Psalms 19

1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. The heavens are sounding the glory of God; the arch of the sky makes clear the work of his hands.

To victorie, the salm of Dauid. Heuenes tellen out the glorie of God; and the firmament tellith the werkis of hise hondis.

2 Day after day it sends out its word, and night after night it gives knowledge.

The dai tellith out to the dai a word; and the nyyt schewith kunnyng to the nyyt.

3 There are no words or language; their voice makes no sound.

No langagis ben, nether wordis; of whiche the voices of hem ben not herd.

4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them has he put a tent for the sun,

The soun of hem yede out in to al erthe; and the wordis of hem `yeden out in to the endis of the world.

5 Who is like a newly married man coming from his bride-tent, and is glad like a strong runner starting on his way.

In the sunne he hath set his tabernacle; and he as a spouse comynge forth of his chaumbre. He fulli ioyede, as a giaunt, to renne his weie;

6 His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.

his goynge out was fro hiyeste heuene. And his goyng ayen was to the hiyeste therof; and noon is that hidith hym silf fro his heet.

7 The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

The lawe of the Lord is with out wem, and conuertith soulis; the witnessyng of the Lord is feithful, and yyueth wisdom to litle children.

8 The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.

The riytfulnessis of the Lord ben riytful, gladdynge hertis; the comaundement of the Lord is cleere, liytnynge iyen.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

The hooli drede of the Lord dwellith in to world of world; the domes of the Lord ben trewe, iustified in to hem silf.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

Desirable more than gold, and a stoon myche preciouse; and swettere than hony and honycoomb.

11 By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.

`Forwhi thi seruaunt kepith thoo; myche yeldyng is in tho to be kept.

12 Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.

Who vndurstondith trespassis? make thou me cleene fro my priuy synnes;

13 Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.

and of alien synnes spare thi seruaunt. `If the forseid defautis ben not, Lord, of me, than Y schal be with out wem; and Y schal be clensid of the mooste synne.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes, O Lord, my strength and my salvation.

And the spechis of my mouth schulen be, that tho plese; and the thenkynge of myn herte euere in thi siyt. Lord, myn helpere; and myn ayenbiere.