Psalms 27

1 “Of David.” The Lord is my light and my salvation; of whom shall I be afraid? the Lord is the fortress of my life; of whom shall I have dread?

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 come near against me to eat up my flesh, my assailants and my enemies at me: then do they stumble and fall.

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 If an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: if war should arise against me, even then will I have trust.

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 I will seek for: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the loveliness of the Lord, and to be every morning 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 will hide me in his pavilion on the day of evil; he will conceal me in the secret of his tabernacle; upon a rock will he place me high.

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 will my head be lifted up above my enemies all round about me; and I will sacrifice in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I will sing, and I will triumphantly play 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, my voice, [when] I call, 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 Of thee, said my heart, “Seek ye my presence”: thy presence, Lord, will I seek.

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

9 Hide [then] not thy face from me; reject not in anger thy servant, thou [who] hast been my help: cast me not off, nor 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 my father and my mother have forsaken me; but the Lord will take me up.

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

11 Point me out thy way, O Lord! and guide me on a level path, because of those that regard me enviously.

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

12 Give me not up to the [revengeful] desire of my assailants; for there are risen up against me false witnesses, and such as utter 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 Unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of life—

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 be of good courage; and only wait on the Lord.

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