Psalms 34
1 A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech, who droue him away, and he departed. I will alway giue thankes vnto the Lord: his praise shalbe in my mouth continually.
To Dauid, whanne he chaungide his mouth bifor Abymalech, and he `droof out Dauid, `and he yede forth. I schal blesse the Lord in al tyme; euere his heriyng is in my mouth.
2 My soule shall glory in the Lord: the humble shall heare it, and be glad.
Mi soule schal be preisid in the Lord; mylde men here, and be glad.
3 Praise ye the Lord with me, and let vs magnifie his Name together.
Magnyfie ye the Lord with me; and enhaunse we his name into it silf.
4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he deliuered me out of all my feare.
I souyte the Lord, and he herde me; and he delyueride me fro alle my tribulaciouns.
5 They shall looke vnto him, and runne to him: and their faces shall not be ashamed, saying,
Neiye ye to him, and be ye liytned; and youre faces schulen not be schent.
6 This poore man cryed, and the Lord heard him, and saued him out of all his troubles.
This pore man criede, and the Lord herde hym; and sauyde hym fro alle hise tribulaciouns.
7 The Angel of the Lord pitcheth round about them, that feare him, and deliuereth them.
The aungel of the Lord sendith in the cumpas of men dredynge hym; and he schal delyuere hem.
8 Taste ye and see, howe gratious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Taaste ye, and se, for the Lord is swete; blessid is the man, that hopith in hym.
9 Feare the Lord, ye his Saintes: for nothing wanteth to them that feare him.
Alle ye hooli men of the Lord, drede hym; for no nedynesse is to men dredynge hym.
10 The lyons doe lacke and suffer hunger, but they, which seeke the Lord, shall want nothing that is good.
Riche men weren nedi, and weren hungri; but men that seken the Lord schulen not faile of al good.
11 Come children, hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of the Lord.
Come, ye sones, here ye me; Y schal teche you the drede of the Lord.
12 What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?
Who is a man, that wole lijf; loueth to se good daies?
13 Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.
Forbede thi tunge fro yuel; and thi lippis speke not gile.
14 Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and follow after it.
Turne thou awei fro yuel, and do good; seke thou pees, and perfitli sue thou it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.
The iyen of the Lord ben on iust men; and hise eeren ben to her preiers.
16 But the face of the Lord is against them that doe euill, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.
But the cheer of the Lord is on men doynge yuels; that he leese the mynde of hem fro erthe.
17 The righteous crie, and the Lord heareth them, and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.
Just men cryeden, and the Lord herde hem; and delyueride hem fro alle her tribulaciouns.
18 The Lord is neere vnto them that are of a contrite heart, and will saue such as be afflicted in Spirite.
The Lord is nyy hem that ben of troblid herte; and he schal saue meke men in spirit.
19 Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord deliuereth him out of them all.
Many tribulaciouns ben of iust men; and the Lord schal delyuere hem fro alle these.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
The Lord kepith alle the boonys of hem; oon of tho schal not be brokun.
21 But malice shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.
The deth of synneris is werst; and thei that haten a iust man schulen trespasse.
22 The Lord redeemeth the soules of his seruants: and none, that trust in him, shall perish.
The Lord schal ayenbie the soulis of hise seruauntis; and alle, that hopen in him, schulen not trespasse.
