Psalms 69
1 To him that excelleth upon Shoshannim. A Psalme of David. Save mee, O God: for the waters are entred euen to my soule.
`In Ebreu thus, To the victorie, on the roosis of Dauid. `In Jerom thus, To the ouercomer, for the sones of Dauid. God, make thou me saaf; for watris `entriden til to my soule.
2 I sticke fast in the deepe myre, where no staie is: I am come into deepe waters, and the streames runne ouer me.
I am set in the sliym of the depthe; and `substaunce is not. I cam in to the depthe of the see; and the tempest drenchide me.
3 I am wearie of crying: my throte is drie: mine eyes faile, whiles I waite for my God.
I traueilide criynge, my cheekis weren maad hoose; myn iyen failiden, the while Y hope in to my God.
4 They that hate mee without a cause, are moe then the heares of mine heade: they that would destroy mee, and are mine enemies falsly, are mightie, so that I restored that which I tooke not.
Thei that hatiden me with out cause; weren multiplied aboue the heeris of myn heed. Myn enemyes that pursueden me vniustli weren coumfortid; Y paiede thanne tho thingis, whiche Y rauischide not.
5 O God, thou knowest my foolishnesse, and my fautes are not hid from thee.
God, thou knowist myn vnkunnyng; and my trespassis ben not hid fro thee.
6 Let not them that trust in thee, O Lord God of hostes, be ashamed for me: let not those that seeke thee, be confounded through mee, O God of Israel.
Lord, Lord of vertues; thei, that abiden thee, be not aschamed in me. God of Israel; thei, that seken thee, be not schent on me.
7 For thy sake haue I suffred reproofe: shame hath couered my face.
For Y suffride schenschipe for thee; schame hilide my face.
8 I am become a stranger vnto my brethren, euen an aliant vnto my mothers sonnes.
I am maad a straunger to my britheren; and a pilgryme to the sones of my modir.
9 For the zeale of thine house hath eaten mee, and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.
For the feruent loue of thin hous eet me; and the schenschipis of men seiynge schenschipis to thee fellen on me.
10 I wept and my soule fasted, but that was to my reproofe.
And Y hilide my soule with fastyng; and it was maad in to schenschip to me.
11 I put on a sacke also: and I became a prouerbe vnto them.
And Y puttide my cloth an heire; and Y am maad to hem in to a parable.
12 They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.
Thei, that saten in the yate, spaken ayens me; and thei, that drunken wien, sungen of me.
13 But Lord, I make my praier vnto thee in an acceptable time, euen in the multitude of thy mercie: O God, heare me in the trueth of thy saluation.
But Lord, Y dresse my preier to thee; God, Y abide the tyme of good plesaunce. Here thou me in the multitude of thi mercy; in the treuthe of thin heelthe.
14 Deliuer mee out of the myre, that I sinke not: let me be deliuered from them that hate me, and out of the deepe waters.
Delyuer thou me fro the cley, that Y be not faste set in; delyuere thou me fro hem that haten me, and fro depthe of watris.
15 Let not the water flood drowne mee, neither let the deepe swallowe me vp: and let not the pit shut her mouth vpon me.
The tempest of watir drenche not me, nethir the depthe swolowe me; nethir the pit make streit his mouth on me.
16 Heare me, O Lord, for thy louing kindnes is good: turne vnto me according to ye multitude of thy tender mercies.
Lord, here thou me, for thi merci is benygne; vp the multitude of thi merciful doyngis biholde thou in to me.
17 And hide not thy face from thy seruant, for I am in trouble: make haste and heare me.
And turne not awei thi face fro thi child; for Y am in tribulacioun, here thou me swiftli.
18 Draw neere vnto my soule and redeeme it: deliuer me because of mine enemies.
Yyue thou tente to my soule, and delyuer thou it; for myn enemyes delyuere thou me.
19 Thou hast knowen my reproofe and my shame, and my dishonour: all mine aduersaries are before thee.
Thou knowist my schenschip, and my dispysyng; and my schame.
20 Rebuke hath broken mine heart, and I am full of heauinesse, and I looked for some to haue pitie on me, but there was none: and for comforters, but I found none.
Alle that troblen me ben in thi siyt; myn herte abood schendschipe, and wretchidnesse. And Y abood hym, that was sory togidere, and noon was; and that schulde coumforte, and Y foond not.
21 For they gaue me gall in my meate, and in my thirst they gaue me vineger to drinke.
And thei yauen galle in to my meete; and in my thirst thei yauen `to me drinke with vynegre.
22 Let their table be a snare before them, and their prosperitie their ruine.
The boord of hem be maad bifore hem in to a snare; and in to yeldyngis, and in to sclaundir.
23 Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.
Her iyen be maad derk, that thei se not; and euere bouwe doun the bak of hem.
24 Powre out thine anger vpon them, and let thy wrathfull displeasure take them.
Schede out thin ire on hem; and the strong veniaunce of thin ire take hem.
25 Let their habitation be voide, and let none dwell in their tents.
The habitacioun of hem be maad forsakun; and `noon be that dwelle in the tabernaclis of hem.
26 For they persecute him, whome thou hast smitten: and they adde vnto the sorrowe of them, whome thou hast wounded.
For thei pursueden hym, whom thou hast smyte; and thei addiden on the sorewe of my woundis.
27 Laie iniquitie vpon their iniquitie, and let them not come into thy righteousnesse.
Adde thou wickidnesse on the wickidnesse of hem; and entre thei not in to thi riytwisnesse.
28 Let them be put out of the booke of life, neither let them be written with the righteous.
Be thei don awei fro the book of lyuynge men; and be thei not writun with iust men.
29 When I am poore and in heauinesse, thine helpe, O God, shall exalt me.
I am pore and sorewful; God, thin heelthe took me vp.
30 I will praise the Name of God with a song, and magnifie him with thankesgiuing.
I schal herye the name of God with song; and Y schal magnefye hym in heriyng.
31 This also shall please the Lord better then a yong bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.
And it schal plese God more than a newe calf; bryngynge forth hornes and clees.
32 The humble shall see this, and they that seeke God, shalbe glad, and your heart shall liue.
Pore men se, and be glad; seke ye God, and youre soule schal lyue.
33 For the Lord heareth the poore, and despiseth not his prisoners.
For the Lord herde pore men; and dispiside not hise boundun men.
34 Let heauen and earth praise him: the seas and all that moueth in them.
Heuenes and erthe, herye hym; the se, and alle crepynge bestis in tho, herye hym.
35 For God will saue Zion, and builde the cities of Iudah, that men may dwell there and haue it in possession.
For God schal make saaf Syon; and the citees of Juda schulen be bildid. And thei schulen dwelle there; and thei schulen gete it bi eritage.
36 The seede also of his seruants shall inherit it: and they that loue his name, shall dwel therein.
And the seed of hise seruauntis schal haue it in possessioun; and thei that louen his name, schulen dwelle ther ynne.
