Psalms 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
To victorie, the salm of Dauid. Heuenes tellen out the glorie of God; and the firmament tellith the werkis of hise hondis.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
The dai tellith out to the dai a word; and the nyyt schewith kunnyng to the nyyt.
3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
No langagis ben, nether wordis; of whiche the voices of hem ben not herd.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
The soun of hem yede out in to al erthe; and the wordis of hem `yeden out in to the endis of the world.
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
In the sunne he hath set his tabernacle; and he as a spouse comynge forth of his chaumbre. He fulli ioyede, as a giaunt, to renne his weie;
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
his goynge out was fro hiyeste heuene. And his goyng ayen was to the hiyeste therof; and noon is that hidith hym silf fro his heet.
7 The law of Yhwh is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of Yhwh is sure, making wise the simple.
The lawe of the Lord is with out wem, and conuertith soulis; the witnessyng of the Lord is feithful, and yyueth wisdom to litle children.
8 The statutes of Yhwh are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of Yhwh is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The riytfulnessis of the Lord ben riytful, gladdynge hertis; the comaundement of the Lord is cleere, liytnynge iyen.
9 The fear of Yhwh is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of Yhwh are true and righteous altogether.
The hooli drede of the Lord dwellith in to world of world; the domes of the Lord ben trewe, iustified in to hem silf.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Desirable more than gold, and a stoon myche preciouse; and swettere than hony and honycoomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
`Forwhi thi seruaunt kepith thoo; myche yeldyng is in tho to be kept.
12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret sins.
Who vndurstondith trespassis? make thou me cleene fro my priuy synnes;
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
and of alien synnes spare thi seruaunt. `If the forseid defautis ben not, Lord, of me, than Y schal be with out wem; and Y schal be clensid of the mooste synne.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Yhwh, my strength, and my redeemer.
And the spechis of my mouth schulen be, that tho plese; and the thenkynge of myn herte euere in thi siyt. Lord, myn helpere; and myn ayenbiere.
