Psalms 34
1 A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
To Dauid, whanne he chaungide his mouth bifor Abymalech, and he `droof out Dauid, `and he yede forth. I schal blesse the Lord in al tyme; euere his heriyng is in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
Mi soule schal be preisid in the Lord; mylde men here, and be glad.
3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Magnyfie ye the Lord with me; and enhaunse we his name into it silf.
4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
I souyte the Lord, and he herde me; and he delyueride me fro alle my tribulaciouns.
5 They looked to him, and were shining: and their faces were not ashamed.
Neiye ye to him, and be ye liytned; and youre faces schulen not be schent.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
This pore man criede, and the Lord herde hym; and sauyde hym fro alle hise tribulaciouns.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth around them that fear him, and delivereth them.
The aungel of the Lord sendith in the cumpas of men dredynge hym; and he schal delyuere hem.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Taaste ye, and se, for the Lord is swete; blessid is the man, that hopith in hym.
9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no lack to them that fear him.
Alle ye hooli men of the Lord, drede hym; for no nedynesse is to men dredynge hym.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
Riche men weren nedi, and weren hungri; but men that seken the Lord schulen not faile of al good.
11 Come, ye children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Come, ye sones, here ye me; Y schal teche you the drede of the Lord.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Who is a man, that wole lijf; loueth to se good daies?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Forbede thi tunge fro yuel; and thi lippis speke not gile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Turne thou awei fro yuel, and do good; seke thou pees, and perfitli sue thou it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.
The iyen of the Lord ben on iust men; and hise eeren ben to her preiers.
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
But the cheer of the Lord is on men doynge yuels; that he leese the mynde of hem fro erthe.
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Just men cryeden, and the Lord herde hem; and delyueride hem fro alle her tribulaciouns.
18 The LORD is near to them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
The Lord is nyy hem that ben of troblid herte; and he schal saue meke men in spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Many tribulaciouns ben of iust men; and the Lord schal delyuere hem fro alle these.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
The Lord kepith alle the boonys of hem; oon of tho schal not be brokun.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
The deth of synneris is werst; and thei that haten a iust man schulen trespasse.
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
The Lord schal ayenbie the soulis of hise seruauntis; and alle, that hopen in him, schulen not trespasse.
