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.
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David on Michtam, concerning the dumme doue in a farre countrey, when the Philistims tooke him in Gath. Be mercifull vnto me, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighteth continually and vexeth me.
2 Myn enemyes defouliden me al dai; for manye fiyteris weren ayens me.
Mine enemies would dayly swallowe mee vp: for many fight against me, O thou most High.
3 Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.
When I was afrayd, I trusted in thee.
4 In God Y schal preise my wordis; Y hopide in God, Y schal not drede what thing fleisch schal do to me.
I will reioyce in God, because of his word, I trust in God, and will not feare what flesh can doe vnto me.
5 Al dai thei cursiden my wordis; ayens me alle her thouytis weren in to yuel.
Mine owne wordes grieue me dayly: all their thoughtes are against me to doe me hurt.
6 Thei schulen dwelle, and schulen hide; thei schulen aspie myn heele.
They gather together, and keepe them selues close: they marke my steps, because they waite for my soule.
7 As thei abiden my lijf, for nouyt schalt thou make hem saaf; in ire thou schalt breke togidre puplis.
They thinke they shall escape by iniquitie: O God, cast these people downe in thine anger.
8 God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;
Thou hast counted my wandrings: put my teares into thy bottel: are they not in thy register?
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.
When I cry, then mine enemies shall turne backe: this I know, for God is with me.
10 In God Y schal preise a word; in the Lord Y schal preyse a word.
I will reioyce in God because of his worde: in the Lord wil I reioyce because of his worde.
11 Y schal hope in God; Y schal not drede what thing a man schal do to me.
In God doe I trust: I will not be afrayd what man can doe vnto me.
12 God, thin auowis ben in me; whiche Y schal yelde heriyngis to thee.
Thy vowes are vpon me, O God: I will render prayses vnto thee.
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 thou hast deliuered my soule from death, and also my feete from falling, that I may walke before God in the light of the liuing.
