Psalms 16
1 [A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
`Of the meke and symple, the salm of Dauid. Lord, kepe thou me, for Y haue hopid in thee;
2 I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
Y seide to the Lord, Thou art my God, for thou hast no nede of my goodis.
3 As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
To the seyntis that ben in the lond of hym; he made wondurful alle my willis in hem.
4 Their sorrows will multiply who pay a dowry for another. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
The sikenessis of hem ben multiplied; aftirward thei hastiden. I schal not gadire togidere the conuenticulis, `ethir litle couentis, of hem of bloodis; and Y schal not be myndeful of her names bi my lippis.
5 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
The Lord is part of myn eritage, and of my passion; thou art, that schalt restore myn eritage to me.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
Coordis felden to me in ful clere thingis; for myn eritage is ful cleer to me.
7 I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
I schal blesse the Lord, that yaf vndurstondyng to me; ferthermore and my reynes blameden me `til to nyyt.
8 I have put the LORD before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
I purueide euere the Lord in my siyt; for he is on the riythalf to me, that Y be not moued.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
For this thing myn herte was glad, and my tunge ioyede fulli; ferthermore and my fleisch schal reste in hope.
10 For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (Sheol h7585)
For thou schalt not forsake my soule in helle; nether thou schalt yyue thin hooli to se corrupcioun. (Sheol h7585)
11 You make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
Thou hast maad knowun to me the weies of lijf; thou schalt fille me of gladnesse with thi cheer; delityngis ben in thi riythalf `til in to the ende.
