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| [1]The title of the foure and twentithe salm. To Dauid. |
[1]THE earth is the LORD'S and the fulness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein. |
| [2]Lord, to thee Y haue reisid my soule; my God, Y truste in thee, be Y not aschamed. |
[2]For he has set the foundation thereof in the sea, and has furnished it with rivers. |
| [3]Nethir myn enemyes scorne me; for alle men that suffren thee schulen not be schent. |
[3]Who shall ascend into the mountain of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? |
| [4]Alle men doynge wickyd thingis superfluli; be schent. Lord, schewe thou thi weies to me; and teche thou me thi pathis. |
[4]He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not sworn by his soul falsely, nor taken an oath deceitfully. |
| [5]Dresse thou me in thi treuthe, and teche thou me, for thou art God my sauyour; and Y suffride thee al dai. |
[5]He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from God our Saviour. |
| [6]Lord, haue thou mynde of thi merciful doyngis; and of thi mercies that ben fro the world. |
[6]This is the generation of them that seek thy face, that proclaim thy countenance, O thou God of Jacob. |
| [7]Haue thou not mynde on the trespassis of my yongthe; and on myn vnkunnyngis. Thou, Lord, haue mynde on me bi thi merci; for thi goodnesse. |
[7]Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in. |
| [8]The Lord is swete and riytful; for this he schal yyue a lawe to men trespassynge in the weie. |
[8]Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. |
| [9]He schal dresse deboner men in doom; he schal teche mylde men hise weies. |
[9]Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in. |
| [10]Alle the weies of the Lord ben mercy and treuthe; to men sekynge his testament, and hise witnessyngis. |
[10]Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory forever. |