Psalms 33

1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for it becommeth vpright men to be thankefull.

Ye iust men, haue fulli ioye in the Lord; presyng togidere bicometh riytful men.

2 Prayse the Lord with harpe: sing vnto him with viole and instrument of ten strings.

Knouleche ye to the Lord in an harpe; synge ye to hym in a sautre of ten strengis.

3 Sing vnto him a newe song: sing cheerefully with a loude voyce.

Synge ye to hym a newe song; seie ye wel salm to hym in criyng.

4 For the word of the Lord is righteous, and all his workes are faithfull.

For the word of the Lord is riytful; and alle hise werkis ben in feithfulnesse.

5 He loueth righteousnesse and iudgement: the earth is full of the goodnesse of the Lord.

He loueth merci and doom; the erthe is ful of the merci of the Lord.

6 By the worde of the Lord were the heauens made, and all the hoste of them by the breath of his mouth.

Heuenes ben maad stidfast bi the word of the Lord; and `al the vertu of tho bi the spirit of his mouth.

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as vpon an heape, and layeth vp the depths in his treasures.

And he gaderith togidere the watris of the see as in a bowge; and settith depe watris in tresours.

8 Let all the earth feare the Lord: let al them that dwell in the world, feare him.

Al erthe drede the Lord; sotheli alle men enhabitynge the world ben mouyd of hym.

9 For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood.

For he seide, and thingis weren maad; he comaundide, and thingis weren maad of nouyt.

10 The Lord breaketh the counsell of the heathen, and bringeth to nought the deuices of the people.

The Lord distrieth the counsels of folkis, forsothe he repreueth the thouytis of puplis; and he repreueth the counsels of prynces.

11 The counsell of the Lord shall stand for euer, and the thoughts of his heart throughout all ages.

But the counsel of the Lord dwellith with outen ende; the thouytis of his herte dwellen in generacioun and into generacioun.

12 Blessed is that nation, whose God is the Lord: euen the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance.

Blessid is the folk, whose Lord is his God; the puple which he chees into eritage to hym silf.

13 The Lord looketh downe from heauen, and beholdeth all the children of men.

The Lord bihelde fro heuene; he siy alle the sones of men.

14 From the habitation of his dwelling he beholdeth all them that dwell in the earth.

Fro his dwellyng place maad redi bifor; he bihelde on alle men, that enhabiten the erthe.

15 He facioneth their hearts euery one, and vnderstandeth all their workes.

Which made syngulerli the soules of hem; which vndurstondith all the werkis of hem.

16 The King is not saued by the multitude of an hoste, neither is the mightie man deliuered by great strength.

A kyng is not sauyd bi myche vertu; and a giaunt schal not be sauyd in the mychilnesse of his vertu.

17 A horse is a vaine helpe, and shall not deliuer any by his great strength.

An hors is false to helthe; forsothe he schal not be sauyd in the habundaunce, `ether plentee, of his vertu.

18 Beholde, the eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him, and vpon them, that trust in his mercie,

Lo! the iyen of the Lord ben on men dredynge hym; and in hem that hopen on his merci.

19 To deliuer their soules from death, and to preserue them in famine.

That he delyuere her soules fro deth; and feede hem in hungur.

20 Our soule waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helpe and our shielde.

Oure soule suffreth the Lord; for he is oure helpere and defendere.

21 Surely our heart shall reioyce in him, because we trusted in his holy Name.

For oure herte schal be glad in him; and we schulen haue hope in his hooli name.

22 Let thy mercie, O Lord, be vpon vs, as we trust in thee.

Lord, thi merci be maad on vs; as we hopiden in thee.