Psalms 94
1 God is Lord of veniauncis; God of veniauncis dide freli.
Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Be thou enhaunsid that demest the erthe; yelde thou yeldinge to proude men.
Rise up, judge of the earth, pay back the proud what they deserve.
3 Lord, hou longe synneris; hou longe schulen synneris haue glorie?
Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult,
4 Thei schulen telle out, and schulen speke wickidnesse; alle men schulen speke that worchen vnriytfulnesse.
with their blustering arrogant words, their braggart and wicked speech,
5 Lord, thei han maad lowe thi puple; and thei han disesid thin eritage.
crushing your people, Lord, and afflicting your heritage,
6 Thei killiden a widowe and a comelyng; and thei han slayn fadirles children and modirles.
murdering widows and strangers, slaying the fatherless?
7 And thei seiden, The Lord schal not se; and God of Jacob schal not vndurstonde.
They think that the Lord does not see, nor the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Ye vnwise men in the puple, vndirstonde; and, ye foolis, lerne sum tyme.
Take heed, you dullest of people; when will you be wise, you fools?
9 Schal not he here, that plauntide the eere; ethere biholdith not he, that made the iye?
Is he deaf, who shaped the ear? Is he blind, who fashioned the eye?
10 Schal not he repreue, that chastisith folkis; which techith man kunnyng?
Can he who trains nations not punish them he who teaches knowledge to people?
11 The Lord knowith the thouytis of men; that tho ben veyne.
The Lord knows the thoughts of people, that only a breath are they.
12 Blessid is the man, whom thou, Lord, hast lerned; and hast tauyt him of thi lawe.
Happy are those whom you chasten, and teach out of your law,
13 That thou aswage hym fro yuele daies; til a diche be diggid to the synner.
keeping them calm in the day of misfortune, till a pit be dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord schal not putte awei his puple; and he schal not forsake his eritage.
For the Lord will not leave his people, he will not forsake his inheritance.
15 Til riytfulnesse be turned in to dom; and who ben niy it, alle that ben of riytful herte.
For the righteous shall come to their rights, and all true-hearted people shall follow them.
16 Who schal rise with me ayens mysdoeris; ether who schal stonde with me ayens hem that worchen wickidnesse?
Who will rise up for me against those who do evil? Who will stand up for me against workers of wrong?
17 No but for the Lord helpide me; almest my soule hadde dwellid in helle.
Were it not for the help of the Lord, I would soon have gone to the silent grave.
18 If Y seide, My foot was stirid; Lord, thi merci helpide me.
When I thought that my foot was slipping, your kindness, Lord, held me up.
19 Aftir the multitude of my sorewis in myn herte; thi coumfortis maden glad my soule.
When with cares my heart was crowded, your comforts make me glad.
20 Whether the seete of wickidnesse cleueth to thee; that makist trauel in comaundement?
Can corrupt justice be your ally, framing mischief by statute?
21 Thei schulen take ayens the soule of a iust man; and thei schulen condempne innocent blood.
They assail the life of the righteous, and innocent blood condemn.
22 And the Lord was maad to me in to refuyt; and my God was maad in to the help of myn hope.
But the Lord is my sure retreat, my God is the rock of my refuge.
23 And he schal yelde to hem the wickidnesse of hem; and in the malice of hem he schal lese hem, oure Lord God schal lese hem.
He will bring back their sin upon them, for their wickedness he will destroy them; the Lord our God will destroy them.
