Psalms 34
1 By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always 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 boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Mi soule schal be preisid in the Lord; mylde men here, and be glad.
3 Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let’s exalt his name together.
Magnyfie ye the Lord with me; and enhaunse we his name into it silf.
4 I sought Yahweh, and he answered 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 radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
Neiye ye to him, and be ye liytned; and youre faces schulen not be schent.
6 This poor man cried, and Yahweh 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 Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
The aungel of the Lord sendith in the cumpas of men dredynge hym; and he schal delyuere hem.
8 Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Taaste ye, and se, for the Lord is swete; blessid is the man, that hopith in hym.
9 Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who 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 those who seek Yahweh 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, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
Come, ye sones, here ye me; Y schal teche you the drede of the Lord.
12 Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?
Who is a man, that wole lijf; loueth to se good daies?
13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
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 Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
The iyen of the Lord ben on iust men; and hise eeren ben to her preiers.
16 Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory 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 Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.
Just men cryeden, and the Lord herde hem; and delyueride hem fro alle her tribulaciouns.
18 Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed 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 Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
Many tribulaciouns ben of iust men; and the Lord schal delyuere hem fro alle these.
20 He protects all of 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 kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
The deth of synneris is werst; and thei that haten a iust man schulen trespasse.
22 Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
The Lord schal ayenbie the soulis of hise seruauntis; and alle, that hopen in him, schulen not trespasse.
