Psalms 31

1 To victorie, the salm of Dauid. Lord, Y hopide in thee, be Y not schent with outen ende; delyuere thou me in thi riytfulnesse.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. In thee, O Lord, haue I put my trust: let mee neuer be confounded: deliuer me in thy righteousnesse.

2 Bouwe doun thin eere to me; haaste thou to delyuere me. Be thou to me in to God defendere, and in to an hows of refuyt; that thou make me saaf.

Bowe downe thine eare to me: make haste to deliuer mee: be vnto me a stronge rocke, and an house of defence to saue me.

3 For thou art my strengthe and my refuyt; and for thi name thou schalt lede me forth, and schalt nurische me.

For thou art my rocke and my fortresse: therefore for thy Names sake direct mee and guide me.

4 Thou schalt lede me out of the snare, which thei hidden to me; for thou art my defendere.

Drawe mee out of the nette, that they haue layde priuilie for mee: for thou art my strength.

5 I bitake my spirit in to thin hondis; Lord God of treuthe, thou hast ayen bouyt me.

Into thine hand I commend my spirit: for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of trueth.

6 Thou hatist hem that kepen vanytees superfluli.

I haue hated them that giue them selues to deceitfull vanities: for I trust in the Lord.

7 Forsothe Y hopide in the Lord; Y schal haue fulli ioie, and schal be glad in thi merci. For thou byheldist my mekenesse; thou sauedist my lijf fro nedis.

I wil be glad and reioyce in thy mercie: for thou hast seene my trouble: thou hast knowen my soule in aduersities,

8 And thou closidist not me togidere withynne the hondis of the enemy; thou hast sett my feet in a large place.

And thou hast not shut me vp in the hand of the enemie, but hast set my feete at large.

9 Lord, haue thou merci on me, for Y am troblid; myn iye is troblid in ire, my soule and my wombe `ben troblid.

Haue mercie vpon mee, O Lord: for I am in trouble: mine eye, my soule and my bellie are consumed with griefe.

10 For whi my lijf failide in sorewe; and my yeeris in weilynges. Mi vertu is maad feble in pouert; and my boonys ben disturblid.

For my life is wasted with heauinesse, and my yeeres with mourning: my strength faileth for my paine, and my bones are consumed.

11 Ouer alle myn enemyes Y am maad schenship greetli to my neiyboris; and drede to my knowun. Thei that sien me with outforth, fledden fro me; Y am youun to foryetyng,

I was a reproch among all mine enemies, but specially among my neighbours: and a feare to mine acquaintance, who seeing me in the streete, fled from me.

12 as a deed man fro herte. I am maad as a lorun vessel;

I am forgotten, as a dead man out of minde: I am like a broken vessell.

13 for Y herde dispisyng of many men dwellynge in cumpas. In that thing the while thei camen togidere ayens me; thei counceliden to take my lijf.

For I haue heard the rayling of great men: feare was on euery side, while they conspired together against mee, and consulted to take my life.

14 But, Lord, Y hopide in thee; Y seide, Thou art my God; my tymes ben in thin hondis.

But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.

15 Delyuer thou me fro the hondis of mynen enemyes; and fro hem that pursuen me.

My times are in thine hande: deliuer mee from the hande of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16 Make thou cleer thi face on thi seruaunt; Lord, make thou me saaf in thi merci;

Make thy face to shine vpon thy seruant, and saue me through thy mercie.

17 be Y not schent, for Y inwardli clepide thee. Unpitouse men be aschamed, and be led forth in to helle; (Sheol h7585)

Let me not be confounded, O Lord: for I haue called vpon thee: let the wicked bee put to confusion, and to silence in the graue. (Sheol h7585)

18 gileful lippys be maad doumbe. That speken wickidnesse ayens a iust man; in pride, and in mysusyng.

Let the lying lips be made dumme, which cruelly, proudly and spitefully speake against the righteous.

19 Lord, the multitude of thi swetnesse is ful greet; which thou hast hid to men dredynge thee. Thou hast maad a perfit thing to hem, that hopen in thee; in the siyt of the sones of men.

Howe great is thy goodnesse, which thou hast layde vp for them, that feare thee! and done to them, that trust in thee, euen before the sonnes of men!

20 Thou schalt hide hem in the priuyte of thi face; fro disturblyng of men. Thou schalt defende hem in thi tabernacle; fro ayenseiyng of tungis.

Thou doest hide them priuily in thy presence from the pride of men: thou keepest them secretly in thy Tabernacle from the strife of tongues.

21 Blessid be the Lord; for he hath maad wondurful his merci to me in a strengthid citee.

Blessed be the Lord: for hee hath shewed his marueilous kindenesse toward me in a strong citie.

22 Forsothe Y seide in the passyng of my soule; Y am cast out fro the face of thin iyen. Therfor thou herdist the vois of my preier; while Y criede to thee.

Though I said in mine haste, I am cast out of thy sight, yet thou heardest the voyce of my prayer, when I cryed vnto thee.

23 Alle ye hooli men of the Lord, loue hym; for the Lord schal seke treuthe, and he schal yelde plenteuousli to hem that doen pride.

Loue ye the Lord all his Saintes: for the Lord preserueth the faithfull, and rewardeth abundantly the proud doer.

24 Alle ye that hopen in the Lord, do manli; and youre herte be coumfortid.

All ye that trust in the Lord, be strong, and he shall establish your heart.