffe (1328 – 1384)
Source: archive.org
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