Psalms 74

¹ thi riythond took me vp. ² Forsothe thei souyten in veyn my lijf, thei schulen entre in to the lower thingis of erthe; ³ thei schulen be bitakun in to the hondis of swerd, thei schulen be maad the partis of foxis. ⁴ But the king schal be glad in God; and alle men schulen be preysid that sweren in hym, for the mouth of hem, that speken wickid thingis, is stoppid. ⁶ The titil of the thre and sixtithe salm. In Ebrewe thus, To the victorie, the salm of Dauid. In Jerom thus, To the ouercomer, the song of Dauid.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="7"><sup>7</sup> God, here thou my preier, whanne Y biseche; delyuere thou my soule fro the drede of the enemy.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="8"><sup>8</sup> Thou hast defendid me fro the couent of yuele doers; fro the multitude of hem that worchen wickidnesse.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="9"><sup>9</sup> For thei scharpiden her tungis as a swerd, thei benten a bowe, a bittir thing;</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="10"><sup>10</sup> for to schete in priuetees hym that is vnwemmed.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="11"><sup>11</sup> Sodeynli thei schulen schete hym, and thei schulen not drede; thei maden stidefast to hem silf a wickid word. Thei telden, that thei schulden hide snaris; thei seiden, Who schal se hem?</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="12"><sup>12</sup> Thei souyten wickidnessis; thei souyten, and failiden in sekinge. A man neiyhe to deep herte;</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="13"><sup>13</sup> and God schal be enhaunsid. The arowis of litle men ben maad the woundis of hem; ¹⁴ and the tungis of hem ben maad sijk ayens hem. Alle men ben disturblid, that sien hem; ¹⁵ and ech man dredde. And thei telden the werkis of God; and vndurstoden the dedis of God. ¹⁶ The iust man schal be glad in the Lord, and schal hope in hym; and alle men of riytful herte schulen be preisid. ¹⁸ The titil of the foure and sixtithe salm. To victorie, the salm of the song of Dauid. ¹⁹ God, heriyng bicometh thee in Syon; and a vow schal be yolden to thee in Jerusalem. ²⁰ Here thou my preier; ech man schal come to thee. ²¹ The wordis of wickid men hadden the maistrye ouer vs; and thou schalt do merci to oure wickidnessis. ²² Blessid is he, whom thou hast chose, and hast take; he schal dwelle in thin hallis. We schulen be fillid with the goodis of thin hous; ²³ thi temple is hooli, wondurful in equite. God, oure heelthe, here thou vs; thou art hope of alle coostis of erthe, and in the see afer.