Psalms 17
1 A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.
The preier of Dauid. Lord, here thou my riytfulnesse; biholde thou my preier. Perseuye thou with eeris my preier; not maad in gileful lippis.
2 May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.
Mi doom come `forth of thi cheer; thin iyen se equite.
3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
Thou hast preued myn herte, and hast visitid in niyt; thou hast examynyd me bi fier, and wickidnesse is not foundun in me.
4 As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
That my mouth speke not the werkis of men; for the wordis of thi lippis Y haue kept harde weies.
5 My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
Make thou perfit my goyngis in thi pathis; that my steppis be not moued.
6 I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
I criede, for thou, God, herdist me; bowe doun thin eere to me, and here thou my wordis.
7 Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
Make wondurful thi mercies; that makist saaf `men hopynge in thee.
8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
Kepe thou me as the appil of the iye; fro `men ayenstondynge thi riyt hond. Keuere thou me vndur the schadewe of thi wyngis;
9 from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
fro the face of vnpitouse men, that han turmentid me. Myn enemyes han cumpassid my soule;
10 They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
thei han closide togidere her fatnesse; the mouth of hem spak pride.
11 They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,
Thei castiden me forth, and han cumpassid me now; thei ordeyneden to bowe doun her iyen in to erthe.
12 like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
Thei, as a lioun maad redi to prey, han take me; and as the whelp of a lioun dwellynge in hid places.
13 Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
Lord, rise thou vp, bifor come thou hym, and disseyue thou hym; delyuere thou my lijf fro the `vnpitouse,
14 from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
delyuere thou thi swerd fro the enemyes of thin hond. Lord, departe thou hem fro a fewe men of `the lond in the lijf of hem; her wombe is fillid of thin hid thingis. Thei ben fillid with sones; and thei leften her relifis to her litle children.
15 As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
But Y in riytfulnesse schal appere to thi siyt; Y schal be fillid, whanne thi glorie schal appere.
