Psalms 56
1 To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokim. Of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me.
`In Ebreu thus, To the ouercomyng on the doumb culuer of fer drawing awei, the comely song of Dauid, whanne Filisteis helden hym in Geth. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer for the doumb culuer, for it yede awei fer. Dauid meke and symple made this salm, whanne Palesteyns helden hym in Geth. God, haue thou merci on me, for a man hath defoulid me; al dai he impugnyde, and troublide me.
2 Mine enemies would swallow [me] up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.
Myn enemyes defouliden me al dai; for manye fiyteris weren ayens me.
3 In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.
Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.
4 In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me?
In God Y schal preise my wordis; Y hopide in God, Y schal not drede what thing fleisch schal do to me.
5 All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Al dai thei cursiden my wordis; ayens me alle her thouytis weren in to yuel.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.
Thei schulen dwelle, and schulen hide; thei schulen aspie myn heele.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
As thei abiden my lijf, for nouyt schalt thou make hem saaf; in ire thou schalt breke togidre puplis.
8 Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;
9 Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me.
thanne myn enemyes schulen be turned abak. In what euere dai Y schal inwardli clepe thee; lo! Y haue knowe, that thou art my God.
10 In God will I praise [his] word; in Jehovah will I praise [his] word.
In God Y schal preise a word; in the Lord Y schal preyse a word.
11 In God have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me?
Y schal hope in God; Y schal not drede what thing a man schal do to me.
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thanks unto thee.
God, thin auowis ben in me; whiche Y schal yelde heriyngis to thee.
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death; [wilt thou] not [keep] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
For thou hast delyuerid my lijf fro deth, and my feet fro slidyng; that Y pleese bifore God in the liyt of hem that lyuen.
