Psalms 7
1 A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Chusi the Benjamite. O Lord my God, in you have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
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 Lest at any time [the enemy] seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save.
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 there is unrighteousness in my hands; )
Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis;
4 if I have requited with evil those who requited me [with good]; may I then perish empty by means of my enemies.
if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, an take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. (Pause)
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 wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which you did command.
Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.
7 And the congregation of the nations shall compass you: and for this cause do you return 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 shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me.
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 Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and [then] you shall direct the righteous, O God that search the hearts and reins.
The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.
10 My help is righteous, [coming] from 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 strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day.
The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies?
12 If you will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.
If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi.
13 And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones.
And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.
14 Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.
Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.
15 He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made.
He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.
16 His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown.
His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
17 I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing 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.
