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¹ The title of the thre and fourtithe salm. `To victorie, lernyng to the sones of Chore.² God, we herden with oure eeris; oure fadris telden to vs. The werk, which thou wrouytist in the daies of hem; and in elde daies.³ Thin hond lost hethene men, and thou plauntidist hem; thou turmentidist puplis, and castidist hem out.⁴ For the children of Israel weldiden the lond not bi her swerd; and the arm of hem sauyde not hem. But thi riyt hond, and thin arm, and the liytnyng of thi cheer; for thou were plesid in hem.⁵ Thou art thi silf, my kyng and my God; that sendist helthis to Jacob.⁶ Bi thee we schulen wyndewe oure enemyes with horn; and in thi name we schulen dispise hem, that risen ayen vs.⁷ For Y schal not hope in my bouwe; and my swerd schal not saue me.⁸ For thou hast saued vs fro men turmentinge vs; and thou hast schent men hatinge vs.

⁹ We schulen be preisid in God al dai; and in thi name we schulen knouleche to thee in to the world.¹⁰ But now thou hast put vs abac, and hast schent vs; and thou, God, schalt not go out in oure vertues.¹¹ Thou hast turned vs awei bihynde aftir oure enemyes; and thei, that hatiden vs, rauyschiden dyuerseli to hem silf.¹² Thou hast youe vs as scheep of meetis; and among hethene men thou hast scaterid vs.¹³ Thou hast seeld thi puple with out prijs; and multitude was not in the chaungyngis of hem.¹⁴ Thou hast set vs schenschip to oure neiyboris; mouwyng and scorn to hem that ben in oure cumpas.¹⁵ Thou hast set vs into licnesse to hethene me; stiryng of heed among puplis.¹⁶ Al dai my schame is ayens me; and the schenschipe of my face hilide me.

¹⁷ Fro the vois of dispisere, and yuele spekere; fro the face of enemy, and pursuere.¹⁸ Alle these thingis camen on vs, and we han not foryete thee; and we diden not wickidli in thi testament.¹⁹ And oure herte yede not awei bihynde; and thou hast bowid awei oure pathis fro thi weie.²⁰ For thou hast maad vs lowe in the place of turment; and the schadewe of deth hilide vs.²¹ If we foryaten the name of oure God; and if we helden forth oure hondis to an alien God.²² Whether God schal not seke these thingis? for he knowith the hid thingis of herte. For whi we ben slayn al dai for thee; we ben demed as scheep of sleyng.²³ Lord, rise vp, whi slepist thou? rise vp, and putte not awei in to the ende.²⁴ Whi turnest thou awei thi face? thou foryetist oure pouert, and oure tribulacioun.²⁵ For oure lijf is maad low in dust; oure wombe is glued togidere in the erthe.²⁶ Lord, rise vp thou, and helpe vs; and ayenbie vs for thi name.