Psalms 34
1 [A Psalm] of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
To Dauid, whanne he chaungide his mouth bifor Abymalech, and he `droof out Dauid, `and he yede forth. I schal blesse the Lord in al tyme; euere his heriyng is in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.
Mi soule schal be preisid in the Lord; mylde men here, and be glad.
3 Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Magnyfie ye the Lord with me; and enhaunse we his name into it silf.
4 I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
I souyte the Lord, and he herde me; and he delyueride me fro alle my tribulaciouns.
5 They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.
Neiye ye to him, and be ye liytned; and youre faces schulen not be schent.
6 This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles.
This pore man criede, and the Lord herde hym; and sauyde hym fro alle hise tribulaciouns.
7 The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
The aungel of the Lord sendith in the cumpas of men dredynge hym; and he schal delyuere hem.
8 Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him!
Taaste ye, and se, for the Lord is swete; blessid is the man, that hopith in hym.
9 Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.
Alle ye hooli men of the Lord, drede hym; for no nedynesse is to men dredynge hym.
10 The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.
Riche men weren nedi, and weren hungri; but men that seken the Lord schulen not faile of al good.
11 Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
Come, ye sones, here ye me; Y schal teche you the drede of the Lord.
12 What man is he that desireth life, [and] loveth days, that he may see good?
Who is a man, that wole lijf; loueth to se good daies?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;
Forbede thi tunge fro yuel; and thi lippis speke not gile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Turne thou awei fro yuel, and do good; seke thou pees, and perfitli sue thou it.
15 The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;
The iyen of the Lord ben on iust men; and hise eeren ben to her preiers.
16 The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth:
But the cheer of the Lord is on men doynge yuels; that he leese the mynde of hem fro erthe.
17 [The righteous] cry, and Jehovah heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Just men cryeden, and the Lord herde hem; and delyueride hem fro alle her tribulaciouns.
18 Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.
The Lord is nyy hem that ben of troblid herte; and he schal saue meke men in spirit.
19 Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all:
Many tribulaciouns ben of iust men; and the Lord schal delyuere hem fro alle these.
20 He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.
The Lord kepith alle the boonys of hem; oon of tho schal not be brokun.
21 Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt.
The deth of synneris is werst; and thei that haten a iust man schulen trespasse.
22 Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; and none of them that trust in him shall bear guilt.
The Lord schal ayenbie the soulis of hise seruauntis; and alle, that hopen in him, schulen not trespasse.
