Psalms 40

1 For victorie, the song of Dauid. Y abidynge abood the Lord; and he yaf tent to me.

to/for to conduct to/for David melody to await to await LORD and to stretch to(wards) me and to hear: hear cry my

2 And he herde my preieris; and he ledde out me fro the lake of wretchidnesse, and fro the filthe of draft. And he ordeynede my feet on a stoon; and he dresside my goyngis.

and to ascend: establish me from pit roar from mud [the] mire and to arise: establish upon crag foot my to establish: establish step my

3 And he sente in to my mouth a newe song; a song to oure God. Many men schulen se, and schulen drede; and schulen haue hope in the Lord.

and to give: put in/on/with lip my song new praise to/for God our to see: see many and to fear: revere and to trust in/on/with LORD

4 Blessid is the man, of whom the name of the Lord is his hope; and he bihelde not in to vanitees, and in to false woodnesses.

blessed [the] great man which to set: make LORD confidence his and not to turn to(wards) proud and to swerve lie

5 Mi Lord God, thou hast maad thi merueils manye; and in thi thouytis noon is, that is lijk thee. I teld, and Y spak; and thei ben multiplied aboue noumbre.

many to make: do you(m. s.) LORD God my to wonder your and plot your to(wards) us nothing to arrange to(wards) you to tell and to speak: speak be vast from to recount

6 Thou noldist sacrifice and offryng; but thou madist perfitli eeris to me. Thou axidist not brent sacrifice, and sacrifice for synne;

sacrifice and offering not to delight in ear to pierce to/for me burnt offering and sin not to ask

7 thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come. In the heed of the book it is writun of me,

then to say behold to come (in): come in/on/with scroll scroll: book to write upon me

8 that Y schulde do thi wille; my God, Y wolde; and thi lawe in the myddis of myn herte.

to/for to make: do acceptance your God my to delight in and instruction your in/on/with midst belly my

9 I telde thi riytfulnesse in a greet chirche; lo! Y schal not refreine my lippis, Lord, thou wistist.

to bear tidings righteousness in/on/with assembly many behold lips my not to restrain LORD you(m. s.) to know

10 I hidde not thi riytfulnesse in myn herte; Y seide thi treuthe and thin helthe. I hidde not thi mercy and thi treuthe; fro a myche counsel.

righteousness your not to cover in/on/with midst heart my faithfulness your and deliverance: salvation your to say not to hide kindness your and truth: faithful your to/for assembly many

11 But thou, Lord, make not fer thi merciful doyngis fro me; thi mercy and treuthe euere token me vp.

you(m. s.) LORD not to restrain compassion your from me kindness your and truth: faithful your continually to watch me

12 For whi yuels, of whiche is no noumbre, cumpassiden me; my wickidnessis token me, and y myyte not, that Y schulde se. Tho ben multiplied aboue the heeris of myn heed; and myn herte forsook me.

for to surround upon me distress: evil till nothing number to overtake me iniquity: crime my and not be able to/for to see: see be vast from hair head my and heart my to leave: forsake me

13 Lord, plese it to thee, that thou delyuere me; Lord, biholde thou to helpe me.

to accept LORD to/for to rescue me LORD to/for help my to hasten [emph?]

14 Be thei schent, and aschamed togidere; that seken my lijf, to take awei it. Be thei turned abac, and be thei schamed; that wolen yuels to me.

be ashamed and be ashamed together to seek soul: life my to/for to snatch her to turn back and be humiliated delighting distress: harm my

15 Bere thei her confusioun anoon; that seien to me, Wel! wel! `that is, in scorn.

be desolate: appalled upon consequence shame their [the] to say to/for me Aha! Aha!

16 Alle men that seken thee, be fulli ioyful, and be glad on thee; and seie thei, that louen thin helthe, The Lord be magnyfied euere.

to rejoice and to rejoice in/on/with you all to seek you to say continually to magnify LORD to love: lover deliverance: salvation your

17 Forsothe Y am a beggere and pore; the Lord is bisi of me. Thou arte myn helpere and my defendere; my God, tarie thou not.

and I afflicted and needy Lord to devise: devise to/for me help my and to escape me you(m. s.) God my not to delay