Psalms 52
1 To the chief Musician: an instruction. Of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David came to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of God [abideth] continually.
To victorie, the salm of Dauid, `whanne Doech Idumei cam, and telde to Saul, and seide to him, Dauid cam in to the hows of Abymelech. What hast thou glorie in malice; which art miyti in wickidnesse?
2 Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.
Al dai thi tunge thouyte vnriytfulnesse; as a scharp rasour thou hast do gile.
3 Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. (Selah)
Thou louedist malice more than benygnite; `thou louedist wickidnesse more than to speke equite.
4 Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!
Thou louedist alle wordis of casting doun; with a gileful tunge.
5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. (Selah)
Therfor God schal distrie thee in to the ende, he schal drawe thee out bi the roote, and he schal make thee to passe awei fro thi tabernacle; and thi roote fro the lond of lyuynge men.
6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, [saying, ]
Iust men schulen se, and schulen drede; and thei schulen leiye on hym, and thei schulen seie, Lo!
7 Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his avarice.
the man that settide not God his helpere. But he hopide in the multitude of his richessis; and hadde maistrie in his vanite.
8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever.
Forsothe Y, as a fruytful olyue tre in the hous of God; hopide in the merci of God with outen ende, and in to the world of world.
9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good.
Y schal knowleche to thee in to the world, for thou hast do mercy to me; and Y schal abide thi name, for it is good in the siyt of thi seyntis.
