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| [1]The title of the seuene and thrittithe salm. `The salm of Dauid, to bythenke on the sabat. |
[1]Fret not thyself because of the wicked men, neither be envious for the evil doers. |
| [2]Lord, repreue thou not me in thi strong veniaunce; nether chastice thou me in thin ire. |
[2]For they shall soon be cut down like grass, and shall wither as the green herb. |
| [3]For thin arowis ben fitchid in me; and thou hast confermed thin hond on me. |
[3]Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly. |
| [4]Noon helthe is in my fleisch fro the face of thin ire; no pees is to my boonys fro the face of my synnes. |
[4]And delight thyself in the Lord, and he shall give thee thine heart's desire. |
| [5]For my wickidnessis ben goon ouer myn heed; as an heuy birthun, tho ben maad heuy on me. |
[5]Commit thy way unto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. |
| [6]Myn heelid woundis weren rotun, and ben brokun; fro the face of myn vnwisdom. |
[6]And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. |
| [7]I am maad a wretche, and Y am bowid doun til in to the ende; al dai Y entride sorewful. |
[7]Wait patiently upon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thyself for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to pass. |
| [8]For my leendis ben fillid with scornyngis; and helthe is not in my fleisch. |
[8]Cease from anger, and leave off wrath: fret not thyself also to do evil. |
| [9]I am turmentid, and maad low ful greetli; Y roride for the weilyng of myn herte. |
[9]For evildoers shall be cut off, and they that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the land. |
| [10]Lord, al my desire is bifor thee; and my weilyng is not hid fro thee. |
[10]Therefore yet a little while, and the wicked shall not appear, and thou shalt look after his place, and he shall not be found. |
| [11]Myn herte is disturblid in me, my vertu forsook me; and the liyt of myn iyen `forsook me, and it is not with me. |
[11]But meek men shall possess the earth, and shall have their delight in the multitude of peace. |
| [12]My frendis and my neiyboris neiyiden; and stoden ayens me. And thei that weren bisidis me stoden afer; |
[12]The wicked practiseth against the just, and gnasheth his teeth against him. |
| [13]and thei diden violence, that souyten my lijf. And thei that souyten yuels to me, spaken vanytees; and thouyten gilis al dai. |
[13]But the Lord shall laugh him to scorn: for he seeth, that his day is coming. |
| [14]But Y as a deef man herde not; and as a doumb man not openynge his mouth. |
[14]The wicked have drawn their sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. |
| [15]And Y am maad as a man not herynge; and not hauynge repreuyngis in his mouth. |
[15]But their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. |
| [16]For, Lord, Y hopide in thee; my Lord God, thou schalt here me. |
[16]A small thing unto the just man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mighty. |
| [17]For Y seide, Lest ony tyme myn enemyes haue ioye on me; and the while my feet ben mouyd, thei spaken grete thingis on me. |
[17]For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the just men. |
| [18]For Y am redi to betyngis; and my sorewe is euere in my siyt. |
[18]The Lord knoweth the days of upright men, and their inheritance shall be perpetual. |
| [19]For Y schal telle my wickidnesse; and Y schal thenke for my synne. |
[19]They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the days of famine they shall have enough. |
| [20]But myn enemyes lyuen, and ben confermed on me; and thei ben multiplyed, that haten me wickidli. |
[20]But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fat of lambs: even with the smoke shall they consume away. |
| [21]Thei that yelden yuels for goodis, backbitiden me; for Y suede goodnesse. |
[21]The wicked borroweth and payeth not again. but the righteous is merciful, and giveth. |
| [22]My Lord God, forsake thou not me; go thou not awei fro me. |
[22]For such as be blessed of God, shall inherit the land, and they that be cursed of him, shall be cut off. |
| [23]Lord God of myn helthe; biholde thou in to myn help. |
[23]The paths of man are directed by the Lord: for he loveth his way. |
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[24]Though he fall, he shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth under his hand. |
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[25]I have been young, and am old: yet I saw never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. |
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[26]But he is ever merciful and lendeth, and his seed enjoyeth the blessing. |
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[27]Flee from evil and do good, and dwell forever. |
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[28]For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints: they shall be preserved forevermore: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. |
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[29]The righteous men shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever. |
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[30]The mouth of the righteous will speak of wisdom, and his tongue will talk of judgment. |
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[31]For the law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not slide. |
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[32]The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. |
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[33]But the Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged. |
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[34]Wait thou on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherit the land: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see. |
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[35]I have seen the wicked strong, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. |
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[36]Yet he passed away, and lo, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be found. |
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[37]Mark the upright man, and behold the just: for the end of that man is peace. |
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[38]But the transgressors shall be destroyed together, and the end of the wicked shall be cut off. |
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[39]But the salvation of the righteous men shall be of the Lord: he shall be their strength in the time of trouble. |
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[40]For the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and shall save them, because they trust in him. |