< Psalms 41 >
1 For victorie, the song of Dauid. Blessid is he that vndurstondith `on a nedi man and pore; the Lord schal delyuere hym in the yuel dai.
Unto the end, a psalm for David himself. Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
2 The Lord kepe hym, and quykene hym, and make hym blesful in the lond; and bitake not hym in to the wille of his enemyes.
The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord bere help to hym on the bed of his sorewe; thou hast ofte turned al his bed stre in his sijknesse.
The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.
4 I seide, Lord, haue thou mercy on me; heele thou my soule, for Y synnede ayens thee.
I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
5 Myn enemyes seiden yuels to me; Whanne schal he die, and his name schal perische?
My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?
6 And if he entride for to se, he spak veyn thingis; his herte gaderide wickidnesse to hym silf.
And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.
7 He yede with out forth; and spak to the same thing. Alle myn enemyes bacbitiden pryuyli ayens me; ayens me thei thouyten yuels to me.
All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.
8 Thei ordeineden an yuel word ayens me; Whether he that slepith, schal not leie to, that he rise ayen?
They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?
9 For whi the man of my pees, in whom Y hopide, he that eet my looues; made greet disseit on me.
For even the man of peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.
10 But thou, Lord, haue merci on me, and reise me ayen; and Y schal yelde to hem.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again: and I will requite them.
11 In this thing Y knew, that thou woldist me; for myn enemye schal not haue ioye on me.
By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.
12 Forsothe thou hast take me vp for ynnocence; and hast confermed me in thi siyt with outen ende.
But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight for ever.
13 Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, fro the world and in to the world; be it doon, be it doon.
Blessed by the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it.