Psalms 16
1 Michtam of Dauid. Preserue mee, O God: for in thee doe I trust.
`Of the meke and symple, the salm of Dauid. Lord, kepe thou me, for Y haue hopid in thee;
2 O my soule, thou hast sayd vnto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my weldoing extendeth not to thee,
Y seide to the Lord, Thou art my God, for thou hast no nede of my goodis.
3 But to the Saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent: all my delite is in them.
To the seyntis that ben in the lond of hym; he made wondurful alle my willis in hem.
4 The sorowes of them, that offer to an other god, shall be multiplied: their offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names with my lips.
The sikenessis of hem ben multiplied; aftirward thei hastiden. I schal not gadire togidere the conuenticulis, `ethir litle couentis, of hem of bloodis; and Y schal not be myndeful of her names bi my lippis.
5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou shalt mainteine my lot.
The Lord is part of myn eritage, and of my passion; thou art, that schalt restore myn eritage to me.
6 The lines are fallen vnto me in pleasant places: yea, I haue a faire heritage.
Coordis felden to me in ful clere thingis; for myn eritage is ful cleer to me.
7 I wil prayse the Lord, who hath giuen me counsell: my reines also teach me in the nightes.
I schal blesse the Lord, that yaf vndurstondyng to me; ferthermore and my reynes blameden me `til to nyyt.
8 I haue set the Lord alwayes before me: for hee is at my right hand: therefore I shall not slide.
I purueide euere the Lord in my siyt; for he is on the riythalf to me, that Y be not moued.
9 Wherefore mine heart is glad and my tongue reioyceth: my flesh also doeth rest in hope.
For this thing myn herte was glad, and my tunge ioyede fulli; ferthermore and my fleisch schal reste in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leaue my soule in the graue: neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
For thou schalt not forsake my soule in helle; nether thou schalt yyue thin hooli to se corrupcioun. (Sheol h7585)
11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioy: and at thy right hand there are pleasures for euermore.
Thou hast maad knowun to me the weies of lijf; thou schalt fille me of gladnesse with thi cheer; delityngis ben in thi riythalf `til in to the ende.
