Psalms 111
1 Alleluya. Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee in al myn herte; in the counsel and congregacioun of iust men.
Praise Yahweh! I will thank Yahweh with my entire inner being, every time I am with a large group of godly/righteous people.
2 The werkis of the Lord ben greete; souyt out in to alle hise willis.
The things that Yahweh has done are wonderful! All those who are delighted/pleased with those things desire to (study/think about) them.
3 His werk is knoulechyng and grete doyng; and his riytfulnesse dwellith in to the world of world.
[Because of everything] that he does, people greatly honor him and respect him because he is a great king; the righteous/just things that he does will endure forever.
4 The Lord merciful in wille, and a merciful doere, hath maad a mynde of hise merueilis;
He has [appointed/established festivals in which] we remember the wonderful things that he has done; Yahweh [always] is kind and merciful.
5 he hath youe meete to men dredynge hym. He schal be myndeful of his testament in to the world;
He provides food for those who revere him; he never forgets the agreement that he made [with our ancestors].
6 he schal telle to his puple the vertu of hise werkis.
By enabling his people to capture the lands that belonged to other people-groups, he has shown to [us], his people, that he is very powerful.
7 That he yyue to hem the eritage of folkis; the werkis of hise hondis ben treuthe and doom.
He [MTY] faithfully [does what he has promised] and always does what is just/fair, and we can depend on him [to help us] when he commands us to do things.
8 Alle hise comaundementis ben feithful, confermed in to the world of world; maad in treuthe and equite.
What he commands must be obeyed forever; and he acted in a true and righteous manner when he gave us those commands.
9 The Lord sente redempcioun to hys puple; he comaundide his testament with outen ende. His name is hooli and dreedful;
He rescued [us], his people, [from being slaves in Egypt], and he made an agreement [with us] that will last forever. He [MTY] is holy and awesome!
10 the bigynnyng of wisdom is the drede of the Lord. Good vndirstondyng is to alle that doen it; his preising dwellith in to the world of world.
Revering Yahweh is the way to become wise. All those who obey [his commands] will know what is good [for them to decide to do]. We should praise him forever!
