[1]The title of the hundrid and fourthe salm. Alleluya. Knouleche ye to the Lord, and inwardli clepe ye his name; telle ye hise werkis among hethen men.[2]Synge ye to hym, and seie ye salm to him, and telle ye alle hise merueylis;[3]be ye preisid in his hooli name. The herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad;[4]seke ye the Lord, and be ye confermed; seke ye euere his face.[5]Haue ye mynde on hise merueilis, whiche he dide; on his grete wondris, and domes of his mouth.[6]The seed of Abraham, his seruaunt; the sones of Jacob, his chosun man.[7]He is oure Lord God; hise domes ben in al the erthe.[8]He was myndeful of his testament in to the world; of the word which he comaundide in to a thousynde generaciouns.[9]Which he disposide to Abraham; and of his ooth to Isaac.[10]And he ordeynede it to Jacob in to a comaundement; and to Israel in to euerlastinge testament.[11]And he seide, I shal yiue to thee the lond of Canaan; the cord of youre eritage.[12]Whanne thei weren in a litil noumbre; and the comelingis of hem weren ful fewe.[13]And thei passiden fro folk in to folk; and fro a rewme in to another puple.[14]He lefte not a man to anoye hem; and he chastiside kyngis for hem.[15]Nile ye touche my cristis; and nyle ye do wickidli among my prophetis.[16]And God clepide hungir on erthe; and he wastide al the stidefastnesse of breed.[17]He sente a man bifore hem; Joseph was seeld in to a seruaunt.[18]Thei maden lowe hise feet in stockis, irun passide by his soule; til the word of him cam.[19]The speche of the Lord enflawmede him;[20]the king sente and vnbond hym; the prince of puplis sente and delyuerede him.[21]He ordeynede him the lord of his hous; and the prince of al his possessioun.[22]That he schulde lerne hise princis as him silf; and that he schulde teche hise elde men prudence.[23]And Israel entride in to Egipt; and Jacob was a comeling in the lond of Cham.[24]And God encreesside his puple greetli; and made hym stidefast on hise enemyes.[25]He turnede the herte of hem, that thei hatiden his puple; and diden gile ayens hise seruauntis.[26]He sent Moises, his seruaunt; thilke Aaron, whom he chees.[27]He puttide in hem the wordis of hise myraclis; and of hise grete wondris in the lond of Cham.[28]He sente derknessis, and made derk; and he made not bitter hise wordis.[29]He turnede the watris of hem in to blood; and he killide the fischis of hem.[30]And the lond of hem yaf paddoks; in the priue places of the kyngis of hem.[31]God seide, and a fleische flie cam; and gnattis in alle the coostis of hem.[32]He settide her reynes hail; fier brennynge in the lond of hem.[33]And he smoot the vynes of hem, and the fige trees of hem; and al to-brak the tree of the coostis of hem.[34]He seide, and a locuste cam; and a bruk of which was noon noumbre.[35]And it eet al the hey in the lond of hem; and it eet al the fruyt of the lond of hem.