Psalms 12

1 To the victorie on the eiyte, the song of Dauid. Lord, make thou me saaf, for the hooli failide; for treuthis ben maad litle fro the sones of men.

in finem pro octava psalmus David salvum me fac Domine quoniam defecit sanctus quoniam deminutae sunt veritates a filiis hominum

2 Thei spaken veyn thingis, ech man to hys neiybore; thei han gileful lippis, thei spaken in herte and herte.

vana locuti sunt unusquisque ad proximum suum labia dolosa in corde et corde locuti sunt

3 The Lord destrie alle gileful lippis; and the greet spekynge tunge.

disperdat Dominus universa labia dolosa linguam magniloquam

4 Whiche seiden, We schulen magnyfie oure tunge, our lippis ben of vs; who is oure lord?

qui dixerunt linguam nostram magnificabimus labia nostra a nobis sunt quis noster dominus est

5 For the wretchednesse of nedy men, and for the weilyng of pore men; now Y schal ryse vp, seith the Lord. I schal sette inhelt he; Y schal do tristili in hym.

propter miseriam inopum et gemitum pauperum nunc exsurgam dicit Dominus ponam in salutari fiducialiter agam in eo

6 The spechis of the Lord ben chast spechis; siluer examynyd bi fier, preued fro erthe, purgid seuen fold.

eloquia Domini eloquia casta argentum igne examinatum probatum terrae purgatum septuplum

7 Thou, Lord, schalt kepe vs; and thou `schalt kepe vs fro this generacioun with outen ende.

tu Domine servabis nos et custodies nos a generatione hac et in aeternum

8 Wickid men goen in cumpas; bi thin hiynesse thou hast multiplied the sones of men.

in circuitu impii ambulant secundum altitudinem tuam multiplicasti filios hominum