[1]The title of the thre and seuentithe salm. The lernyng of Asaph. God, whi hast thou put awei in to the ende; thi strong veniaunce is wrooth on the scheep of thi leesewe?[2]Be thou myndeful of thi gadering togidere; which thou haddist in possessioun fro the bigynnyng. Thou ayenbouytist the yerde of thin eritage; the hille of Syon in which thou dwellidist ther ynne.[3]Reise thin hondis in to the prides of hem; hou grete thingis the enemy dide wickidli in the hooli.[4]And thei that hatiden thee; hadden glorie in the myddis of thi solempnete.[5]Thei settiden her signes, `ethir baneris, signes on the hiyeste, as in the outgoing; and thei knewen not.[6]As in a wode of trees thei heweden doun with axis the yatis therof in to it silf; thei castiden doun it with an ax, and a brood fallinge ax.[7]Thei brenten with fier thi seyntuarie; thei defouliden the tabernacle of thi name in erthe.[8]The kynrede of hem seiden togidere in her herte; Make we alle the feest daies of God to ceesse fro the erthe.[9]We han not seyn oure signes, now `no profete is; and he schal no more knowe vs.[10]God, hou long schal the enemye seie dispit? the aduersarie territh to ire thi name in to the ende.[11]Whi turnest thou awei thin hoond, and `to drawe out thi riythond fro the myddis of thi bosum, til in to the ende?[12]Forsothe God oure kyng bifore worldis; wrouyte heelthe in the mydis of erthe.[13]Thou madist sad the see bi thi vertu; thou hast troblid the heedis of dragouns in watris.[14]Thou hast broke the heedis of `the dragoun; thou hast youe hym to mete to the puplis of Ethiopiens.[15]Thou hast broke wellis, and strondis; thou madist drie the flodis of Ethan.[16]The dai is thin, and the niyt is thin; thou madist the moreutid and the sunne.[17]Thou madist alle the endis of erthe; somer and veer tyme, thou fourmedist tho.[18]Be thou myndeful of this thing, the enemye hath seid schenschip to the Lord; and the vnwijs puple hath excitid to ire thi name.[19]Bitake thou not to beestis men knoulechenge to thee; and foryete thou not in to the ende the soulis of thi pore men.[20]Biholde in to thi testament; for thei that ben maad derk of erthe, ben fillid with the housis of wickidnessis.[21]A meke man be not turned awei maad aschamed; a pore man and nedi schulen herie thi name.[22]God, rise vp, deme thou thi cause; be thou myndeful of thin vpbreidyngis, of tho that ben al dai of the vnwise man.[23]Foryete thou not the voices of thin enemyes; the pride of hem that haten thee, stieth euere.[24][No verse][25][No verse][26][No verse][27][No verse][28][No verse]