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.

3. Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere: surgite post|quam sederitis, qui manducatis panem doloris. ¶ Vayne is to ȝow forto ryse bifore light; rysis eftire that ȝe hafe sytyn, that etys the bred of sorow. ¶ That is, vayne is to ȝow. if ȝe ryse or lyght ryse, that is, crist. as he dos that settis him bifore crist. couaytand [U uaytand. S couetond.] to be heghe here. thare crist was meke. bot rysis til heghnes eftire that ȝe hafe sytyn: that is, eftire meknes. ȝe that ete the bred of sorow. that is, ȝe that make sorow in ȝoure pilgrimage, and of that sorow has comfort. and swa ȝe sall be heghid.

4. Cum dederit dilectis suis sompnum: ecce hereditas domini filij merces, fructus ventris. ¶ When he has gifen slepe til his derlyngis: lo the heritage of lord mede of sun, froyt of wambe. ¶ Slepe he kallis bodily ded. in the whilke is sikire restynge. til his derlyngis: forthi eftire the ded hope heghynge: for lo than the heritage of god. that is, mede of the sun. that is froyte of the wambe of the maydyn mary. for than godis lufers has the heritage and the mede of crist.

5. Sicut sagitte in manu potentis: ita filij excussorum. ¶ As aruys in hand of myghty; swa the sunnys of outshote. ¶ That is, sunnys of apostils ere sent of godis hand to preche & to lere. and swa is the heritage getyn.

6. Beatus vir qui impleuit desiderium ex ipsis: non con|fundetur cum loquetur inimicis suis in porta. ¶ Blisful man that fulfild his desyre of tha: he sall noght be shamyd when he sall speke till his enmys in the ȝate. ¶ He fulfils his desyre of tha haly prechers that lufys noght this warld. bot fillis hym with godis luf. and he sall noght be shamyd bot honurde in the ȝate. that is, in the dome, when goed men entirs til heuen. ill men til hell. thorgh the ȝate of dome.

[PSALM CXXVII.]

BEATI omnes qui timent dominum: qui ambulant in vijs eius. ¶ Blisful all that [Text from L to Ps. cxxxi. 5, 'And rest til my tempils.'] dredis oure lorde: that gos in the wayes of him. ¶ That is, in trouth and in gode werkis. the dred that aman has to wreth god. & [S. L is.] that he tharne him not, is chaste drede. & that cumys of luf. and thou that so dredis,

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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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