PSALM CXXXI. [ [verse 1] The title of the hundrid and oon and thrittithe salm. The song of greces [greces, of deuocion that Dauith hadde, to bilde the temple, and of biheest of God to him, of eritage of the rewme. K. In A is no title, but only cxxxi.] .]
Lord, haue thou mynde on [of CDEFGHIKLMOPQRUVWXbi.] Dauid; and of al his myldenesse. [verse 2] As he swoor to the Lord; he made a vowe to God of Jacob. I schal not entre in to the tabernacle of [verse 3] myn hous; Y schal not stie in to the bed of mi restyng. [verse 4] I schal not ȝyue sleep to myn iȝen; and napping to myn iȝe liddis. [verse 5] And rest to my templis, til Y fynde a place to the Lord; a tabernacle to God of Jacob. [verse 6] Lo! we herden that [the K.] arke of testament in Effrata, `that is, in Silo [Om. CDEFGHK pr. m. LMOPQRSVWXbi. that is, in Silo. Lire here. U.] ; we founden it in the feeldis of the [Om. ceteri.] wode. [verse 7] We schulen entre in to the tabernacle of hym; we schulen worschipe in the place, where hise feet stoden. [verse 8] Lord, rise thou in to thi reste; thou and the ark of thin halewing. [verse 9] Thi prestis be clothid with riȝtfulnesse; and thi seyntis make ful out ioye. [verse 10] For Dauid, thi seruaunt; turne thou not awei the face of thi crist. [verse 11] The Lord swoor treuthe to Dauid, and he schal not make hym veyn; of the fruyt of thi wombe Y schal sette on thi seete. [verse 12] If thi sones schulen kepe my testament; and my wit|nessingis, these whiche Y schal teche hem. And the sones of hem til [Om. X.] in to the world; thei schulen sette on thi seete. [verse 13] For the Lord chees Sion; he chees it in to dwell|ing to hym silf. [verse 14] This is my reste in to the world of world; Y schal dwelle here, for Y chees it. [verse 15] I blessynge schal blesse the widewe of it; Y schal fille with looues the pore men of it. [verse 16] I schal clothe with heelthe the preestis therof; and the hooli men therof schulen make ful out ioye in [in the C.] ful [ful out ceteri.] reioisinge [ioiyng CDEGHKLMOPQRSUVWXbi.] . [verse 17] Thidir Y schal bringe
