Psalms 73
1 A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, [even] to such as are pure in 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 arrogant, 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 is as a chain about their neck; 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 scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: they speak loftily.
Thei thouyten and spaken weiwardnesse; thei spaken wickidnesse an hiy.
9 They have set their mouth in 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 by 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 wicked; and, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
Lo! thilke synneris and hauynge aboundance in the world; helden richessis.
13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, 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 had said, I will speak thus; behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.
If Y seide, Y schal telle thus; lo! Y repreuede the nacioun of thi sones.
16 When I thought how I might 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, and considered their latter end.
Til Y entre in to the seyntuarie of God; and vndurstonde in the last thingis of hem.
18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: thou castest them down to destruction.
Netheles for gilis thou hast put to hem; thou castidist hem doun, while thei weren reisid.
19 How are they become a desolation 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 For my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins:
For myn herte is enflaumed, and my reynes ben chaungid;
22 So brutish 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 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 unto God: I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of 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.
