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 Shiggayon of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the affairs of Cush the Benjamite.” O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust; save me from every one of my persecutors, and deliver me:
2 Lest ony tyme he as a lioun rauysche my soule; the while noon is that ayenbieth, nether that makith saaf.
Lest he tear like a lion my soul, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.
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 there be injustice in my hands;
4 if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
If I have recompensed him that was at peace with me with evil; If I have taken aught from my assailants without cause:
5 myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust.
May the enemy hotly pursue my soul, and overtake it; and tread down upon the earth my life, and cause my honor to be in the dust. (Selah)
6 Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.
Arise, O Lord, in thy anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me [to] the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 And, my Lord God, rise thou in the comaundement, which thou `hast comaundid; and the synagoge of puplis schal cumpasse thee.
So shall the congregation of nations compass thee about: and for their sakes return thou to the height.
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 will judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity [grant] me [recompense].
9 The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.
Oh let the evil of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just, O thou, who triest the hearts and reins, O righteous God.
10 Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte.
My protection is by God, who saveth the upright in heath.
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 is indignant [with the wicked] every day.
12 If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi.
If he turn not, He will whet his sword, he bendeth his bow, and maketh it ready.
13 And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.
Also for him he prepareth the instruments of death; he fashioneth his arrows against the persecutors.
14 Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.
Behold, he travaileth with wrong doing; but he hath conceived mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood.
15 He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.
He hath hollowed out a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he hath wrought.
16 His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
His mischief will return upon his own head, and upon his own skull will his violence come down.
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 according to his righteousness; and I will sing praises to the name of the Lord the Most High.
