Psalms 56

1 `In Ebreu thus, To the ouercomyng on the doumb culuer of fer drawing awei, the comely song of Dauid, whanne Filisteis helden hym in Geth. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer for the doumb culuer, for it yede awei fer. Dauid meke and symple made this salm, whanne Palesteyns helden hym in Geth. God, haue thou merci on me, for a man hath defoulid me; al dai he impugnyde, and troublide me.

Unto the end. For the people who have become far removed from the Sacred. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when the Philistines held him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, because man has trampled over me. All day long, he has afflicted me by fighting against me.

2 Myn enemyes defouliden me al dai; for manye fiyteris weren ayens me.

My enemies have trampled over me all day long. For those who make war against me are many.

3 Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.

From the height of the day, I will be afraid. But truly, I will hope in you.

4 In God Y schal preise my wordis; Y hopide in God, Y schal not drede what thing fleisch schal do to me.

In God, I will praise my words. In God, I have put my trust. I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

5 Al dai thei cursiden my wordis; ayens me alle her thouytis weren in to yuel.

All day long, they curse my words. All their intentions are for evil against me.

6 Thei schulen dwelle, and schulen hide; thei schulen aspie myn heele.

They will dwell and hide themselves. They will watch my heel, just as they waited for my soul;

7 As thei abiden my lijf, for nouyt schalt thou make hem saaf; in ire thou schalt breke togidre puplis.

because of this, nothing will save them. In your anger, you will crush the people.

8 God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;

O God, I have announced my life to you. You have placed my tears in your sight, and even in your promise.

9 thanne myn enemyes schulen be turned abak. In what euere dai Y schal inwardli clepe thee; lo! Y haue knowe, that thou art my God.

Then my enemies will be turned back. On whatever day that I call upon you, behold, I know that you are my God.

10 In God Y schal preise a word; in the Lord Y schal preyse a word.

In God, I will praise the word. In the Lord, I will praise his speech.

11 Y schal hope in God; Y schal not drede what thing a man schal do to me.

In God, I have hoped. I will not fear what man can do to me.

12 God, thin auowis ben in me; whiche Y schal yelde heriyngis to thee.

My vows to you, O God, are in me. I will repay them. Praises be to you.

13 For thou hast delyuerid my lijf fro deth, and my feet fro slidyng; that Y pleese bifore God in the liyt of hem that lyuen.

For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from slipping, so that I may be pleasing in the sight of God, in the light of the living.