meum respice. ¶ God be noght lenghid fra me: my god thou loke in my help. ¶ That is, god, whils thai say that .i. am helples, delay not fra me thi comfort. bot loke in my help. that it be sene. for thou semes turnyd away whils .i. am in anguys.
14. Confundantur & deficiant detrahentes anime mee: operiantur confusione & pudore qui querunt mala michi. ¶ Shamed be thai and faile bakbitand til [U repeats til.] my saule: hild be thai in confusion & shame that sekis illes till me. ¶ Shamed be thai of thaire synnes, and faile fra thaire myght, that thai vse wickidly. that wenys my life synful. & couaitis that it ware halden swilke. hild be thai withouten in confusion. and shame withinen. of ill consciens, all that eggis [S ins. 'or tices.'] me til syn.
15. Ego autem semper sperabo: & adijciam super omnem laudem tuam. ¶ Bot .i. euermare sall hope: and .i. sall tokast abouen all thi louynge. ¶ I sall ay hope in the to hafe the maystry of my faes. And .i. sall tokast louynge of mercy. that thou safes all that dos verray penaunce, abouen all thi louynge of rightwisnes. that thou dampnes all that endis in thaire syn.
16. Os meum annunciabit iusticiam tuam: tota die salu|tare tuum. ¶ My mouth sall shew thi rightwisnes; all day thi hele. ¶ That is. all my life .i. sall preche the luf of ihū crist.
17. Quoniam non cognoui literaturam, introibo in poten|cias domini: domine memorabor iusticie tue solius. ¶ ffor .i. not knew lettyreure, .i. sall entire in myghtis of lord; lord .i. sall hafe mynd of thi rightwisnes anly. ¶ That is. for .i. held all vnworthi to knaw god. that has ioy of the lettire. and will not do it in dede. .i. sall entire in cristen mannys vertu. that is, charite and mekenes. & swa .i. sall hafe mynd of thi rightwisnes that is anly. in the whilke nathynge is of me. bot all of the.
18. Deus docuisti me a iuuentute mea: & vsque nunc pronunciabo mirabilia tua. ¶ God thou lerid me fra my ȝouthede: and til now .i. sall forthe shew thi wondirs. ¶ God leris his chosen thurgh bokis and inspiracioun. fra thaire ȝouthede. that is, fra thai bigyn to luf him. and till now. that is, ay whils thai hald thaim in his luf. and forthi it is skill that thai shew his wondirs till othere. that is, raysynge of ded men in saule.
19. Et vsque in senectam & senium: deus ne derelinquas me. ¶ And till elde and elde; god forsake me noght. ¶ Gastly
