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 the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer from lips without deceit.
2 Mi doom come `forth of thi cheer; thin iyen se equite.
Let my judgment come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold equity.
3 Thou hast preued myn herte, and hast visitid in niyt; thou hast examynyd me bi fier, and wickidnesse is not foundun in me.
Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not that I had a thought which should not pass 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 doings of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
5 Make thou perfit my goyngis in thi pathis; that my steppis be not moued.
My steps have held fast to Thy 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.
As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
7 Make wondurful thi mercies; that makist saaf `men hopynge in thee.
Make passing great Thy mercies, O Thou that savest by Thy right hand from assailants them that take refuge in Thee.
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 the eye, hide me in the shadow of Thy wings,
9 fro the face of vnpitouse men, that han turmentid me. Myn enemyes han cumpassid my soule;
From the wicked that oppress, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.
10 thei han closide togidere her fatnesse; the mouth of hem spak pride.
Their gross heart they have shut tight, with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 Thei castiden me forth, and han cumpassid me now; thei ordeyneden to bowe doun her iyen in to erthe.
At our every step they have now encompassed us; they set their eyes to cast 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.
He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Lord, rise thou vp, bifor come thou hym, and disseyue thou hym; delyuere thou my lijf fro the `vnpitouse,
Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy 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 men, by Thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly Thou fillest with Thy treasure; who have children in plenty, and leave their abundance to their babes.
15 But Y in riytfulnesse schal appere to thi siyt; Y schal be fillid, whanne thi glorie schal appere.
As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.
