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 leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Hear my voice, O God! when I pray! Preserve my life from the terrors 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 assembly of the wicked, From the brawling crowd of evil-doers!

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

For like a sword they sharpen their tongues, Like arrows they aim their poisoned words,

4 for to schete in priuetees hym that is vnwemmed.

To shoot in secret at the upright; Suddenly do they shoot at him without fear.

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 prepare themselves for an evil deed; They commune of laying secret snares: “Who,” say they, “will see them?”

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

They meditate crimes: “We have finished,” say they, “our plans!” The heart and bosom of every one of them are deep.

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

But God will shoot an arrow at them; Suddenly shall they be wounded.

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

Thus their own tongues shall bring them down; All who see them will flee away.

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

Then will all men stand in awe, And declare what God hath done, And attentively consider his work.

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 rejoice, and trust in the LORD; All the upright in heart shall glory.