1 WYC The title of the foure and fourtithe salm. To the ouercomere for the lilies, the most loued song of lernyng of the sones of Chore. Myn herte hath teld out a good word; Y seie my workis `to the kyng. Mi tunge is `a penne of a writere; writynge swiftli. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2 WYC Crist, thou art fairer in schap than the sones of men; grace is spred abrood in thi lippis; therfor God blessid thee withouten ende. BSB BSB: You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
3 WYC Be thou gird with thi swerd; on thi hipe most myytili. BSB BSB: Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
4 WYC Biholde thou in thi schaplynesse and thi fairnesse; come thou forth with prosperite, and regne thou. For treuthe, and myldenesse, and riytfulnesse; and thi riyt hond schal lede forth thee wondurfuli. BSB BSB: In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
5 WYC Thi scharpe arowis schulen falle in to the hertis of the enemyes of the kyng; puplis schulen be vndur thee. BSB BSB: Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
6 WYC God, thi seete is in to the world of world; the yerde of thi rewme is a yerde of riyt reulyng, `ethir of equite. BSB BSB: Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
7 WYC Thou louedist riytfulnesse, and hatidist wickidnesse; therfor thou, God, thi God, anoyntide thee with the oile of gladnesse, more than thi felowis. BSB BSB: You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
8 WYC Mirre, and gumme, and cassia, of thi clothis, of the `housis yuer; BSB BSB: All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
9 WYC of whiche the douytris of kyngis delitiden thee. A queen stood nyy on thi riyt side in clothing ouergildid; cumpassid with dyuersitee. BSB BSB: The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
10 WYC Douyter, here thou, and se, and bowe doun thin eere; and foryete thi puple, and the hows of thi fadir. BSB BSB: Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
11 WYC And the kyng schal coueyte thi fairnesse; for he is thi Lord God, and thei schulen worschipe hym. BSB BSB: and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
12 WYC And the douytris of Tire in yiftis; alle the riche men of the puple schulen biseche thi cheer. BSB BSB: The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
13 WYC Al the glorye of that douyter of the kyng is with ynne in goldun hemmes; BSB BSB: All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
14 WYC sche is clothid aboute with dyuersitees. Virgyns schulen be brouyt to the kyng aftir hir; hir neiyboressis schulen be brouyt to thee. BSB BSB: In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
15 WYC Thei schulen be brouyt in gladnesse, and ful out ioiyng; thei schulen be brouyt in to the temple of the kyng. BSB BSB: They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
16 WYC Sones ben borun to thee, for thi fadris; thou schalt ordeyne hem princes on al erthe. BSB BSB: Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
17 WYC Lord, thei schulen be myndeful of thi name; in ech generacioun, and in to generacioun. Therfor puplis schulen knouleche to thee withouten ende; and in to the world of world. BSB BSB: I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
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