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`he ordeynede Asaph the prince, and Zacharie his secounde; forsothe `he ordeynede Jahiel, and Semiramoth, and Jahel, and Mathathie, and Eliab, and Banaye, and Obededom, and Jehiel, on the orguns, on the sautrie, and on the harpis; but he ordeynede Asaph to sowne with cymbalis;

Knowleche ye to the Lord, and inwardli clepe ye his name; make ye hise fyndyngis knowun among puplis.

Synge ye to hym, and seie ye salm to hym, and telle ye alle his merueylis.

Preise ye his hooli name; the herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad.

Seke ye the Lord and his vertu; seke ye euere his face.

Haue ye mynde of hise merueilis whiche he dide; of hise signes, and of the domes of his mouth.

The seed of Israel, his seruaunt, preise thou God; the sones of Jacob, his chosun, preise ye God.

Haue ye mynde with outen ende of his couenaunt; of the word whiche he couenauntide `in to a thousynde generaciouns.

Which word he couenauntide with Abraham; and of his ooth to Ysaac.

Al erthe, singe ye to the Lord; telle ye fro dai into dai his helthe.

Telle ye among hethen men his glorie; hise merueylis among alle puplis.

Yyue ye glorie to his name, reise ye sacrifice, and come ye in his siyt; and worschipe ye the Lord in hooli fairnesse.

Al erthe be mouyd fro his face; for he foundide the world vnmouable.

The see thundre, and his fulnesse; the feeldis fulli ioye, and alle thingis that ben in tho.

Knouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his mersi is withouten ende.

And aftir hym Dauyd ordeynede Eman, and Idithum, and other chosene, ech man bi his name, for to knowleche to the Lord; for his mercy is withouten ende.

And al the puple turnede ayen in to her hows, and Dauid turnede ayen, to blesse also his hows.

Forsothe whanne Dauid dwellide in his hows, he seide to Nathan, the prophete, Lo! Y dwelle in an hows of cedris; sotheli the arke of boond of pees of the Lord is vndur skynnys.

And whanne thou hast fillid thi daies, that thou go to thi fadris, Y schal reise thi seed after thee, that schal be of thi sones, and Y schal stablische his rewme;

he schal bilde to me an hows, and Y schal make stidefast his seete til in to with outen ende.