Psalm 138 138 Psalms Book 5 Wycliffe Bible (c. 1395) 1 WYC The `title of the hundrid and seuene and thrittithe salm. `To Dauith him silf. Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee in al myn herte; for thou herdist the wordis of my mouth. Mi God, Y schal singe to thee in the siyt of aungels; BSB BSB: Of David. I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
2 WYC Y schal worschipe to thin hooli temple, and Y schal knouleche to thi name. On thi merci and thi treuthe; for thou hast magnefied thin hooli name aboue al thing. BSB BSB: I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
3 WYC In what euere dai Y schal inwardli clepe thee, here thou me; thou schalt multipli vertu in my soule. BSB BSB: On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
4 WYC Lord, alle the kingis of erthe knouleche to thee; for thei herden alle the wordis of thi mouth. BSB BSB: All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
5 WYC And singe thei in the weies of the Lord; for the glorie of the Lord is greet. BSB BSB: They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
6 WYC For the Lord is hiy, and biholdith meke thingis; and knowith afer hiy thingis. BSB BSB: Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
7 WYC If Y schal go in the myddil of tribulacioun, thou schalt quikene me; and thou stretchidist forth thin hond on the ire of myn enemyes, and thi riyt hond made me saaf. BSB BSB: If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
8 WYC The Lord schal yelde for me, Lord, thi merci is with outen ende; dispise thou not the werkis of thin hondis. BSB BSB: The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.
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