answers, .i. may noght stand now bot febilly. bot .i. sall loue per|fitly my lord in my life. that is endles in heuen. and than .i. sall synge til him. als lange as .i. be. that is, withouten end. and ȝe that ere noght ȝit perfyt.
2. Nolite confidere in principibus: in filijs hominum in quibus non est salus. ¶ Willis noght trayste in pryncis: na in sunnys of men in whaim is noght hele. ¶ That is, trowis thaim noght that amonestys and eggys ȝou to luf erthly godis. for in tha men is noght ȝoure hele. bot mare dampnacioun, if ȝe folou thaim. and that may ȝe see.
3. Exibit spiritus eius & reuertetur in terram suam: in illa die peribunt omnes cogitaciones eorum. ¶ The gast of him sall out ga. and turne sall in til his land: in that day sall peryss all the thoghtis of thaim. ¶ That is, the saul of man sall ga out sudanly, when it will noght, of the body. & than his fleyss sall turne agayne in till the erth. whare of it had bigynnynge. in that day of ded all thaire thoghtis of sere couaitys and lustis sall peryss. and make thaim to peryss for thaim.
4. Beatus cuius deus iacob adiutor eius, spes eius in domino deo ipsius qui fecit celum & terram: mare & om|nia que in eis sunt. ¶ Blisful of whaim god of iacob helpere of him. the hope of him in lord his god that made heuen and erth: the see. and all thyngis that ere in thaim. ¶ Blisful is he of whaim god is the god of iacob. & helpere of him, as he was of iacob. for his hope is in ihū crist.
5. Qui custodit veritatem in seculum, facit iudicium in|iuriam pacientibus: dat escam esurientibus. ¶ That kepis sothfastnes in warld, he dos dome til suffrand wrange: he gifis mete til hungirand. ¶ In there wordis he prechis god to luf and to drede. for crist rightwis iuge vengis thaim that suffirs for his name. and he gifis mete to his lufers.
6. Dominus soluit compeditos: dominus illuminat cecos. ¶ Lord lesis the fettird; lord lightyns the blynd. ¶ The fetird in dedly body. he lesys thaim and makis thaim vndedly. and the blynd in ignoraunce; he makis seand in wisdome.
7. Dominus erigit elisos: dominus diligit iustos. ¶ Lord vprightys the smytyn down; lord lufis the rightwis. ¶ The deuyl smytis down thorgh pride. and god rightis vp thorgh meknes. and lufis rightwismen, whaim he settis in endles bliss.
