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| [1]The title of the sixte and eiytetithe salm. `The salm of the song of the sones of Chore. |
[1]INCLINE thine ear, O LORD; hear me, for I am poor and needy. |
| [2]the Lord loueth the yatis of Sion, more than alle the tabernaclis of Jacob. |
[2]Preserve my soul, for thou art holy; O thou God, save thy servant who trusts in thee. |
| [3]Thou citee of God, with outen ende; gloriouse thingis ben seide of thee. |
[3]Be merciful to me, O LORD; for I cry unto thee daily. |
| [4]I schal be myndeful of Raab, and Babiloyne; knowynge me. Lo! aliens, and Tyre, and the puple of Ethiopiens; thei weren there. |
[4]Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. |
| [5]Whether a man schal seie to Sion, And a man is born ther ynne; and that man altherhiyeste foundide it? |
[5]For thou, O LORD, art good; and thy lovingkindness is abundant to all who call upon thee. |
| [6]The Lord schal telle in the scripturis of puplis; and of these princis, that weren ther ynne. |
[6]Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. |
| [7]As the dwellyng `of alle that ben glad; is in thee. |
[7]In the day of my trouble I have called upon thee, and thou hast answered me. |
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[8]There is none like thee, O LORD my God; neither are there any works like thy works. |
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[9]All the nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O LORD, and shall glorify thy name. |
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[10]For thou art great, and doest wondrous things; thou art God alone. |
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[11]Show me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in the truth; my heart will rejoice with them that worship thy name. |
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[12]I will praise thee, O LORD my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify thy name for evermore. |
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[13]For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of hell. |
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[14]O God, the wicked are risen against me, and the assembly of violent men has sought after my soul; and they have not been mindful of thee. |
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[15]But thou, O LORD God, art full of compassion and gracious, longsuffering and plenteous in mercy and truth. |
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[16]O turn to me and have mercy upon me; give strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid. |
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[17]Show me a token for good, that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed, because thou, LORD, hast helped me and comforted me. |