Psalms 88
1 The song of salm, to the sones of Chore, to victorie on Mahalat, for to answere, the lernyng of Heman Ezraite. Lord God of myn helthe; Y criede in dai and nyyt bifore thee.
song melody to/for son: descendant/people Korah to/for to conduct upon Mahalath to/for to sing Maskil to/for Heman [the] Ezrahite LORD God salvation my day to cry in/on/with night before you
2 Mi preier entre bifore thi siyt; bowe doun thin eere to my preier.
to come (in): come to/for face: before your prayer my to stretch ear your to/for cry my
for to satisfy in/on/with distress: harm soul my and life my to/for hell: Sheol to touch (Sheol h7585)
4 I am gessid with hem that goon doun in to the lake; Y am maad as a man with outen help,
to devise: count with to go down pit to be like/as great man nothing strength
5 and fre among deed men. As men woundid slepinge in sepulcris, of whiche men noon is myndeful aftir; and thei ben put awei fro thin hond.
in/on/with to die free like slain: killed to lie down: be dead grave which not to remember them still and they(masc.) from hand your to cut
6 Thei han put me in the lower lake; in derke places, and in the schadewe of deth.
to set: put me in/on/with pit lower in/on/with darkness in/on/with depth
7 Thi strong veniaunce is confermed on me; and thou hast brouyt in alle thi wawis on me.
upon me to support rage your and all wave your to afflict (Selah)
8 Thou hast maad fer fro me my knowun; thei han set me abhomynacioun to hem silf. I am takun, and Y yede not out;
to remove to know my from me to set: make me abomination to/for them to restrain and not to come out: come
9 myn iyen weren sijk for pouert. Lord, Y criede to thee; al dai Y spredde abrood myn hondis to thee.
eye my to languish from affliction to call: call to you LORD in/on/with all day to spread to(wards) you palm my
10 Whethir thou schalt do merueils to deed men; ether leechis schulen reise, and thei schulen knouleche to thee?
to/for to die to make: do wonder if: surely no shade to arise: rise to give thanks you (Selah)
11 Whether ony man in sepulcre schal telle thi merci; and thi treuthe in perdicioun?
to recount in/on/with grave kindness your faithfulness your in/on/with Abaddon
12 Whether thi merueilis schulen be knowun in derknessis; and thi riytfulnesse in the lond of foryetyng?
to know in/on/with darkness wonder your and righteousness your in/on/with land: country/planet forgetfulness
13 And, Lord, Y criede to thee; and erli my preier schal bifor come to thee.
and I to(wards) you LORD to cry and in/on/with morning prayer my to meet you
14 Lord, whi puttist thou awei my preier; turnest awei thi face fro me?
to/for what? LORD to reject soul my to hide face your from me
15 I am pore, and in traueils fro my yongthe; sotheli Y am enhaunsid, and Y am maad low, and disturblid.
afflicted I and to die from youth to lift: bear terror your to distract
16 Thi wraththis passiden on me; and thi dredis disturbliden me.
upon me to pass burning anger your terror your to destroy me
17 Thei cumpassiden me as watir al dai; thei cumpassiden me togidere.
to turn: surround me like/as water all [the] day to surround upon me unitedness
18 Thou madist fer fro me a frend and neiybore; and my knowun fro wretchidnesse.
to remove from me to love: lover and neighbor to know my darkness
