Psalms 7
1 A meditation by David, which he sang to the LORD, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite. LORD, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
For the ignoraunce of Dauid, which he songe to the Lord on the wordis of Ethiopien, the sone of Gemyny. Mi Lord God, Y haue hopid in thee; make thou me saaf fro alle that pursuen me, and delyuere thou me.
2 lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.
Lest ony tyme he as a lioun rauysche my soule; the while noon is that ayenbieth, nether that makith saaf.
3 LORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis;
4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have plundered him who without cause was my adversary),
if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
5 let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. (Selah)
myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust.
6 Arise, LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.
7 Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.
And, my Lord God, rise thou in the comaundement, which thou `hast comaundid; and the synagoge of puplis schal cumpasse thee.
8 The LORD administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
And for this go thou ayen an hiy; the Lord demeth puplis. Lord, deme thou me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi myn innocence on me.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte.
11 God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies?
12 If a man does not repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi.
13 He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.
And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.
14 Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.
Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.
15 He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.
16 The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
I schal knouleche to the Lord bi his riytfulnesse; and Y schal synge to the name of the hiyeste Lord.
