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.
For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; all the day he fighting oppresseth me.
2 Myn enemyes defouliden me al dai; for manye fiyteris weren ayens me.
They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,
3 Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.
In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust 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.
In God — I will praise His word — in God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me?
5 Al dai thei cursiden my wordis; ayens me alle her thouytis weren in to yuel.
All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 Thei schulen dwelle, and schulen hide; thei schulen aspie myn heele.
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps; according as they have 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 iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God.
8 God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;
Thou has counted my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book?
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 shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; this I know, that God is for me.
10 In God Y schal preise a word; in the Lord Y schal preyse a word.
In God — I will praise His word — in the LORD — I will praise His word —
11 Y schal hope in God; Y schal not drede what thing a man schal do to me.
In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can man do unto me?
12 God, thin auowis ben in me; whiche Y schal yelde heriyngis to thee.
Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto 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 delivered my soul from death; hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
