Psalms 19
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
To victorie, the salm of Dauid. Heuenes tellen out the glorie of God; and the firmament tellith the werkis of hise hondis.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
The dai tellith out to the dai a word; and the nyyt schewith kunnyng to the nyyt.
3 Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,
No langagis ben, nether wordis; of whiche the voices of hem ben not herd.
4 their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.
The soun of hem yede out in to al erthe; and the wordis of hem `yeden out in to the endis of the world.
5 Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,
In the sunne he hath set his tabernacle; and he as a spouse comynge forth of his chaumbre. He fulli ioyede, as a giaunt, to renne his weie;
6 it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
his goynge out was fro hiyeste heuene. And his goyng ayen was to the hiyeste therof; and noon is that hidith hym silf fro his heet.
7 The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
The lawe of the Lord is with out wem, and conuertith soulis; the witnessyng of the Lord is feithful, and yyueth wisdom to litle children.
8 The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
The riytfulnessis of the Lord ben riytful, gladdynge hertis; the comaundement of the Lord is cleere, liytnynge iyen.
9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
The hooli drede of the Lord dwellith in to world of world; the domes of the Lord ben trewe, iustified in to hem silf.
10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
Desirable more than gold, and a stoon myche preciouse; and swettere than hony and honycoomb.
11 By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
`Forwhi thi seruaunt kepith thoo; myche yeldyng is in tho to be kept.
12 Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
Who vndurstondith trespassis? make thou me cleene fro my priuy synnes;
13 Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
and of alien synnes spare thi seruaunt. `If the forseid defautis ben not, Lord, of me, than Y schal be with out wem; and Y schal be clensid of the mooste synne.
14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
And the spechis of my mouth schulen be, that tho plese; and the thenkynge of myn herte euere in thi siyt. Lord, myn helpere; and myn ayenbiere.
