Psalms 7
1 'The Erring One,' by David, that he sung to Jehovah concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah, my God, in Thee I have trusted, Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me.
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.
2 Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.
Lest ony tyme he as a lioun rauysche my soule; the while noon is that ayenbieth, nether that makith saaf.
3 O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis;
4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
5 An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. (Selah)
myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust.
6 Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:
Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.
7 And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,
And, my Lord God, rise thou in the comaundement, which thou `hast comaundid; and the synagoge of puplis schal cumpasse thee.
8 Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,
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.
9 Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.
10 My shield [is] on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!
Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte.
11 God [is] a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.
The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies?
12 If [one] turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden — He prepareth it,
If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi.
13 Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.
And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.
14 Lo, he travaileth [with] iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.
Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.
15 A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.
16 Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
17 I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!
I schal knouleche to the Lord bi his riytfulnesse; and Y schal synge to the name of the hiyeste Lord.
