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¹ The title of the hundrid and foure and fourtithe salm. `The ympne of Dauith. Mi God king, Y schal enhaunse thee; and Y schal blesse thi name in to the world, and in to the world of world.<sup>2</sup> Bi alle daies Y schal blesse thee; and Y schal herie thi name in to the world, and in to the world of the world.<sup>3</sup> The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; and noon ende is of his greetnesse.<sup>4</sup> Generacioun and generacioun schal preise thi werkis; and thei schulen pronounse thi power.<sup>5</sup> Thei schulen speke `the greet doyng of the glorie of thin holynesse; and thei schulen telle thi merueils.⁶ And thei schulen seye the vertu of thi ferdful thingis; and thei schulen telle thi greetnesse.⁷ Thei schulen bringe forth the mynde of the abundaunce of thi swetnesse; and thei schulen telle with ful out ioiyng thi riytfulnesse.⁸ The Lord is a merciful doere, and merciful in wille; paciente, and myche merciful.⁹ The Lord is swete in alle thingis; and hise merciful doyngis ben on alle hise werkis.

¹⁰ Lord, alle thi werkis knouleche to thee; and thi seyntis blesse thee.¹¹ Thei schulen seie the glorie of thi rewme; and thei schulen speke thi power.¹² That thei make thi power knowun to the sones of men; and the glorie of the greetnesse of thi rewme.¹³ Thi rewme is the rewme of alle worldis; and thi lordschipe is in al generacioun and in to generacioun. The Lord is feithful in alle hise wordis; and hooli in alle hise werkis.¹⁴ The Lord liftith vp alle that fallen doun; and reisith alle men hurtlid doun.¹⁵ Lord, the iyen of alle beestis hopen in thee; and thou yyuest the mete of hem in couenable tyme.¹⁶ Thou openest thin hond; and thou fillist ech beeste with blessing.¹⁷ The Lord is iust in alle hise weies; and hooli in alle hise werkis.¹⁸ The Lord is niy to alle that inwardli clepen him; to alle that inwardli clepen him in treuthe.¹⁹ He schal do the wille of hem, that dreden him, and he schal here the biseching of hem; and he schal make hem saaf.²⁰ The Lord kepith alle men louynge him; and he schal leese alle synners.²¹ Mi mouth schal speke the heriyng of the Lord; and ech man blesse his hooli name in to the world, and in to the world of world.