Psalms 19
1 Unto the end. A psalm for David. The heavens shew forth the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.
To victorie, the salm of Dauid. Heuenes tellen out the glorie of God; and the firmament tellith the werkis of hise hondis.
2 Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night sheweth knowledge.
The dai tellith out to the dai a word; and the nyyt schewith kunnyng to the nyyt.
3 There are no speeches nor languages, where their voices are not heard.
No langagis ben, nether wordis; of whiche the voices of hem ben not herd.
4 Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: and their words unto the ends of the world.
The soun of hem yede out in to al erthe; and the wordis of hem `yeden out in to the endis of the world.
5 He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: and he, as a bridegroom coming out of his bride chamber, Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way:
In the sunne he hath set his tabernacle; and he as a spouse comynge forth of his chaumbre. He fulli ioyede, as a giaunt, to renne his weie;
6 His going out is from the end of heaven, And his circuit even to the end thereof: and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat.
his goynge out was fro hiyeste heuene. And his goyng ayen was to the hiyeste therof; and noon is that hidith hym silf fro his heet.
7 The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.
The lawe of the Lord is with out wem, and conuertith soulis; the witnessyng of the Lord is feithful, and yyueth wisdom to litle children.
8 The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.
The riytfulnessis of the Lord ben riytful, gladdynge hertis; the comaundement of the Lord is cleere, liytnynge iyen.
9 The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.
The hooli drede of the Lord dwellith in to world of world; the domes of the Lord ben trewe, iustified in to hem silf.
10 More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
Desirable more than gold, and a stoon myche preciouse; and swettere than hony and honycoomb.
11 For thy servant keepeth them, and in keeping them there is a great reward.
`Forwhi thi seruaunt kepith thoo; myche yeldyng is in tho to be kept.
12 Who can understand sins? from my secret ones cleanse me, O Lord:
Who vndurstondith trespassis? make thou me cleene fro my priuy synnes;
13 And from those of others spare thy servant. If they shall have no dominion over me, then shall I be without spot: and I shall be cleansed from the greatest sin.
and of alien synnes spare thi seruaunt. `If the forseid defautis ben not, Lord, of me, than Y schal be with out wem; and Y schal be clensid of the mooste synne.
14 And the words of my mouth shall be such as may please: and the meditation of my heart always in thy sight. O Lord, my helper, and my redeemer.
And the spechis of my mouth schulen be, that tho plese; and the thenkynge of myn herte euere in thi siyt. Lord, myn helpere; and myn ayenbiere.
