Psalms 37
1 To Dauith. Nile thou sue wickid men; nether loue thou men doynge wickidnesse.
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
2 For thei schulen wexe drie swiftli as hey; and thei schulen falle doun soone as the wortis of eerbis.
For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
3 Hope thou in the Lord, and do thou goodnesse; and enhabite thou the lond, and thou schalt be fed with hise richessis.
Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.
4 Delite thou in the Lord; and he schal yyue to thee the axyngis of thin herte.
Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.
5 Schewe thi weie to the Lord; and hope thou in hym, and he schal do.
Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
6 And he schal lede out thi riytfulnesse as liyt, and thi doom as myddai;
And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgement as the noon-day.
7 be thou suget to the Lord, and preye thou hym. Nile thou sue hym, that hath prosperite in his weie; a man doynge vnriytfulnessis.
Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.
8 Ceese thou of ire, and forsake woodnesse; nyle thou sue, that thou do wickidli.
ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.
9 For thei, that doen wickidli, schulen be distried; but thei that suffren the Lord, schulen enerite the lond.
For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
10 And yit a litil, and a synnere schal not be; and thou schalt seke his place, and schalt not fynde.
And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find [it].
11 But mylde men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen delite in the multitude of pees.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.
12 A synnere schal aspie a riytful man; and he schal gnaste with hise teeth on hym.
The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
13 But the Lord schal scorne the synnere; for he biholdith that his day cometh.
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
14 Synners drowen out swerd; thei benten her bouwe. To disseyue a pore man and nedi; to strangle riytful men of herte.
Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to kill the upright in heart.
15 Her swerd entre in to the herte of hem silf; and her bouwe be brokun.
Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.
16 Betere is a litil thing to a iust man; than many richessis of synneris.
A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
17 For the armes of synneris schal be al to-brokun; but the Lord confermeth iust men.
For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
18 The Lord knowith the daies of vnwemmed; and her heritage schal be withouten ende.
The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 Thei schulen not be schent in the yuel tyme, and thei schulen be fillid in the dayes of hungur;
They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 for synneris schulen perische. Forsothe anoon as the enemyes of the Lord ben onourid, and enhaunsid; thei failynge schulen faile as smoke.
For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
21 A synnere schal borewe, and schal not paie; but a iust man hath merci, and schal yyue.
The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
22 For thei that blessen the Lord schulen enerite the lond; but thei that cursen hym schulen perische.
For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
23 The goyng of a man schal be dressid anentis the Lord; and he schal wilne his weie.
The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
24 Whanne he fallith, he schal not be hurtlid doun; for the Lord vndursettith his hond.
When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
25 I was yongere, and sotheli Y wexide eld, and Y siy not a iust man forsakun; nethir his seed sekynge breed.
I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
26 Al dai he hath merci, and leeneth; and his seed schal be in blessyng.
He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
27 Bouwe thou awei fro yuel, and do good; and dwelle thou in to the world of world.
Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
28 For the Lord loueth doom, and schal not forsake hise seyntis; thei schulen be kept with outen ende. Vniust men schulen be punyschid; and the seed of wickid men schal perische.
For the Lord loves judgement, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
29 But iust men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen enabite theronne in to the world of world.
But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
30 The mouth of a iust man schal bithenke wisdom; and his tunge schal speke doom.
The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgement.
31 The lawe of his God is in his herte; and hise steppis schulen not be disseyued.
The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
32 A synnere biholdith a iust man; and sekith to sle hym.
The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
33 But the Lord schal not forsake hym in hise hondis; nethir schal dampne hym, whanne it schal be demed ayens hym.
But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
34 Abide thou the Lord, and kepe thou his weie, and he schal enhaunse thee, that bi eritage thou take the lond; whanne synneris schulen perische, thou schalt se.
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see [it].
35 I siy a wickid man enhaunsid aboue; and reisid vp as the cedris of Liban.
I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
36 And Y passide, and lo! he was not; Y souyte hym, and his place is not foundun.
Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
37 Kepe thou innocence, and se equite; for tho ben relikis to a pesible man.
Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.
38 Forsothe vniust men schulen perische; the relifs of wickid men schulen perische togidere.
But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
39 But the helthe of iust men is of the Lord; and he is her defendere in the tyme of tribulacioun.
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
40 And the Lord schal helpe hem, and schal make hem fre, and he schal delyuere hem fro synneris; and he schal saue hem, for thei hopiden in hym.
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.
