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.
Ode of David: which he sang unto Yahweh, on account of the words of Cush the Benjamite. O Yahweh my God, in thee, have I sought refuge, —Save me from all my pursuers, 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 one tear, as a lion, my soul, —and there be no deliverer to rescue.
3 Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis;
O Yahweh my God, If I have done this, If there hath been perversity in my hands:
4 if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
If I have requited my friend with wrong, —or have oppressed mine adversary without need,
5 myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust.
Let an enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it, that he may tread down, to the earth, my life, —and, mine honour—in the dust, he may cause to dwell. (Selah)
6 Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.
Rise! Yahweh! in thine anger, Lift thyself up, because of the haughty outbursts of mine adversaries, Stir up for me the justice 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.
When, the assembly of peoples, gather round thee, then, above it—on high, do thou return!
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.
Yahweh, will judge the peoples, —Do me justice, O Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity upon me,
9 The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.
Let the wrong of the lawless, I pray thee, come to an end, and establish thou him that is righteous, —for, a trier of hearts and reins, is God the righteous one.
10 Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte.
My shield, is held by God, who is ready to save the upright in heart:
11 The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies?
A God to vindicate the righteous, —And yet a God to be indignant throughout 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, his sword, will he whet, —his bow, hath he bent, and made ready:
13 And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.
But, for himself, hath he made ready the weapons so deadly, His arrows, he, so fiery, would make:
14 Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.
Lo! he gendereth trouble, and conceiveth mischief, but giveth birth to a disappointment:
15 He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.
A pit, he cut out, and digged it, and then fell into the ditch he had made:
16 His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
His mischief, turneth back, on his own head, —and, on his own crown, his violence, descendeth.
17 I schal knouleche to the Lord bi his riytfulnesse; and Y schal synge to the name of the hiyeste Lord.
I will praise Yahweh according to his righteousness, —and will praise in song the Name of Yahweh Most High.
