Psalms 141

1 `The salm `of Dauith. Lord, Y criede to thee, here thou me; yyue thou tent to my vois, whanne Y schal crye to thee.

psalmus David Domine clamavi ad te exaudi me intende voci meae cum clamavero ad te

2 Mi preier be dressid as encense in thi siyt; the reisyng of myn hondis be as the euentid sacrifice.

dirigatur oratio mea sicut incensum in conspectu tuo elevatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum

3 Lord, sette thou a keping to my mouth; and a dore of stonding aboute to my lippis.

pone Domine custodiam ori meo et ostium circumstantiae labiis meis

4 Bowe thou not myn herte in to wordis of malice; to excuse excusingis in synne. With men worchinge wickidnesse; and Y schal not comyne with the chosun men of hem.

non declines cor meum in verba malitiae ad excusandas excusationes in peccatis cum hominibus operantibus iniquitatem et non communicabo cum electis eorum

5 A iust man schal repreue me in mersi, and schal blame me; but the oile of a synner make not fat myn heed. For whi and yit my preier is in the wel plesaunt thingis of hem;

corripiet me iustus in misericordia et increpabit me oleum autem peccatoris non inpinguet caput meum quoniam adhuc et oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum

6 for the domesmen of hem ioyned to the stoon weren sopun vp. Here thei my wordis,

absorti sunt iuncti petrae iudices eorum audient verba mea quoniam potuerunt

7 for tho weren myyti. As fatnesse is brokun out on the erthe; oure bonys ben scatered niy helle. Lord, Lord, (Sheol h7585)

sicut crassitudo terrae erupta est super terram dissipata sunt ossa nostra secus infernum (Sheol h7585)

8 for myn iyen ben to thee, Y hopide in thee; take thou not awei my soule.

quia ad te Domine Domine oculi mei in te speravi non auferas animam meam

9 Kepe thou me fro the snare which thei ordeyneden to me; and fro the sclaundris of hem that worchen wickidnesse. Synneris schulen falle in the nett therof;

custodi me a laqueo quem statuerunt mihi et ab scandalis operantium iniquitatem

10 Y am aloone til Y passe.

cadent in retiaculo eius peccatores singulariter sum ego donec transeam