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| [1]O Lord my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. |
[1]The title of the seuenthe salm. For the ignoraunce of Dauid, which he songe to the Lord on the wordis of Ethiopien, the sone of Gemyny. |
| [2]Lest at any time the enemy seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save. |
[2]Mi Lord God, Y haue hopid in thee; make thou me saaf fro alle that pursuen me, and delyuere thou me. |
| [3]O Lord my God, if I have done this; (if there is unrighteousness in my hands;) |
[3]Lest ony tyme he as a lioun rauysche my soule; the while noon is that ayenbieth, nether that makith saaf. |
| [4]if I have requited with evil those who requited me with good; may I then perish empty by means of my enemies. |
[4]Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis; |
| [5]Let the enemy persecute my soul, an take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. Pause. |
[5]if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes; |
| [6]Arise, O Lord, in thy wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which thou didst command. |
[6]myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust. |
| [7]And the congregation of the nations shall compass thee: and for this cause do thou return on high. |
[7]Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes. |
| [8]The Lord shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me. |
[8]And, my Lord God, rise thou in the comaundement, which thou `hast comaundid; and the synagoge of puplis schal cumpasse thee. |
| [9]Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and then thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins. |
[9]And for this go thou ayen an hiy; the Lord demeth puplis. Lord, deme thou me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi myn innocence on me. |
| [10]My help is righteous, coming from God who saves the upright in heart. |
[10]The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man. |
| [11]God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day. |
[11]Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte. |
| [12]If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready. |
[12]The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies? |
| [13]And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones. |
[13]If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi. |
| [14]Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity. |
[14]And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis. |
| [15]He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made. |
[15]Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse. |
| [16]His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown. |
[16]He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made. |
| [17]I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing to the name of the Lord most high. |
[17]His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke. |