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¹ The title of the eiyte and eiytetithe salm. The lernyng of Ethan, Ezraite. I schal synge with outen ende; the mercies of the Lord. In generacioun and in to generacioun; Y schal telle thi treuthe with my mouth.² For thou seidist, With outen ende merci schal be bildid in heuenes; thi treuthe schal be maad redi in tho.³ I disposide a testament to my chosun men; Y swoor to Dauid, my seruaunt,⁴ Til in to with outen ende I schal make redi thi seed. And Y schal bilde thi seete; in generacioun, and in to generacioun.

⁵ Lord, heuenes schulen knouleche thi merueilis; and thi treuthe in the chirche of seyntis.⁶ For who in the cloudis schal be maad euene to the Lord; schal be lijk God among the sones of God?⁷ God, which is glorified in the counsel of seyntis; is greet, and dreedful ouere alle that ben in his cumpas.⁸ Lord God of vertues, who is lijk thee? Lord, thou art miyti, and thi treuthe is in thi cumpas.⁹ Thou art Lord of the power of the see; forsothe thou aswagist the stiryng of the wawis therof.¹⁰ Thou madist lowe the proude, as woundid; in the arm of thi vertu thou hast scaterid thin enemyes.¹¹ Heuenes ben thin, and erthe is thin; thou hast foundid the world, and the fulnesse therof;¹² thou madist of nouyt the north and the see. Thabor and Hermon schulen make ful out ioye in thi name;¹³ thin arm with power. Thin hond be maad stidefast, and thi riythond be enhaunsid;¹⁴ riytfulnesse and doom is the makyng redy of thi seete. Merci and treuthe schulen go bifore thi face;

¹⁵ blessid is the puple that kan hertli song. Lord, thei schulen go in the liyt of thi cheer;¹⁶ and in thi name thei schulen make ful out ioye al dai; and thei schulen be enhaunsid in thi riytfulnesse.¹⁷ For thou art the glorie of the vertu of hem; and in thi good plesaunce oure horn schal be enhaunsid.¹⁸ For oure takyng vp is of the Lord; and of the hooli of Israel oure kyng.

¹⁹ Thanne thou spakist in reuelacioun to thi seyntis, and seidist, Y haue set help in the myyti; and Y haue enhaunsid the chosun man of my puple.²⁰ I foond Dauid, my seruaunt; Y anoyntide hym with myn hooli oile.²¹ For myn hond schal helpe him; and myn arm schal conferme hym.²² The enemye schal no thing profite in him; and the sone of wickidnesse schal not `ley to, for to anoye him.²³ And Y schal sle hise enemyes fro his face; and Y schal turne in to fliyt hem that haten hym.²⁴ And my treuthe and mercy schal be with him; and his horn schal be enhaunsid in my name.²⁵ And Y schal sette his hond in the see; and his riyt hoond in flodis.²⁶ He schal inwardli clepe me, Thou art my fadir; my God, and the vptaker of myn heelthe.²⁷ And Y schal sette him the firste gendrid sone; hiyer than the kyngis of erthe.²⁸ With outen ende Y schal kepe my merci to hym; and my testament feithful to him.²⁹ And Y schal sette his seed in to the world of world; and his trone as the daies of heuene.³⁰ Forsothe if hise sones forsaken my lawe; and goen not in my domes.³¹ If thei maken vnhooli my riytfulnessis; and kepen not my comaundementis.³² I schal visite in a yerde the wickidnessis of hem; and in betyngis the synnes of hem.³³ But Y schal not scatere my mercy fro hym; and in my treuthe Y schal not anoye hym.³⁴ Nethir Y schal make vnhooli my testament; and Y schal not make voide tho thingis that comen forth of my lippis.³⁵ Onys Y swoor in myn hooli;³⁶ Y schal not lie to Dauid, his seed schal dwelle with outen ende.³⁷ And his trone as sunne in my siyt, and as a perfit mone with outen ende; and a feithful witnesse in heuene.

³⁸ But thou hast put awei, and hast dispisid; and hast dilaied thi crist.³⁹ Thou hast turned awei the testament of thi seruaunt; thou madist vnhooli his seyntuarie in erthe.⁴⁰ Thou distriedist alle the heggis therof; thou hast set the stidefastnesse therof drede.⁴¹ Alle men passynge bi the weie rauyschiden him; he is maad schenschipe to hise neiyboris.⁴² Thou hast enhaunsid the riythond of men oppressinge him; thou hast gladid alle hise enemyes.⁴³ Thou hast turned awei the help of his swerd; and thou helpidist not hym in batel.⁴⁴ Thou destriedist him fro clensing; and thou hast hurtlid doun his seete in erthe.⁴⁵ Thou hast maad lesse the daies of his time; thou hast bisched him with schenschip.⁴⁶ Lord, hou longe turnest thou awei in to the ende; schal thin ire brenne out as fier?⁴⁷ Bithenke thou what is my substaunce; for whether thou hast ordeyned veynli alle the sones of men?⁴⁸ Who is a man, that schal lyue, and schal not se deth; schal delyuere his soule fro the hond of helle?⁴⁹ Lord, where ben thin elde mercies; as thou hast swore to Dauid in thi treuthe?⁵⁰ Lord, be thou myndeful of the schenschipe of thi seruauntis, of many hethene men; whiche Y helde togidere in my bosum.⁵¹ Whiche thin enemyes, Lord, diden schenschipfuli; for thei dispisiden the chaungyng of thi crist.⁵² Blessid be the Lord with outen ende; be it don, be it don.