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For thi merci is betere than lyues; my lippis schulen herie thee.

for thou were myn helpere. And in the keueryng of thi wyngis Y schal make `ful out ioye, my soule cleuede after thee;

But the king schal be glad in God; and alle men schulen be preysid that sweren in hym, for the mouth of hem, that speken wickid thingis, is stoppid.

For thei scharpiden her tungis as a swerd, thei benten a bowe, a bittir thing;

for to schete in priuetees hym that is vnwemmed.

Thou hast visitid the lond, and hast greetli fillid it; thou hast multiplied to make it riche. The flood of God was fillid with watris; thou madist redi the mete of hem, for the makyng redi therof is so.

For thou, God, hast preued vs; thou hast examyned vs bi fier, as siluer is examyned.

Hethen men be glad, and make fulli ioye, for thou demest puplis in equite; and dressist hethene men in erthe.

The erthe was moued, for heuenes droppiden doun fro the face of God of Synay; fro the face of God of Israel.

wherto bileuen ye falsli, cruddid hillis? The hil in which it plesith wel God to dwelle ther ynne; for the Lord schal dwelle `in to the ende.

Thou stiedist an hiy, thou tokist caitiftee; thou resseyuedist yiftis among men. For whi thou tokist hem that bileueden not; for to dwelle in the Lord God.

The title of the eiyte and sixtithe salm. `In Ebreu thus, To the victorie, on the roosis of Dauid. `In Jerom thus, To the ouercomer, for the sones of Dauid. God, make thou me saaf; for watris `entriden til to my soule.

For Y suffride schenschipe for thee; schame hilide my face.

For the feruent loue of thin hous eet me; and the schenschipis of men seiynge schenschipis to thee fellen on me.

Lord, here thou me, for thi merci is benygne; vp the multitude of thi merciful doyngis biholde thou in to me.

And turne not awei thi face fro thi child; for Y am in tribulacioun, here thou me swiftli.

Yyue thou tente to my soule, and delyuer thou it; for myn enemyes delyuere thou me.

For thei pursueden hym, whom thou hast smyte; and thei addiden on the sorewe of my woundis.

For the Lord herde pore men; and dispiside not hise boundun men.

For God schal make saaf Syon; and the citees of Juda schulen be bildid. And thei schulen dwelle there; and thei schulen gete it bi eritage.