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

PSALM L. [The title of the [Om. plures.] fiftithe salm. [verse 1] To victorie, [verse 2] the salm of Dauid; `whanne Nathan the prophete cam to hym, whanne he entride to Bersabee [that is, whanne after the deeth of Vrie, Dauith weddide Bersabe i.] .]

[verse 3] God, haue thou merci on me; bi [aftir I.] thi greet merci. And bi the mychilnesse of thi merciful doyngis; do thou awei my wickidnesse [wicknesse I.] . [verse 4] More [More ouer I.] waische thou me fro my wickidnesse; and clense thou me fro my synne. [verse 5] For Y knouleche my wickid|nesse; and my synne is euere aȝens me. [verse 6] I haue synned to thee aloone, and Y haue do yuel bifor thee; that thou be iustified in thi wordis, and ouercome whanne thou art demed. [verse 7] For lo! Y was conseyued in wickednessis; and my modir conceyuede me in synnes. [verse 8] For lo! thou louedist [hast loued I.] treuthe; thou hast schewid to me the vn|certeyn thingis, and pryuy thingis of thi wisdom. [verse 9] Lord, sprenge thou [Om. I.] me with ysope, and Y schal be clensid; waische thou me, and Y schal be maad whijt more than snow. [verse 10] Ȝyue thou ioie, and gladnesse to myn heryng; and boonys maad meke

schulen ful out make ioye. [verse 11] Turne awei thi face fro my synnes; and do [do thou I.] awei alle my wickidnesses. [verse 12] God, make thou a clene herte in me; and make thou newe a riȝtful spirit in my entrailis. [verse 13] Caste thou me not awei fro thi face; and take thou not awei fro me thin hooli spirit. [verse 14] Ȝiue thou to me the gladnesse of thyn helthe; and con|ferme thou me with the principal spirit. [verse 15] I schal teche wickid men thi weies; and vnfeithful men schulen be conuertid to thee. [verse 16] God, the God of myn helthe, dely|uere thou me fro bloodis [bloodis or synnes I.] ; and my tunge schal ioyfuli synge thi riȝtfulnesse. [verse 17] Lord, `opene thou [thou schalt opene K.] my lippis; and my mouth schal telle thi preysyng. [verse 18] For if thou had|dist wold sacrifice, Y hadde ȝoue [ȝoue it IK.] ; treuli thou schalt not delite in brent sacrifices [sacrifice A.] . [verse 19] A [Om. V.] sacrifice to God is a spirit troblid [troblid, that is, sori for synne K text. V marg.] ; God, thou schalt not dispise a contrit herte and `maad meke [mekid I.] . [verse 20] Lord, do thou benygneli in thi good wille to Syon; that the wallis of Jerusalem be bildid. [verse 21] Thanne thou schalt take plesauntli the sacrifice of riȝtfulnesse, offryngis, and brent sacri|fices; thanne thei schulen putte calues on thin auter.