Psalms 17
1 The preier of Dauid. Lord, here thou my riytfulnesse; biholde thou my preier. Perseuye thou with eeris my preier; not maad in gileful lippis.
A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.
2 Mi doom come `forth of thi cheer; thin iyen se equite.
May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.
3 Thou hast preued myn herte, and hast visitid in niyt; thou hast examynyd me bi fier, and wickidnesse is not foundun in me.
You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
4 That my mouth speke not the werkis of men; for the wordis of thi lippis Y haue kept harde weies.
As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
5 Make thou perfit my goyngis in thi pathis; that my steppis be not moued.
My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
6 I criede, for thou, God, herdist me; bowe doun thin eere to me, and here thou my wordis.
I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
7 Make wondurful thi mercies; that makist saaf `men hopynge in thee.
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
8 Kepe thou me as the appil of the iye; fro `men ayenstondynge thi riyt hond. Keuere thou me vndur the schadewe of thi wyngis;
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
9 fro the face of vnpitouse men, that han turmentid me. Myn enemyes han cumpassid my soule;
from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
10 thei han closide togidere her fatnesse; the mouth of hem spak pride.
They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
11 Thei castiden me forth, and han cumpassid me now; thei ordeyneden to bowe doun her iyen in to erthe.
They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,
12 Thei, as a lioun maad redi to prey, han take me; and as the whelp of a lioun dwellynge in hid places.
like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
13 Lord, rise thou vp, bifor come thou hym, and disseyue thou hym; delyuere thou my lijf fro the `vnpitouse,
Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
14 delyuere thou thi swerd fro the enemyes of thin hond. Lord, departe thou hem fro a fewe men of `the lond in the lijf of hem; her wombe is fillid of thin hid thingis. Thei ben fillid with sones; and thei leften her relifis to her litle children.
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
15 But Y in riytfulnesse schal appere to thi siyt; Y schal be fillid, whanne thi glorie schal appere.
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
