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.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: 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 secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

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

Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:

4 for to schete in priuetees hym that is vnwemmed.

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

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] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

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

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward [thought] of every one [of them], and the heart, [is] deep.

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

But God shall shoot at them [with] an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

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

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

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

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

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 trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.