Psalms 116

1 Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

Alleluia. I louede `the Lord; for the Lord schal here the vois of my preier.

2 For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.

For he bowide doun his eere to me; and Y schal inwardli clepe in my daies.

3 The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The sorewis of deth cumpassiden me; and the perelis of helle founden me. I foond tribulacioun and sorewe; (Sheol h7585)

4 And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.

and Y clepide inwardli the name of the Lord. Thou, Lord, delyuere my soule;

5 Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

the Lord is merciful, and iust; and oure God doith merci.

6 The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.

And the Lord kepith litle children; Y was mekid, and he delyuerede me.

7 Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.

Mi soule, turne thou in to thi reste; for the Lord hath do wel to thee.

8 For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.

For he hath delyuered my soule fro deth; myn iyen fro wepingis, my feet fro fallyng doun.

9 I will please the Lord in the land of the living.

I schal plese the Lord; in the cuntrei of hem that lyuen.

10 Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.

I bileuede, for which thing Y spak; forsoth Y was maad low ful myche.

11 I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”

I seide in my passing; Ech man is a lier.

12 What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?

What schal Y yelde to the Lord; for alle thingis which he yeldide to me?

13 I will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

I schal take the cuppe of heelthe; and Y schal inwardli clepe the name of the Lord.

14 I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight of all his people.

I schal yelde my vowis to the Lord bifor al his puple;

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.

the deth of seyntis of the Lord is precious in his siyt.

16 O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.

O! Lord, for Y am thi seruant; Y am thi seruaunt, and the sone of thi handmaide. Thou hast broke my bondys,

17 I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

to thee Y schal offre a sacrifice of heriyng; and Y schal inwardli clepe the name of the Lord.

18 I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people,

I schal yelde my vowis to the Lord, in the siyt of al his puple;

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.

in the porchis of the hous of the Lord, in the myddil of thee, Jerusalem.