Psalms 7
1 Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning Cush a Benjamite. O LORD my God, in Thee have I taken refuge; save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me;
For the ignoraunce of Dauid, which he songe to the Lord on the wordis of Ethiopien, the sone of Gemyny. Mi Lord God, Y haue hopid in thee; make thou me saaf fro alle that pursuen me, and delyuere thou me.
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Lest ony tyme he as a lioun rauysche my soule; the while noon is that ayenbieth, nether that makith saaf.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis;
4 If I have requited him that did evil unto me, or spoiled mine adversary unto emptiness;
if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
5 Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it, and tread my life down to the earth; yea, let him lay my glory in the dust. (Selah)
myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust.
6 Arise, O LORD, in Thine anger, lift up Thyself in indignation against mine adversaries; yea, awake for me at the judgment which Thou hast commanded.
Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.
7 And let the congregation of the peoples compass Thee about, and over them return Thou on high.
And, my Lord God, rise thou in the comaundement, which thou `hast comaundid; and the synagoge of puplis schal cumpasse thee.
8 O LORD, who ministerest judgment to the peoples, judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
And for this go thou ayen an hiy; the Lord demeth puplis. Lord, deme thou me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi myn innocence on me.
9 Oh that a full measure of evil might come upon the wicked, and that Thou wouldest establish the righteous; for the righteous God trieth the heart and reins.
The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.
10 My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart.
Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte.
11 God is a righteous judge, yea, a God that hath indignation every day:
The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies?
12 If a man turn not, He will whet His sword, He hath bent His bow, and made it ready;
If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi.
13 He hath also prepared for him the weapons of death, yea, His arrows which He made sharp.
And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; yea, he conceiveth mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood.
Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.
15 He hath digged a pit, and hollowed it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
17 I will give thanks unto the LORD according to His righteousness; and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
I schal knouleche to the Lord bi his riytfulnesse; and Y schal synge to the name of the hiyeste Lord.
