Psalms 52

1 TO THE OVERSEER. AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID, IN THE COMING IN OF DOEG THE EDOMITE, AND HE DECLARES TO SAUL AND SAYS TO HIM, “DAVID CAME TO THE HOUSE OF AHIMELECH.” Why do you boast in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God [is] all the day.

To victorie, the salm of Dauid, `whanne Doech Idumei cam, and telde to Saul, and seide to him, Dauid cam in to the hows of Abymelech. What hast thou glorie in malice; which art miyti in wickidnesse?

2 Your tongue devises mischiefs, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

Al dai thi tunge thouyte vnriytfulnesse; as a scharp rasour thou hast do gile.

3 You have loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. (Selah)

Thou louedist malice more than benygnite; `thou louedist wickidnesse more than to speke equite.

4 You have loved all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.

Thou louedist alle wordis of casting doun; with a gileful tunge.

5 Also—God breaks you down forever, Takes you, and pulls you out of the tent, And He has uprooted you Out of the land of the living. (Selah)

Therfor God schal distrie thee in to the ende, he schal drawe thee out bi the roote, and he schal make thee to passe awei fro thi tabernacle; and thi roote fro the lond of lyuynge men.

6 And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

Iust men schulen se, and schulen drede; and thei schulen leiye on hym, and thei schulen seie, Lo!

7 “Behold, the man who does not make God his strong place, And trusts in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.”

the man that settide not God his helpere. But he hopide in the multitude of his richessis; and hadde maistrie in his vanite.

8 And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, For all time and forever,

Forsothe Y, as a fruytful olyue tre in the hous of God; hopide in the merci of God with outen ende, and in to the world of world.

9 I thank You for all time, because You have done [it], And I wait [on] Your Name for [it is] good before Your saints!

Y schal knowleche to thee in to the world, for thou hast do mercy to me; and Y schal abide thi name, for it is good in the siyt of thi seyntis.