1 WYC The title of the seuenetenthe salm. To victorie, the word of the Lord to Dauid; which spak the wordis of this song, in the dai in which the Lord delyuerede hym fro the hond of alle hise enemyes, and fro the hond of Saul; and he seide: Lord, my strengthe, Y schal loue thee; the Lord is my stidfastnesse, and my refuyt, and mi deliuerere. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
2 WYC Mi God is myn helpere; and Y schal hope in to hym. My defendere, and the horn of myn helthe; and myn vptakere. BSB BSB: The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 WYC I schal preise, and ynwardli clepe the Lord; and Y schal be saaf fro myn enemyes. BSB BSB: I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
4 WYC The sorewis of deth cumpassiden me; and the strondis of wickidnesse disturbliden me. BSB BSB: The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
5 WYC The sorewis of helle cumpassiden me; the snaris of deeth `bifor ocupieden me. BSB BSB: The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
6 WYC In my tribulacioun Y inwardli clepide the Lord; and Y criede to my God. And he herde my vois fro his hooli temple; and my cry in his siyt entride in to hise eeris. BSB BSB: In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
7 WYC The erthe was mouede togidere, and tremblede togidere; the foundementis of hillis weren troblid togidere, and weren moued togidere; for he was wrooth to hem. BSB BSB: Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
8 WYC Smoke stiede in the ire of hym, and fier brente out fro his face; coolis weren kyndlid of hym. BSB BSB: Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
9 WYC He bowide doun heuenes, and cam doun; and derknesse was vndur hise feet. BSB BSB: He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
10 WYC And he stiede on cherubym, and flei; he fley ouer the pennes of wyndis. BSB BSB: He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
11 WYC And he settide derknesses his hidyng place, his tabernacle `in his cumpas; derk water was in the cloudes of the lowere eir. BSB BSB: He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
12 WYC Ful cleer cloudis passiden in his siyt; hail and the coolis of fier. BSB BSB: From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire.
13 WYC And the Lord thundrid fro heuene; and the hiyeste yaf his vois, hail and the coolis of fier `camen doun. BSB BSB: The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.
14 WYC And he sente hise arowis, and distriede tho men; he multipliede leytis, and disturblide tho men. BSB BSB: He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
15 WYC And the wellis of watris apperiden; and the foundementis of the erthe weren schewid. Lord, of thi blamyng; of the brething of the spirit of thin ire. BSB BSB: The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16 WYC He sente fro the hiyeste place, and took me; and he took me fro many watris. BSB BSB: He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
17 WYC He delyuerede me fro my strongeste enemyes; and fro hem that hatiden me, fro thei weren coumfortid on me. BSB BSB: He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
18 WYC Thei camen bifor me in the dai of my turment; and the Lord was maad my defendere. BSB BSB: They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
19 WYC And he ledde out me in to breede; he maad me saaf, for he wolde me. BSB BSB: He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
20 WYC And the Lord schal yelde to me bi my riytfulnesse; and he schal yelde to me bi the clennesse of myn hondis. BSB BSB: The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
21 WYC For Y kepte the weies of the Lord; and Y dide not vnfeithfuli fro my God. BSB BSB: For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 WYC For alle hise domes ben in my siyt; and Y puttide not awei fro me hise riytfulnessis. BSB BSB: For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
23 WYC And Y schal be vnwemmed with hym; and Y schal kepe me fro my wickidnesse. BSB BSB: And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
24 WYC And the Lord schal yelde to me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi the clennesse of myn hondis in the siyt of hise iyen. BSB BSB: So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
25 WYC With the hooli, thou schalt be hooli; and with `a man innocent, thou schalt be innocent. BSB BSB: To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
26 WYC And with a chosun man, thou schalt be chosun; and with a weiward man, thou schalt be weiward. BSB BSB: to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
27 WYC For thou schalt make saaf a meke puple; and thou schalt make meke the iyen of proude men. BSB BSB: For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
28 WYC For thou, Lord, liytnest my lanterne; my God, liytne thou my derknessis. BSB BSB: For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
29 WYC For bi thee Y schal be delyuered fro temptacioun; and in my God Y schal `go ouer the wal. BSB BSB: For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
30 WYC Mi God, his weie is vndefoulid, the speches of the Lord ben examyned bi fier; he is defendere of alle men hopynge in hym. BSB BSB: As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
31 WYC For whi, who is God out takun the Lord? ethir who is God outakun oure God? BSB BSB: For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
32 WYC God that hath gird me with vertu; and hath set my weie vnwemmed. BSB BSB: It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
33 WYC Which made perfit my feet as of hertis; and ordeynynge me on hiye thingis. BSB BSB: He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
34 WYC Which techith myn hondis to batel; and thou hast set myn armys as a brasun bouwe. BSB BSB: He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 WYC And thou hast youe to me the kyueryng of thin helthe; and thi riythond hath vptake me. And thi chastisyng amendide me in to the ende; and thilke chastisyng of thee schal teche me. BSB BSB: You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
36 WYC Thou alargidist my paaces vndur me; and my steppis ben not maad vnstidefast. BSB BSB: You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
37 WYC Y schal pursue myn enemyes, and Y schal take hem; and Y schal not turne til thei failen. BSB BSB: I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
38 WYC I schal al to-breke hem, and thei schulen not mowe stonde; thei schulen falle vndur my feet. BSB BSB: I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
39 WYC And thou hast gird me with vertu to batel; and thou hast `supplauntid, ether disseyued, vndur me men risynge ayens me. BSB BSB: You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
40 WYC And thou hast youe myn enemyes abac to me; and thou hast distried `men hatynge me. BSB BSB: You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
41 WYC Thei crieden, and noon was that maad hem saaf; `thei crieden to the Lord, and he herde not hem. BSB BSB: They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
42 WYC And Y schal al to-breke hem, as dust bifor the face of wynd; Y schal do hem awei, as the cley of stretis. BSB BSB: I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
43 WYC Thou schalt delyuere me fro ayenseiyngis of the puple; thou schalt sette me in to the heed of folkis. BSB BSB: You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
44 WYC The puple, which Y knewe not, seruede me; in the herynge of eere it obeiede to me. BSB BSB: When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
45 WYC Alien sones lieden to me, alien sones wexiden elde; and crokiden fro thi pathis. BSB BSB: Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
46 WYC The Lord lyueth, and my God be blessid; and the God of myn helthe be enhaunsid. BSB BSB: The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
47 WYC God, that yauest veniaunces to me, and makist suget puplis vndur me; my delyuerere fro my wrathful enemyes. BSB BSB: the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
48 WYC And thou schalt enhaunse me fro hem, that risen ayens me; thou schalt delyuere me fro a wickid man. BSB BSB: who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
49 WYC Therfor, Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee among naciouns; and Y schal seie salm to thi name. BSB BSB: Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
50 WYC Magnyfiynge the helthis of his kyng; and doynge merci to his crist Dauid, and to his seed til in to the world. BSB BSB: Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
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