Psalms 27

1 To Dauid. The Lord is my liytnyng, and myn helthe; whom schal Y drede? The Lord is defendere of my lijf; for whom schal Y tremble?

[A Psalm] of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 The while noiful men neiyen on me; for to ete my fleischis. Myn enemyes, that trobliden me; thei weren maad sijk and felden doun.

When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, [even] mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

3 Thouy castels stonden togidere ayens me; myn herte schal not drede. Thouy batel risith ayens me; in this thing Y schal haue hope.

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, even then will I be confident.

4 I axide of the Lord o thing; Y schal seke this thing; that Y dwelle in the hows of the Lord alle the daies of my lijf. That Y se the wille of the Lord; and that Y visite his temple.

One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

5 For he hidde me in his tabernacle in the dai of yuelis; he defendide me in the hid place of his tabernacle.

For in the day of trouble he shall keep me secretly in his pavilion: in the covert of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall lift me up upon a rock.

6 He enhaunside me in a stoon; and now he enhaunside myn heed ouer myn enemyes. I cumpasside, and offride in his tabernacle a sacrifice of criyng; Y schal synge, and Y schal seie salm to the Lord.

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

7 Lord, here thou my vois, bi which Y criede to thee; haue thou merci on me, and here me.

Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

8 Myn herte seide to thee, My face souyte thee; Lord, Y schal seke eft thi face.

[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

9 Turne thou not awei thi face fro me; bouwe thou not awei in ire fro thi seruaunt. Lord, be thou myn helpere, forsake thou not me; and, God, myn helthe, dispise thou not me.

Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

10 For my fadir and my modir han forsake me; but the Lord hath take me.

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me up.

11 Lord, sette thou a lawe to me in thi weie; and dresse thou me in thi path for myn enemyes.

Teach me thy way, O LORD; and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

12 Bitake thou not me in to the soules of hem, that troblen me; for wickid witnessis han rise ayens me, and wickydnesse liede to it silf.

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

13 I bileue to see the goodis of the Lord; in the lond of `hem that lyuen.

[I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

14 Abide thou the Lord, do thou manli; and thin herte be coumfortid, and suffre thou the Lord.

Wait on the LORD: be strong, and let thine heart take courage; yea, wait thou on the LORD.