Wycliffe's English Translation (1388)
Wycliffe
Translated from the Latin in the 14th century
[1]The title of the twelfthe salm. To the victorie of Dauid. [2]Hou long schal Y sette counsels in my soule; sorewe in my herte bi dai? [3]Hou long schal myn enemy be reisid on me? [4]My Lord God, biholde thou, and here thou me. Liytne thou myn iyen, lest ony tyme Y slepe in deth; [5]lest ony tyme myn enemye seie, Y hadde the maistri ayens hym. Thei, that troblen me, schulen haue ioie, if Y schal be stirid; forsothe Y hopide in thi merci. [6]Myn herte schal fulli haue ioie in thin helthe; Y schal synge to the Lord, that yyueth goodis to me, and Y schal seie salm to the name of the hiyeste Lord. [7][No verse] [8][No verse]
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Author: John Wycliffe (1328 – 1384)
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