1 WYC The thre and nyntithe salm. God is Lord of veniauncis; God of veniauncis dide freli. BSB BSB: O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 WYC Be thou enhaunsid that demest the erthe; yelde thou yeldinge to proude men. BSB BSB: Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
3 WYC Lord, hou longe synneris; hou longe schulen synneris haue glorie? BSB BSB: How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
4 WYC Thei schulen telle out, and schulen speke wickidnesse; alle men schulen speke that worchen vnriytfulnesse. BSB BSB: They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 WYC Lord, thei han maad lowe thi puple; and thei han disesid thin eritage. BSB BSB: They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 WYC Thei killiden a widowe and a comelyng; and thei han slayn fadirles children and modirles. BSB BSB: They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 WYC And thei seiden, The Lord schal not se; and God of Jacob schal not vndurstonde. BSB BSB: They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 WYC Ye vnwise men in the puple, vndirstonde; and, ye foolis, lerne sum tyme. BSB BSB: Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 WYC Schal not he here, that plauntide the eere; ethere biholdith not he, that made the iye? BSB BSB: He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
10 WYC Schal not he repreue, that chastisith folkis; which techith man kunnyng? BSB BSB: He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 WYC The Lord knowith the thouytis of men; that tho ben veyne. BSB BSB: The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 WYC Blessid is the man, whom thou, Lord, hast lerned; and hast tauyt him of thi lawe. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 WYC That thou aswage hym fro yuele daies; til a diche be diggid to the synner. BSB BSB: to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 WYC For the Lord schal not putte awei his puple; and he schal not forsake his eritage. BSB BSB: For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
15 WYC Til riytfulnesse be turned in to dom; and who ben niy it, alle that ben of riytful herte. BSB BSB: Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 WYC Who schal rise with me ayens mysdoeris; ether who schal stonde with me ayens hem that worchen wickidnesse? BSB BSB: Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 WYC No but for the Lord helpide me; almest my soule hadde dwellid in helle. BSB BSB: Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 WYC If Y seide, My foot was stirid; Lord, thi merci helpide me. BSB BSB: If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 WYC Aftir the multitude of my sorewis in myn herte; thi coumfortis maden glad my soule. BSB BSB: When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 WYC Whether the seete of wickidnesse cleueth to thee; that makist trauel in comaundement? BSB BSB: Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
21 WYC Thei schulen take ayens the soule of a iust man; and thei schulen condempne innocent blood. BSB BSB: They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 WYC And the Lord was maad to me in to refuyt; and my God was maad in to the help of myn hope. BSB BSB: But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 WYC And he schal yelde to hem the wickidnesse of hem; and in the malice of hem he schal lese hem, oure Lord God schal lese hem. BSB BSB: He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
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