Psalmorum 48
1 Psalmus, Laus Cantici filiis Core secunda sabbati. Magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis in civitate Dei nostri, in monte sancto eius.
The song of salm, of the sones of Chore. The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; in the citee of oure God, in the hooli hil of hym.
2 Fundatur exultatione universae terrae mons Sion, latera Aquilonis, civitas Regis magni.
It is foundid in the ful out ioiyng of al erthe; the hil of Syon; the sidis of the north, the citee of the greet kyng.
3 Deus in domibus eius cognoscetur, cum suscipiet eam.
God schal be knowun in the housis therof; whanne he schal take it.
4 Quoniam ecce reges terrae congregati sunt: convenerunt in unum.
For lo! the kyngis of erthe weren gaderid togidere; thei camen into o place.
5 Ipsi videntes sic admirati sunt, conturbati sunt, commoti sunt:
Thei seynge so wondriden; thei weren disturblid, thei weren mouyd togidere, tremblyng took hem.
6 tremor apprehendit eos. Ibi dolores ut parturientis,
There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child;
7 in spiritu vehementi conteres naves Tharsis.
in a greet spirit thou schalt al to-breke the schippis of Tharsis.
8 Sicut audivimus, sic vidimus in civitate Domini virtutum, in civitate Dei nostri: Deus fundavit eam in aeternum.
As we herden, so we sien, in the citee of the Lord of vertues, in the citee of oure God; God hath foundid that citee with outen ende.
9 Suscepimus Deus misericordiam tuam, in medio templi tui.
God, we han resseyued thi mercy; in the myddis of thi temple.
10 Secundum nomen tuum Deus, sic et laus tua in fines terrae: iustitia plena est dextera tua.
Aftir thi name, God, so thin heriyng is spred abrood in to the endis of erthe; thi riyt hond is ful of riytfulnesse.
11 Laetetur mons Sion, et exultent filiae Iudae, propter iudicia tua Domine.
The hil of Sion be glad, and the douytris of Judee be fulli ioiful; for thi domes, Lord.
12 Circumdate Sion, et complectimini eam: narrate in turribus eius.
Cumpasse ye Syon, and biclippe ye it; telle ye in the touris therof.
13 Ponite corda vestra in virtute eius: et distribuite domos eius, ut enarretis in progenie altera.
Sette ye youre hertis in the vertu of him; and departe ye the housis of hym, that ye telle out in an other generacioun.
14 Quoniam hic est Deus, Deus noster in aeternum, et in saeculum saeculi: ipse reget nos in saecula.
For this is God, oure God, in to withouten ende, and in to the world of world; he schal gouerne vs in to worldis.
