Psalms 140
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Deliuer me, O Lord, from the euill man: preserue me from the cruel man:
To victorie, the salm of Dauith. Lord, delyuere thou me fro an yuel man; delyuere thou me fro a wickid man.
2 Which imagine euill things in their heart, and make warre continually.
Whiche thouyten wickidnesses in the herte; al dai thei ordeyneden batels.
3 They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. (Selah)
Thei scharpiden her tungis as serpentis; the venym of snakis vndir the lippis of hem.
4 Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the wicked: preserue mee from the cruell man, which purposeth to cause my steppes to slide.
Lord, kepe thou me fro the hond of the synnere; and delyuere thou me fro wickid men. Which thouyten to disseyue my goyngis;
5 The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. (Selah)
proude men hidden a snare to me. And thei leiden forth cordis in to a snare; thei settiden sclaundir to me bisidis the weie.
6 Therefore I saide vnto the Lord, Thou art my God: heare, O Lord, the voyce of my prayers.
I seide to the Lord, Thou art mi God; Lord, here thou the vois of my biseching.
7 O Lord God the strength of my saluation, thou hast couered mine head in the day of battel.
Lord, Lord, the vertu of myn heelthe; thou madist schadowe on myn heed in the dai of batel.
8 Let not the wicked haue his desire, O Lord: performe not his wicked thought, least they be proude. (Selah)
Lord, bitake thou not me fro my desire to the synnere; thei thouyten ayens me, forsake thou not me, lest perauenture thei ben enhaunsid.
9 As for the chiefe of them, that compasse me about, let the mischiefe of their owne lippes come vpon them.
The heed of the cumpas of hem; the trauel of her lippis schal hile hem.
10 Let coles fal vpon them: let him cast them into the fire, and into the deepe pits, that they rise not.
Colis schulen falle on hem, thou schalt caste hem doun in to fier; in wretchidnessis thei schulen not stonde.
11 For the backbiter shall not be established vpon the earth: euill shall hunt the cruell man to destruction.
A man a greet ianglere schal not be dressid in erthe; yuels schulen take an vniust man in perisching.
12 I know that the Lord will auenge the afflicted, and iudge the poore.
I haue knowe, that the Lord schal make dom of a nedi man; and the veniaunce of pore men.
13 Surely the righteous shall prayse thy Name, and the iust shall dwell in thy presence.
Netheles iust men schulen knouleche to thi name; and riytful men schulen dwelle with thi cheer.
