< Psalms 25 >
Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
2 Lord, to thee Y haue reisid my soule; my God, Y truste in thee, be Y not aschamed.
in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
3 Nethir myn enemyes scorne me; for alle men that suffren thee schulen not be schent.
Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
4 Alle men doynge wickyd thingis superfluli; be schent. Lord, schewe thou thi weies to me; and teche thou me thi pathis.
Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
5 Dresse thou me in thi treuthe, and teche thou me, for thou art God my sauyour; and Y suffride thee al dai.
Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
6 Lord, haue thou mynde of thi merciful doyngis; and of thi mercies that ben fro the world.
Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.
7 Haue thou not mynde on the trespassis of my yongthe; and on myn vnkunnyngis. Thou, Lord, haue mynde on me bi thi merci; for thi goodnesse.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
8 The Lord is swete and riytful; for this he schal yyue a lawe to men trespassynge in the weie.
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
9 He schal dresse deboner men in doom; he schal teche mylde men hise weies.
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
10 Alle the weies of the Lord ben mercy and treuthe; to men sekynge his testament, and hise witnessyngis.
All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
11 Lord, for thi name thou schalt do merci to my synne; for it is myche.
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
12 Who is a man, that dredith the Lord? he ordeyneth to hym a lawe in the weie which he chees.
Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
13 His soule schal dwelle in goodis; and his seed schal enerite the lond.
His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
14 The Lord is a sadnesse to men dredynge hym; and his testament is, that it be schewid to hem.
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
15 Myn iyen ben euere to the Lord; for he schal breide awey my feet fro the snare.
My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
16 Biholde thou on me, and haue thou mercy on me; for Y am
Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 oon aloone and pore The tribulaciouns of myn herte ben multiplied; delyuere thou me of my nedis.
The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.
18 Se thou my mekenesse and my trauel; and foryyue thou alle my trespassis.
Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
19 Bihold thou myn enemyes, for thei ben multiplied; and thei haten me bi wickid hatrede.
Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.
20 Kepe thou my soule, and delyuere thou me; be Y not aschamed, for Y hopide in thee.
Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
21 Innocent men and riytful cleuyden to me; for Y suffride thee.
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
22 God, delyuere thou Israel; fro alle hise tribulaciouns.
Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.