Psalms 27
1 [A Psalm] of David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
To Dauid. The Lord is my liytnyng, and myn helthe; whom schal Y drede? The Lord is defendere of my lijf; for whom schal Y tremble?
2 When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
The while noiful men neiyen on me; for to ete my fleischis. Myn enemyes, that trobliden me; thei weren maad sijk and felden doun.
3 If a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; if war rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Thouy castels stonden togidere ayens me; myn herte schal not drede. Thouy batel risith ayens me; in this thing Y schal haue hope.
4 One [thing] have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire [of him] in his temple.
I axide of the Lord o thing; Y schal seke this thing; that Y dwelle in the hows of the Lord alle the daies of my lijf. That Y se the wille of the Lord; and that Y visite his temple.
5 For in the day of evil he will hide me in his pavilion; in the secret of his tent will he keep me concealed: he will set me high upon a rock.
For he hidde me in his tabernacle in the dai of yuelis; he defendide me in the hid place of his tabernacle.
6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tent sacrifices of shouts of joy: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms unto Jehovah.
He enhaunside me in a stoon; and now he enhaunside myn heed ouer myn enemyes. I cumpasside, and offride in his tabernacle a sacrifice of criyng; Y schal synge, and Y schal seie salm to the Lord.
7 Hear, Jehovah; with my voice do I call; be gracious unto me, and answer me.
Lord, here thou my vois, bi which Y criede to thee; haue thou merci on me, and here me.
8 My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek.
Myn herte seide to thee, My face souyte thee; Lord, Y schal seke eft thi face.
9 Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Turne thou not awei thi face fro me; bouwe thou not awei in ire fro thi seruaunt. Lord, be thou myn helpere, forsake thou not me; and, God, myn helthe, dispise thou not me.
10 For had my father and my mother forsaken me, then had Jehovah taken me up.
For my fadir and my modir han forsake me; but the Lord hath take me.
11 Teach me thy way, Jehovah, and lead me in an even path, because of mine enemies.
Lord, sette thou a lawe to me in thi weie; and dresse thou me in thi path for myn enemyes.
12 Deliver me not over to the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence.
Bitake thou not me in to the soules of hem, that troblen me; for wickid witnessis han rise ayens me, and wickydnesse liede to it silf.
13 Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living...!
I bileue to see the goodis of the Lord; in the lond of `hem that lyuen.
14 Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah.
Abide thou the Lord, do thou manli; and thin herte be coumfortid, and suffre thou the Lord.
