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PSALM LIV. [ [verse 1] The title of the [Om. plures.] foure and fiftithe salm [Om. DG.] . `In Ebreu thus [Om. ceteri præter U.] , To victorie in or|guns, the lernyng of Dauid. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer in salmes of Dauid lernid [Om. ceteri præter U.] [A glos. Da|uith made this salm, doinge thankingis to God, whan he fledde fro Ceila, and was saued fro the hondis of Saul, that wolde bisege him in Ceila, and fro the hondis of the puple of Ceila, that disposide to bitraie him. LPQSbi.] .]

[verse 2] God, here thou my preier, and dispise [verse 3] thou [Om. I.] not my biseching; ȝyue thou tent to me, and here thou me. I am sorewful in myn exercising [exercising or hauntyng I.] ; and Y am disturblid [verse 4] of the face of the enemye, and of the tri|bulacioun of the synner. For thei bow|iden wickidnessis in to me; and in ire thei weren diseseful to me. [verse 5] Myn herte was disturblid in me; and the drede of deth felde on [in S.] me. [verse 6] Drede [And drede I. And dredinge S.] and trembling camen on me; and derknessis hiliden me. [verse 7] And Y seide, Who schal ȝyue to me fetheris, as of a [Om. S.] culuer; and Y schal fle, and schal [I schal IS.] take rest? [verse 8] Lo! Y ȝede fer awei, and fledde; and Y dwellide in wildirnesse. [verse 9] I abood hym, that made me saaf fro the litilnesse,

`ether drede, of spirit; and fro tempest. [verse 10] Lord, caste thou doun, departe thou the tungis of hem; for Y siȝ wickidnesse and aȝenseiyng in the citee. [verse 11] Bi dai and nyȝt wickidnesse schal cumpasse it on the wallis therof; and trauel and vnriȝtful|nesse [verse 12] ben in the myddis therof. And vsure and gile failide not; fro the stretis therof. [verse 13] For if myn enemye hadde cursid me; sotheli Y hadde suffride. And if he, that hatide me, hadde spoke greet thingis on me; in hap Y hadde hid me fro hym. [verse 14] But thou art a man of o wille; my leeder, and my knowun. [verse 15] Which tokist togidere swete meetis with me; we ȝeden with con|sent in the hous of God. [verse 16] Deth come on hem; and go thei doun quyk in to helle. For weiwardnessis ben in the dwelling places [place A.] of hem; in the myddis of hem. [verse 17] But Y criede to thee, Lord; and the Lord sauede me. [verse 18] In the euentid and morewtid and in myddai Y schal telle, and schewe; and he schal here my vois. [verse 19] He schal aȝen|bie my soule in pees fro hem, that neiȝen to me; for among manye thei weren with me. [verse 20] God schal here; and he that is bifore the [Om. K.] worldis schal make hem low. For chaungyng [chaunging, that is, fro synne to penauns K text. V marg.] is not to hem, and thei dred|den [verse 21] not God; he holdith [holde C.] forth his hoond in ȝelding. Thei defouliden his testa|ment, [verse 22] the cheris therof weren departid fro ire; and his herte neiȝede. The wordis therof weren [ben K.] softer than oyle; and tho [thei K.] ben dartis. [verse 23] Caste thi cure [care CEFGHKLPQSUXk. cure or thouȝt I.] on the Lord, and he schal fulli nurische thee; and he schal not ȝyue with outen ende flotering to a iust man. [verse 24] But thou, God, schalt lede hem forth; in to the pit of deth. Men|quelleris and gilours schulen not haue half her daies; but, Lord, Y schal hope in thee.