The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,
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1850.
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PSALM CXIII. [The titil of the hundrid and thrittenthe salm. Alleluya [Alleluia. Goostli, in this salm eche synnere, that hath greet merci, is excited to herie God. K. Om. i.] [A glos. Bi allegorie this salme is ex|powned of the casting awei of the peple of Jewis, for vnbi|leue, and of the reising of he|then peple in the godis of grace, for thei resceyueden deuoutli Cris|ten feith; and so the syna|goge is maad bareyne and abiect, ether cast out, and holi chirche is maad fruyȝtful in the feith of hethen men conuertid to Cristen feith. Lire here. K.] .]

[verse 1] In the goyng out of Israel fro Egipt; of the hous of Jacob fro the [Om. I.] hethene puple. [verse 2] Judee [that is, the lynage of Juda was maad the halowing of him. Lire here. K.] was maad the halewyng of hym; Israel the power of hym. [verse 3] The see siȝ, and fledde; Jordan was turned abac. [verse 4] Mun|teyns ful out ioyeden as rammes; and litle hillis as the lambren of scheep. [verse 5] Thou see,

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what was to thee, for thou fleddist; and thou, Jordan, for thou were turned abak? [verse 6] Munteyns, ȝe maden ful out ioye as rammes; and litle hillis, as the lambren of scheep. [verse 7] The erthe was moued fro [for C.] the face of `the Lord [God S.] ; fro the face of God of Jacob. [verse 8] Which turnede a stoon in to pondis [a poond S.] of watris; and an hard rooch in to wellis of watris. Lord, not to vs, not to [verse 1] vs; but ȝyue thou glorie to thi name. [verse 2] On [Of I. In L.] thi merci and thi [of thi I.] treuthe; lest ony tyme hethene men seien, Where is the God of hem? Forsothe oure God in heuene; dide [verse 3] alle thingis, whiche euere he wolde. [verse 4] The symulacris of hethene men ben siluer and gold; the werkis of mennus hondis. [verse 5] Tho [Thei I.] han mouth, and schulen not speke; tho [Thei I.] han iȝen, and schulen not se. [verse 6] Tho [Thei I.] han eeris, and schulen not here; tho [Thei I.] han nose thurls, and schulen not smelle. [verse 7] Tho [Thei I.] han hondis, and schulen not grope; tho [Thei I.] han feet, and schulen not go; tho [Thei I.] schulen not crye in her throte. [verse 8] Thei that maken tho [tho symulacris I.] ben maad lijk tho; and alle that triste in tho [hem I.] . [verse 9] The hous of Israel hopide in the Lord; he is the helpere `of hem [Om. S.] , and the defendere of hem. [verse 10] The hous of Aaron hopide in the Lord; he is the helpere of hem, and the defendere of hem. [verse 11] Thei that dreden the Lord, hopiden in the Lord; he is the helpere of hem, and the defendere of hem. [verse 12] The Lord was myndeful of vs; and blesside vs. He blesside the hous of Israel; he blesside the hous of Aaron. [verse 13] He blesside alle men [Om. A.] that dreden the Lord; `he blesside [Om. I.] litle [the litle CDEFHKLMOPRSWXbi. bothe litle I.] `men with the [and I.] grettere. [verse 14] The Lord encreesse [adde ether encreese CDEFGHKMOPQRSUWXbi. adde to I. addide ether encrecede L.] on ȝou; on ȝou and on ȝoure sones. [verse 15] Blessid be ȝe of the Lord; that made heuene and erthe. [verse 16] Heuene of `heuene is [heuenys S.] to the Lord; but he ȝaf erthe [the erthe I.] to the sones of men. [verse 17] Lord, not deed men schulen herie thee; nether alle men that goen doun in to helle. [verse 18] But we that lyuen, blessen the Lord; fro this tyme now and til in to the world.

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