Psalms 66

1 To the victorie, the song of salm.

For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!

2 Al the erthe, make ye ioie hertli to God, seie ye salm to his name; yyue ye glorie to his heriyng.

Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

3 Seie ye to God, Lord, thi werkis ben dredeful; in the multitude of thi vertu thin enemyes schulen lie to thee.

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

4 God, al the erthe worschipe thee, and synge to thee; seie it salm to thi name.

All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.”

5 Come ye and se ye the werkis of God; ferdful in counseils on the sones of men.

Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

6 Which turnede the see in to drie lond; in the flood thei schulen passe with foot, there we schulen be glad in hym.

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

7 Which is Lord in his vertu withouten ende, hise iyen biholden on folkis; thei that maken scharp be not enhaunsid in hem silf.

He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

8 Ye hethen men, blesse oure God; and make ye herd the vois of his preising.

Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

9 That hath set my soule to lijf, and yaf not my feet in to stiryng.

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

10 For thou, God, hast preued vs; thou hast examyned vs bi fier, as siluer is examyned.

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

11 Thou leddist vs in to a snare, thou puttidist tribulaciouns in oure bak;

You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

12 thou settidist men on oure heedis. We passiden bi fier and water; and thou leddist vs out in to refreschyng.

You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

13 I schal entre in to thin hous in brent sacrifices; Y schal yelde to thee my vowis,

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

14 which my lippis spaken distinctly. And my mouth spake in my tribulacioun;

the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.

15 Y shal offre to thee brent sacrificis ful of merowy, with the brennyng of rammes; Y schal offre to thee oxis with buckis of geet.

I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.

16 Alle ye that dreden God, come and here, and Y schal telle; hou grete thingis he hath do to my soule.

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

17 I criede to hym with my mouth; and Y ioyede fulli vndir my tunge.

I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

18 If Y bihelde wickidnesse in myn herte; the Lord schal not here.

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

19 Therfor God herde; and perseyuede the vois of my bisechyng.

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

20 Blessid be God; that remeued not my preyer, and `took not awei his merci fro me.

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!