of godis luf, sounnys bifor crist. his prayere he calles criynge: for the fors of fire of luf is in his saule, that makis his prayere to thrill heuen, and swa he hard him. fra his haly hill. that is, of his right|wisnes: for it is rightwis byfor god to help him that is in anguys for his luf.
5. Ego dormiui & soporatus sum: & exurrexi, quia domi|nus suscepit me. ¶ I slep and .i. am soked; and .i. rase. for lord vp toke me. ¶ What did he. i. slepe, that is, .i. ristid me first in synful lyfe and in slawnes: and .i. am soked in my synne, lange ligand thar in. & sithen .i. rase fra ded til lyf, fra ydelnes til excercise in godis seruys. and this noght by my self, bot for my lord toke me til penaunce, and enspired my hert forto hate synne. and tharfor,
6. Non timebo milia populi circumdantis me: exurge domine, saluum me fac, deus meus. ¶ I sall noght dred thousand of folk vmgifand me; rise lorde, make me safe, my god. ¶ This thousand of folk is all the deuels of hell and thaire tempta|ciouns. and all vices, the whilk vmgifs men to dissaif thaim and turne thaim fra god. bot all there thare him noght drede, whaim god has uptakyn. and at it be swa. rise lord, that is, gare me rise perfitly in til thi luf, and make [S. U om.] me saf my god. for thi luf safes fra dred of all thynge.
7. Quoniam tu percussisti omnes aduersantes michi sine causa: dentes peccatorum contriuisti. ¶ ffor thou has smyten all contrariand til me withouten cheson; the tethe of synful thou alto brake. ¶ Thou sall saf me, and thou sall smyte the deuel and all his lymmys in dampnacioun. withouten cheson he sais. for na man has cheson to noy a rightwisman, that noyes na man. forthi naman may be excused that harmes a goed man in word or dede. for all ere haldyn to help him in his mystere, and to luf his goedness: the tethe of synful ere the malycyouse gnawyngs of bakbiters and the desayfabile wordis of flaterers, the whilk crist sall allto breke. in thaire ded. for than thai sall noght cun say ill agayns rightwismen, ne goed of ill men. whaim now thai flatere for aghe or for fauour. bot than thai sall lose tha [B 467 tho. U the. S those.] tethe. and bren fore thaim in the fire of hell.
8. Domini est salus: & super populum tuum benediccio tua. ¶ Of lord is hele; & on thi folk thi blissynge. ¶ Trowis that is said, & hopes in crist. and noght in ȝoure self: for hele anly
