Psalm 64 64 Psalms Book 2 Wycliffe Bible (c. 1395) 1 WYC The titil of the thre and sixtithe salm. `In Ebrewe thus, To the victorie, the salm of Dauid. `In Jerom `thus, To the ouercomer, the song of Dauid. God, here thou my preier, whanne Y biseche; delyuere thou my soule fro the drede of the enemy. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2 WYC Thou hast defendid me fro the couent of yuele doers; fro the multitude of hem that worchen wickidnesse. BSB BSB: Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
3 WYC For thei scharpiden her tungis as a swerd, thei benten a bowe, a bittir thing; BSB BSB: who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
4 WYC for to schete in priuetees hym that is vnwemmed. BSB BSB: ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
5 WYC Sodeynli thei schulen schete hym, and thei schulen not drede; thei maden stidefast to hem silf a wickid word. Thei telden, that thei schulden hide snaris; thei seiden, Who schal se hem? BSB BSB: They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
6 WYC Thei souyten wickidnessis; thei souyten, and failiden in sekinge. A man neiyhe to deep herte; BSB BSB: They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
7 WYC and God schal be enhaunsid. The arowis of `litle men ben maad the woundis of hem; BSB BSB: But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
8 WYC and the tungis of hem ben maad sijk ayens hem. Alle men ben disturblid, that sien hem; BSB BSB: They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
9 WYC and ech man dredde. And thei telden the werkis of God; and vndurstoden the dedis of God. BSB BSB: Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
10 WYC The iust man schal be glad in the Lord, and schal hope in hym; and alle men of riytful herte schulen be preisid. BSB BSB: Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
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