Psalms 56
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David on Michtam, concerning the dumme doue in a farre countrey, when the Philistims tooke him in Gath. Be mercifull vnto me, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighteth continually and vexeth 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 Mine enemies would dayly swallowe mee vp: for many fight against me, O thou most High.
Myn enemyes defouliden me al dai; for manye fiyteris weren ayens me.
3 When I was afrayd, I trusted in thee.
Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.
4 I will reioyce in God, because of his word, I trust in God, and will not feare what flesh can doe vnto me.
In God Y schal preise my wordis; Y hopide in God, Y schal not drede what thing fleisch schal do to me.
5 Mine owne wordes grieue me dayly: all their thoughtes are against me to doe me hurt.
Al dai thei cursiden my wordis; ayens me alle her thouytis weren in to yuel.
6 They gather together, and keepe them selues close: they marke my steps, because they waite for my soule.
Thei schulen dwelle, and schulen hide; thei schulen aspie myn heele.
7 They thinke they shall escape by iniquitie: O God, cast these people downe in thine anger.
As thei abiden my lijf, for nouyt schalt thou make hem saaf; in ire thou schalt breke togidre puplis.
8 Thou hast counted my wandrings: put my teares into thy bottel: are they not in thy register?
God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;
9 When I cry, then mine enemies shall turne backe: this I know, for God is with me.
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 I will reioyce in God because of his worde: in the Lord wil I reioyce because of his worde.
In God Y schal preise a word; in the Lord Y schal preyse a word.
11 In God doe I trust: I will not be afrayd what man can doe vnto me.
Y schal hope in God; Y schal not drede what thing a man schal do to me.
12 Thy vowes are vpon me, O God: I will render prayses vnto thee.
God, thin auowis ben in me; whiche Y schal yelde heriyngis to thee.
13 For thou hast deliuered my soule from death, and also my feete from falling, that I may walke before God in the light of the liuing.
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.
