Psalms 39
1 TO THE OVERSEER. FOR JEDUTHUN. A PSALM OF DAVID. I have said, “I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep a curb for my mouth, While the wicked [is] before me.”
For victorie, to Iditum, the song of Dauid. I seide, Y schal kepe my weies; that Y trespasse not in my tunge. I settide kepyng to my mouth; whanne a synnere stood ayens me.
2 I was mute [with] silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.
I was doumb, and was mekid ful gretli, and was stille fro goodis; and my sorewe was renulid.
3 My heart [is] hot within me, In my meditating the fire burns, I have spoken with my tongue.
Myn herte was hoot with ynne me; and fier schal brenne out in my thenkyng.
4 “Cause me to know, O YHWH, my end, And the measure of my days—what it [is],” I know how frail I [am].
I spak in my tunge; Lord, make thou myn eende knowun to me. And the noumbre of my daies what it is; that Y wite, what failith to me.
5 Behold, You have made my days handbreadths, And my age [is] as nothing before You, Only, every man set up [is] all vanity. (Selah)
Lo! thou hast set my daies mesurable; and my substaunce is as nouyt bifor thee. Netheles al vanytee; ech man lyuynge.
6 Only, each habitually walks in an image, Only, [in] vain, they are disquieted, He heaps up and does not know who gathers them.
Netheles a man passith in ymage; but also he is disturblid veynli. He tresorith; and he noot, to whom he `schal gadere tho thingis.
7 And now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope—it [is] of You.
And now which is myn abiding? whether not the Lord? and my substaunce is at thee.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions, Do not make me a reproach of the fool.
Delyuere thou me fro alle my wickidnessis; thou hast youe me schenschip to the vnkunnynge.
9 I have been mute, I do not open my mouth, Because You have done [it].
I was doumbe, and openyde not my mouth; for thou hast maad,
10 Turn aside Your stroke from off me, From the striving of Your hand I have been consumed.
remoue thou thi woundis fro me.
11 With reproofs against iniquity, You have corrected man, And dissolve his desirableness as a moth, Only, every man [is] vanity. (Selah)
Fro the strengthe of thin hond Y failide in blamyngis; for wickidnesse thou hast chastisid man. And thou madist his lijf to faile as an yreyne; netheles ech man is disturblid in veyn.
12 Hear my prayer, O YHWH, And give ear [to] my cry, Do not be silent to my tear, For I [am] a sojourner with You, A settler like all my fathers.
Lord, here thou my preier and my bisechyng; perseyue thou with eeris my teeris.
13 Look from me, and I brighten up before I go and am not!
Be thou not stille, for Y am a comelyng at thee; and a pilgrime, as alle my fadris. Foryyue thou to me, that Y be refreischid, bifor that Y go; and Y schal no more be.
