Psalms 7
1 The psalm of David which he sung to the Lord for the words of Chusi the son of Jemini. O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
For the ignoraunce of Dauid, which he songe to the Lord on the wordis of Ethiopien, the sone of Gemyny. Mi Lord God, Y haue hopid in thee; make thou me saaf fro alle that pursuen me, and delyuere thou me.
2 Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.
Lest ony tyme he as a lioun rauysche my soule; the while noon is that ayenbieth, nether that makith saaf.
3 O Lord my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands:
Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis;
4 If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.
if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
5 Let the enemy pursue my soul, and take it, and tread down my life on the earth, and bring down my glory to the dust.
myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust.
6 Rise up, O Lord, in thy anger: and be thou exalted in the borders of my enemies. And arise, O Lord my God, in the precept which thou hast commanded:
Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.
7 And a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes return thou on high.
And, my Lord God, rise thou in the comaundement, which thou `hast comaundid; and the synagoge of puplis schal cumpasse thee.
8 The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.
And for this go thou ayen an hiy; the Lord demeth puplis. Lord, deme thou me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi myn innocence on me.
9 The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought: and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God.
The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.
10 Just is my help from the Lord: who saveth the upright of heart.
Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte.
11 God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day?
The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies?
12 Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready.
If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi.
13 And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.
And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.
14 Behold he hath been in labour with injustice; he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity.
Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.
15 He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.
He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.
16 His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown.
His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
17 I will give glory to the Lord according to his justice: and will sing to the name of the Lord the most high.
I schal knouleche to the Lord bi his riytfulnesse; and Y schal synge to the name of the hiyeste Lord.
