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. Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.
2 Mi doom come `forth of thi cheer; thin iyen se equite.
Be my judge; for 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 put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.
4 That my mouth speke not the werkis of men; for the wordis of thi lippis Y haue kept harde weies.
As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
5 Make thou perfit my goyngis in thi pathis; that my steppis be not moued.
I have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away.
6 I criede, for thou, God, herdist me; bowe doun thin eere to me, and here thou my wordis.
My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.
7 Make wondurful thi mercies; that makist saaf `men hopynge in thee.
Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.
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 light of your eyes, covering me with the shade of your wings,
9 fro the face of vnpitouse men, that han turmentid me. Myn enemyes han cumpassid my soule;
From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.
10 thei han closide togidere her fatnesse; the mouth of hem spak pride.
They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.
11 Thei castiden me forth, and han cumpassid me now; thei ordeyneden to bowe doun her iyen in to erthe.
They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;
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 desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.
13 Lord, rise thou vp, bifor come thou hym, and disseyue thou hym; delyuere thou my lijf fro the `vnpitouse,
Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.
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.
With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.
15 But Y in riytfulnesse schal appere to thi siyt; Y schal be fillid, whanne thi glorie schal appere.
As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.
