Psalms 16
1 `Of the meke and symple, the salm of Dauid. Lord, kepe thou me, for Y haue hopid in thee;
God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
2 Y seide to the Lord, Thou art my God, for thou hast no nede of my goodis.
I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
3 To the seyntis that ben in the lond of hym; he made wondurful alle my willis in hem.
Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.
4 The sikenessis of hem ben multiplied; aftirward thei hastiden. I schal not gadire togidere the conuenticulis, `ethir litle couentis, of hem of bloodis; and Y schal not be myndeful of her names bi my lippis.
Those who choose to worship other gods will have many things that cause them to be sad. I will not join them when they make sacrifices [to their gods]; I will not even join them when they speak [MTY] the names of their gods.
5 The Lord is part of myn eritage, and of my passion; thou art, that schalt restore myn eritage to me.
Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and you give me great blessings. You protect me and control what happens to me.
6 Coordis felden to me in ful clere thingis; for myn eritage is ful cleer to me.
Yahweh has given me a wonderful place in which to live; I am delighted with all the things that he has given me [MET].
7 I schal blesse the Lord, that yaf vndurstondyng to me; ferthermore and my reynes blameden me `til to nyyt.
I will praise Yahweh, the one who teaches/disciplines me; even at night [he] you put in my mind what is right for me to do.
8 I purueide euere the Lord in my siyt; for he is on the riythalf to me, that Y be not moued.
I know that Yahweh is always with me. He is beside me; so nothing will (perturb me/cause me to be worried).
9 For this thing myn herte was glad, and my tunge ioyede fulli; ferthermore and my fleisch schal reste in hope.
Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
10 For thou schalt not forsake my soule in helle; nether thou schalt yyue thin hooli to se corrupcioun. (Sheol h7585)
because you, Yahweh, will not allow my soul/spirit to remain in the place where the dead people are; you will not allow me, your godly one, to stay there. (Sheol h7585)
11 Thou hast maad knowun to me the weies of lijf; thou schalt fille me of gladnesse with thi cheer; delityngis ben in thi riythalf `til in to the ende.
You will show me the road that leads to [receiving eternal] life, and you will make me joyful when I am with you. I will have pleasure forever when I am (at your right hand/seated next to you).
