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.

7. Quoniam rex omnis terre deus: psallite sapienter. ¶ ffor kynge of the erth god: syngis wisely. ¶ He is god that makis, and kynge that guuerns in ilke stede. syngis wisly, that is, wirkis with discrecion. for naman dos wisely that he knawis noght.

8. Regnabit deus super gentes: deus sedet super sedem sanctam suam. ¶ God sall be kynge abouen genge: god sitis on his haly setil. ¶ That is, on aungels and haly saules, in whaim his [S. U om.] rest is.

9. Principes populorum congregati sunt cum deo abra|ham: quoniam dij fortes terre vehementer eleuati sunt. ¶ The princes of folke ere gadird with god of abraham: for goddis stalworth of the erth. gretly ere vpliftid [S vpphovone.] . ¶ Prynces of folke ere apostils, and pore men wilfully, that folows crist in maners. and thai sall be gadird with crist. to [S att.] be domes men. in the last end of the warld. for goddis stalworth. that is, tirauntes and proude men, that traystis thaim in thaire myght. gretly ere vpliftid in honurs & riches. bot there princes with crist sall brynge thaim down with sorow. and shame and hethynge.

MAGNUS dominus & laudabilis nimis: in ciuitate dei nostri in monte sancto eius. ¶ Gret lord and ful mykil louely: in the cite of oure god. in the haly hill of him. ¶ Crist is a gret lord: for he dos all thynge myghtyly. and louely, for faire. and wondirfully he dos ful mykil, withouten terym and end: bot whare is he louely. in the cite of oure god, that is, amange goed men. noght in cite of ill men whare the deuel is kynge: bot in haly kyrke, that is sett in his haly hill. that is. it is festid in charite.

2. Fundatur exultacione vniuerse terre, mons syon: latera aquilonis, ciuitas regis magni. ¶ It is foundid in gladnes of all the erth. hill of syon: sides of the north. cite of the gret kynge. ¶ The whilke cite is foundid in gladnes of all manere of men, gladly cumand til halykirke: for the hill of syon. that is, men heghe in contemplacioun of god. and the sydes of the north. that is, synful men, that ere turnyd fra the deuel hally til god. there ere the cite of the gret kynge crist. other kyngis ere smale.