The Psalter, or Psalms of David and certain canticles / with a translation and exposition in English by Richard Rolle of Hampole ; ed. from manuscripts by the Rev. H. R. Bramley ... With an introduction and glossary.

semita recta propter inimicos meos. ¶ Sett til me lord laghe in thi way: and in right strete thou dresse me for myn enmys. ¶ I thynke til the: forthi sett til me laghe of charite and discy|plyne. that it suffire me noght to erre in thi way, that is in crist: and in right stret [S stighe.] of counsails and anguys dresse me, for myn enmys, that seses noght to waite whare thai myght take me.

18. Ne tradideris me in animas tribulancium me: quon|iam insurrexerunt in me testes iniqui, & mentita est iniquitas sibi. ¶ Gif me noght in saules of angirand me: for wickid witnesis rase in me, and wickidnes has leghid til it self. ¶ Thof thou suffire thaim to pyne me bodily, gif me noght in thaire saules: that is, suffire thaim noght to be fild of myn ill. that .i. assent til thaim: swa that thai hafe noght thaire will of me. for wickid witnesis rises agayns me, sayand fals thynge of me, forto stire me, and make me departe fra the: and wickidnes has leghid til the [S it.] self, noght til me: that is, a wickid spekere delited is in his leghe, bot he stird noght me.

19. Credo videre bona domini: in terra viuencium. ¶ I trow to see the godis of lord; in the land of lifand. ¶ Thai leghe on me til thaire awn harm: for .i. trow to see verray goed and lastand, in heuen, when thai sall fele the fire of hell: and as I am certayn of this ioy, alswa ilk cristyn man,

20. Expecta dominum, viriliter age: & confortetur cor tuum & sustine dominum. ¶ Abide the lord, manly wirke: & comfortid be thi hert, and suffire god. ¶ Abide god, doand his biddyngs: and in that haf thi desire: wirke manly, withouten slawnes, and hardily, as a man: for swa thi hert sall be comfortid in god: and that thou be noght wery in godis way, suffire oure lord. that is, suffire that thou suffirs for god and of god. for wa is thaim that losis suffrynge.

[PSALM XXVII.]

AD te domine clamabo, deus meus, ne sileas a me: ne quando taceas a me & assimilabor descedentibus in lacum. ¶ Til the lord i. sall cry, my god still not fra me: leswhen thou still fra me and .i. sall be lyke til lightnand in the lake. ¶ Crist, in als mykil as he is man, settand him ensaumpile til rightwismen,

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Title: The Psalter, or Psalms of David and certain canticles / with a translation and exposition in English by Richard Rolle of Hampole ; ed. from manuscripts by the Rev. H. R. Bramley ... With an introduction and glossary.
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Publication: Oxford :: Clarendon press,; 1884.
Subject terms: Bible. -- O.T. -- English (Middle English) -- 1884.; Bible. -- O.T. -- Latin. -- 1884.

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