|
[1]The title of the eiyte and fiftithe salm. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer, that thou lese not Dauid, meke and simple, `whanne Saul sente and kepte the hous, to slee hym. `In Ebreu thus, To the ouercomyng, leese thou not the semeli song of Dauid, and so forth.
[2]Mi God, delyuer thou me fro myn enemyes; and delyuer thou me fro hem that risen ayens me.
[3]Delyuer thou me fro hem that worchen wickidnesse; and saue thou me fro menquelleris.
[4]For lo! thei han take my soule; stronge men fellen in on me.
[5]Nethir my wickidnesse, nether my synne; Lord, Y ran with out wickidnesse, and dresside `my werkis.
[6]Rise vp thou in to my meetyng, and se; and thou, Lord God of vertues, art God of Israel. Yyue thou tent to visite alle folkis; do thou not merci to alle that worchen wickidnesse.
[7]Thei schulen be turned at euentid, and thei as doggis schulen suffre hungir; and thei schulen cumpas the citee.
[8]Lo! thei schulen speke in her mouth, and a swerd in her lippis; for who herde?
[9]And thou, Lord, schalt scorne hem; thou schalt bringe alle folkis to nouyt.
[10]I schal kepe my strengthe to thee;
[11]for God is myn vptaker, my God, his mercy schal come byfore me.
|