Psalms 73
1 A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.
`The salm of Asaph. God of Israel is ful good; to hem that ben of riytful herte.
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
But my feet weren moued almeest; my steppis weren sched out almeest.
3 For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For Y louede feruentli on wickid men; seynge the pees of synneris.
4 For [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm.
For biholdyng is not to the deth of hem; and stidefastnesse in the sikenesse of hem.
5 They [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they plagued like [other] men.
Thei ben not in the trauel of men; and thei schulen not be betun with men.
6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.
Therfore pride helde hem; thei weren hilid with her wickidnesse and vnfeithfulnesse.
7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
The wickidnesse of hem cam forth as of fatnesse; thei yeden in to desire of herte.
8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.
Thei thouyten and spaken weiwardnesse; thei spaken wickidnesse an hiy.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
Thei puttiden her mouth in to heuene; and her tunge passide in erthe.
10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full [cup] are wrung out to them.
Therfor my puple schal be conuertid here; and fulle daies schulen be foundun in hem.
11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
And thei seiden, How woot God; and whether kunnyng is an heiye, `that is, in heuene?
12 Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.
Lo! thilke synneris and hauynge aboundance in the world; helden richessis.
13 Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
And Y seide, Therfor without cause Y iustifiede myn herte; and waischide myn hoondis among innocentis.
14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
And Y was betun al dai; and my chastisyng was in morutidis.
15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend [against] the generation of thy children.
If Y seide, Y schal telle thus; lo! Y repreuede the nacioun of thi sones.
16 When I thought to know this, it [was] too painful for me;
I gesside, that Y schulde knowe this; trauel is bifore me.
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; [then] understood I their end.
Til Y entre in to the seyntuarie of God; and vndurstonde in the last thingis of hem.
18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
Netheles for gilis thou hast put to hem; thou castidist hem doun, while thei weren reisid.
19 How are they [brought] into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
Hou ben thei maad into desolacioun; thei failiden sodeynli, thei perischiden for her wickidnesse.
20 As a dream when [one] awaketh; [so], O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
As the dreem of men that risen; Lord, thou schalt dryue her ymage to nouyt in thi citee.
21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
For myn herte is enflaumed, and my reynes ben chaungid;
22 So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before thee.
and Y am dryuun to nouyt, and Y wiste not.
23 Nevertheless I [am] continually with thee: thou hast holden [me] by my right hand.
As a werk beeste Y am maad at thee; and Y am euere with thee.
24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory.
Thou heldist my riythond, and in thi wille thou leddist me forth; and with glorie thou tokist me vp.
25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
For whi what is to me in heuene; and what wolde Y of thee on erthe?
26 My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Mi fleische and myn herte failide; God of myn herte, and my part is God withouten ende.
27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
For lo! thei that drawen awei fer hem silf fro thee, `bi deedli synne, schulen perische; thou hast lost alle men that doen fornycacioun fro thee.
28 But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
But it is good to me to cleue to God; and to sette myn hope in the Lord God. That Y telle alle thi prechyngis; in the yatis of the douyter of Syon.
