Psalms 66

1 To the victorie, the song of salm.

For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout 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.

O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

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 awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.

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

Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. (Pause)

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

Come and behold the works of God; [he is] terrible in [his] counsels beyond the children of men.

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

Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice 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.

who by his power is Lord over the age, his eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke [him] be exalted in themselves. (Pause)

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

Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;

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

who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.

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

For you, O God, has proved us; you have tried us with fire as silver is tried.

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

You brought us into the snare; you laid afflictions on our back.

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

You did mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but you brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.

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

I will go into your house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows,

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

which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.

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 to you whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to you oxen with goats. (Pause)

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

Come, hear, and I will tell, all you that fear God, how great things he has done for my soul.

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

I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.

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

If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord listen [to me].

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

Therefore God has listened to me; he has attended to the voice 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 turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.