Psalms 33

¹The title of the thre and thrittithe salm. To Dauid, whanne he chaungide his mouth bifor Abymalech, and he `droof out Dauid, `and he yede forth.

²I schal blesse the Lord in al tyme; euere his heriyng is in my mouth.

³Mi soule schal be preisid in the Lord; mylde men here, and be glad.

⁴Magnyfie ye the Lord with me; and enhaunse we his name into it silf.

⁵I souyte the Lord, and he herde me; and he delyueride me fro alle my tribulaciouns.

⁶Neiye ye to him, and be ye liytned; and youre faces schulen not be schent.

⁷This pore man criede, and the Lord herde hym; and sauyde hym fro alle hise tribulaciouns.

⁸The aungel of the Lord sendith in the cumpas of men dredynge hym; and he schal delyuere hem.

⁹Taaste ye, and se, for the Lord is swete; blessid is the man, that hopith in hym.

¹⁰Alle ye hooli men of the Lord, drede hym; for no nedynesse is to men dredynge hym.

¹¹Riche men weren nedi, and weren hungri; but men that seken the Lord schulen not faile of al good.

¹²Come, ye sones, here ye me; Y schal teche you the drede of the Lord.

¹³Who is a man, that wole lijf; loueth to se good daies?

¹⁴Forbede thi tunge fro yuel; and thi lippis speke not gile.

¹⁵Turne thou awei fro yuel, and do good; seke thou pees, and perfitli sue thou it.

¹⁶The iyen of the Lord ben on iust men; and hise eeren ben to her preiers.

¹⁷But the cheer of the Lord is on men doynge yuels; that he leese the mynde of hem fro erthe.

¹⁸Just men cryeden, and the Lord herde hem; and delyueride hem fro alle her tribulaciouns.

¹⁹The Lord is nyy hem that ben of troblid herte; and he schal saue meke men in spirit.

²⁰Many tribulaciouns ben of iust men; and the Lord schal delyuere hem fro alle these.

²¹The Lord kepith alle the boonys of hem; oon of tho schal not be brokun.

²²The deth of synneris is werst; and thei that haten a iust man schulen trespasse.

²³The Lord schal ayenbie the soulis of hise seruauntis; and alle, that hopen in him, schulen not trespasse.

¹Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

²Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

³Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

⁴For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.

⁵He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

⁶By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

¹⁰The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

¹¹The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

¹⁴From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁵He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

¹⁶There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹⁷An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

¹⁸Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

¹⁹To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

²¹For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

²²Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.