< Psalms 25 >
psalmus David ad te Domine levavi animam meam
2 Lord, to thee Y haue reisid my soule; my God, Y truste in thee, be Y not aschamed.
Deus meus in te confido non erubescam
3 Nethir myn enemyes scorne me; for alle men that suffren thee schulen not be schent.
neque inrideant me inimici mei etenim universi qui sustinent te non confundentur
4 Alle men doynge wickyd thingis superfluli; be schent. Lord, schewe thou thi weies to me; and teche thou me thi pathis.
confundantur omnes iniqua agentes supervacue vias tuas Domine demonstra mihi et semitas tuas doce me
5 Dresse thou me in thi treuthe, and teche thou me, for thou art God my sauyour; and Y suffride thee al dai.
dirige me in veritatem tuam et doce me quoniam tu es Deus salvator meus et te sustinui tota die
6 Lord, haue thou mynde of thi merciful doyngis; and of thi mercies that ben fro the world.
reminiscere miserationum tuarum Domine et misericordiarum tuarum quia a saeculo sunt
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.
delicta iuventutis meae et ignorantias meas ne memineris secundum misericordiam tuam memento mei tu; propter bonitatem tuam Domine
8 The Lord is swete and riytful; for this he schal yyue a lawe to men trespassynge in the weie.
dulcis et rectus Dominus propter hoc legem dabit delinquentibus in via
9 He schal dresse deboner men in doom; he schal teche mylde men hise weies.
diriget mansuetos in iudicio docebit mites vias suas
10 Alle the weies of the Lord ben mercy and treuthe; to men sekynge his testament, and hise witnessyngis.
universae viae Domini misericordia et veritas requirentibus testamentum eius et testimonia eius
11 Lord, for thi name thou schalt do merci to my synne; for it is myche.
propter nomen tuum Domine et propitiaberis peccato meo multum est enim
12 Who is a man, that dredith the Lord? he ordeyneth to hym a lawe in the weie which he chees.
quis est homo qui timet Dominum legem statuet ei in via quam elegit
13 His soule schal dwelle in goodis; and his seed schal enerite the lond.
anima eius in bonis demorabitur et semen ipsius hereditabit terram
14 The Lord is a sadnesse to men dredynge hym; and his testament is, that it be schewid to hem.
firmamentum est Dominus timentibus eum et testamentum ipsius ut manifestetur illis
15 Myn iyen ben euere to the Lord; for he schal breide awey my feet fro the snare.
oculi mei semper ad Dominum quoniam ipse evellet de laqueo pedes meos
16 Biholde thou on me, and haue thou mercy on me; for Y am
respice in me et miserere mei quia unicus et pauper sum ego
17 oon aloone and pore The tribulaciouns of myn herte ben multiplied; delyuere thou me of my nedis.
tribulationes cordis mei multiplicatae sunt de necessitatibus meis erue me
18 Se thou my mekenesse and my trauel; and foryyue thou alle my trespassis.
vide humilitatem meam et laborem meum et dimitte universa delicta mea
19 Bihold thou myn enemyes, for thei ben multiplied; and thei haten me bi wickid hatrede.
respice inimicos meos quoniam multiplicati sunt et odio iniquo oderunt me
20 Kepe thou my soule, and delyuere thou me; be Y not aschamed, for Y hopide in thee.
custodi animam meam et erue me non erubescam quoniam speravi in te
21 Innocent men and riytful cleuyden to me; for Y suffride thee.
innocentes et recti adheserunt mihi quia sustinui te
22 God, delyuere thou Israel; fro alle hise tribulaciouns.
libera Deus Israhel ex omnibus tribulationibus suis