Psalms 36

1 `To victorie, to Dauid, `the seruaunt of the Lord. The vniust man seide, that he trespasse in hym silf; the drede of God is not bifor hise iyen.

For the end, by David the servant of the Lord. The transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, [that] there is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he dide gilefuli in the siyt of God; that his wickidnesse be foundun to hatrede.

For he has dealt craftily before him, to discover his iniquity and hate it.

3 The wordis of his mouth ben wickidnesse and gile, he nolde vndirstonde to do wel.

The words of his mouth are transgression and deceit: he is not inclined to understand [how] to do good.

4 He thouyte wickidnesse in his bed, he stood nyy al weie not good; forsothe he hatide not malice.

He devises iniquity on his bed; he gives himself to every evil way; and does not abhor evil.

5 Lord, thi merci is in heuene; and thi treuthe is `til to cloudis.

O Lord, thy mercy is in the heaven; and thy truth [reaches] to the clouds.

6 Thi riytfulnesse is as the hillis of God; thi domes ben myche depthe of watris. Lord, thou schalt saue men and beestis;

Thy righteousness is as the mountains of God, thy judgments are as a great deep: O Lord, thou wilt preserve men and beasts.

7 as thou, God, hast multiplied thi merci. But the sones of men; schulen hope in the hilyng of thi wyngis.

How hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! so the children of men shall trust in the shelter of thy wings.

8 Thei schulen be fillid gretli of the plentee of thin hows; and thou schalt yyue drynke to hem with the steef streem of thi likyng.

They shall be fully satisfied with the fatness of thine house; and thou shalt cause them to drink of the full stream of thy delights.

9 For the wel of life is at thee; and in thi liyt we schulen se liyt.

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light we shall see light.

10 Lord, sette forth thi mercy to hem, that knowen thee; and thi ryytfulnesse to hem that ben of riytful herte.

Extend thy mercy to them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 The foot of pryde come not to me; and the hond of the synnere moue me not.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of sinners move me.

12 There thei felden doun, that worchen wickidnesse; thei ben cast out, and myyten not stonde.

There have all the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast out, and shall not be able to stand.