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 of the music. To be sung to the tune of “The dumb dove among strangers.” A psalm of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.” Have pity upon me, O God! for man panteth for my life; My adversary daily oppresseth me!
2 Myn enemyes defouliden me al dai; for manye fiyteris weren ayens me.
Mine enemies daily pant for my life, And many are they who war proudly against me.
3 Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.
When I am in fear, 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.
Through God shall I praise his word; In God do I put my trust; I will not fear; What can flesh do to me?
5 Al dai thei cursiden my wordis; ayens me alle her thouytis weren in to yuel.
Every day they wrest my words; 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 watch my steps, Lying in wait for my life.
7 As thei abiden my lijf, for nouyt schalt thou make hem saaf; in ire thou schalt breke togidre puplis.
Shall they escape by their iniquity? In thine anger cast down the people, O God!
8 God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;
Count thou my wanderings; Put my tears into thy bottle! Are they not recorded 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.
When I cry to thee, my enemies shall turn back; This I know, that God is for me.
10 In God Y schal preise a word; in the Lord Y schal preyse a word.
Through God shall I praise his word; I shall glory in the promise of Jehovah.
11 Y schal hope in God; Y schal not drede what thing a man schal do to me.
In God do I put my trust; I will not fear: What can man do to 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 praises to 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 me from death, Yea, my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.
