Psalms 138

1 `To Dauith him silf. Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee in al myn herte; for thou herdist the wordis of my mouth. Mi God, Y schal singe to thee in the siyt of aungels;

上主，我要全心稱謝您，因您俯聽了我的懇祈。我要在眾神前歌頌您，

2 Y schal worschipe to thin hooli temple, and Y schal knouleche to thi name. On thi merci and thi treuthe; for thou hast magnefied thin hooli name aboue al thing.

朝您的聖所伏地致敬；為了您的仁慈至誠，我必要稱謝您的聖名；因為您把您的名號和您的諾言，在萬物與萬民的面前發揚彰顯，

3 In what euere dai Y schal inwardli clepe thee, here thou me; thou schalt multipli vertu in my soule.

我幾時呼號您，您就俯允我，並將我靈魂上的力量增多。

4 Lord, alle the kingis of erthe knouleche to thee; for thei herden alle the wordis of thi mouth.

地上萬君聽您口的諭旨；上主，他們都必來讚頌您，

5 And singe thei in the weies of the Lord; for the glorie of the Lord is greet.

並歌頌上主的作為說：上主的光耀偉大無比！

6 For the Lord is hiy, and biholdith meke thingis; and knowith afer hiy thingis.

上主尊高無比，仍垂顧弱小，惟對驕傲的人，卻遠遠旁眺。

7 If Y schal go in the myddil of tribulacioun, thou schalt quikene me; and thou stretchidist forth thin hond on the ire of myn enemyes, and thi riyt hond made me saaf.

我若處於因難中，您必保全我的性命，您用右手救我，伸手拒抗仇人的憤恨。

8 The Lord schal yelde for me, Lord, thi merci is with outen ende; dispise thou not the werkis of thin hondis.

上主必替我完成這工程；上主，您的仁慈永遠常存，求您不要放棄您的作品。