Psalms 7
1 For the ignoraunce of Dauid, which he songe to the Lord on the wordis of Ethiopien, the sone of Gemyny. Mi Lord God, Y haue hopid in thee; make thou me saaf fro alle that pursuen me, and delyuere thou me.
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
2 Lest ony tyme he as a lioun rauysche my soule; the while noon is that ayenbieth, nether that makith saaf.
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3 Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis;
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
4 if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
5 myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust.
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
6 Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
7 And, my Lord God, rise thou in the comaundement, which thou `hast comaundid; and the synagoge of puplis schal cumpasse thee.
Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
8 And for this go thou ayen an hiy; the Lord demeth puplis. Lord, deme thou me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi myn innocence on me.
The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
9 The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
10 Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte.
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies?
God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
12 If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi.
If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
13 And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.
He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
14 Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
15 He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
16 His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
17 I schal knouleche to the Lord bi his riytfulnesse; and Y schal synge to the name of the hiyeste Lord.
I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
