Psalms 85
1 For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core. O Lord, thou has taken pleasure in thy land: thou hast turned back the captivity of Jacob.
Of the sones of Chore. Lord, thou hast blessid thi lond; thou hast turned awei the caitifte of Jacob.
2 Thou hast forgiven thy people their transgressions; thou has covered all their sins. (Pause)
Thou hast foryoue the wickidnesse of thi puple; thou hast hilid alle the synnes of hem.
3 Thou has caused all thy wrath to cease: thou hast turned from thy fierce anger.
Thou hast aswagid al thin ire; thou hast turned awei fro the ire of thin indignacioun.
4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and turn thy anger away from us.
God, oure helthe, conuerte thou vs; and turne awei thin ire fro vs.
5 Wouldest thou be angry with us for ever? or wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation?
Whether thou schalt be wrooth to vs withouten ende; ether schalt thou holde forth thin ire fro generacioun in to generacioun?
6 O God, thou wilt turn and quicken us; and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
God, thou conuertid schalt quykene vs; and thi puple schal be glad in thee.
7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.
Lord, schewe thi merci to vs; and yyue thin helthe to vs.
8 I will hear what the Lord God will say concerning me: for he shall speak peace to his people, and to his saints, and to those that turn their heart toward him.
I schal here what the Lord God schal speke in me; for he schal speke pees on his puple. And on hise hooli men; and on hem that ben turned to herte.
9 Moreover his salvation is near them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Netheles his helthe is niy men dredynge him; that glorie dwelle in oure lond.
10 Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed [each other].
Merci and treuthe metten hem silf; riytwisnesse and pees weren kissid.
11 Truth has sprung out of the earth; and righteousness has looked down from heaven.
Treuthe cam forth of erthe; and riytfulnesse bihelde fro heuene.
12 For the Lord will give goodness; and our land shall yield her fruit.
For the Lord schal yyue benignyte; and oure erthe schal yyue his fruyt.
13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set his steps in the way.
Riytfulnesse schal go bifore him; and schal sette hise steppis in the weie.
