Psalms 37
1 To Dauith. Nile thou sue wickid men; nether loue thou men doynge wickidnesse.
A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
2 For thei schulen wexe drie swiftli as hey; and thei schulen falle doun soone as the wortis of eerbis.
For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
3 Hope thou in the Lord, and do thou goodnesse; and enhabite thou the lond, and thou schalt be fed with hise richessis.
Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
4 Delite thou in the Lord; and he schal yyue to thee the axyngis of thin herte.
And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
5 Schewe thi weie to the Lord; and hope thou in hym, and he schal do.
Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
6 And he schal lede out thi riytfulnesse as liyt, and thi doom as myddai;
And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
7 be thou suget to the Lord, and preye thou hym. Nile thou sue hym, that hath prosperite in his weie; a man doynge vnriytfulnessis.
Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
8 Ceese thou of ire, and forsake woodnesse; nyle thou sue, that thou do wickidli.
Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
9 For thei, that doen wickidli, schulen be distried; but thei that suffren the Lord, schulen enerite the lond.
For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
10 And yit a litil, and a synnere schal not be; and thou schalt seke his place, and schalt not fynde.
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.
11 But mylde men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen delite in the multitude of pees.
But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
12 A synnere schal aspie a riytful man; and he schal gnaste with hise teeth on hym.
The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
13 But the Lord schal scorne the synnere; for he biholdith that his day cometh.
But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
14 Synners drowen out swerd; thei benten her bouwe. To disseyue a pore man and nedi; to strangle riytful men of herte.
The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
15 Her swerd entre in to the herte of hem silf; and her bouwe be brokun.
But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
16 Betere is a litil thing to a iust man; than many richessis of synneris.
A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
17 For the armes of synneris schal be al to-brokun; but the Lord confermeth iust men.
For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
18 The Lord knowith the daies of vnwemmed; and her heritage schal be withouten ende.
The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
19 Thei schulen not be schent in the yuel tyme, and thei schulen be fillid in the dayes of hungur;
They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
20 for synneris schulen perische. Forsothe anoon as the enemyes of the Lord ben onourid, and enhaunsid; thei failynge schulen faile as smoke.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.
21 A synnere schal borewe, and schal not paie; but a iust man hath merci, and schal yyue.
The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
22 For thei that blessen the Lord schulen enerite the lond; but thei that cursen hym schulen perische.
For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
23 The goyng of a man schal be dressid anentis the Lord; and he schal wilne his weie.
The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
24 Whanne he fallith, he schal not be hurtlid doun; for the Lord vndursettith his hond.
Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
25 I was yongere, and sotheli Y wexide eld, and Y siy not a iust man forsakun; nethir his seed sekynge breed.
I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
26 Al dai he hath merci, and leeneth; and his seed schal be in blessyng.
But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
27 Bouwe thou awei fro yuel, and do good; and dwelle thou in to the world of world.
Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
28 For the Lord loueth doom, and schal not forsake hise seyntis; thei schulen be kept with outen ende. Vniust men schulen be punyschid; and the seed of wickid men schal perische.
For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 But iust men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen enabite theronne in to the world of world.
The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
30 The mouth of a iust man schal bithenke wisdom; and his tunge schal speke doom.
The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
31 The lawe of his God is in his herte; and hise steppis schulen not be disseyued.
For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
32 A synnere biholdith a iust man; and sekith to sle hym.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 But the Lord schal not forsake hym in hise hondis; nethir schal dampne hym, whanne it schal be demed ayens hym.
But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
34 Abide thou the Lord, and kepe thou his weie, and he schal enhaunse thee, that bi eritage thou take the lond; whanne synneris schulen perische, thou schalt se.
Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
35 I siy a wickid man enhaunsid aboue; and reisid vp as the cedris of Liban.
I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
36 And Y passide, and lo! he was not; Y souyte hym, and his place is not foundun.
Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
37 Kepe thou innocence, and se equite; for tho ben relikis to a pesible man.
Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
38 Forsothe vniust men schulen perische; the relifs of wickid men schulen perische togidere.
But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
39 But the helthe of iust men is of the Lord; and he is her defendere in the tyme of tribulacioun.
But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord schal helpe hem, and schal make hem fre, and he schal delyuere hem fro synneris; and he schal saue hem, for thei hopiden in hym.
For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.
