Psalms 27

1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

To Dauid. The Lord is my liytnyng, and myn helthe; whom schal Y drede? The Lord is defendere of my lijf; for whom schal Y tremble?

2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

The while noiful men neiyen on me; for to ete my fleischis. Myn enemyes, that trobliden me; thei weren maad sijk and felden doun.

3 Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise up against me, even then will I be confident.

Thouy castels stonden togidere ayens me; myn herte schal not drede. Thouy batel risith ayens me; in this thing Y schal haue hope.

4 One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the graciousness of the LORD, and to visit early in His temple.

I axide of the Lord o thing; Y schal seke this thing; that Y dwelle in the hows of the Lord alle the daies of my lijf. That Y se the wille of the Lord; and that Y visite his temple.

5 For He concealeth me in His pavilion in the day of evil; He hideth me in the covert of His tent; He lifteth me up upon a rock.

For he hidde me in his tabernacle in the dai of yuelis; he defendide me in the hid place of his tabernacle.

6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices with trumpet-sound; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

He enhaunside me in a stoon; and now he enhaunside myn heed ouer myn enemyes. I cumpasside, and offride in his tabernacle a sacrifice of criyng; Y schal synge, and Y schal seie salm to the Lord.

7 Hear, O LORD, when I call with my voice, and be gracious unto me, and answer me.

Lord, here thou my vois, bi which Y criede to thee; haue thou merci on me, and here me.

8 In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Myn herte seide to thee, My face souyte thee; Lord, Y schal seke eft thi face.

9 Hide not Thy face from me; put not Thy servant away in anger; Thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Turne thou not awei thi face fro me; bouwe thou not awei in ire fro thi seruaunt. Lord, be thou myn helpere, forsake thou not me; and, God, myn helthe, dispise thou not me.

10 For though my father and my mother have forsaken me, the LORD will take me up.

For my fadir and my modir han forsake me; but the Lord hath take me.

11 Teach me Thy way, O LORD; and lead me in an even path, because of them that lie in wait for me.

Lord, sette thou a lawe to me in thi weie; and dresse thou me in thi path for myn enemyes.

12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence.

Bitake thou not me in to the soules of hem, that troblen me; for wickid witnessis han rise ayens me, and wickydnesse liede to it silf.

13 If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! —

I bileue to see the goodis of the Lord; in the lond of `hem that lyuen.

14 Wait on the LORD; be strong, and let thy heart take courage; yea, wait thou for the LORD.

Abide thou the Lord, do thou manli; and thin herte be coumfortid, and suffre thou the Lord.