Psalms 56
1 Unto the end, for a people that is removed at a distance from the sanctuary for David, for an inscription of a title (or pillar) when the Philistines held him in Geth. Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against 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 My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me.
Myn enemyes defouliden me al dai; for manye fiyteris weren ayens me.
3 From the height of the day I shall fear: but I will trust in thee.
Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.
4 In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do against 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 detested my words: all their thoughts were against me unto evil.
Al dai thei cursiden my wordis; ayens me alle her thouytis weren in to yuel.
6 They will dwell and hide themselves: they will watch my heel. As they have waited for my soul,
Thei schulen dwelle, and schulen hide; thei schulen aspie myn heele.
7 For nothing shalt thou save them: in thy anger thou shalt break the people in pieces, O God,
As thei abiden my lijf, for nouyt schalt thou make hem saaf; in ire thou schalt breke togidre puplis.
8 I have declared to thee my life: thou hast set my tears in thy sight, As also in thy promise.
God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;
9 Then shall my enemies be turned back. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, behold I know thou art my God.
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 the word, in the Lord will I praise his speech.
In God Y schal preise a word; in the Lord Y schal preyse a word.
11 In God have I hoped, I will not fear what man can do to me.
Y schal hope in God; Y schal not drede what thing a man schal do to me.
12 In me, O God, are vows to thee, which I will pay, praises to thee:
God, thin auowis ben in me; whiche Y schal yelde heriyngis to thee.
13 Because thou hast delivered my soul from death, my feet from falling: that I may please in the sight of 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.
