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and Y am dryuun to nouyt, and Y wiste not.

As a werk beeste Y am maad at thee; and Y am euere with thee.

In the dai of my tribulacioun Y souyte God with myn hondis; in the nyyt `to fore hym, and Y am not disseyued. Mi soule forsook to be coumfortid;

For Y am thi Lord God, that ladde thee out of the lond of Egipt; make large thi mouth, and Y schal fille it.

The `title of the fyue and eiytetithe salm. The preier of Dauid. Lord, bowe doun thin eere, and here me; for Y am nedi and pore.

Kepe thou my lijf, for Y am holi; my God, make thou saaf thi seruaunt hopynge in thee.

I am gessid with hem that goon doun in to the lake; Y am maad as a man with outen help,

Thou hast maad fer fro me my knowun; thei han set me abhomynacioun to hem silf. I am takun, and Y yede not out;

I am pore, and in traueils fro my yongthe; sotheli Y am enhaunsid, and Y am maad low, and disturblid.

He criede to me, and Y schal here him, Y am with him in tribulacioun; Y schal delyuere him, and Y schal glorifie hym.

Turne not awei thi face fro me; in what euere dai Y am troblid, bowe doun thin eere to me. In what euere day Y schal inwardli clepe thee; here thou me swiftli.

I am smytun as hei, and myn herte dried vp; for Y haue foryete to eete my breed.

I am maad lijk a pellican of wildirnesse; Y am maad as a niyt crowe in an hous.

I wakide; and Y am maad as a solitarie sparowe in the roof.

I schal singe to the Lord in my lijf; Y schal seie salm to my God, as longe as Y am.

Delyuere thou me, for Y am nedi and pore; and myn herte is disturblid with ynne me.

I am takun awei as a schadowe, whanne it bowith awei; and Y am schakun awei as locustis.

And Y am maad schenschipe to hem; thei sien me, and moueden her heedis.

O! Lord, for Y am thi seruant; Y am thi seruaunt, and the sone of thi handmaide. Thou hast broke my bondys,

Alle folkis cumpassiden me; and in the name of the Lord it bifelde, for Y am auengide on hem.