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| [1]The title of the foure and thrittithe salm. `To Dauid. Lord, deme thou hem, that anoien me; ouercome thou hem, that fiyten ayens me. |
[1]A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. |
| [2]Take thou armeris and scheeld; and rise vp into help to me. |
[2]I will bless 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
| [3]Schede out the swerd, and close togidere ayens hem that pursuen me; seie thou to my soule, Y am thin helthe. |
[3]My soul shall glory in 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. |
| [4]Thei that seken my lijf; be schent, and aschamed. Thei that thenken yuels to me; be turned awei bacward, and be schent. |
[4]O magnify 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 with me, and let us exalt His name together. |
| [5]Be thei maad as dust bifor the face of the wynd; and the aungel of the Lord make hem streit. |
[5]I sought 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. |
| [6]Her weie be maad derknesse, and slydirnesse; and the aungel of the Lord pursue hem. |
[6]They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be abashed. |
| [7]For with out cause thei hidden to me the deth of her snare; in veyn thei dispisiden my soule. |
[7]This poor man cried, and 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 heard, and saved him out of all his troubles. |
| [8]The snare which he knoweth not come to hym, and the takyng which he hidde take hym; and fall he in to the snare in that thing. |
[8]The angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them. |
| [9]But my soule schal fulli haue ioye in the Lord; and schal delite on his helthe. |
[9]O consider and see that 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 is good; happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him. |
| [10]Alle my boonys schulen seie, Lord, who is lijk thee? Thou delyuerist a pore man fro the hond of his strengere; a nedi man and pore fro hem that diuersely rauischen hym. |
[10]O fear 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him. |
| [11]Wickid witnessis risynge axiden me thingis, whiche Y knewe not. |
[11]The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 want not any good thing. |
| [12]Thei yeldiden to me yuels for goodis; bareynnesse to my soule. |
[12]Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇. |
| [13]But whanne thei weren diseseful to me; Y was clothid in an heire. I mekide my soule in fastyng; and my preier schal be turned `with ynne my bosum. |
[13]Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good therein? |
| [14]I pleside so as oure neiybore, as oure brother; Y was `maad meke so as morenynge and sorewful. |
[14]Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. |
| [15]And thei weren glad, and camen togidere ayens me; turmentis weren gaderid on me, and Y knew not. |
[15]Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. |
| [16]Thei weren scaterid, and not compunct, thei temptiden me, thei scornyden me with mowyng; thei gnastiden on me with her teeth. |
[16]The eyes of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry. |
| [17]Lord, whanne thou schalt biholde, restore thou my soule fro the wickidnesse of hem; `restore thou myn oon aloone fro liouns. |
[17]The face of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. |
| [18]I schal knowleche to thee in a greet chirche; Y schal herie thee in a sad puple. |
[18]They cried, and 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles. |
| [19]Thei that ben aduersaries wickidli to me, haue not ioye on me; that haten me with out cause, and bikenen with iyen. |
[19]𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. |
| [20]For sotheli thei spaken pesibli to me; and thei spekynge in wrathfulnesse of erthe thouyten giles. |
[20]Many are the ills of the righteous, but 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 delivereth him out of them all. |
| [21]And thei maden large her mouth on me; thei seiden, Wel, wel! oure iyen han sien. |
[21]He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. |
| [22]Lord, thou hast seen, be thou not stille; Lord, departe thou not fro me. |
[22]Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty. |
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[23]𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate. |