Psalms 19

1 To victorie, the salm of Dauid. Heuenes tellen out the glorie of God; and the firmament tellith the werkis of hise hondis.

“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” The heavens relate the glory of God; and the expanse telleth of the works of his hands.

2 The dai tellith out to the dai a word; and the nyyt schewith kunnyng to the nyyt.

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge.

3 No langagis ben, nether wordis; of whiche the voices of hem ben not herd.

There is no speech, there are no words, their voice is not heard.

4 The soun of hem yede out in to al erthe; and the wordis of hem `yeden out in to the endis of the world.

[But] their melody extendeth through all the earth, and to the end of the world their words. For the sun hath he set a tabernacle among them;

5 In the sunne he hath set his tabernacle; and he as a spouse comynge forth of his chaumbre. He fulli ioyede, as a giaunt, to renne his weie;

And he goeth out as a bridegroom from his chamber, he is glad like a strong man to run his course;

6 his goynge out was fro hiyeste heuene. And his goyng ayen was to the hiyeste therof; and noon is that hidith hym silf fro his heet.

From the end of the heavens is his going forth, and his circuit is unto their ends: and there is nothing hidden from his heat.

7 The lawe of the Lord is with out wem, and conuertith soulis; the witnessyng of the Lord is feithful, and yyueth wisdom to litle children.

The law of the Lord is perfect, quieting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

8 The riytfulnessis of the Lord ben riytful, gladdynge hertis; the comaundement of the Lord is cleere, liytnynge iyen.

The precepts of the Lord are upright, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes.

9 The hooli drede of the Lord dwellith in to world of world; the domes of the Lord ben trewe, iustified in to hem silf.

The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever: the ordinances of the Lord are the truth, they are just altogether.

10 Desirable more than gold, and a stoon myche preciouse; and swettere than hony and honycoomb.

They are those which are to be desired more than gold, and much fine gold; and they are sweeter than honey and the dropping of honeycomb.

11 `Forwhi thi seruaunt kepith thoo; myche yeldyng is in tho to be kept.

Moreover thy servant is admonished by them: in keeping them there is great reward.

12 Who vndurstondith trespassis? make thou me cleene fro my priuy synnes;

Who can guard against errors? from secret [faults] do thou cleanse me.

13 and of alien synnes spare thi seruaunt. `If the forseid defautis ben not, Lord, of me, than Y schal be with out wem; and Y schal be clensid of the mooste synne.

Also from presumptuous [sins] withhold thy servant; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be blameless, and I shall be clear from any great transgression.

14 And the spechis of my mouth schulen be, that tho plese; and the thenkynge of myn herte euere in thi siyt. Lord, myn helpere; and myn ayenbiere.

May the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable before thee, O Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer.