Psalms 73
1 A Psalme committed to Asaph. Yet God is good to Israel: euen, to the pure in heart.
`The salm of Asaph. God of Israel is ful good; to hem that ben of riytful herte.
2 As for me, my feete were almost gone: my steps had well neere slipt.
But my feet weren moued almeest; my steppis weren sched out almeest.
3 For I feared at the foolish, when I sawe the prosperitie of the wicked.
For Y louede feruentli on wickid men; seynge the pees of synneris.
4 For there are no bandes in their death, but they are lustie and strong.
For biholdyng is not to the deth of hem; and stidefastnesse in the sikenesse of hem.
5 They are not in trouble as other men, neither are they plagued with other men.
Thei ben not in the trauel of men; and thei schulen not be betun with men.
6 Therefore pride is as a chayne vnto them, and crueltie couereth them as a garment.
Therfore pride helde hem; thei weren hilid with her wickidnesse and vnfeithfulnesse.
7 Their eyes stande out for fatnesse: they haue more then heart can wish.
The wickidnesse of hem cam forth as of fatnesse; thei yeden in to desire of herte.
8 They are licentious, and speake wickedly of their oppression: they talke presumptuously.
Thei thouyten and spaken weiwardnesse; thei spaken wickidnesse an hiy.
9 They set their mouth against heauen, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
Thei puttiden her mouth in to heuene; and her tunge passide in erthe.
10 Therefore his people turne hither: for waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
Therfor my puple schal be conuertid here; and fulle daies schulen be foundun in hem.
11 And they say, Howe doeth God know it? or is there knowledge in the most High?
And thei seiden, How woot God; and whether kunnyng is an heiye, `that is, in heuene?
12 Lo, these are the wicked, yet prosper they alway, and increase in riches.
Lo! thilke synneris and hauynge aboundance in the world; helden richessis.
13 Certainely I haue clensed mine heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.
And Y seide, Therfor without cause Y iustifiede myn herte; and waischide myn hoondis among innocentis.
14 For dayly haue I bene punished, and chastened euery morning.
And Y was betun al dai; and my chastisyng was in morutidis.
15 If I say, I will iudge thus, beholde the generation of thy children: I haue trespassed.
If Y seide, Y schal telle thus; lo! Y repreuede the nacioun of thi sones.
16 Then thought I to know this, but it was too painefull for me,
I gesside, that Y schulde knowe this; trauel is bifore me.
17 Vntill I went into the Sanctuarie of God: then vnderstoode I their ende.
Til Y entre in to the seyntuarie of God; and vndurstonde in the last thingis of hem.
18 Surely thou hast set them in slipperie places, and castest them downe into desolation.
Netheles for gilis thou hast put to hem; thou castidist hem doun, while thei weren reisid.
19 How suddenly are they destroyed, perished and horribly consumed,
Hou ben thei maad into desolacioun; thei failiden sodeynli, thei perischiden for her wickidnesse.
20 As a dreame when one awaketh! O Lord, when thou raisest vs vp, thou shalt make their image despised.
As the dreem of men that risen; Lord, thou schalt dryue her ymage to nouyt in thi citee.
21 Certainely mine heart was vexed, and I was pricked in my reines:
For myn herte is enflaumed, and my reynes ben chaungid;
22 So foolish was I and ignorant: I was a beast before thee.
and Y am dryuun to nouyt, and Y wiste not.
23 Yet I was alway with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
As a werk beeste Y am maad at thee; and Y am euere with thee.
24 Thou wilt guide me by thy counsell, and afterward receiue me to glory.
Thou heldist my riythond, and in thi wille thou leddist me forth; and with glorie thou tokist me vp.
25 Whom haue I in heauen but thee? and I haue desired none in the earth with thee.
For whi what is to me in heuene; and what wolde Y of thee on erthe?
26 My flesh fayleth and mine heart also: but God is the strength of mine heart, and my portion for euer.
Mi fleische and myn herte failide; God of myn herte, and my part is God withouten ende.
27 For loe, they that withdrawe themselues from thee, shall perish: thou destroyest all them that goe a whoring from thee.
For lo! thei that drawen awei fer hem silf fro thee, `bi deedli synne, schulen perische; thou hast lost alle men that doen fornycacioun fro thee.
28 As for me, it is good for me to draw neere to God: therefore I haue put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy workes.
But it is good to me to cleue to God; and to sette myn hope in the Lord God. That Y telle alle thi prechyngis; in the yatis of the douyter of Syon.
