1 WYC The title of the foure and twentithe salm. To Dauid. BSB BSB: Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
2 WYC Lord, to thee Y haue reisid my soule; my God, Y truste in thee, be Y not aschamed. BSB BSB: in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
3 WYC Nethir myn enemyes scorne me; for alle men that suffren thee schulen not be schent. BSB BSB: Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.
4 WYC Alle men doynge wickyd thingis superfluli; be schent. Lord, schewe thou thi weies to me; and teche thou me thi pathis. BSB BSB: Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
5 WYC Dresse thou me in thi treuthe, and teche thou me, for thou art God my sauyour; and Y suffride thee al dai. BSB BSB: Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
6 WYC Lord, haue thou mynde of thi merciful doyngis; and of thi mercies that ben fro the world. BSB BSB: Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.
7 WYC Haue thou not mynde on the trespassis of my yongthe; and on myn vnkunnyngis. Thou, Lord, haue mynde on me bi thi merci; for thi goodnesse. BSB BSB: Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
8 WYC The Lord is swete and riytful; for this he schal yyue a lawe to men trespassynge in the weie. BSB BSB: Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
9 WYC He schal dresse deboner men in doom; he schal teche mylde men hise weies. BSB BSB: He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
10 WYC Alle the weies of the Lord ben mercy and treuthe; to men sekynge his testament, and hise witnessyngis. BSB BSB: All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
11 WYC Lord, for thi name thou schalt do merci to my synne; for it is myche. BSB BSB: For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
12 WYC Who is a man, that dredith the Lord? he ordeyneth to hym a lawe in the weie which he chees. BSB BSB: Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
13 WYC His soule schal dwelle in goodis; and his seed schal enerite the lond. BSB BSB: His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
14 WYC The Lord is a sadnesse to men dredynge hym; and his testament is, that it be schewid to hem. BSB BSB: The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
15 WYC Myn iyen ben euere to the Lord; for he schal breide awey my feet fro the snare. BSB BSB: My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
16 WYC Biholde thou on me, and haue thou mercy on me; for Y am BSB BSB: Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 WYC oon aloone and pore The tribulaciouns of myn herte ben multiplied; delyuere thou me of my nedis. BSB BSB: The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.
18 WYC Se thou my mekenesse and my trauel; and foryyue thou alle my trespassis. BSB BSB: Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
19 WYC Bihold thou myn enemyes, for thei ben multiplied; and thei haten me bi wickid hatrede. BSB BSB: Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.
20 WYC Kepe thou my soule, and delyuere thou me; be Y not aschamed, for Y hopide in thee. BSB BSB: Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
21 WYC Innocent men and riytful cleuyden to me; for Y suffride thee. BSB BSB: May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
22 WYC God, delyuere thou Israel; fro alle hise tribulaciouns. BSB BSB: Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.
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