Psalms 8
Psalms chapter 8 from the John Wycliffe Bible (c.1395)
1 An arowe caas schal sowne on hym; a spere and scheeld schal florische.
2 He is hoot, and gnastith, and swolewith the erthe; and he arettith not that the crie of the trumpe sowneth.
3 Whanne he herith a clarioun, he seith, Joie! he smellith batel afer; the excityng of duykis, and the yellyng of the oost.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="4"><sup>4</sup> Whether an hauk spredinge abrood hise wyngis to the south, bigynneth to haue fetheris bi thi wisdom?</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="5"><sup>5</sup> Whether an egle schal be reisid at thi comaundement, and schal sette his nest in hiy places?</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="6"><sup>6</sup> He dwellith in stoonys, and he dwellith in flyntis brokun bifor, and in rochis, to whiche me may not neiye.
7 Fro thennus he biholdith mete, and hise iyen loken fro fer.
8 Hise briddis souken blood, and where euere a careyn is, anoon he is present.
9 And the Lord addide, and spak to Joob,