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CAP. XVI.

[verse 1] Therfor thei brouȝten the arke of God, and settiden it in the [Om. I.] myddis of the taber|nacle, that Dauid hadde araied [maad IS.] therto; and thei offriden brent sacrifices and pe|sible sacrifices bifor the Lord. [verse 2] And whanne Dauid offrynge brent sacrifices and pesible sacrifices hadde fillid [fulfillid IS.] , he blesside the pu|ple [verse 3] in the [Om. I.] name of the Lord; and de|partide [he departide IS.] to alle [alle men S.] to ech [ech man S.] bi hym silf fro a [Om. IS.] man til [Om. ISX.] to a [Om. IS.] womman o [a IS.] cake of breed, and a part of rostid fleisch of a bugle, and flour fried in oile. [verse 4] And he ordeynede bi|for the arke of the Lord, of the Leuytis [dekenes IS.] [Leuytis; that is, de|kenes. C.] , that schulden mynystre [that is, serue K marg.] , and haue mynde of the werkis of the Lord, and glorifie and [verse 5] preyse the Lord God of Israel; `he or|deynede [Om. I. of these he ordeyned S.] Asaph the [he ordeynede to be the I. to be S.] prince, and Zacharie

his secounde; forsothe `he ordeynede [Om. plures.] Ja|hiel, and Semiramoth, and Jahel, and Ma|thathie, and Eliab, and Banaye, and Obed|edom, and Jehiel, on the orguns, on [of BCW.] the sautrie, and on the harpis; but he ordeyn|ede [verse 6] Asaph to sowne with cymbalis; so|theli [and IS.] he ordeynede Banaye and Aziel, preestis, bifor the arke of the [Om. IS.] boond of pees of the Lord, for to trumpe contynueli [contynuely; that is, whanne the contynuel sacrifice was offrid, in the morewtid and euentid. Lire here. C.] . [verse 7] In that dai Dauid made Asaph prince, and [of C.] hise britheren, for to knowleche `to the Lord [to the Lord, seiyinge I. preisyng to the Lord, and seying S.] . [verse 8] Knowleche ȝe to the Lord, and inwardli clepe ȝe his name; make ȝe hise fyndyngis [fyndingis; that is, hou by a wondirful maner and vnherd, he sauede the pe|ple of Israel fro Egipt. Lire here. C.] knowun among puplis. [verse 9] Synge ȝe to hym, and seie ȝe salm to hym, and telle ȝe alle his merueylis. [verse 10] Preise ȝe his hooli name; the herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad [it glad IS.] . [verse 11] Seke ȝe the Lord and [in A.] his vertu; seke ȝe euere his face. [verse 12] Haue ȝe mynde of hise merueilis whiche [that IS.] he dide [hath do IS.] ; of his signes, and of the domes of his mouth. [verse 13] The seed of Israel, his seruaunt, preise thou God; the sones of Jacob, his chosun, preise ȝe God. [verse 14] He is `oure Lord God [the Lord oure God IS.] ; hise domes ben in ech lond. [verse 15] Haue ȝe mynde with outen ende of his coue|naunt; of the word whiche [that IS.] he coue|nauntide `in to [Om. S.] a thousynde generaciouns. [verse 16] Which [The which I.] word he couenauntide with Abra|ham; and of his ooth to Ysaac. [verse 17] And he ordeynede that [that word IS.] to Jacob in to a [Om. CDELNPS.] co|maundement; and to Israel in to euer|lastynge couenaunt. [verse 18] And seide [he seide IS.] , To thee Y schal ȝyue the lond of Canaan; the part of ȝoure erytage. [verse 19] Whanne thei weren fewe in noumbre; litle, and pilgrims ther|of [therof, he behiȝte hem this lond S.] . [verse 20] And thei passiden fro folk in to the [Om. BCEIKLPS.] folk; and fro a rewme to [in to X.] another puple. [verse 21] He [God IS.] suffride not ony man falseli [wrongfully IS.] chalenge hem; but he blamyde kyngis for hem [hem, and seide IS.] . [verse 22] Nyle ȝe touche my cristis [cristis; that is, patriarkis anoyntid with the anoynting of grace. Lire here. C.] ; and nyle ȝe do wickidli aȝens my prophetis. [verse 23] Al erthe [al erthe; that is, alle men dwellinge in erthe. Lire here. C.] , singe ȝe to the Lord; telle ȝe fro dai into

dai his helthe [helthe ȝeue I. helthe ȝeuer S.] . [verse 24] Telle ȝe among hethen men his glorie; hise [and his S.] merueylis among alle puplis. [verse 25] For the Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; and he is orible, `ethir griseful [that is, ferful IS.] , ouer alle goddis. [verse 26] For alle the goddis of puplis ben idols; but the Lord made [he made I.] heuenes. [verse 27] Knoulech|yng and greet doyng ben bifor hym; strengthe and ioy ben in the place of hym. [verse 28] Ȝe meynees of puplis, `bringe ȝe [bringe plures. bringeth EP.] to the Lord; brynge ȝe to the Lord glorie and empire. [verse 29] Ȝyue ȝe glorie [the glorie S.] to his name, reise ȝe [ȝe up IS.] sacrifice, and come ȝe in his siȝt; and worschipe ȝe the Lord in hooli fair|nesse. [verse 30] Al erthe be mouyd fro his face; for he foundide [hath foundid IS.] the world vnmouable. [verse 31] Heuenes be [be ȝe IS.] glad, and the erthe `ioy fulli [ioy it fulli A sec. m. S. gladful EL. make ful out ioie K sec. m. ioyeful NP.] ; and seie thei among naciouns, The Lord schal [Om. EL.] regne. [verse 32] The see thundre, and his fulnesse; the feeldis fulli ioye [ioye they IS.] , and alle thingis that ben in tho. [verse 33] Thanne the trees of the forest schulen preyse bifor the Lord; for he cometh to deme the erthe. [verse 34] Knouleche ȝe [Om. IS.] to the Lord, for he is good; for his mersi is withouten ende. [verse 35] And seie ȝe, Thou God oure [of oure IS.] sauyour, saue vs, and gadere vs [vs togidere IS.] , and delyuere [delyuere thou IS.] vs [Om. plures.] fro hethen men; that we knowleche to thin hooli name, and be fulli glade in thi songis. [verse 36] Blessid be the Lord God of Israel fro with oute bigynnyng and til [Om. X.] `in to [vnto I. vnto into S.] with outen ende; and al the [Om. IS.] puple seie [schal seie X.] , Amen, and seie heriyng to God. [verse 37] Therfor Dauid lefte there, bifor the arke of boond of pees of the Lord, Asaph and hise britheren, for to mynystre in the siȝt of the arke [arke, or bifore the arke IS.] con|tynueli bi alle daies and [and bi IS.] her whilis [whilis, that is, now oon and eft anoother I. whilis, that is, oon of hem o nhile or sesun, and another another while or sesun S.] . [verse 38] Forsothe [And I.] he [Dauid I.] ordeynede porteris, Obed|edom and hise britheren, eiȝte and sixti, and Obededom, the sone of Idithum, and Oza. [verse 39] Sotheli [And IS.] `he ordeynede [Om. I.] Sadoch preest, and hise britheren, preestis bifor

the tabernacle of the Lord, in the hiȝ [verse 40] place that was in Gabaon, for to offre brent sacrifices to the Lord on [in IS.] the auter of brent sacrifice contynueli, in the morwe|tid and euentid, bi alle thingis that ben writun in the lawe of the Lord, which he comaundide to Israel. [verse 41] And aftir hym [Sadoch IS.] Dauyd ordeynede Eman, and Idithum, and other chosene [chosene men IS.] , ech man bi his name, for to knowleche to the Lord; for his mercy is withouten ende. [verse 42] Also [And X.] he or|deynede Eman, and Idithum, trumpynge, and schakynge cymbalis, and alle orguns of musikis, for to synge to God; forsothe [and IS.] he made the sones of Idithum to be por|tours [portours of thingis perteynynge to the tabernacle I. porters or berers of necessari thingis perteynyng to the tabernacle S.] , `ether bereris [Om. DIS.] . [verse 43] And al the puple turnede aȝen in to her hows, and Dauid turnede aȝen, to blesse [blesse; that is, to do good to his meynee. Lire here. CGQ.] also his hows.