Psalms 36

1 To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David. The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

`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.

2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

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

3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

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

4 He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

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

5 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

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

6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.

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

7 How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

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

8 The delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures.

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.

9 For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.

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

10 O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.

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

11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.

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

12 There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.

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