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| [1]The title of the sixte and fiftithe salm. `In Ebreu thus, To the victorie, lese thou not the semeli song, `ether the `swete song of Dauid, `whanne he fledde fro the face of Saul in to the denne. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, For victorie, that thou lese not Dauid, meke and simple, whanne he fledde fro the face of Saul in to the denne. |
[1]Be merciful unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up: he fighteth continually and vexeth me. |
| [2]God, haue thou merci on me, haue thou merci on me; for my soule tristith in thee. And Y schal hope in the schadewe of thi wyngis; til wickidnesse passe. |
[2]Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for many fight against me, O thou Most High. |
| [3]I schal crye to God altherhiyeste; to God that dide wel to me. |
[3]When I was afraid, I trusted in thee. |
| [4]He sente fro heuene, and delyuerede me; he yaf in to schenschip hem that defoulen me. God sente his merci and his treuthe, |
[4]I will rejoice in God, because of his word, I trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me. |
| [5]and delyuerede my soule fro the myddis of whelpis of liouns; Y slepte disturblid. The sones of men, the teeth of hem ben armuris and arowis; and her tunge is a scharp swerd. |
[5]Mine own words grieve me daily: all their thoughts are against me to do me hurt. |
| [6]God, be thou enhaunsid aboue heuenes; and thi glorie aboue al erthe. |
[6]They gather together, and keep themselves close: they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul. |
| [7]Thei maden redi a snare to my feet; and thei greetly boweden my lijf. Thei delueden a diche bifore my face; and thei felden doun in to it. |
[7]They think they shall escape by iniquity: O God, cast these people down in thine anger. |
| [8]God, myn herte is redi, myn herte is redi; Y schal singe, and Y schal seie salm. |
[8]Thou hast counted my wanderings: put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy register? |
| [9]Mi glorie, rise thou vp; sautrie and harpe, rise thou vp; Y schal rise vp eerli. |
[9]When I cry, then mine enemies shall turn back: this I know, for God is with me. |
| [10]Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee among puplis; and Y schal seie salm among hethene men. |
[10]I will rejoice in God because of his word: in the Lord will I rejoice because of his word. |
| [11]For thi merci is magnified til to heuenes; and thi treuthe til to cloudis. |
[11]In God do I trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. |
| [12]God, be thou enhaunsid aboue heuenes; and thi glorie ouer al erthe. |
[12]Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. |
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[13]For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and also my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living. |