Psalms 51
1 To victorie, the salm of Dauid; `whanne Nathan the prophete cam to hym, whanne he entride to Bersabee. God, haue thou merci on me; bi thi greet merci. And bi the mychilnesse of thi merciful doyngis; do thou awei my wickidnesse.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 More waische thou me fro my wickidnesse; and clense thou me fro my synne.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For Y knouleche my wickidnesse; and my synne is euere ayens me.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
4 I haue synned to thee aloone, and Y haue do yuel bifor thee; that thou be iustified in thi wordis, and ouercome whanne thou art demed. For lo!
Against thee, thee only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, that thou may be justified when thou speak, and may prevail when thou are criticized.
5 Y was conseyued in wickednessis; and my modir conceyuede me in synnes.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 For lo! thou louedist treuthe; thou hast schewid to me the vncerteyn thingis, and pryuy thingis of thi wisdom.
Behold, thou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part thou will make me to know wisdom.
7 Lord, sprenge thou me with ysope, and Y schal be clensid; waische thou me, and Y schal be maad whijt more than snow.
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Yyue thou ioie, and gladnesse to myn heryng; and boonys maad meke schulen ful out make ioye.
Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou have broken may rejoice.
9 Turne awei thi face fro my synnes; and do awei alle my wickidnesses.
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
10 God, make thou a clene herte in me; and make thou newe a riytful spirit in my entrailis.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Caste thou me not awei fro thi face; and take thou not awei fro me thin hooli spirit.
Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
12 Yiue thou to me the gladnesse of thyn helthe; and conferme thou me with the principal spirit.
Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 I schal teche wickid men thi weies; and vnfeithful men schulen be conuertid to thee.
Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted to thee.
14 God, the God of myn helthe, delyuere thou me fro bloodis; and my tunge schal ioyfuli synge thi riytfulnesse.
Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation. And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 Lord, `opene thou my lippis; and my mouth schal telle thi preysyng.
O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
16 For if thou haddist wold sacrifice, Y hadde youe; treuli thou schalt not delite in brent sacrifices.
For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt offering.
17 A sacrifice to God is a spirit troblid; God, thou schalt not dispise a contrit herte and `maad meke.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
18 Lord, do thou benygneli in thi good wille to Syon; that the wallis of Jerusalem be bildid.
Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion. Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Thanne thou schalt take plesauntli the sacrifice of riytfulnesse, offryngis, and brent sacrifices; thanne thei schulen putte calues on thin auter.
Then thou will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offering and in whole burnt offering. Then they will offer bullocks upon thine altar.
