Psalms 7
1 A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
For the ignoraunce of Dauid, which he songe to the Lord on the wordis of Ethiopien, the sone of Gemyny. Mi Lord God, Y haue hopid in thee; make thou me saaf fro alle that pursuen me, and delyuere thou me.
2 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Lest ony tyme he as a lioun rauysche my soule; the while noon is that ayenbieth, nether that makith saaf.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis;
4 if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
5 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust.
6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
And, my Lord God, rise thou in the comaundement, which thou `hast comaundid; and the synagoge of puplis schal cumpasse thee.
8 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
And for this go thou ayen an hiy; the Lord demeth puplis. Lord, deme thou me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi myn innocence on me.
9 Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte.
11 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies?
12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi.
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.
14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.
15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.
16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
17 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
I schal knouleche to the Lord bi his riytfulnesse; and Y schal synge to the name of the hiyeste Lord.
