Psa 88 | Wycl | STEP | The title of the eiyte and eiytetithe salm. The lernyng of Ethan, Ezraite.

‏ Psalms 88

1 The title of the eiyte and eiytetithe salm. The lernyng of Ethan, Ezraite. 2 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. 3 For thou seidist, With outen ende merci schal be bildid in heuenes; thi treuthe schal be maad redi in tho. 4 I disposide a testament to my chosun men; Y swoor to Dauid, my seruaunt, 5 Til in to with outen ende I schal make redi thi seed. And Y schal bilde thi seete; in generacioun, and in to generacioun. 6 Lord, heuenes schulen knouleche thi merueilis; and thi treuthe in the chirche of seyntis. 7 For who in the cloudis schal be maad euene to the Lord; schal be lijk God among the sones of God? 8 God, which is glorified in the counsel of seyntis; is greet, and dreedful ouere alle that ben in his cumpas. 9 Lord God of vertues, who is lijk thee? Lord, thou art miyti, and thi treuthe is in thi cumpas. 10 Thou art Lord of the power of the see; forsothe thou aswagist the stiryng of the wawis therof. 11 Thou madist lowe the proude, as woundid; in the arm of thi vertu thou hast scaterid thin enemyes. 12 Heuenes ben thin, and erthe is thin; thou hast foundid the world, and the fulnesse therof; 13 thou madist of nouyt the north and the see. Thabor and Hermon schulen make ful out ioye in thi name; 14 thin arm with power. Thin hond be maad stidefast, and thi riythond be enhaunsid; 15 riytfulnesse and doom is the makyng redy of thi seete. Merci and treuthe schulen go bifore thi face; 16 blessid is the puple that kan hertli song. Lord, thei schulen go in the liyt of thi cheer; 17 and in thi name thei schulen make ful out ioye al dai; and thei schulen be enhaunsid in thi riytfulnesse. 18 For thou art the glorie of the vertu of hem; and in thi good plesaunce oure horn schal be enhaunsid. 19 For oure takyng vp is of the Lord; and of the hooli of Israel oure kyng. 20 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. 21 I foond Dauid, my seruaunt; Y anoyntide hym with myn hooli oile. 22 For myn hond schal helpe him; and myn arm schal conferme hym. 23 The enemye schal no thing profite in him; and the sone of wickidnesse schal not `ley to, for to anoye him. 24 And Y schal sle hise enemyes fro his face; and Y schal turne in to fliyt hem that haten hym. 25 And my treuthe and mercy schal be with him; and his horn schal be enhaunsid in my name. 26 And Y schal sette his hond in the see; and his riyt hoond in flodis. 27 He schal inwardli clepe me, Thou art my fadir; my God, and the vptaker of myn heelthe. 28 And Y schal sette him the firste gendrid sone; hiyer than the kyngis of erthe. 29 With outen ende Y schal kepe my merci to hym; and my testament feithful to him. 30 And Y schal sette his seed in to the world of world; and his trone as the daies of heuene. 31 Forsothe if hise sones forsaken my lawe; and goen not in my domes. 32 If thei maken vnhooli my riytfulnessis; and kepen not my comaundementis. 33 I schal visite in a yerde the wickidnessis of hem; and in betyngis the synnes of hem. 34 But Y schal not scatere my mercy fro hym; and in my treuthe Y schal not anoye hym. 35 Nethir Y schal make vnhooli my testament; and Y schal not make voide tho thingis that comen forth of my lippis. 36 Onys Y swoor in myn hooli; 37 Y schal not lie to Dauid, his seed schal dwelle with outen ende. 38 And his trone as sunne in my siyt, and as a perfit mone with outen ende; and a feithful witnesse in heuene. 39 But thou hast put awei, and hast dispisid; and hast dilaied thi crist. 40 Thou hast turned awei the testament of thi seruaunt; thou madist vnhooli his seyntuarie in erthe. 41 Thou distriedist alle the heggis therof; thou hast set the stidefastnesse therof drede. 42 Alle men passynge bi the weie rauyschiden him; he is maad schenschipe to hise neiyboris. 43 Thou hast enhaunsid the riythond of men oppressinge him; thou hast gladid alle hise enemyes. 44 Thou hast turned awei the help of his swerd; and thou helpidist not hym in batel. 45 Thou destriedist him fro clensing; and thou hast hurtlid doun his seete in erthe. 46 Thou hast maad lesse the daies of his time; thou hast bisched him with schenschip. 47 Lord, hou longe turnest thou awei in to the ende; schal thin ire brenne out as fier? 48 Bithenke thou what is my substaunce; for whether thou hast ordeyned veynli alle the sones of men? 49 Who is a man, that schal lyue, and schal not se deth; schal delyuere his soule fro the hond of helle? 50 Lord, where ben thin elde mercies; as thou hast swore to Dauid in thi treuthe? 51 Lord, be thou myndeful of the schenschipe of thi seruauntis, of many hethene men; whiche Y helde togidere in my bosum. 52 Whiche thin enemyes, Lord, diden schenschipfuli; for thei dispisiden the chaungyng of thi crist. 53 Blessid be the Lord with outen ende; be it don, be it don.