Psalms 64

1 `In Ebrewe thus, To the victorie, the salm of Dauid. `In Jerom `thus, To the ouercomer, the song of Dauid. God, here thou my preier, whanne Y biseche; delyuere thou my soule fro the drede of the enemy.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 Thou hast defendid me fro the couent of yuele doers; fro the multitude of hem that worchen wickidnesse.

Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

3 For thei scharpiden her tungis as a swerd, thei benten a bowe, a bittir thing;

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

4 for to schete in priuetees hym that is vnwemmed.

to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

5 Sodeynli thei schulen schete hym, and thei schulen not drede; thei maden stidefast to hem silf a wickid word. Thei telden, that thei schulden hide snaris; thei seiden, Who schal se hem?

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”

6 Thei souyten wickidnessis; thei souyten, and failiden in sekinge. A man neiyhe to deep herte;

They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.

7 and God schal be enhaunsid. The arowis of `litle men ben maad the woundis of hem;

But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

8 and the tungis of hem ben maad sijk ayens hem. Alle men ben disturblid, that sien hem;

Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

9 and ech man dredde. And thei telden the werkis of God; and vndurstoden the dedis of God.

All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.

10 The iust man schal be glad in the Lord, and schal hope in hym; and alle men of riytful herte schulen be preisid.

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!