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| [1]The `title of the hundrid and eiyte and fourtithe salm. Alleluya. Ye of heuenes, herie the Lord; herie ye hym in hiye thingis. |
[1]Praise ye the Lord from the heaven: praise ye him in the high places. |
| [2]Alle hise aungels, herie ye hym; alle hise vertues, herye ye hym. |
[2]Praise ye him, all ye his angels: praise him, all his army. |
| [3]Sunne and moone, herie ye hym; alle sterris and liyt, herie ye hym. |
[3]Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise ye him all bright stars. |
| [4]Heuenes of heuenes, herie ye hym; and the watris that ben aboue heuenes, |
[4]Praise ye him, heavens of heavens, and waters, that be above the heavens. |
| [5]herie ye the name of the Lord. |
[5]Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created. |
| [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. |
[6]And he hath established them forever and ever: he hath made an ordinance, which shall not pass. |
| [7]Ye of erthe, herie ye the Lord; dragouns, and alle depthis of watris. |
[7]Praise ye the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all depths: |
| [8]Fier, hail, snow, iys, spiritis of tempestis; that don his word. |
[8]Fire and hail, snow and vapors, stormy wind, which execute his word: |
| [9]Mounteyns, and alle litle hillis; trees berynge fruyt, and alle cedris. |
[9]Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars: |
| [10]Wielde beestis, and alle tame beestis; serpentis, and fetherid briddis. |
[10]Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and feathered fouls: |
| [11]The kingis of erthe, and alle puplis; the princis, and alle iugis of erthe. |
[11]Kings of the earth and all people, princes and all judges of the world: |
| [12]Yonge men, and virgyns, elde men with yongere, herie ye the name of the Lord; |
[12]Young men and maidens, also old men and children: |
| [13]for the name of hym aloone is enhaunsid. |
[13]Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be exalted, and his praise above the earth and the heavens. |
| [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. |
[14]For he hath exalted the horn of his people, which is a praise for all his saints, even for the children of Israel, a people that is near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. |