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1. PSALMUS IPSI DAVID 



PSALMUS C. 



mild-heortnisse •) dom ic singu ^e dryht' ic singu 

Misericordiam et judicium cantabo tibi Domine Psallam 

•) onrgeotu in pege ^aem un-pemman iSonne tSu cymes to me 

(2.) et intellegam in via inmaculata quando venies ad me 

ic geond-gan in un-sceiSfulnisse heortan minre in midle huses 

Perambulabam in innocentiam cordis mei in medio domus 

iSines 

tuae 

ic no fore-sette bi-foran egnm minum pisan yfle donde 

3. Non proponebam ante oculos meos rem malam facientes 

ofer-leomisse ic fiode no aet-falh me heorte iSuerh 

praevaricationes odivi non adhaesit mihi (4.) cor pravum 

-. oa-haeldende fro me apergde ic ne on-cneop telendne 

Declinantes a me malignos non cognoscebam (5.) detrahen- 

pi$ iSaem nestan his degul-lice iSeosne ic oehte 

tem adversus proximum suum occulte hunc persequebar 

ofer-hygdum egan *j un-gereordedlicne heortan mltte tSis somud ic ne 

Superbo oculo et insatiabili corde cum hoc simul non 

et 

edebam 

egan min ofer ^a. ge-treopan eoriSan iSaet hie sitten iSas mid mec 

6. Oculi mei super fideles terrae ut sedeant hii mecum 

gongende in pege iSaem un-pemman iSes me iSegnade 

ambulans in via inmaculata hie mihi ministrabat 

* 

ne earda^ in midle huses mines se doe% ofer-hygde 

7. Non habitabit in medio domus meae qui facit superbiam 

se sprice^ ^a un-rehtan ne ge-receX in ge-sihXe egena 

qui loquitur iniqua non direxit in conspectu oculorum 

minra 

meorum 

in morgen-tid ic of-slog alle synfulle eoriSan iSaet 

8. In matutinis interficiebam omnes peccatores terre ut 

ic to-stregde of cestre dryht' alle Xa pircatS 

disperderem de civitate Domini omnes qui operantur 

un-rehtpisnisse 

iniquitatem 




PS. C] ^ EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 8 



PSALM C. 

1. ^ Merci and dome ^ with-alle, 
Laverd, to J)e singe ^ I salle. 

* I sal salme {2.) and understand in un-wemmid wai, 
When J)ou salte come to me ai. 
I thorgh-yhode in un-derandnesse of mi lierte, 
In mid of mi hous in querte. 

3. *Noght set I to be in sighte 

Bifore mine eghen thinge un-righte ; 
Wemmednesses ere doand^ 
Hated I in ilka land. 

Noght kleved to me (4.) wicke hert for-))i ; 
^ Heldeand fra me liber noght knew I. 

5. "^ Dem-like his neghourgh bak-bitand, 
Him filiyhed I with fote and hand. 
With proude egh and ® un-fiUandlike hert, 
With 9 it ete I noght in quert. 

6. Min eghen to trew of land Jat be, 
Swa ])at )>ai ai site with me ; 

^® Gaand in un-wemmid wai, 
He served me, night and dai. 

7. Noghte sal he won me biside, 

In mid of mi hous, )>at does pride ; 
J)at spekes quednes, noght righted swa 
In sighte of min eghen twa. 

8. In 1^ ughteninge I slogh with hand 
AUe J)e sinful of Je land ; 

pat I '* for-spiUe fra Goddes cite 
Alle ))at wickenes wirkand be. 



' Merd and dome es so fre, ^ Boyhand, £. 

Laverd, sal I sing to J>e, E. 7 gtinj^ jj^ 

witterli H 

^sall, W. ' « un-filland, //. 

*'In un-wemmed wai when \>ovl comes to ® him, H, 

I sal salme and understand be, 7/. * „ 

« Noht set I before mine egen ^ing un-riht; morning, H, L. 

Doandwemmednes hated I with miht, E. ** forlese, H.; forles, E. 




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j^NGLO-SAXON PJSALTER. [PS. CI. 



1. ORATIO PAUPERIS CUM ANXIATUS FUERIT ET CORAM 

DEO EFFUDIT PBECEM SUAM 

PSALMUS CI. 

dryht' ge-her ge-bed min ^ cleopimg min to ^e 

2. Domine exaudi orationem meam et clamor meus ad te 

be-cyme 

perveniat 

ne acer ^u onsiene ^ine £rom me in spe hpelcum dege ge-spenced 

3. Ne avertas fa^ciem tuam a me in quacunque die tribulor 

on-haeld to me eare ^in In spe hpelcum dege ic ge-cego 

inclina ad me aurem tuam in quacunque die invocavero 

^ec hred-Uce ge-her mec 

te velociter exaudi me 

for-^on a-sprungan spe spe rec dagas mine 'j ban min spe 

4. Quia defecerunt sicut fumus dies mei et ossa mea sicut 

in hei^stan herste sind 

in frixorium confrixa sunt 

slegen ic earn spe spe heg '-j a-drugatS heorte min for-t$on 

5. Percussus sum sicut faenum et aruit cor meum quia 

o£fer-geotul ic earn eotan hiaf minne from stefne 

oblitus sum manducare panem meum (6.) a voce 

geamnmge minre aet-felun [i aet-clofodon] ban min flsesce minum 

gemitus mei adheserunt ossa mea carni meae 

gelic ge-porden ic eam stane-gellan in poestenne ge-porden ic earn 

7. Similis factus sum pellicano in solitudine factus sum 

spe spe naeht-hre& in husincle 

sic ut nocticorax in domicilio 

ic paecade *) ge-porden ic eam spe spe spearpa se anga in timbre 

8. Vigilavi et factus sum sic ut passer unicus in aedificio 

able deg edpittun [I hyspton] mec . feond mine •) fSa ^e mec 

9. Tota die exprobrabant mihi inimici mei et qui me 

herga^ pi^ me speorun 

laudabant adversum me jurabant 

for^iSon escan spe spe hlaf ic et •) drync minne 

10. Quia cinerem sic ut panem manducabam et potum meum 

mid pope ic ge-metgade 

cum fletu temperabam 

from onsiene eorres •) ebyl^u ^inre for-^on up-hebbende ^u gc-cnysedes 

11. A facie irae et indignationis tuae quia elevans elisisti 

mec 

me 



PS. CI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



PSALM CI. 

2. Laverd, here fe bede of me, 
And mi krie mote come to fe. 

3. Noghte turne J)i face fra me ; in what-kin dai 
I be droved, helde fin ere to me ai. 

In what-kin dai I kalle fe, 
^ Swith-like fan here J)ou me. 

4. For waned als reke mi daies swa. 
And mi banes als ^ krawkan dried fa. 

5. I am smiten als hai, dried mi herte, 
For I for-gate to ete mi brede in quert. 

6. * Fra steven of mi sighingnesse 
Klived mi mouth to mi flessche. 

7. Like am I made to pellicane of * annesse, 
Made am I als nighte-raven in ^ houseses esse. 

8. I woke, and made I am for-f i 
Als a sparw in hous aneli. 

9. AUe dai up-braided me mi faa. 

And fat me looved again me swore fa. 

10. ^For askes, als it ware brede, I ete ; 
And I mengid mi drinke with grete. 

11.' Fra face of wreth of dedeinyhe of f e, 
For up-heveand to-gnodded f ou me. 



» Swifli, H, ; Swiftli, E. « For \>&t bred als aske I ete, H, 

* crawkan, H. ; kraukan, E. For aske als ware bred I ete, E, 

' For Steven of sikinge strange ' Fra face of wragh "of mis-liking of J>e, 
Klives mi mouth to my flesshe lange, H. For up-hevande to-gnod thou me, //. 

* wildemesse, E. For face of wragh of jje mislikand, 

* hous heves, H, ; in hous evesessc, E. For J)ou to-gnod me up-hevand, E. 







ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CI. 

mine spe spe scua on-haeldun -\ ic spe spe heg 

12. Dies mei sic ut umbra declinaverunt et ego sic ut faenum 

ardrogade 

arui 

^u BoiS-lice dryht* in ecnisse ^orh-punas "] ge-mynd 

13. Tu autem Domine in aetemum permanes et memoriale 

iSin in peomld peomlde 

tuum in saeculum saeculi 

iSu arisende ge-mildsas sioene for-^on cpom tid 

1^ 3^u exsurgens misereberis Sion quia venit tempus 

to mildsiende his 

miserendi ejus 

fo]>-iSon pelge-licad hefdim ^eopas ^ine stanas his ^ 

15. Quia beneplacitum habuerunt servi tui lapides ejus et 

eorSan his mildsiatS 

terrae ejus miserebuntur 

•) on-dreda^ iSiode noman ^inre dryht' ^ alle cyningas 

16. Et timebunt gentes nomen tuum Domine et omnes reges 

eorSan pnldor ^in 

terrae gloriam tuam 

for-^on timbreiS dryht' sion ^ bi^ ge-segen in 

17. Quoniam aedificabit Dominus Sion et videbitur in 

megen-iSrymme his 

majestate sua 

ji ge-loca^ in ge-beodu ^earfena "] ne for-hogaiS bene 

18. Et respexit in orationes pauperum et non sprevit preces 

heara 

eorum 

bio^ a-priten ^as in cneorisse o^erre *) folc tSaet 

19. Scribantur haec in generatione altera et populus qui 

bi^ ge-cpicad here^ dryht' 

creabitur laudabit Dominum 

for-^on ge-loca^ of heanisse %sem halgan his dryhten of 

20. Quoniam prospexit de excels© sancto suo Dominus de 

heofene on eor^an ge-locade 

caelo in terram prospexit 

^aet he ge-herde gemrunge ge-bondenra *) on-lese beam 

21. Ut audiret gemitum vinculatorum et solvat filios 

of-slegenra 

interemptorum 

tSset sie segd in sion noma dryht' *) lof his in 

2!^k Ut adnuncietur in Sion nomen Domini et laus ejus in 

ierusale' 

Jerusalem 



PS. CI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 

12. Mine daies als schadwe helded fai, 
And I dried als it ware hai. 



13. And fou, Laverd, ert with-outen ende, 
And J)i mininge in strend and strende. 

14. fou riseand, Laverd, onon 
Salte have merci of Syon ; 
For time of it to have merci, 
For fat time ^ com es, witerli. 

15. For quemed to fi hine his stanes ai, 
*And of land of it hafe reuth sal fai. 

16. And drede sal ^genge, Laverd, pi name fat is, 
And alle kinges of erthe fi blis. 



17. For bigged Laverd Syon bidene. 
And in his blis it sal be sene. 



18. He biheld fe bede of meke fat be, 
And far * praier noghte for-sake he. 

1 9. Be writen f ese in othre * strende al. 

And folke fat sal be made loove Laverd sal. 

20. For he forth-loked fra his hali heghte, 
Laverd fra heven in erthe bi-held right. 

21. fat he herd ^sighinge of fote-feste sone, 
fat he lesed sones of for-done. 

22. fat f ai schewe in Syon Laverd's name. 
And his lof in Jerusalem f e same. 



' comen is, H, * bene, H. ; bede, E. 

' And of his land merci have sal J>ai, H. ^ kinde, H. 

folc, H. « siking, H. E . 



8 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CI. 

in ge-moetinge folc in annesse *;) ricu ^aet hie ^iopien 

23. In conveniendo populos in unum et regna ut serviant 

dryht' 

Domino 

ondspeorede him in pege megnes his feanisse dega 

24. Respondit ei in via virtu tis suae paucitatem dierum 

minia sege me ^ ne ge-ce^u mec in midle 

meorum enuntia mihi et (25.) ne revoces me in dimidio 

daega minra in peonild peorulde gcr fSin 

dierum meorum in saeculum saeculi anni tui 

in frmnan eorSan ^u ge-stea^elades dryht^ *) perc honda 

26. Initio terram tu fundasti Domine et opera manuum 

^inra &ind heofenas 

tuarum sunt caeli 

hie foivpeor^a^ ^u so^-lice ^orh-pmias *) alle spe spe hregl 

27. Ipsi peribunt tu autem permanes et omnes sic ut vesti- 

aldia^ "j spe spe prigels on-pendes hie ^ 

mentum veterescent et sic ut opertorium mutabis ea et 

hie biotS on-pende 

mutabuntur 

^u 80%-lice se ilea ear^ ^ gex tSin ne aspringatS 

28. Tu autem idem ipse es et anni tui non deficient 

beam %iopa fSinra in-eardia^ iSer -j sed heara 

29. Filii servorum tuorum inhabitabunt ibi et semen eorum 

in peoruld peomlde bitS ge-reht 

in saeculum saeculi dirigitur 



1. PSALMUS IPSH DAVID 

PSALMUS CII. 

bledsa sapul min dryhtV ^ all %a innerran mi 

Benedic anima mea Dominum et omnia interiora mea 

noman ^one halgan his 

nomen sanctum ejus 

bledsa sapul min dryht^ '-j nyl ofei^geotelian alle 

2. Benedic anima mea Dominum et noli obUvisci omnes 

ed-lean his 

retributiones ejus 

se milde bi^ allmn un-rehtpisnissmn ^inum se haele^ 

3. Qui propitius fit omnibus iniquitatibus tuis qui sanat 

alle aisle ^me 

omnes languores tuos 

se alesetS of for-pyrde lif fSin se ge-reorde^ in 

4. Qui redemit de interitu vitam tuam (5.) qui satiat in 




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PS, CI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 

23. Jn-comand ]>e folk Id on ai^ 
And kinges fat Laverd serve fai. 

24. He answerd him in wai of his mighte^ 

* Feunesse of mi daies schewe me righte. 

25. Ne againe-kalle me in mid of daies mine^ 
In strende and strende of yhere fine. 

26. In biginning^ Laverd, fou * grounded land, 
. And ' henes ere werkes of fi hand. 

27. fai sal for-worth, and fou sal be ai ; 
And als klefinge elde sal aUe fai ; 
And als hilinge * wende saltou pa, 
And pai sal be * turned swa. 

28. And ]>ou ]>i self fat ilke ert al. 
And fi yheres noght wane f ai sal. 

29. Sones of fi hine far in sal wone, 

And far sede in werld be righted mone. 



PSALM CII. 

1 . Blisse, mi saule, to Laverd ai isse, 

And alle fat with in me ere to hali name hisse. 

2. BUsse, mi saul, to Laverd, of alle thinges. 
And nil for-gete alle his for-yheldinges. 

3. fat winsomes to alle fine wickenesses, 
fat heles aUe fine sekenesses. 

4. fat « bies fra sterying f i life derli, 

fat crounes f e with rewf es and with merci. 

5. fat fiUes in godes f i "^ yheminges al, 
Als erne f i yhouthe be newed sal. 



' Fonenesse, H. ; Fewnes, E, ^ manged, H, 

'h^^^tft •boht.il.jboght.E. 

* mange, K. ^ yhoming, Hr E, 

II. C 




10 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CII. 

godum lust iSinne se ge-bega^ fSec in mildse -j 

bonis desiderium tuum qui coronat te in miseratione et 

mild-heortnisse bitS ge-edniopad spe spe arn gugu^ ^in 

raisericordia renovabitur sic ut aquile juventus tua 

donde mild-heortnisse dryht* ^ dom allum 

6. Faciens misericordias Dominus et judicium omnibus 

tionan ^ropiendum 

injuriam patientibus 

cu^e dyde pegas his moysi bearaum pillan his 

7. Notas fecit vias suas Moysi filiis Israhel voluntates suas 

mild-heort ") mildsiend dryht' ge-!5yldig ") spitSe 

8. Misericors et miserator Dominus patiens et multum 

mild-heort 

misericors 

na-les in ende eorisa^ ne in ecnisse bitS ge-ebylged 

9. Non in finem irascitur neque in aetemum indignabitur 

na-les efter synne ure dyde us ne efter 

10. Non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis neque secimdum 

un-rehtpisnisse urum ge-edleana^ ns 

iniquitates nostras retribuit nobis 

foi^^on efter heanisse heofenes firom eortSan ge-trymede 

11. Quia secundum altitudiiiem caeli a terra confirmavit 

dryht^ mild-heortnisse his ofer on-dredende hine 

Dominus misericordiam suam super timentes eum 

spe micel to-stondetS east dael fir5 pest daele a-feorra^ from us 

12. Quantum distat oriens ab occasu elongavit a nobis 

un-rehtpisnisse ure 

iniquitates nostras 

spe mildsa^ feder beamum spe mildsiende bi^ dryht* 

13. Sic ut miseretur pater filiis ita misertus est Dominus 

on-dredendum hine for-^on he pat ge-heopunge lare 

timentibus se (14.) quia ipse scit figmentum nostrum 

ge-myne dryht' ^aet dust pesind mon spe spe 

Memento Domine quod pulvis sumus (15.) homo sic ut 

heg dsegas his "j spe spe blostme londes spe blopeiS 

faenum dies ejus et sic ut flos agri ita floriet 

for^tSon gast ^orh-leore^ from him t ne bi^ ") ne 

16. Quia spiritus pertransiit ab eo et non erit et non 

on-cnape^ mae stope his 

cognoscit amplius locum suum 

mild-heortnis soS-lice dryht' from peorulde is "j ofS in 

17. Misericordia autem Domini a saeculo est et usque in 

peoruld peorulde ofer on-dredende hine 

saeculum saeculi super timentes eum 




PS. CII.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



li 



6. ^ Doand mercies lained in land, 
And dome til alle un-right ^ tholand. 

7. Kouthe made he to Moises his waies wele, 
His willes til sones of Irael. 

8. * Rew-ful and milde-herted Laverd gode, 
And milde-herted and lang-mode. 

9. Noghte * wreth he sal in evermore, 
Ne in ai sal he threte far-fore. 

10. Noght after our siimes dide he til us, 
Ne after our wickenes * for-yheld us fus. 

11. Foiftifter heghnes of heven fra land, 

. Strenghfed he his merci over him dredand. 

12. How mikle est del stand west del fra, 
Fer ^ made he fra us oure wickenes swa. 

13. Als rewed es fadfe of sones, 
Rewed es Laverd, fare he wones, 
^ Of fa fat him dredand be ; 

14. Fore our schaft wele knawes he, 
® Mined es he wele in thoght 

fat dust ere we and worth noght. 

15. Man his daies ore als hai, 

Als blome of felde sal he welyen awa. 

16. For gaste thurgh-fare in him it sal. 
And noght undre-stand he sal with-al ; 
And knawe na-mare sal he 

His stede, whare fat it sal be. 

17. And Laverdes merci evre dwelland. 
And til ai our him dredand. 



' Laverd mercis is doand, H, 
Doand mercies Laverd in land, E. 

» 3holand, E. 

3 Merciful, H, E. 

* wragh, H. E, 

» 3held, E. 

• rewes, E. 



^ jjam him ever dredand be, H, 

® He mines ^at we are dust ; man als hai. 
His daies als blome of felde spa welyhe 

sal ^ai, H, <■ 
He is mined J^at we er dust of wai. 
Man his daies als ^e hai, 
Als blome of feld, bi niht and dai, 
Swa sal he welyhe al o wai, £. 




12 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CII. 

*] rehtpisnes his ofer beam beorna haldendum 

Et justitia ejus super filios filiorum (18.) custodientibus 

cy^nis his '-j ge-mynd neomendum bibod his ^aet 

testamentum ejus et memoria retinentibus mandata ejus ut 

doen ^a 

faciant ea 

dryht* in heofene gearpade seld his *) rice his 

19. Dominus in caelo paravit sedem suam et regnum ejus 

aka palde^ 

omnium dominabitur 

bledsia^ dryht* alle englas his maehtge onmegne 

20. Benedicite Dominum onlnes angeli ejus potentes virtute 

^a ^e dots pord his to ge-herenne stefhe porda 

qui facitis verbum ejus ad audiendam vocem sermonum 

his « 

ejus 

bledsia^ dryht* alle megen his ^egnas his tSa 

21. Benedicite Dominum omnes virtutes ejus ministri ejus qui 

dots pillan his 

facitis voluntatem ejus 

bledsia^ dryht* all peic his in ylcere stope 

22. Benedicite Dominum omnia opera ejus in omni loco 

on-paldes his bledsa sapul min dryht* 

dominationis ejus benedic anima mea Dominum 



1. PSALMUS DAVID. 
PSALMUS ciir. 

bledsa sapid min dryh^ dryht* god min ge-miclad 

Benedic anima mea Domiiiimi Domine Deus meus magnifi- 

earS spi^lice 

catus es vehementer 

ondetnisse ^ plite tSu ge-geredes bi-spapen lehte spe 

Confessionem et decorem induisti (2.) amictus lumine sic 

spe mid hregle 

ut vestimento 

a^ennende heofen spe spe fel ^u bi-fSeces in petrum 

Extendens caelum sic ut pellem (3.) qui tegis in aquis 

fSa. ufenan his 

superiora ejus 

se sete^ polcan up-stige his se gongetS ofer fitSru 

Qui ponit nubem ascensum suum qui ambulat super pinnas 

pinda 

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PS. CII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 13 

And in sones of sones his rightwisenes^ 

18. To * fas fat * yhemes wite-word his ; 
And mined s^d pai be, night and dai, 

* Of his bodes to do Jam ai. 

19. Laverd in heven *graij)ed sete his. 
And his rike til alle sal Laverd in blis. 

20. Blisses to Laverd with alle your might, 
Alle his aungels fat ere bright; 

* Mightand of thew, doaiid his worde swa, 
To here steven of his saghs ma. 

21. Blisses to Laverd, alle mightes his. 
His hine fat ^ does fat his wille is. 

22. '^ Blisses Laverd, with wille and thoght, 
Alle f e werkes fat he wroght. 

In alle stedes of his laverdschipe ma, 
Blisse, mi saule, ai Laverd swa. 



PSALM cm. 

1 . Blisse, mi saule, Laverd nou ; 
Laverd, mi God, swith ®mikel ertou. 

Schrift and fairehed ^ schred f ou right ; 

2. Umlappes '° als kief ing with light. 

^^ Strekand heven als fel with blis ; 

3. fat ^^ hiles with watres *^ overestes his ; 
fat ** settes fin up-steghing kloude, 
fat gaas over fetheres of wyndes loude. 



^ pa, H, E, ^ Blisses Laverd al ^at is oht, 

a :2eme8 E, Werkis of him that he wroht, £» 

,.,,'./, . J ® mikled art bou, E, 

» And his bodes axe minande, , j^^^ ^^ ^^^^ jE. 

To do |,am in aUe lande, H. ,o als with shroude, H. 

* diht, E. II Spredand, H. 

* Mihtand with J>ew, doand his word, ^'^ hilest, E. 

To here of saghes of him \>e rorde, E. *3 hovermast, H. ; ovennast, E. 

« done, H. »* setted, E. 



14 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER, [PS. CIII, 

86 doeiS englas his gastas *] ^egnaft his fyr 

4. Qui facit angelos suos spiritus et ministros suos ignem 

bernende 

urentem 

86 Btea^elade eor^an ofer 8t6a^iQ-feBtiii8se his n6 

5. Qui fundavit terram super stabilitatem ejus non 

bits on-haelded in peornld peorulde 

inclinabitur in saeculum saeculi 

neolnis 8p6 spe rift spspek his ofer muntas stondaiS 

6. Abyssus sic ut pallium amictus ejus super montes stabunt 

peter 

aquae 

from iSreange ^inre fleoiS from stefiie tSunurrade 

7. Ab increpatione tua fugient a voce tonitrui tui 

forhtia^ 

formidabunt 

arstiga^ muntas ") oMune stiga^ feldas in stope iSa 

8. Ascendunt montes et descendunt campi in locum quern 

iSu ge-stea^elades him 

fundasti eis 

ge-maere settes him iSa hie ne ofer-gongaiS ne 

9. Terminum posuisti eis quem non transgredientur neque 

bi^ for^cerde ofer^prean eorSan 

convertentur operire terram 

86 on-sendet^ paellan in deanu betpih middel munta 

10. Qui emittet fontes in convallibus inter medium montium 

^orh-leora% peter 

pertransibunt aque 

drencaiS iSa alio pild-deor puda bidatS pilde assan 

11. Potabunt ea omnes bestiae silvarum expectabunt onagri 

in ^urs heara ofer tSa friglas heofenes eardia^ of 

in sitim suam (12.) super ea volucres caeli habitabunt de 

mid stana sellaiS stefrie heara 

medio petrarum dabunt voces suas 

leccende mmitas of ^sem ufemim his of pestme perca 

13. Rigans montes de superioribus suis de fructu operum 

^inra bi^ ge-reorded eorSe 

tuorum satiabitur terra 

for% ge-laedes heg neatmn *] pyrte ^eopdome monna 

14. Produces faenum jumentis et herbam servituti hominum 

iSaet heut-alaede falaf of eoriSan '•j pin ge-blissa^ 

Ut educat panem de terra (15.) et vinum laetificet 

heortan monnes 

cor hominis 




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PS. cm.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 15 

4. ]7at ^ makes ))ine aungels gastes flighand^ 
And ]>in hine fire brinnand. 

5. ])at groundes land over staj^elnes his^ 

* Noght helde sal in werld of werld fis. 

6. Depnes als schroude his Idling alle. 
Over hilles his watres stand salle. 

7. Fra fi snibbing sal ]iai fie. 

For Steven of f i * thoner fered be. 

8. Up-steghes hilles and feldes doun ^ gas^ 
In stede whilk ^u grounded to ^pas. 

9. Mere set fou whilk ^over-ga Jwd ne sal, 
Ne tume to hile fe land with-al. 

10. bat out-sendes ^welles in dales ®nia, 
Bitwix mid hilles sal watres 9ga. 

1 1 . Drink sal alle bestes of felde *° wide, 
Wilde asses in J^ar thrist sal abide. 

12. Over fa wone sal ^^ foghles of heven, 
Fra mid of stanes gif sal ])ai steven. 

13. Fra his **overmastes hilles ^^watrand. 

Of fruite of his werkes ** filled bes pe land. 

14. Forth-ledand hai to *^ meres ma, 
And gresse to hinehede of men swa, 
fat fou oute-lede fra erthe brede. 

15. And hert of man faines wyne rede, 
fat he glade *^ likam in ^"^ oyele best. 
And brede f e hert of man sal fest. 



> maa, H. >o in list, 

« In werld of werld noht held sal misae, Abide sal wilde asses in >ar ^rist, H. E. 

£, Of wode wlien am Uste, E. 

3 bimner, H. E. " Aihtrfoyheles, H. 

.'^ „ >«oyema8t,E. 

8*» ^ " springande, H, E. 

' !», E. " fim E. 

• forbi-ga, H, " mares (>en, 
^ hffles, £. And gresse to hinehed of men, //. 

• bare, /f . ; bare, E. " licham, E. 



16 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTEIU [PS, CIII. 

^aet lie gleadie on-siene in ele *} hlafes heorte monnes ge-tryme^ 

Ut exhileret faciem in olio et panis cor hominis confirmet 

bio^ ge-fylde alio trep puda ") cederbeamas iSesmuntes 

16. Saturabuntur omnia ligna silvanim et cedros Libani 

^a iSu ge-plantades tSer spearpan nista^aiS 

quas plantasti (17.) illic passeres nidificabunt 

lieafuces lius ladtop is heora rnuntas heae heoretes 

Fulice domus dux est eorum (18.) montes excelsi cervis 

. Stan ge-berg ylea 

petra refugium irinacis 

dyde monan in tid sunne on-cneop set-gong hire 

19. Fecit lunam in tempore sol cognovit occasum suum 

^u settes ^eostra ^ ge-porden pes naeht in tSere ^orb-leora^ 

20. Posuisti tenebras et facta est nox in ipsa pertransibunt 

alle pild-deor puda 

omnes bestiae silvarum 

bpelpas leona grymetiende iSset hie ge-rafien ") soecen firom 

21. Catuli leonum rugientes ut rapiant et quaerant a 

gode mete him 

Deo escam sibi 

up-cmnen is sunne ^ ge-somnade sind ^ in bed-cleofum heaia hie 

22. Ortus est sol et congregati sunt et in cubilibus suis se 

ge-steaiSelia% 

conlocabunt 

ut-gae% mon to perce his *] to ge-bede his o^ 

23. Exiet homo ad opus suum et ad operationem suam usque 

to efenne 

ad vesperum 

hu micel-lice smd perc ^in dryht^ aU in snytru 

24. Quam magnificata sunt opera tua Domine omnia in sapien* 

^u dydes ge-fylled is eortS ge-scefta tSinre 

tia fecisti repleta est terra creatura tua 

iSis sae micel '-j rum ^er snicende tSeara nis 

25. Hoc mare magnum et spaciosum illic reptilia quorum non 

rim netenu lytelu *] micel ^er sceopu 

est numerua animalia pusilla et magna (26.) illic naves 

iSorh-fearatS 

pertransibunt 

draca ^es ^one iSu ge-hiopades to bismerenne him all 

Draco iste quem formasti ad inludendum ei (27.) omnia 

fro ^e bidaiS dryht* ^aet ^u selle him mete in tid 

a te expectant Domine ut des illis escam in tempore 




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PS. cm.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 17 

16. Be ^ fulle-fiUed sal trees of felde ilkan, 
And ]>e cedres of Yban 

Whilk he * planted with his hand. 

17. far sal sparwes be nestland, 

Wilde haukes hous-leder of fa. 

18. Hilles hegh til hertes ma; 
'And fe stane, bi dai and night, 
Until irchones es to-flight. 

19. He made the mone in times lange ; 
fe snnne, it knew his setel-gange. 

20. bou set mirkenesses, and made es night gode ; 
In it sal * forth-fare alle bestes of wode. 

21. Lyoun whelpes ^romand fat fai reve swa, 
And seke fra God mete unto fa. 

22. Sprungen es sunne and samened er f ai, 
And in far dennes bi-louked sal be al dai. 

23. Oute sal man ga unto his werke, 
And til his wirkeing til even ^ merke. 

24f. "^ Hou mikled ere, Laverd, fine werkes ma ; 
Alle in wisedome made f ou fa : 
Ilka land ful-fiUed es ite 
With fine aghte thurgh f i wite. 

25. fis see mikel and ^roume til hende, 
far wormes, of whilke es nan ende ; 

Bestes smaller with f e mare. 

26. 9 f ider schippes sal over-fare ; 

fis dragoun fat fou ^°made biforn, 
For to plaie' with him in skorn. 

27. Alle fra f e f ai abide, 

fat fou gif f am mete in tide. 



filt, JE. « derke, E. 

set, H. ' Hou mikled are jjai for to se ; 

And \>e stan ^at lis in lihge, J^ine werkes, Laverd, )70u made to be 

Til irchounes is hit [it, £.] in fleinge, Alle in pisdom, bi dai and naht ; 

H. E. Fulfild is J>e erj>e with J>in aht, H. 

jjorgh-fare, E* ^ roume end, E. 

^ romiand, smale and grete, ^ Shipes {Tare jrurgh sal &re, E. 

[nt )7ai reve and seke fra God jrar mete, H, '^ shope, H. E. 

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18 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CHI. 

sellen<iiim ^e him ge-somniatS on-tynendum tSe hond %ine all 

28. Dante te illis colligent aperiente te manum tuam omnia 

bio^ ge-fylde ge-nyhtsumnisse 

replebuntur ubertate 

for-cerrendum so^lice tSe on-siene t^ine bio^ ge-droefed iSu afirres 

29. Avertente autem te faciem tuam turbabuntur auferes 

gast heara ^ a-springa^ ^ in dust heara eft-cerra^ 

spiritum eorum et deficient et in pulverem suum revertentur 

on-send gast ^inne "^ bio^ ge-cpicade '^ ge-edniopas on-siene 

30. Emitte spiritum tuum et creabuntur et renovabis faciem 

eoriSan 

terrae 

sie pnldur dryhtnes in peoruld peorulde bitS ge-blissad dryht' 

31'. Sit gloria Domini in saeculutn saeculi laetabitur Dominus 

in pcrcum his 

in operibus suis 

se ge-loca^ in eorSan ^ doe^ hie cpaecian se ge*hnnc^ 

32. Qui respicit in terram et facit eam tremere qui tangit 

[mjimtas ^ hie smica^ 

montes et fumigabunt 

ic singu dryht* in life minum ic singu gode minum spe 

33. Cantabo Domino in vita mea psallam Deo meo quam 

longe ic biom 

diu ero 

pynsum sie him hBrenis min ic so^-lice biom ge-lustfullad in 

34. ISuavis sit ei laudatio mea ego vero delectabor in 

dryht' 

Domino 

a-sprungen [arspnmga^] synfiille from eor^an 7 un-rehtpise spe iSaet 

35. Deficiant pecciatores a terra et iniqui ita ut 

hie ne sien bledsa sapul min dryhten 

non sint benedic anima mea Dominum 



ALELUIA 

PSALMUS CIIII. 

on-deta% diyht* 7 ge-cega^ noman his secgaiS 

I. Confitemini Domino et invocate noinen ejus adnunciate 

bi-tpih ^eode per his 

inter gentes opera ejus 

singa^ him 7 singatS him secgafS dl pundur his 

8. Cantate ei et psallite ei et narrate omnia mirabilia ejus 



PS. cm.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



19 



28. Giveand J>e to fam, gedre pai sal; 
J>e oppenand pi hand ^ with al, 
AUe sal bai^ mare and lesse^ 

Be fulfilled with pi godenesse. 

29. pe soth-lik tumand pi likam^ 

jai sal be dreved ; pe gast of pam 
)ou salt out-bere, and * wane sal pai, 
And in pair duste sal tume * for ai. 

30. Out-send pi gaste and made pai sal bene, 
And new saltou pe face of erthe bi-dene. * 

SI. Be blis of Laverd in werld pis, 

And faine sal Laverd in werkes his. 

32. pat bi-haldes land, and to qwake * makes it ; 
pat neghes hilles, and pai smoke yhit. 

33. I sal sing to Laverd in mi lif for-pi, 

I sal salme to mi God hou lange am I. 

34. * Winsome to him be mi speche al, 
I soth-lik in Laverd like sal. 

35. 6 Wane sinful fra erthe, and wik pat isse, 
Swa pat pai noght be : mi saule, Laverd blisse. 



PSALM CIV. 

1. "^ Schrives to Laverd, and his name ye kalle ; 
Bitwix genge schewes his werkes alle. 

2, Singes to him, dai and night, 
Alle salmes to him telles right. 



* wigh, H. 

^ wans ]>aie mayne, F. 
' ogayne, JS. 

* mas, H, 

» BU|>eful, H. E, 

* Sinful wer wane J>a 

Fia er]7e, wicked do als spa, 
Swa JTat J7ai be bot for to misse : 
Mi saule, unto Laverd blisse, H. 



"^ Shrives to Laverd, and kalles name hisse; 
Shewes bitwix genge werkes hisse. 
Singes to him and salmes him to, 
Telles alle his wondres to. 
Heryhed be yhe, mare and lesse 
In his hely name that esse; 
Faine hert in ilka land, 
Of J7at are Laverd sekand, 
Sekes Laverd, and fest ben yhe, 
Likes his name ai for to se, H» 



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20 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CIIII. 

herga^ in noman ^sem halgan his blissie heorte soecendra 

3. Laudamini in nomine sancto ejus laetetur cor quaeren- 

dryht' 

tium Dominum 

BoecafS dryht' •) bio^ ge-trymede soecafS on-siene his 

4. Ouaerite Dominum et confirmamini quaerite faciem ejus 

aa 

semper 

gfr-muna^ pundra his ^a he dyde becen t domas 

5. Mementote mirabilium ejus quae fecit prodigia et judicia 

mu^es his 

oris ejiis 

Bed ^eopes his beam ge-corenes his 

6. Semen Abraham servi ejus filii Jacob electi ejus 

he dryht^ god ur in aire eor^an domas his 

7. Ipse Dominus Deus noster in universa terra judicia ejus 

gemyndig pes in peondd cy^nisse his pordes ^aet on-bead 

8. Memor fuit in saeculum testamenti sui verbi quod mandavit 

in ^usend cneorrissa •.' 

in mille generationes 

^aet ge-stihtade to abraham *} a^ spyrde his to isaace 

9. Quod disposuit ad Abraham et juramenti sui ad Isaac 

^ ge-sette ^aet in bebod ^ israel in cyiSnisse 

10. Et statuit illud Jacob in praeceptiun et Israel in testamen- 

ece 

tiun aeternum 

cpeo^ende fSe ic selle eor^an rap erfes 

11. Dicens Tibi dabo terram Chanaan funiculum hereditatis 

eopres 

vestrae 

mid ^y hie perun in rime scortum ^a feastan *) lond-leode in Here 

12. Cum essent in numero brevi paucissimi et incolae in ea 

*j ^orh-leordun of ^eode in ^eode *] of rice to folce 

13. Et pertransierunt de gente in gentem et de regno ad popu- 

oSrum 

lum alterum 

ne for-leort mon sce^^an him '7 ^reade fore him 

14. Non permisit hominem nocere eis et corripuit pro eis 

cyningas 

reges 

nyllafS ge-hrinan ^a ge-halgedan mine *} in pitgum minum nylla^ 

15. Nolite tangere christos meos et in profetis meis nolite 

pergan 

malignari 




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PS. CIV.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



ai 



AUe wondres of him witerli. 

3. Heryed be his name hali ; 

Faine mote hert of Laverd sekand. 

4. Sekes Laverd in ilka land, 

And ye be fest whil pat yhe mai ; 
Sekes J>e face of him ai. 

5. Mines of his wondres pat be made kouth, 
^ Fortaknes and domes of his mouth. 

6. Sede of Abraham hine hisse, 
^Sones of Jacob his chosen to blisse. 

7. He Laverd oure God in ever-mare, 
In alle erthe his domes are. 

8. He was mined in werld of his wite-worde hende, 
Of word pat he sente in thousand strende ; 

9. pat he ' wele-sete for Abraham sake, 
And of his *aath until Ysaace. 

10. And he set it to Jacob in bode wele. 
In wite-worde ai to Iraele ; 

1 1 . Sayand, I sal give pe pe land of Chanaan, 
^ Stringe of pine heritage on-an. 

12. ^ When pai ware of schorte tale, 
Fone, and his tilthe grete and smale. 

13. And pai ^ fore fra genge in genge pare. 
And fra rike til other folke pat ware. 

14. Noght lete he man dere to pa. 
And kinges for pam threte he swa. 

15. Nil yhe negh min cristes nou. 

And in mine prophetes nil lithre pou. 



* Fortoknes, H, 
2 Sede, H, 

^ sette, H. ; welset, E, 

^ aght, E, ; his agh ath until, H, 

* Strenge, H, E, 



* Of short tale whenne |>ai ware, 
Few, and of his comeling Jjare, H, 
Whe[n] of short tale jjai ware. 
To fone, and his erers thare, E. 

7 ferd, H, 



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22 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CIIII. 

*] ge-cede hungur Qfer eortSan *] alle trymenisse hlafea 

16. Et vocavit famem super terrain et omne firmamentum panis 

foiv^reste 

contrivit 

sende biforan him per in fSeep bi-boht pes iosep 

17. Misit ante eos virum in servum venundatus est Joseph 

ge-ea^modedun -j ge-hendnn in fot-cospum foet his iren 

18. Humiliaverunt in compedibus pedes ejus ferrum 

iSorh-leorde saple his o^ ^et cpome pord his 

pertransivit animam ejus (19.) donee veniret verbum ejus 

ge-sprec dryht* in-legagede hine 

eloquium Domini inflammavit eum 

sende cyning ';| on-lesde hine aldennon folca *} for-leort 

20. Misit rex et solvit eum princeps populorum et dimisit 

hine 

eum 

*7 ge-sette hine hla&rd huses his *) aldennon 

SI. £t constituit eum dominum domus sue et principem 

aire aehte ' his 

omnis possessionis suae 

%8Bt he ge-Iaerde aldermen his spe spe hine seolfhe *] u^-piotan 

22. Ut erudiret principes suos sic ut semet ipsum et seniores 

his gleapnisse Isrde 

suos prudentiam doceret 

*] bismarade israel in aegipt^ *] iac* eardade in eor^aa 

23. Et intravit Israhel in Aegyptum et Jacob habitavit in terra 

chana^ 

Chanaan 

T ge-ecte folc his spiSe •) ge-trymede hit ofer 

24. Et auxit populum suum nimis et confirmavit eum super 

feond his 

inimicos ejus 

ge-cerre^ heortan heara iSset hie fioden folc his *] facen 

25. Convertit cor eorum ut odirent populum ejus et dolum 

dyden in ^iopas his 

facerent in servos ejus 

sende moysen %iop his *} aaron ^one ge-ceas hine 

26. Misit Moysen servum suum et Aaron quem elegit ipsum 

sette in him pord tacna his '7 hecna 

27. Posuit in eis verba signorum suorum et prodigiorum 

his in eoriSan chan* 

suorum in terra Chanaan 







PS. CIV.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



23 



16. And he called himgre over land brode, 
And alle festnes of bred for-gnode. 

17. He sent bifore pam *bieme to be, 
In bine salde Joseph es he. 

18. bai meked of him fete pare. 

In * fote-festnes harde pat ware. 

Ime ' thurgh-yhode his saule ftd grim, 

19. Til pat worde come of him ; 

* Speche of Laverd, pat was of mighte, 
In-loghed him, bi dai and nighte. 

20. pe kinge sent, and lesed ilka lim ; 
Prince of folke, and ^ for-gafe him. 

21. Laverd of his hous him he made, 
And prince of alle pe aghte he hade. 

22. ^pat he lered his princes als him self reght. 
And his aldemen teched sleght. 

23. And in-yhode Irael in Egipt hand. 
And Jacob ^ tiler was in Cham land. 

24. And he ayked his folk swith mikel on an, 
And he fest him over his ^ faan. 

25. He turned pair hert pat pai suld hate folk his. 
And do swikedom in his hine is. 

26. He sent Moises his hine was ; so 
Aaron, wham he chese him to. 

27. He set wordes of taknes in pam. 
And of fortaknes in land of Cham. 



' beme, H* E. 

^ fote-festles, H, ; fote-festeles, £. 

' Jjurch-ferd, H, ; J?iirht-foF, E* 

^ Speche of Laverd in-loyhed him. 
|7e king send, and lesed him, H. 
Speche of Laverd at the end 
In-loyhed him : )7e kynge send, £. 



* he lete him, E. 

^ J7at he lered his princes als him self ware. 
And his elde sleght tath )7are, H, 
l^at he lered his princes als him self reht. 
And )7at he taht his elde sleght, E. 

' out lend, E. 

® fian, H, ; fon, E. 




ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 



[PS. CIIII. 



*] ar^eostrade hie for-Son on-scunedan 

et obscuravit eos quia exacerbavenuit 



24 

Bende fSeostru 

28. Misit tenebras 

pord his 

sermones ejus 

ge-cerde peter heara in blod *) of- slog fiscas 

29. Convertit aquas eorum in sanguinem et occidfit pisces 

heara 

eorum 

sende in eortSan heara forscas *] in bed-cleofum cyninga heara 

30. Misit in terra eorum ranas et in cubilibus regum ipsorum 

cpe^ *} cpom hundes pie *] gneat in allu ge-maru 

31. Dixit et venit cynomia et scinifes in omnibus tinibus 

heara 

eorum 

saette regnas heara in hegel fyr for-bymende 

32. Posuit pluvias eorum in grandinem ignem conburentem 

in eoriSan heara 

in terra ipsorum 

■J slog pin-geardas heara "j fic-trep heara •) for-^reste 

33. Et percussit vineas eorum et ficulneas eorum et contrivit 

all trep ge-msera heara 

omne lignum finium eorum 

cpe^ *j cpom geres-hoppe "j emel ^es ne pes rim 

34. Dixit et venit lucusta et brucus cujus non erat numerus 

*] et all heg eorSan heara 

(35.) et comedit omne faenum terrae eorum 

*j slog oelc fhim-beam in eor^an aegipta 

36. Et percussit omnem primogenitum in terra Aegypti 

firaman ylces ge-pinnes heara 

primitias omnis laboris eorum 

•J ut-alaedde hie in seolfre *] golde -j ne pes in cyn 

37. Et eduxit eos in argento et auro et non erat in tribus 

heara un-trum 

eorum infirmus 






ge-blissad is in foriS-frommige heara for-fSon ge-feol 

38. Laetata est Aegyptus in profectione eorum quia cecidit 

ege heara ofer hie 

timor eorum super eos 

aSene^ polcen in ge-scildnisse heara *] fyr ^aet hit lihte 

39. Expandit nubem in protectione eorum et ignem ut luceret 

him Sorh nieht 

eis per noctem 



PS. CIV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 25 

28. He sent merkenesses and * dimmed fa, 
And noght gremed his saghes swa. 

29. He turned pair watres into blode, 
And sloghe pair fisches pat war gode. 

30. He forth-broght froskes pe land of pa, 
In thirles of par kinges ma. 

31. He saide, and hund-flegh come to falle. 
And gnattes in par endes alle. 

32. He set par raines haile ful schire, 
In land of pam brennand fire. 

33. And smate par * vinyhes and fige-tres in twa. 
And ' for-gnode tres of endes of pa. 

34. He saide, and *gressop sone come pare; 
And ^ brese, of whilk na tale ne ware. 

35* And he ete in land of pas alle pe hai. 
And it ete al pe fruy t of par land awai. 

36. And he smate al ® first-kinned in land of pa, 
^ Sproutes of par swink als-swa. 

37. And he led ® am with silver and golde, 
And was nane in par kinne seke on molde. 

38. Fained es Egipt in forth-come of am> 
^ For in-lai drede of pa over pam, 

39. *° He spred cloude in par for-hiling bright. 
And fir to schine to ^^ pas bi night. 



* ciBtred, H, E. ® first-goten, H, ; first-geten, E. 

» win-yherdes, H. ' ^^ firstrgroyhen of Jjar swine als-swa, H, 

.^° ' ' ^ For in-yhede radnes of \>a. over |>am, H, 

* grishop, E, 10 jje shewed in ]>&i for|>-com cloude breht, 

* breses, H. ' ' Jjam, ff, E. 

II. E 




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•26 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CHIL 

bedun Asm *] cpom him cdeso-hen *] hlafe heofioa 

40. Petierunt carnes et venit eis cotumix et pane caeK 

ge>reorde hie 

saturavit eos 

to-slat Btan t fleopun peter *] ge-peotun in drygiim 

41. Disrupit petram et fluxerunt aquae et abierunt in sicco 

flodas 

flumina 

for-^on ge-myndig pes pordeB halges his iSaet spreocende pes to 

42. Quia memor fuit verbi sancti sui quod locutus est ad 

his cnehte 

Abraham puerum suum 

-J ut-al^dde folc his in pynsumnisse -j Sage-corenan his 

43. Et eduxit populum suum in exultatione et electos suos 

in blisse 

in laetitia 

■] salde him lond ^ioda *] ge-pin folca 

44. Et dedit illis regiones gentium et labores populorum 

ge-setun 

possederunt 

^aet hie halden rehtpisnisse his *] aee his soecen 

45. Ut custodiant justificationes ejus et legem ejus exquirant 



ALLELUIA 

PSALMUS CV. 

ondetta^ dryht' for-^on god for-^on in peoralde 

1 . Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

hpelc sprice^ msehte dryht* ge-herde doefS all 

2. Quis loquetur potentias Domini auditas faciet omnes 

lofii his 

laudes ejus 

eadge ^a halda^ dom *} do^ reht-pisnisse in alle 

3. Beati qui custodiunt judicium et faciunt justitiam in omni 

tid 
tempore 

ge-myne ur dryht* in pel-gelicadum folces ^ines niosa 

4. Memento nostri Domine in beneplacito populi tui visita 

usic in haelu ^inre 

nos in salutari tuo 



I'S. CIV.] 



£ ABLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



27 



40. J>ai asked, and come Je edisse-henne, 

And with brede of heven he filled am J>enne. 

41 . ^ He brake pe stane, and watres out-sprang ; 
Yhoden stremes in drie ful Strang. 

42. For he mined of his worde hali and milde, 
pat he had to Abraham his childe» 

4'i. And he led his folk in gladnesse. 
And his ^ chosen alle in fainenesse ; 

44. And gaf pam rikes of ' genge pare, 
And swinkes of folk aght pai mare : 

45. pat pai * yheme his rightwisenesses ai. 
And lagh of him seke, night and dai. 



PSALM cv. 



1. Schrives to Laverd, for gode he is. 
For in werld es merci his. 



2. Wha sal speke of Laverd mightinges ? 
Herd sal make alle his lovynges ? 

3. Seli pat * yhemes dome pat es. 
And in alle time does rightwisenes. 

4. ^ Mine of us, Laverd, in wel-queme of folk pine ; 
Seke us in pi hele, God mine. 



' This couplet is omitted in E. 
* corne, //. 
3 fok, £. 



* 3heme, E. 

* 3hemenj E, 

^ Laverd, in quelrae of \)i folc min of us. 
In yi hele J^ou seke us )>us, (v. 




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28 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CV. 

to ge-Beonne in godnisse ge-corenra ^inm to bliniende 

5. Ad videndum in bonitate electorum tuorum ad laetandum 

in blisse iSeode ^inre iSset ^u sie hered mid erfe Sinnrn 

in laetitia gentis tuae ut lauderis cum hereditate tua 

pe syngadon mid fedmm nrom un-rehtlice pe dydun nn- 

6. Peccavimus cum patribus nostris injuste egimus ini- 

rehtpisnisse pe dydun 

quitatem fecimus 

fedras ure in segypp* ne ongeton pnldur tSin 

7. Patres nostri in Aegypto non intellexerunt mirabilia tua 

") ne perun ge-myndge mengu mild-heoitnisse ^inie 

et non fuerunt memores multitudinis misericordiae tuae 

*] bismeradun hine a-stigende in fSere readan sae *i 

Et irritaverunt eum ascendentes in Rubro Mare (8.) Et 

ge-freode hie fore noman his Saet cnSe dyde 

liberavit eos propter nomen suum ut notum faceret 

maeht his 

potentiam suam 

'-] ^reade sae Son readan *] a-dmgad pes ';f nt-alaedde hie 

9. Et increpavit Mare Rubrum et siccatum est et eduxit eos 

in petrum roiclu spe in poestenne 

in aquis multis sicut in deserto 

*] g&-freode hie of honda figendra *] aleseS hie of 

10. Et liberavit eos de manu odientium et redemit eos de 

honda feonda '7 ofer-prah midpetre spencende hie 

manu inimicorum (11.) et operuit aqua tribulantes eos 

an of him ne a-punede 

unus ex eis non remansit 

-] ge-lefdun in pordum his *] sungan lofu his 

12. Et crediderunt in verbis ejus et cantaverunt laudes ejus 

hreSe dydun ^ ofer-geotule perun perca his -j ne 

(13.) cito fecerunt et obliti sunt operum ejus et non 

arefhdun ge-Seht his 

sustinuerunt consilium ejus 

-] ge-pilladun ge-pillunge in poestenne *) costadon 

14. Et concupierunt concupiscentias in deserto et temptaveruiit 

god in drugunge 

Deum in siccitate 

*} salde him boene heara "] sonde ge-reordnisse in 

15. Et dedit eis petitiones eorum et misit saturitatem in 

saple heara 

animas eorum 



t 



PS. cv.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



6. ^ In godenes of fi chosen to se, 

To faine in faines of pi genge J>at be ; 
bat J)ou be loved, night and dai. 
With pine heritage in ai. 

6. We sinned with our fadres mide ; 
Un-right we dide, ^ wicnes we dide. 

7. Our fadres in Egipt noght understode 
pine wondres, pat ere swa gode ; 

pai war npght ' mined for-pi 

Of mikelhed of pi merci ; 

And pai taxied * up-steghand in se, 

Rede Se, (8.) and bam * saved he. 

For his name swa hali isse, 

pat kouth suld pai make might hisse. 

9. ^And he snibbed pe Rede Se, 
And drie es it made to be ; 
And he led ^ am in depnesse, 
Als it war in wildemesse. 

10* And he sauved am of hand of hatand. 
And boght ® am of hand of ille-willand. 

11. And he ^hiled with watre pam drovand, 
Ane of pam noght left in land. 

12. And in his wordes noght leved pai, 
^*^And looved his lof, night and dai. 

13. *^Tite dide pai his werkes forgat, 
pai held noght up his rede with pat. 

14. And pai ^^yhemed yherning in wildernes. 
And pai fanded God in drines. 

15. And he gaf to pam pair askinge. 
And to pair saules he sent fillinge. 



29 



' For to se ai in godnesse 
Of \>i chosen, mare and lesse ; 
In fainnes of J^ine genge nou. 
In J7in eiitage louved be Jjou, H, 

' wicli, H, 

^ minonde, H, 

* up-teyhand, E. 

* beryhed, H, 



^ And he snibbed \>e Rede Se, dried it isse; 
And he led am in depnes als in wilder- 

nesse, £. 
' I?am, H. 
® j?am, H. E. 
9 helid, E. 

'° And his heryhing heryhed Jja, H, 
•I Sone, H, E. 
** yhomed yhoming, H. ; 3homed 3hom- 

inges, EL 



30 



ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 



[PS. C?. 



-] bismeradun in ferd-picu *] aaron iS<me ]ia]gn| 

10. Et inritaverunt Moysen in castris et Aaron sanctumj 

dryhtnes 

Domini 

on-tyned pes eoHSe *] for-8pa]g *] ofer-piah o&r 

17. Aperta est terra et deglutivit Dathan et operuit suptf 

ge-8omnuDge abirones 

synagoga Abiron 

bom fyr in ge-somnunge heara "} leg fw-benide 

18. Exarsit ignis in synagoga eorum et flamma conbusit 

^asynfullan 

peccatores 

ji dydun caelf in horeb *] peor&idun gr^tas 

19. Et fecerunt vitulum in Horeb et adoraverunt sculptile 

*] on-pendun puldnr his in ge-licnisse calfiii 

(20.) et mutaverunt gloriam suam in similitudinem vituK 

eotendes beg 

manducantis faenum 

ofer-geotule penin god 8e ge-friode bie se dyde micehiiBse in 

SI. Obliti sunt Deum qui liberavit eos qui fecit magnalia in 

segistu pnndar in eor^an cbanaan ^aegesfollan in 

Aegypto (22.) mirabilia in terra Chanaan terribilia in 

^semreadan sae 

Mari Rubro 

ji cpe^ ^st he to-strigde hie gif no moyses se ge-cbrena his 

23. Et dixit ut disperderet eos si non Moyses electus ejus 

ge-stode in ge-broce in ge-sihfSe his ^set hefor-cerde eoiie 

stetisset in confractione in conspectu ejus ut averteret iram 

his *} be ne to-strugde hie 

ejus et ne disperderet eos 

*] fore no-piht hefdun eor^an pilsume ■] ne 

24. Et pro nihilo habuerunt terram desiderabilem et non 

ge-lefdun in pordum his *} gnomadun in 

crediderunt in verbis ejus (25.) et murmuraverunt in 

geteldum heara ne hie ge-berdun ste&e dryht* 

tabernaculis suis nee exaudierunt vocem Domini 

*7 up-ahof bond his ofer hie ^aet be ge-&elde bie 

26. Et elevavit manum suam super eos ut prostemeret eos 

ih poestenne ^ ^aet be arpurpe sed heara in cneorissum 

in de^erto (27.) et ut dejiceret semen eorum in nationibus 

•] to-stnigde hie in londum 

et disperderet eos in regionibus 



( 



PS. cv.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



31 



16. And in castelles Moises taried J>a, 
Aaron of Laverd halgh als-swa. 

17. })e erth es opened, and ^ swelyhed Datan onon ; 
And liiled over samening of Abiron. 

18. And « brint in >ar sinagog fire ful bright, 
' J)e lowe it swath sinful dounright. 

19. And a kalf in Oreb maked Jjai, 
*And baden fe grave, night and dai. 

20. And Jjair blisse * turned J)ai 
In liknes of a kalfe etand hai, 

21. Jai forgate God Jam sauved hade ; 
]>at mikelnesse in Egipt made, 

22. Wondres in land of Cham to be, 
^Aghfulnesses in Jje Rede Se. 

23. And he saide, for lang bifom, 
J)at he suld am have for-lorn ; 

If noght Moises, his "^ chosen right. 
Had standen in brekinge in his sight, 
» fat he suld tume his Lath am L, 
J)at to-spilt he had noght J)a. 

24. And for noght fai had J)e land, 
Jat yhemand-lik was in par hand. 

Noght loved pai to his worde oght ; 

25. And morkedene with pair thoght, 
In par teldes par pai lai ; 
Steven of Laverd noght herd pai. 

26. And he 9 hove his hand over mare and lesse, 
^° For to felle pam in wildernesse ; 

27. *^And at he to-worp in birthes sede of pa. 
And for-spilt pam in rikes swa. 



* swolyhed, H. ; swoloyhed, E. 
« brend, H. E. 

^ And )ie logh swoth sinful downriht, if. 
]7e logh swaye, £. 

* And develes vigours {^ai Lad al dai, H, 
^ manged, E, 

« Uggliis, H. 
' com, H. 

* )>at he turned his uragh, and noht for-les 

[ne tint, E.] |?a. 
And for noht )7ai hade \)e land yhomand- 
lic swa. 



J7ai leved noht is word, Bnd murkeden 

uneven 
In )7air teldes, and herd noht Laverdes 

Steven, H. 
I^ai trowed noht his wordes \>aie. 
And )7ai groched, les and mare, E, 

s hof, H, 

•0 J?at he felde, H, E, 

" And out-wurpe in buryes sede of Jja, H, 
And in byries he out-kast of |?a. 
And for-spilt J^am in rikes ma, E* 



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32 



ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 



[PS, CT.! 



*i gc-balgade poran -f eUm on-segdnuK 

28. Lt consecrati sunt Bel phegor et manducaverunt sacrifidi 

dcadm 

mortuorum 

'7 bismoradun hine in tcolungnm his *] gemoiiig-fiJdad ii 

2D, Et inritaverunt eum in studiis suis et multiplicata est 

in him hryre 

in eis ruina 

8tod *] ge-bed -j blon ne styling i 

30. Stetit Finees et exoravit et cessavit qnassatio (31.) et 

ge-tald pes hi to rcht-pisnisse in cneorisae "j cneoriaae 

reputatum est illi ad justitiam in generatione et generatioDe 

0^ in peomld in pcomld [sic] 

usque in sacculum 

-| bismeradon hine to petre pi^cpcdenisse -7 ge-spenced is 

32. Et inritaverunt eum ad aquas contradictionis et yexatus est 

moses fore him fbr-^on on-sconedon gast 

Moyses propter eos (33.) quia exacervaverunt spiritum 

his *] to-daelde in peolerum his 

ejus et distinxit in labiis suis 

ne to-d§ldun ^eode $a cpae^ dryht* to him 

34. Non disperdiderunt gentes quas dixerat Dominus illis (35.) 

•) gc-mengde pemn betpih ^eode *] ge-leomadun perc heara 

et commixti sunt inter gentes et didicerunt opera eorum 

*} ^iovedun greftum heara *] ge-porden is him in 

(36.) et servierunt sculptilibus eorum et factum est illis in 

espic 

scandaluiQ 



37. 



^t 



guldun beam 

immolaverunt filios 



his '7 beam his deoflnm 

suos et filias suas daemoniis 

•J a-gutun blod in-sceiSfSende Wod 

(38.) et effuderunt sanguinem innocentem sanguinem 

beama his *} dohtra ^a hie on-segdun giefta 

filiorum suorum et filiarum quos sacrificaverunt sculptilibus 
Chanaan 

of-slegen pes eor^e in blodum *] bi-smiten pes 

Infecta est terra in sanguinibus (39.) et contaminata est 

in peorcum heara 

in operibus eorum 

*} dem>licgende perun in ge-haeldu heara *] eorre pes 

Et fornicati simt in observationibus suis (40.) et iratus est 



3. CV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 33 

28. And bigunen es Belphegor J>e quede. 
And fai ete offirand of J>e dede. 

29. And Jai gremed him in pair findinges^ 
And fele-faldede in pam ere fallinges. 

30. And Finees stode and quemed wele, 
And pe * scatthinge lefte ilka-dele ; 

31. And it es wened to him in rightwisenes^ 
In strend and strend til ^ in ai pat es. 

32. ^And gremed pai him in scominge. 
At watres of againe-sainge ; 

And swonken es Moises for pa, 

33. For pai gremed gast of him swa, 

*And he twi-falded in his lippes. (34.) Noght spilt pai 
Genge, whilke saide Laverd til am ai. 

35. And menged bitwix genge pai are. 
And pai lered par werkes pare. 

36. And pai served fals vigours of pam. 
And in sclaunder es it made til am. 

37. And pai offred sones, and dohtres als. 
Unto devels pat ere fals. 

38. And pai spilt blode un-derand swa, 
Blode of par sones and doghters ma ; 
Whilk pai offred, blode and bane. 
To fals vigours of Chanaane : 

*And dropen es pe land in blodes swa, 

39. And ^ smitted in werkes of pa. 
And pai streneden, mare and minne. 
For par findinges al with sinne. 

40. And wrath es Laverd with his folk in wrathe, 
And his heritage he has in wlathe. 



* swaoching, H, ; sqwattinge, E, ^ And slain is j>e land to dede, 

. In blodes that ware swa rede; 

'mames^H. -^ And bi-smited in |>ar werkes it is. 

* And ^ taried, H, *^^^ \^ strened in ^ar findinges mis. 

And wrath is Laverd in his folc with 

^ And he twi-folded in his lippes two. bragh, 

Noht tint l^ai genge J7at Laverd said to And his eritage has in lagh, H, 

!», K, « bi-smitted, E, 

II. F 



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34 AWGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CV. 

on mode dominns in folce his ^ on-scmiiende pes 

animo Dominus in populum suiim et abominatus est 

erfe-pordnisse his 

hereditatem suam 

*] salde hie in hond iSeoda *] paldende perun heora 

41. Et tradidit eos in manus gentium et dominati sunt eorum 

iSsL fiodun hie 

qui oderunt eos 

^ spencton hie fiond heaia ^ ge-ea^mpdade perun under 

42. Et tribulaverunt eos inimici eorum et humiliati sunt sub 

hondum heara oft ge-fireode hie 

manibus eorum (43.) saepe liberavit eos 

hie 80^-lice on-scunedun hine in ge-^aehte his ^ ge-ea^modade 

Ipsi autem exacervaverunt eum in consilio suo et humiliati 

perun in heara un-rehtpisnissum 

sunt in suis iniquitatibus 

"J ge-locade hie miiS-^y hie perun ge-spencte mitte he ge-herde 

44. Et respexit eos cum tribularentur cum exaudiret 

ge-beodu heara 

orationes eorum 

for-^on ge-myndig pes cyiSnisse his *] hreopsade hine eft* 

45. Quia memor fuit testamenti sui et paenituit eum secun- 

mengu mild-heortnisse his 

dum multitudinem misericordiae suae 

*j salde hie in mild-heortnisse in ge-sihiSe alra iSa iSa 

46. Et dedit eos in misericordias in conspectu omniiun qui eos 

hi-fengun 

ceperant 

hale usic doa dryht* god ur *j ge-somna usic of 

47. Salvos nos fac Domine Deus noster et congrega nos de 

cneorissu ^set hie on-detten noman %aem halgan %inu ^ 

nationibus ut confiteamur nomini sancto tuo et 

puldrien pe in lofe iSinum 

gloriemur in laude tua 

ge-bledsad dryht* god israela fro peorulde "j o% in 

48. Benedictus Dominus Deus Israhel a saeculo et usque in 

peorulde *] cpiiS all folc sie sie 

saeculum et dicet omnis populus Fiat fiat 




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PS. CV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. * 35 

41. And he gaf Jam in hend of genge ma, 
And laverdes ere of pas pat hated ])a. 



4f2, ^And Jai droved Jam swithe sare, 
fat Jar ivel frendes ware ; 



And meked under Jair hend Jai are. 
43. Ful oft he lesed am of kare ; 

For in Jair rede Jai gremed him ai. 
And in Jar ^ wickednesses meked er Jai. 



44. And he sagh when droved Jai ware, 
And Jar bede herd he Jare. 



45. And he mined of wite-word : him rewed for-Ji, 
After mikelhed of his merci. 



46. And in mercies gaf he Jam, 
In sight of alle Jat Jam nam. 



47. Sauf make us, Laverd our Gode, Jus, 
And fra * birthes samen us ; 
Jat we be schriven to Ji name hali. 
And glade in ji *loof witerli. 



48. Blissed Laverd God of Irael, 
Fra werld, and unto werld wel ; 
And alle folk with hert sal sale, 
Swa be, swa be, night and daie. 



' And \>au. drouped \>am \>axe £ei, ^ wicnesses, H. E. 

And al meked are \>ai swa under hend 3 i>:-,.gkgg r 
of pam to ga. O > • 

Ful oft lesed |7am of wa, E. * lof, H, 



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36 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CYI. 



ALLELUIA 

psALMUs cvr. 

oii>detta% dryht* ^aette god ^sette in peomld 

1. Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis hu 

misericordia ejus 

cpe^en nu iSa arleade penm from dryht* iSa a-lese'S 

2. Dicant nunc qui redempti sunt a Domino quos redemit 

of honda feondes *j of londum ge-somnade hie 

de manu inimici et de regionibus congregavit eos 

from BTmnan up-cyme *] set-gonge from norS-d^le *) sae 

3. A solis ortu et occasu ab aquilone et mare (4.) 

dpoledmi in poesten in drugmige peg cestre eardimge 

erraverunt in soUtudine in siccitate viam ciyitatis babita- 

ne ge-moettun 

tionis non invenerunt 

hyngrende ^ ^yrstende sapul heara in him a-sprong 

5. Esurientes et sitientes anima eorum in ipsis defecit 

T cleopedun to dryht' ^a ^e hie spencton -j of 

6. Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur et de 

ned-t^earfhissum heara ge-freade hie 

necessitatibus ebrum liberavit eos 

*j ut-alaedde hie in peg rehtne iSset hie eoden in cestre 

7. Et eduxit eos in viam rectam ut irent in civitatem 

eordimge 

habitationis 

on-dette dryht^ mild-heortnis his *] pundur his 

8. Confiteantur Domino misericordia ejus et mirabilia ejus 

beams monna 

filiis hominum 

for-^on ge-reorde saple idle -j saple hyngrende ge-reorde 

9. Quia satiavit animam inanem et animam esurientem satiavit 

midgodu 

bonis 

sittende in ^eostrum *] scnan dea^es *) Jbendum ge-bundne in 

10. Sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis et vinculis ligatos in 

pe^elnisse •) irene 

mendicitate et ferro ♦ 




^^k&A^ 



PS. CVI.] £ARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 37 



PSALM CVI. 

1. Schiives to Laverd, for gode he is; 
For in werld es merci his. 

2. ^ Saie fai with gode wille and thoght, 
Whilk fat of Laverd ere boght ; 
Wham he boght of hand of faa, 

Fra rikes samened he ]}a. 

3. Fra sun-spring to setel-gang ; 
Fra north, fra fe see swa lang. 

4. ^ Jai dweled in an-nes, in ^ drihede wai ; 
Of cite of woning-stede noght fand Jai. 

5. Hungrand and thristand als-swa, 
])e saule of ])am waned in ])a. 

6. And Jai cried to God when droved fai ware, 
And of far nedinges he * out-nam f am fare. 

7. And he led f am in right wai^ 

In cite of woning-stede fat ga suld f ai. 

8. To Laverd his mercies be schriven. 
And his wondres to men sones fat liven. 

9. For ^ un-nait saule he filled with fode. 
And himgrand saule he filled with gode. 

10. Sittand in schadow of dede and mirkenes, 
Bunden in iren and wretchednes. 



^ Sayn ))at are boht of Laverd, while he Wai of cite, niht and dai, 

boht fira Of wonin-stede non fend |>ai, H. 

Hand of fo, fra rikes samenes he pa, E, ^ drines, K. 

3 jfsi dweled alle in on-nesse, * lesed, H, 

In un-watri, in drinesse; ^ tome, H, ; empti, £. 



r 



88 ANGLO-S^XON PSALTER. [PS. CYI. 

for-^on on-scynedun ge-sprec diyht* -j ge-'Saeht 

11. Quia exacervaverunt eloquium 'Domini et consilium 

%es hesta bi-smeredmi 

Altissimi inritaverunt 

ji ge-ea^modad pes in ge-pinnfi hoortan heaia geHmtnunade 

12. Et humiliatum est in laboribus cor eorum infirmati 

Bind ne pes se ge-foltumade 

sunt nee fuit qui adjuvaret 

"7 cleopedan to diyht* mid-^y hie peran ge-spencte *] of 

13. £t clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tnbularentur et de 

ned-^earfiiiBsu heara ge-fireode hie 

necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos 

*j ut-alaedde hie of ^eostrum *j ofacuan dea^es *] bende 

14. Et eduxit eos de tenebris et umbra mortis et vincula 

heaia to>slat 

eorum disrupit 

on-detta^ diyht* nuld-heortnis his -j ptmdur his 

15. Confiteantur Domino misericordia ejus et mirabilia ejus 

beamum monna 

filiis bominum 

for-^on for-^reste geatu ^a^man *] scyttels irenu ge-biec 

16. Quia contrivit portas aereas et vectes ferreos confregit 

on-feng hie of pege un-rehtpisnisse heara fore un-rehtpisnisse 

17. Suscipit eos de via iniquitatis eorum propter injustitias 

BoiS-lice his ge-ea^modade sind 

enim suas bumiliati sunt 

aine mete on-scuniende pes sapul heara "j to ge-niolaehtun 

18. Omnem escam abominata est anima eorum et appropiave- 

geatu dea^es 

runt usque ad portas mortis 

-J cleopedun to dryht' mid-^y hie penm ge>spencte -j of 

19. Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur et de 

ned-^earfiussu heara ge-freode hie 

necessitatibus eorimi liberavit eos 

sonde pord his ^j ge-haelede hie "j ge-nerede hie of for-pyrde 

20. Misit verbimi sumn et sanavit eos et eripuit eos de interitu 

heara 

eorum 

on-detta^ dryht^ mild-heortnis his '^ pundur his 

21. Confiteantur Domino misericordia ejus et mirabilia ejus 

beamu monna 

filiis hominum 




PS. CYI.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



39 



11. For speches of God gremed Jai, 
And taried rede of Heghist ai. 

12. And meked in swinkes es hert of ]}am ; 
])ai ere seke, and nane was ])at helped am. 

13. And fai cried to Laverd when droved ware Ja, 
And of ])ar nedinges he lesed ^fam swa. 

14. And he out-led am fra schadow of dede and mirkenes. 
And brake ])ar bandes^ mare and lesse. 



15. To Laverd mercies of him be schriven, 
And his wondres to men sones fat Kven. 

1:6. ^ For he for-gnod yhates brased ware, 
And slottes irened brake he Jare. 

17. * [He * toke Jam fra wai of far wicnes. 
For fai are meked for Jar im-rihtwisnesse.] 

18. AUe mete es wlated far saule suld fede, 
And negh Je yhates of dede fai yhede. 

19. And bai cried to Laverd when droved war bai. 
And fra ]^ar nedinges he lesed am ai. 

20. He sent his worde and heled Jam, 
And fra far stervings he Jam nam. 

21. To Laverd his mercies be schriven. 
And his wondres to men sones fat liven. 



* am ai, E. 

^ For he gnod bras an yhates swa. 
And iren bandes brast Jie ma, £J, 



^ This couplet, omitted in the Cottonian 
MS., is supplied from the Harleiancopy. 
* nam, E, 







40 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CYU 

iSadi hie on-secgen on-segdnisse lofes ^ segen peic his 

22. Ut sacrificent sacriScium laudis et adnuncient opera ejus 

in pynsunisse 

in exultatione 

%a a-BtigaiS sae in sceopum donde pircnisse in 

23. Qui descendunt mare in navibus facientes operationes in 

prum [sic] miclum 

aquis multis 

hie ge-segup perc dryhtnes *j pundur his in grunde 

24. Ipsi viderunt opera Domini et mirabilia ejus in prof undo 

cfeiS ^ stod gast ystes ^ up-ahefene penin jiSe 

25. Dixit et stetit spiritus procellae et exaltati sunt fluetus 

his 

ejus 

a-stiga^ ot heofenas ^ of-dune stiga^ oiS 

26. Ascendunt usque ad caelos et descendunt usque ad 

niolnisse sapul heara in yflii a-spond 

abyssos anima eorum in malis tabescebat 

ge-droefde perun *j on-styrede perun spe spe druncen *] all 

27. Turbati sunt et moti sunt sicut ebrius et omnis 

jSnyttni heara for-spelgende pes 

sapientia eorum degluttita est 

ji cleopednn to dryhtne mid-t^y hie perun ge-spencte *] of 

28. Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur et de 

ned-^earfhissum heara ge>fre hie 

necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos 

sette yst in peder *) spigedon yiSe his 

29. Statuit procellam in auram et siluerunt fluetus ejus (30.) 

*] blissende perun iSset spigadon 

et laetati sunt quod siluerunt 

-J ut-al§dde hie in hyiSe pillan heara "j of 

Et deduxit eos in portum voluntatis eorum et de 

ned-^earfhissum heara ge-freode hie 

necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos 

on-ditien dryht' mild-heortnis his "j puudur his 

31. Confiteantur Domino misericordia ejus et mirabilia ejus 

beamu monna 

filiis hominum 

^ up-hebben hine in cirican folces -j in heh-seotle aeldrena 

32. Et exaltent eum in ecclesia plebis et in cathedra seniorum 

hergen hine 

laudent eum 




PS. CVI.J EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER, 41 

22. And oflre fai offirand of ^ loof fat is, 
And in glade-schip schewen werkes his. 

23. ])at in schippes in see ere ^ doun-gaande, 
In fele watres wirkinge makande; 

24. ^fai *sagh werkes of Laverd fare. 
And wondres of him in depe fat are. 

25. ^ He saide, and stode of storme fe gaste. 
And up-hoven ere stremes maste. 

26. ^fai up-stiyhen un-til heven, 
And fai doim-ga to depnesse even ; 
be saule of bam, lesse and mare. 

In ivels sculked it fare. 

27. fai ere dreved and ere stired als dronken mis. 
And al fe wisedome of fam "^ sweKghed is. 

28. And fai cried to God when droved war fai. 
And of far nedinges he oute-led am ai. 

r 

29. And he set in winde his stormes stithe, 
And his stremes ^leften lithe ; 

30.^ [And f ai fainned f at fai ware stille, 
And he led f am in haven of wiUe.] 

31. To Laverd his mercies be schriven, 

And his wondres to men-sones fat liven. 

32. And in kirke of folk him up-heve fa. 
And in setel of elde fai him loof swa. 



" lofe, E. ® |?ai stiyhte to heven, J^ai ga to depenes; 

' doun-stiyhand, E. J^aire saule sculked in evelnes, £. 
' WerkeB of Laverd ai J>ai segli. 

And in dc5)ne8 his wondres slegh, E. swolyhed, H. ; swolohed, E, 

1 ^^ ?• J VI . r * '. * A * wexen, H: E. 

^ He saide, and blast of storm it stode. 

And up-hoven are his stremes wode, H, E. ' Supplied from H, and E. 

II. G 



i 



4& ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CYL 

for-iSon lette flocUui in poeiten -j iitr|piiig petn m 

33. Quia posuit flumina in desertum et exitus aquarum in 
sitim 

eoHSan pettem-bete in ttltniwe fro hete in-cardiendn 

34. Terram mictiferam in salsilaginem a malitia inhabitantium 

in hire 

in ea 

«ette foesten in mere petrei *) eoriSan butan ]petie in 

35. Posuit desertum in stagnum aquae et terram sine aqua in 

nt-gong petia 

exitus aquarum 



;. i.t 



ge-Btea^elade ^er hyngriende -j ge-fletton oertre 



36. Et collocavit illic esurientes et eonstituerunt civitatem 

eardunge 

habitationis 

*] Beopun lond -j plantadon j^-geudas '] dydun 

37. Et seminaverunt agros et plantaverunt vineas et fecerunt 

pestem a-cennisse 

fructum nativitatis 

ji bledaade bie -j gemonig^fiddade sind spiiSe *] neat 

38. Et benedixit eos et multiplicati sunt nimis et jumenta 

beara ne sind ge-pond 

eorum non sunt minorata 

fea ge-pordne sindiin *j ge-spencte aind fro ge-spencednisae jfla 

39. Fauci lacti sunt et vexati sunt a tribulatione malo- 

';| aara 

rum et dolorum 

a-geten is for-bogadnis o&r alder-men heaia -} biHipeocim 

40. Effusa est contemptio super principes eorum et seduxerunt 

hie in un-gefoemS "} narles in pege 

eos in invio et non in via 

*i ge-fultmnade ^or&n of pe^ebiisae -j setta ape ape aoep 

41. Et adjuvavit pauperem de inopia et posuit sic ut oves 

beoredas 

familias 

ge-sioK iSa rebtan ';| blissia^ -j all un-rebtpisn foMytted 

42. Videbunt recti et laetabuntur et omnis iniquitas oppilap 

mu^ bia 

vit OS suum 

bpelc snotur -j balded ^aa -j ^onne on-giteK 

43. Quis sapiens et custodiet haec et tunc intelliget 

mild-beortniase diyht^ 

misericordias Domini 



PS. CYI.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



4» 



33. Stremes in wildemes set he, 

And out-gang of watres in thrist to be. 

34. In salt mersche land fruit berande, 
Fra * ivel of in it wonande. 

35. ^ He set in weres of watres wildemes^ 
And in out^gang of watres land watre«>les. 

36. 'And Jare bi-louked he hungrand ware. 
And cite of woning-stede set he Jare. 

37. And J)ai set wine-yherdes, and feldes fai sewe. 
And f ai made fruit of birthe newe. 

38. And he blissed am, and fele-falded ]»ai be. 
And far * meres noght lessed he. 

39. And bai ere fone made, and swonken ere ])a. 
For cbroving of ivels and * sorw and wa. 

40. ^ Yhotten es a fliting our princes a dai ; 

And made to dwele in wigeling, and noght in wai. 

41. ''And he helped poure fra wrecched-hede. 
And he set als schepe hine-hede. 

4^. Rightwis sal se, and ® glade with-al ; 
And al wicnes his mouth stoppe sal. 

43. Wha wys and sal yheme fese in land, 
And mercies of Laverd sal understand. 



' He got dam 0^ £• 

^ This couplet is not found in £. 

4 mares, E. 

^ Borth, H. ; soryhe, £. 



* Yhutten if a flitte, H. ; a flit is yhotten, 

^ And pouor and help-Ies helped he. 

And set his hine-hed als shep to be, E. 
' foine, H, £• 



44 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CI 



Iff 



1. CANTICUM PSALMUS DAVID 

PSALMUS CVlI. 
geani heorte min god geara lieorto min icsii|i 

2. Paratiim cor meum Deus paratum cor meum cantabo 

*i lalm ic cpeo^n to diyht* 

et psallmum dicam Domino 

ft-rif pnldor min a-ris heaipe i dtie iea-nn 

3. Exurge gloria mea exurge psalterium et cithara exurgam 

on fBT'niaraon 

dilucufo 

ic on-dattu He on foleum dijhV lalm k qpeo^n to & 

4. Confitebor tibi in populis Domine psallmum dicam tifai 

be-tpih tfeode 

inter gentes 

for-Son ge-miclad is o^ heofenas mildrheortnis ^in 

5. Quoniam magnificata est usque ad caelos misericordia tua 

*j oH polcenu so^festnis iSin 

et usque ad nubes Veritas tua 

hofe up ofer heofenas god -j ofer aDe eorKan 

0, Exaltare super caelos Deus et super omnem terrain 

mid puldre ^ine iSnt sien ge-fread iSa ge-corene ^ine 

gloria tua (7.) ut liberentur electi tui 

halno mec doa mid iSa spi^ran iSinre *] ge-her mec god 

Salvum me fac dextera tua et exaudi me (8.) Deus 

•praoconde pes in halgum his ic hiom ge-hlissad "■) to-daela wcimam 

locutus est in sancto suo laetabor et dividam Sicymam 

*j dene ge-telda ic meota 

et convallem tabemaculorum metibor 

min' is galaad -j min is manasses *] efre atienga 

9. Mens est Galaad et meus est Manasses et Efrem fortitude 

heafdes mines 

capitis mei 

cyning min moab hper hyhtes mines in idnmea 

Juda rex meus (10.) Moab olla spei meae in Idumea 

ica-^ennu ge-scoe min me nnder-^iodde 

extendam calceamentum meum mihi allophili subditi 

sind 

sunt 

hpelc ffe-Iaede^ mec in cestre ge-trymede o^^e hpelc ge-IaedeiS 

11. Quis deducet me in civitatem munitam aut quis deducet 

mec oiS in idmneam 

me usque in Idumeam 



PS. CVir.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 4f5 



PSALM CVII. 

2. ^ Gxaijhed ini hert, God, ^graifhed mi hert is ; 
I sal singe and salme in mi blis. 

3. ^ Ris, sautre and harp for-])i. 
In ])e griking rise sal I. 

4. Schrive to fe, Laverd, in folk I sal ; 
In *birthes sing to fe with-al. 

5. For mikel over hevens Ji merci es. 
And to fe kloudes fi sothnes. 

6. Up-heve over hevens, God, and over al land ai 
Be J)i blisse, (7.) Jat Ji * loved lesed be Jai. 

^ Sauf make Ji "^ right hand and here me. 

8. God in his halegh spake he ; ' 

I sal glade and dri-hed ^twinne sal. 
And ^ dene of teldes mete with-al. 

9. Mine es Galaad, Manasse mine leved. 
And EflBraim ^^fanger of mine heved ; 

Juda mi king es of blis, 

10. Moab '^ ketel of mi hope is ; 
In Ydume sal I finne mi scho ; 
Outen frendes er made me to. 

11. Wha sal lede me in warned cite. 
In Ydume wha sal lede me ? 



> Diht, E. « Hale, E. 

*diht,E. "^ riht-half, E. 

' Rise mi blisse, rise sautre fo]>)7i, ^ dele, H. 

And herp in grikin rise sal I, E. ^ dale, H, E. 

< biiye, E. " fonger, E. 5 keper, H, 

» com, E. " pot, E. 



46 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CVIL 

ahne ^tt god ^u ^e on-peg a-drijfo osic 7 ut ne gest god 

12. Nonne tu Deus qui reppulisti nos et non egredieris Deus 

in megnum arum 

in virtutibus nostris 

sele us {iiltum of ge-BpencedniBae *j idela h^u monnes 

13. Da nobis auxilium de txibulatione et vana salus hominis 

in gode doen pe megen -j he to no-pihte ge-laede% 

14. In Deo faciemus virtutem et ipse ad nihilum deducet 

spincende usic 

tribulantes nos 



L IN FINEM PSALMUS DAVID 

PSALMUS CVIII. 
god lof min ne spiga iSu for-iSon mu^ ^es synfullan -] 

2. Deus laudem meam ne tacueris quia os peccatoris et 
%e8&4aian ofer mec oihtyned is 

dolosi super me apertum est 

apreocende sind pi^ me tungan £Eiecenie "j mid pordum 

3. Locuti sunt adversum me lingua dolosa et sermonibus 

lae^^u ymb-saldnn mec -} ofep-fiihtim mec bi un-gepyrhtS 

odii circumdederunt me et expugnaverunt me gratis 

for-^on %8et hielnfeden mec teldnn me ic so^-lice 

4. Pro eo ut diligerent me detrahebant mihi ego autem 

ge-bed 

orabam 

setton pi^ me yfel fore godii -j lae^^u fore 

5. Posuerunt adversum me mala pro bonis et odium pro 

lufian minre 

dilectione mea 

ge-8ete ofer hine iSone synfullan -j deoiul stonde^ to 

6. Constitue super eum peccatorem et diabolus stet a 

iSere spi^ran his 

dextris ejus 

mit to biiS doomed nt-gae^ ge-miSerad 7 ge-bed his sie in 

7. Cum judicatur exeat condemnatus et oratio ejus fiat in 

synne 

peccatum 

sie eardnng his posta *] ne sie se eardie in ^ere 

Fiat habitatio ejus deserta et non sit qui habitet in ea 

sien ds^gas his fea *] biscop-had his ou-foe% piS&t 

8. Fiant dies ejus pauci et episcopatum ejus accipiat alter 



i 



PS. CTII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 47 

12, * Noght ne J)ou, God, * out-draf us swa, 

And in our mightes God noght saltou out-ga ? 

18. Qif til us helpe of droving, 

And hele of men ful ^ un-nait fing. 

14. In God might make sal we. 

And to noght our faas lede sal he. 



PSALM CVIII. 

2. * God, mi loof ne lete Jou ; 
For fat mouth of sinful nou. 
And mouth of swikel ])at does mis. 
Over me open it is. 

3. ])ai spak againe me with tung swikel. 
And with * wordes of hatred mikel 
Um-gaf Jai me witerli. 

And over-wonnen ^ me selwilli. 

4. Als J)ai me loved, me bak-bate fai ; 
And I soth-lik badde, night and dai. 

5. And bai set againes me for godes wa. 
And natereden for mi "^ lovered swa. 

6. Set over him sinful in land, 

])e devel on his right-halves stand. 

7. When he es demed, ®for-done out-ga he ; 
And his bede in sinne it be. 

8. Fone be Je daies of him. 

And his bischeop-rike ])at other nim. 



* Whaie noht )k>ii, Layerd, E* ^ sayhes of hateieden, H, 

* idel, H. • ™e self wisly, E. 

* God, mi lofe, ne lete Jwu; 7 loveden, E. 
And mouth of sinfiil for to se, 

Opened it is over me, £. " for-spilt, E. 







48 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER, [PS« CVUI; 

sien beam his asteapte *j pif his pidpe ^ ^ 

9. Fiant filii ejus orfani et uxor ejus vidua 

on-8tyrede sien on peg a-pende beam his -j peiSlien den a-poipne 

10. Commoti amoveantur filii ejus et mendicent ejiciantur 

of eardingnm his 

de habitationibus suis 

smege boig-gelda alle spode his ^ rieafien 

11. Scrutetur fenerator omnem substantiam ejus et diripiant 

fire^e all ge-pin his 

alieni omnes labores ejus 

ne sie him fultum ne sie se mildsie feadur-leasom his 

12* Non sit illi adjutor nee sit qui misereatur pupillis ejus 

sien beam his in for-pyrd in cneorisse anre de adilgad 

13. Fiant nati ejus in interitum in generatione una deleatur 

noma his 

nomen ejus 

in ge-mynd hperfeiS nn-rehtpisnis fedia his in ge-sihiSe 

14. In memoriam redeat iniquitas patrum ejus in conspectu 

dryht* "■) syn modur his ne sie adilgad 

Domini et peccatum matris ejus non deleatur 

sie pi^ dryhtne aa '■j fop-peoriSe of eoiiSan 

15. Fiat contra Dominum semper et dispereat de terra 

ge-mynd heara 

memoriam eorum 

for-^on nis ge-myndig don mild-heortnisse- 

16. Pro eo quod non est recordatus facere misericordiam (17.) 

-j oehtende pes mon iSearfiEin *j pe^Ian *] 

et persecutus est hominem pauperem et mendieum et 

in-bryrdedne on heortan dea^e salde 

conpunctum corde morti tradidit 

"1 lii£Eide peig-cpeoduhiisse *j cym^ him *] nalde |)ledsunge 

18. Et dilexit maledictionem et veniet ei et noluit benedic- 

*] biiS ge-lenged from him 

tionem et prolongabitur ab eo > 

1 ge-gered hine apergednisse spe spe hregle ^ in-eode spe 

Et induit se maledictione sic ut vestimento et intravit sic 

spe peter in iSa innenan his *j spe spe ele in banum his 

ut aqua in interiora ejus et sic ut oleum in ossibus ejus 

de him spe spe hregl ^sst sie ofer-prigen *], spe spe 

19. Fiat ei sic ut vestimentum quo operietur et sic ut 

gyidels mid-^y aa sie bi-gyrded 

zona qua semper praecingitur 



k 



PS. CVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 49 

9. * [His sones be fader-lesse far Kf, 
And a widw be his wife.] 

10. 2 Drecchand his sones be out-borne awai^ 
And ^ thigg mote b ai, night and dai ; 
Oute-kast be fai for ever-mare, 

Fra Jar woning-stedes Jat ware. 

1 1 . Ransak mote gaveler his aght ; 

And * outen reve him, swink and maght. 

12. Nane be him helper fat him knew, 
Ne be fat his ^ step-childer rew. 

13. ^ [fe sones of him in were be ai, 

In "^ o strende his name be don awai.] 

14. In minde tume fe wickednesse 
Of his fadres, mare and lesse, 

In sight of Laverd ; ® and sinne, na dai, 
Of his moder be done awai. 

15. Again Laverd ai be fai swa, 

And for-worth fra land f e minde of fa ; 

16. For fat noght es he witerli 
Mined for to do merci. 

17. And filiyhed helples and thiggand. 

And stungen with hert to ^ quelle in land. 

18. And he loved malloc, dai and night, 
^^And come sal it on him to light ; 
And blissing wald he noght swa. 
And ferred sal it be him fra. 

And malloc he cled als wede ; 
And, als watre, it in-yhede 
In his ^* inwardes al at anes. 
And als ^* oyle in his banes, 

19. Be to him als shroude with whilk hiled he is. 
And als girdel fat ai gird es mis. 



' Supplied from the HarL MS. It is also ^ Omitted in the Cottonian, supplied from 

contained in E, the Harleian MS. 

' Drecchand over-borne be his sones and "^ sl, E. 

bigge [sic] ai, ^ and \>e sinne 

Ont-kast fra bar woning-stedes ai be bai. Of his moder never bhnne, E, 

E, » sla, H, 

3 }»iggande, H. "> An, E. 

* fremde, H, " inrest, E. 

* step-childre, E. '« oli, H, E. 

II. H 



t 



: j£? . y-"" -*..te -jf-au^itw^ w i ■:;- .'_Us . •;^ii>-=.^ -ai ■.^.. j^ i. ■=- i ■ ... - ■ ' - * ^xs-.'. -^^7 



50 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CVHI. 

«ii peit heara ^ tda^ Mie ^ mid dryhV i 

20. Hoc opus eorum qui detrahunt mihi apud Dominumet 

%aVe spreoca^ yfel pi^ aaple minre 

qui loquuntur mala adversus animam meam 

•t ^u dryht* dryht^ doa mid mec mUd-heortmase foie 

21. Et tu Domine Domine fac mecum misericordiam propter 

noman ^inurn foi>%on pynsom is mild-heortnis iSin 

nomen tuum quia suavis est misericordia tua 

ge-firea mec for-^on pe^Ia "j ^earf ic earn -j heorte 

Libera me (22.) quia egenus et pauper ego sum et cor 

min ge-droefed is in me 

meum conturbatum est in me 

spe scua ^ornie on-haeiS piiS-laedde earn ^ a-aceoen earn 

23. Sicut umbra cum declinat ablatus sum et excussus sum 

ape spe gers-hoppe 

sic ut locusta 

cneop min ge-untramad sind fore festenne ^ flesc min 

24. Genua mea infirmata sunt prae jejunio et caro mea 

in-pended is fore ele ^ ic ge-porden earn edpit 

inmutata est propter oleum (25.) et ego factus sum oppro- 

him 

brium illis 

ge-segun mec *] hrisedon heafiid heara ge-fnltmne mec 

Viderunt me et moverunt capita sua (26.) adjuva me 

dryht^ god min halne mec doa fore mild-heortnisse 

Domine Deus meus salvum me fac propter misericor<Uain 

%inre 

tuam 

%set piten ^sette bond %in iSeos is ^ iSu dryht* iSa dydest 

27. Ut sciant quia manus tua haec est et tu Domine fecisti 

hie 

earn 

perg-cpeo^aiS him *) %u bledsas tSa a-ria% in mec 

28. Maledicent illi et tu benedices qui insurgent in me 

sien ge-Bcende %eo so^-lice iSin bi% ge-blissad 

confundantur servus autem tuus laetabitur 

sien ge-gerede ^a tela% me scome "j sien ofer-prigen spe 

29. Induantur qui detrahunt mihi reverentia et operiantur sic 

spe tpi-taelgade ge-scend%e bis 

ut depploide confusione sua 

ic on-dettu dryht^ spi^e in mu^e minum *) in midle monigia 

30. Confitebor Domino nimis in ore meo et in medio multorum 

ic hergu bine 

laudabo eum 



PS. CVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER, 51 

20. * fis mote be fe werke of fa 
fat bac-bite me at Laverd swa, 
And fat spekes ivels ma 
Again mi saule, to do it wa. 

21. And fou, Laverd, do with me for-fi 
For f i name, for soft es f i merci. 

Lese me, (22.) for poure and nedfiil am I, 
And mi hert es dreved with-inne me soth-li. 

23. Als schadw, when heldes, ^ for-nomen I am ; 
'And for-schaken als * gressop with gram. 

24. ^ Mi knees un-fest for fast ere fa. 
And mi flesche es manged for oyle swa. 

25. And I am made up-braiding til am ai ; 

f ai ^ sagh me, and fair hevedes stired f ai. 

26. Helpe me, Laverd mi God, and me 
Make sauf for the merci of f e. 

27. And wit f ai fat f i hand f is yhit. 
And f ou, Laverd, maked it. 

28. "^ f ai sal werye him, and blis saltou. 
fas fat in me rises nou, 

Schent mote f ai be, night and dai ; 
f i hine soth-lik faine sal ai. 

29. Kled mote f ai be, als f e same 
fat bac-bite me, ai with schame ; 
And ® hiled be f ai, mare and lesse, 
Als 9 twi-fold kloth with fair schendnesse. 

30. To Laverd in mi mouth sal I schrive. 
And in mid of fele loof him mi live. 



* )>is werke of j>am at Laverd )>at back-bite Mi knees for fast un-fest es shent, 

me. And for oli mi fleshe is went, E. 

jfat speken iyeles again mi saule to be, H. ^ segh, E, 

* kusten, E, ' l^ai sal wery him, and )?ou sal blisse )?at 
^ And for-sakeu als grishop )>at is lam, E. rise ; 

^ am I lame, ff. \ji hine so)>-lic in me £Edne sal he, E. 

^ Mine knees for fasting are manged shent, ® over-heled, E, 

And for oli mi flesshe is went, //. ® twi-fald klagh, II,; twi-&ld mantel, E. 




52 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 

for-^on 8Bt-ttod to dere ipitSnm iSearfim |«t hale dyde bm 

31. Quia adstitit a dextxis pauperis ut salvam faceret a 

oehtendum eaple mme 

persequentibus animam meam 



1. DAVID PSALMUS 

PSALMUS CVIIII. 
q>i% dryht* to dryht* minum rite to ^ ipiiSian minre 

Dixit Dominus Domino meo Sede a dextris meis 

0^ ^st ic aette feond iSine Bcamul fota iSinia 

Donee ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum 

g^rd megnei iSines ut-aende^ dryht* of none *| paldes 

2. Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion et domina- 

in midle feonda tSinia 

veris in medio inimicorum tuorum 

mid ^e fruma in deg^ megnes iSines in birhtnm 

3. Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae in splendoribus 

haligra of innoiSe sr margen-steorran ic cende iSec 

sanctorum ex utero ante luciferum genui te 

spor dryht* ^ ne hreopsade hine i$a eariS sacerd in 

4. Juravit Dominus et non paenitebit eum Tu es sacerdos in 

ec-nisBO efter ende-byrdnisse 

aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech 

dryht^ to ^ere spi^ran i$inre ge-brec in dege eorres his 

5. Dominus a dextris tuis confringit in die irae suae 

cyningas 

reges 

doemei$ in cneorissum ge-fylleiS hryras ge-scsenaeiS heafdd 

6. Judicabit in nationibus implebit ruinas conquassabit capita 

monigu in eori$an ge^nyhtsumre 

multa in terra copiosa 

of buman in yege drone for-^on up a-hof heafiid 

7. De torrente in via bibet propterea exaltabit caput 



PS. CVIIJ.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 53 

31. fat on right-halves of pour es standand, 
^at he sauf make mi saule fra filiyhand. 



PSALM CIX. 

1. Laverd saide to mi Laverd of might, 
Site opon mi halves right, 

Whils I sal set fe faas of fe 
Schamel of Ji fete to be. 

2. Yherde of fi might on-on 
Send sal Laverd fra Syon, 
To be Laverd thurgh fe land. 
In middes of fine ille-willand. 

3. With fe biginning in dai of fi might, 
^ In schinenges of haliyhes bright ; 
Of wambe in fis werld to be, 
Bifore dai-stem gat I fe. 

4. Laverd *sware, and noght with-al, 
And for-think it noght him sal, 
fou ert preste of for to reck, 
After ^ ordre of Melchisedek. 

5. Laverd, fra fi right-halves breke 
Sal kinges in dai of his wreke. 

6. Deme in birthes he sal to se, 
Ful-fille falUnges als sal he ; 

* Sqwat sal he hevedes, blode and bane, 
In fe land of mani-ane. 

7. He drank of * wel in fe wai, 
For-J)i he heved his heved up ai. 



' With brihtnesse of halyehis liht, E. * Squacche, H, ; Swacche, E, 

* swor, //. E» 

3 hode, H. « boumand, E. 



^ 



54 



ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 



[ps. ex. 



ALLELUIA REVERSIONIS 



ELETJACH 



PSALMUS ex. 

ic on-dettu i$e diyht* in aire heortan minre in gedaehte 

1. Confitebor tibi Domine in to to corde meo in concilio 

reht-pisra *] ge-somnunge micelre perc dryht* 

justorum et congregatione (2.) magna opera Domini 

a-soht in alle pillan his on-detnis *] micelnis 

Exquisita in omnes voluntates ejus (3.) Confessio et magni- 

per his ^ reht-pisnis his punaiS in peorald 

ficentia opus ejus et justitia ejus manet in saeculum 

peorulde 

saeculi 

ge-mynd dyde pimdra his mild-heort *] mildsend 

4. Memoriam fecit mirabilium suorum misericors et miserator 

diyht* mete salde on-dredendu hine 

Dominus (5.) escam dedit timentibus se 

ge-myndig bii$ in peoruld cyi$nisse his megen perca 

Memor erit in saeculum testamenti sui (6.) virtutem operum 

his segeiS folce his i$aet heselle him erfe 

suorum adnunciabit populo suo (7.) ut det illis haeredita- 

%ioda 

tem gentium 

per honda his soiS-festnis *} dom ge-treope all 

Opera manuum ejus Veritas et judicium (8.) fidelia omnia 

bi-bodu his ge-tryined in peonild peorulde ge-porden in 

mandata ejus confirmata in saeculum saeculi facta in 

sotS-fastnlsse *) reht-pisnisse 

veritate et aequitate 

a-lesnisse sende folce his on-bead in ecnisse 

9. Redemptionem misit populo suo mandavit in aeternum 

cyiSnisse his halge *] eges-ful noma his 

testamentum suum sanctum et terribile nomen ejus 

froma snyttni ege dryht^ ondget god allu 

10. Initium sapientiae timor Domini intellectus bonus omnibus 

dondum hie 

facientibus eam 

herenis his punai$ in peoruld peorulde 

Laudatio ejus manet in saeculum saeculi 




PS. ex.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



65 



PSALM ex. 

1 . In al mi hert, Laverd, to fe schrive I sal, 
In rede of rightwise and samening al. 

2. Grxete werkes of Laverd ere wroght, 
In alle his willes ere fai soght. 

3. Werke of him schrift and mikelnesse, 
And in werld es his rightwisenesse. 

4. Minde he made of wondres his, 
Milde-herted and rew-full Laverd is, 

5. Mete he gaf in ilka land 

To * fas fat ere him dredand ; 

Mined of his wite-word in werld sal he be; 

6. Might of his werkes to his folk schew sal he, 

7. J)at heritage of genge gif he to fa. 

His hend-werkes sothnes, dome als-swa. 

8. ^ Trew al his bodes, in werld of werld fest ai ; 
Made in sothnes and in evennes ere f ai. 

9. Biyng to his folk Laverd sent he, 

He 3 bade his wite-word * in schulde be. 

Hali and agh-fuU es name his. 
10. Biginning of wisedome Laverd drede is ; 
To all him doand gode understandinge. 
In werld of werld es his loveinge. 



^ Trew are al his bodes ai, 
Fest in werld of werld are jjai ; 



Maked most in sothnesse, 
And ala-swo in evennesse, JS. 
^ send, E. "• in ai to be, E, 




56 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXL 



ALLELUIA REYERSIONIS AGGEI £T ZACHARIAB. 

PSALMUS CXI. 

eadig per se iSe on-dredeiS dryht* in bi-bodum his pillaiS 

1, Beatus vir qui timet Dominum in mandatis ejus cupiet 

spiiSe 

nimis 

maehtig in eori$an bi^ sed his cneorisse i$eara rehtra 

2, Poteus in terra erit semen ejus generatio rectorum 

bits bledsad 

benedicetur 

puldur *] peolan in huse his '^ reht-pisnis his punaiS in 

3, Gloria et divitiae in domo ejus et justitia ejus manet in 

peoruld peondde 

saeculum saeculi 

up-cumen pes in ^eostram leht iSaem rehtrheortum mild-heort 

4, Exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis corde misericors 

•J mildsend "j reht-pis dryht' 

et miserator et Justus Dominus 

pynsnm mon se mildsa^ *] ge-^pseraiS stihta^ 

5, Jucundus homo qui miseretur et commodat dispone^ 

pord his in dome for-tSon in ecnisse ne 

sermones suos in judicio (6.) quia in aetemum non 

bii5 on-styred 

commovebitur 

in ge-mynde secre bi^ se reht-pisa fro ge-hernisse yfeke ne 

7. In memoria aeterna erit Justus ab auditu mala non 

on-drede^ 

timebit 

geara is heorte his gehtan in dryhr 

Paratum est cor ejus sperare in Domino 

ge-trymed is heorte his ne biiS on-styred o^ iSset ge-sie^ 

8. Confirmatum est cor ejus non commovebitur donee videat 

fiond his 

inimicos suos 

to-stregd salde iSearfiun reht-pisnis his punaiS in peoruld 

9. Dispersit dedit pauperibus justitia ejus manet in saeculum 

peorulde horn his bii$ up-ahefen in puldre 

saeculi cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria 




J 



»S. CXI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 57 



PSALM CXI. 



1. Seli man bat dredes Laverd of blis, 
Swith mikel he wille in bodes his. 



2. Mightand in erthe his sede bes alle, 
Strende of rightwise blessed be salle. 



3. Blisse in his hous and richesse, 

And in werld of werld his rightwisnes. 



4. Sprungen in mirkenes to right light is, 
Milde-herted and rew-full arid rightwis. 



5. Blithe-full man he es for-fi, 
He bat lenes and has merci ; 
Wele-settes his saghes in domes al, 

6. For in ai noght be stired he sal. 



7. ^ In ever minde rightwis sal be ; 
Of ivel hering noght drede sal he ; 
^ Graife es his hert, night and dai, 
To hope in Laverd fest es ai. 



8. His hert noght stired sal he be, 
His * faas til he for-see. 



9. He to-spred, gaf to pour fat had nede. 
be rightwisenesse of him to mede, 
Wones in werlde of werld ber-forn ; 
In blis up-hoven sal be his horn. 



[n eveninge rihtwis, rihtwis sal be, E, 

3rrai)>ed til hope in Laverd hert hisse, ^ wijyerwines, H, ; foos, E, 

Samen festened hert hisse isse, E* 

II. 








58 



ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 



se syn-fulla ge-si^ *) eona^ mid toi$u 

10. Peccator videbit et irascetur dentibus 

a-spinde% lust syn-fulm for-peor8e% 

tabescet desideriiim peccatorum peribit 



hii grymeta^ *) 

suis fremet et 



ALLELUIA 



PSALMUS CXII. 

herga^ cnehtas dryht* heigaiS noman dryht* 

1. Laudate pueri Dominum laudate nomen Domini 

sie noma dryht^ ge-bledsad ofiSissimi nu *] o9 in 

2, Sit nomen Domini benedictum ex hoc nunc et usque in 

peorold 

saeculum 



set-gong heiga^ noman 

ad occasum laudabile nomen 



from smman up-cyme oiS 

3. A solis ortu usque 

dryht' 

Domini 

hell ofer alle %iode dryht' •) ofer heofenas 

4. Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus et super caelos 

puldur his 

gloria ejus 

hpelc spe spe dryht' god ur se in heanissu earda^ 

5. Quis sic ut Dominus Deus noster qui in altis habitat 

*) i$a heanan ge-locai$ in heofene *} in eor^an 

(6.) et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra 

a-peccende from eor^an pe^lan ^ of sceame np-aerende 

7. Suscitans a terra inopem et de stercore erigens 

i$ear&n 

pauperem 

^sBt he ge-stea^elie hine mid aldermonnum mid aldermonnu folces 

8. Ut collocet eum cum principibus cum principibus populi 

his 

sui 

se eardian doeiS un-beorende in huse modur beama 

9. Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo matrem filiorum 

blissiende 

laetantem 



PS. CXI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 59 

10. Sinful sal se and * wrath he sal, 

And gnaiste his * tethe he sal with-al, 
And sal sculk to be awai ; 
Yhoming of sinfuU for-worth sal ai. 



PSALM CXII. 

1. Herihes Laverd, bat *childer be ; 
Name of Laverd herihe fe. 

2. Name of Laverd ai be in blisse, 

* Fra hefen-forth into werld Jat isse. 

3. Fra sunne-spring to setel-gang, 

* Herihand-Uk name of Laverd amang. 

4. Hegh over alle genge Laverd isse, 
And over hevens es his blisse. 

5. Wha als God oure Laverd fat wones in hegh ? 

6. Meke thinges in heven and in erthe he segh. 

7. Fra fe erthe help-lesse raisand. 
And of ^ thost fe pour revand, 

8. With princes fat him bi-louk he. 
With princes of his folk to be. 

9. bat geld in houses makes "^ wenand, 
Moder of sones to be faineand. 



» wraht, E. * Hergh-lic, E. 

a tegh, H, ^ p 

3 childre, E. ^^^^ ^' 

* For \)is nou until in werld, E. 7 erand, E, 



i 



60 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER, [PS. CXIIL 




ALLELUIA 

PSALMUS CXIII. 

in utrgonge israela of segyptu bus of folce 

1. In exitu Israhel ex Aegypto domus Jacob de populo 

el-reordum 

barbaro 

ge-porden pes se halgun his maeht his 

2. Facta est Judaea sanctificatio ejus Israhel potestas ejus 

ricsaiS in hine 

Israhel regnavit in ea 

sae ge-saeh ^ fleh iordan ge-cearred pes on-bec 

3. Mare vidit et fugit Jordanis conversus est retrorsum 

muntas ge-fegun spe spe rommas *] hyllas spe spe lombur 

4. Montes exultaverunt ut arietes et colles velut agni 

scepa 

ovium 

bpet is ^e sae to-hpon fluge ^u •) tSu iordan for-hpon ge-cerred 

5. Quid est mare quod fugisti et tu Jordanis quare conversus 

ear%u on-bec 

es retrorsum 

muntas for-hpon up-hofun ge spe spe rommas *] hyllas spe spe 

6. Montes quare exultastis ut arietes et colles velut 

lombem scepa 

agni ovium 

from onsiene dryht* on-styred is eor^e from onsiene godes 

7. A facie Domini commota est terra a facie Dei Jacob 

se ge-cerred stea^ul-festne stan in mere petres *j clif 

8. Qui convertit solidam petram in stagnum aquae et rupem 

in pellan petra 

in fontes aquarum 

na-les us diyht* na-les us ah noman %inu sell puldur 

1 . Non nobis Domine non nobis sed nomini tuo da gloriam 

ofur mild-heortnisse iSine •) sotS-festnisse ^ine ne hponne 

2. Super misericordiam tuam et veritatem tuam ne quando 

cpe^en i$iode hper is god heara 

dicant gentes Ubi est Deus eorum 

god so8-lice ur in heofene upp in heofene *) in eor^an 

3. Deus autem noster in caelo sursum in caelo et in terra 

all spe bpet palde dyde 

omnia quaecunque voluit fecit 



S. CXIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 61 



PSALM CXIII. 

1. In * oute-gate of Iraele 

Oute of Egipt, come swa wele, 
Jacob hous was glad for-fie, 
Of the folke of barberie. 

2. Made es Jude his halinesse^ 
Irael his might he esse. 

3. be see segh, and fleghe on-ane ; 
Hinde-ward turned es Jordane. 

4. Hilles, als wetheres, fained fare ; 

And knolles, als lambes of schepe fat are. 

5. What es fe, see, fat J)ou flegh nou ? 

And fou, Jordan, o-bake fat wente ertou ? 

6. Hilles, als wetheres, ^ gladed ye? 

And knolles, als lambs of schepe fat be ? 

7. Of face of Laverd f e erthe stired isse, 
Of face of God of Jacob blisse ; 

8. In * weres of watres fat tumes stane. 
And kliffes in welles of watres to gane. 

1. *Noght til us, Laverd, noght til us nou, 
Bot til f i name blisse gif f ou. 

2. Over f i ^ merci and f i sothnesse ; 

Les when sai genge, fair God whar esse ? 

3. Oure God soth-like in heven es kid ; 
Alle fat ever he wald, he did. 



out^gange, //. * No break occurs at this place in any of the 

&ined 3he, £. MSS. used for the present edition. 

meres, ^. ^ niil)>e, E. 




ueSir^'iSi^''hAlJ:i^iiii 







\ 



62 



ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 



[ps. cxin. 



hergas i$eoda seolfur *) gold perc honda 

4. Simulachra gentium argentum et aurum opera manuum 



monna 

hominum 



ne 



muiS habba^ *] ne spreoca^ egan habbaiS *] 

5. Os habent et non loquentur oculos habent et non 

ge-siaiS 

videbunt 



earan habba^ 

6. Aures habent 

peor^iaiS 

odorabunt 



•J ne 

et non 



ge-heiaiS ne8-i$yrel habbaiS *] ne 

audient nares habent et non 



ne 



1 

et 



honda habbaiS *] ne grapia^ foet habbatS *j 

7. Manus habent et non palpabunt pedes habent et non 

gongaiS 

ambulabunt 

ne cleopia^ in hreacan his ne sotS-lice is gast in 

Non clamabunt in gutture suo neque enim est spiritus in 

mu^e heara 

ore ipsorum 

ge-lice him sien %a do% iS& *] alle i$a ge-treopatS in 

8. Similes illis fiant qui faciunt ea et omnes qui confidunt in 

i$sem 

eis 

hus ge-hyhte in 

9. Domus Israhel speravit in 

ge-scildende heara is 

protector eorum est 

hus ge-hyhte in 

10, Domus Aaron speravit in 

ge-scildend heara is 

protector eorum est 

iSa on-dreda% dryht* ge-hyhta^ in dryht' fultum heara 

1 1 . Qui timent Dominum sperent in Domino adjutor eorum 

*] ge-scildend heara is 

et protector eorum est 

dryht* ge-myndig pes ur *) bledsade usic bledsade 

12, Dominus memor fuit nostri et benedixit nobis benedixit 

hus bledsade hus aarones 

domum Israhel benedixit domum Aaron 

bledsade alle on-dredende hine dryht* lytle mid 

13. Benedixit omnes timentes se Dominum pusillos cum 

marum 

majoribus 



dryhtne 

Domino 



dryht' 

Domino 



fultum heara 

adjutor eorum 



fultum heara 

adjutor eorum 



1 
et 



PS. CXIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 63 

4. Lickenes of genge, silver and gold, 
Werkes of men hend of mold. 



5. bai have mouth, and sal not speke with-al ; 
Eghen fax have, and se ]7ai ne sal. 

6. bai have eres, and here ne sal fai oght ; 
Nese-thirles fai have, and smel sal noght. 

7. Hend fai have, and noght sal f ai 
^ Grape with Jam, night ne dai. 
Fete bai have, and sal noght ga ; 
In Jair throte noght crie sal fa. 

8. Like be to Jam fat make am swa. 
And alle fat * traistes in Jam ma. 

9. Israel hous hoped in Laverd of blisse, 
far helper and far * for-hiler he isse. 

10. Aaron hous in Laverd hoped fai, 
far helper and f er for-hiler he es ai. 

11. bat * dredes Laverd, in * Laverd hoped ma ; 
Helper and for-hiler es he of fa. 

1 2. Laverd of us was minand, 

And us he blissed with his hand; 

He blissed f e hous of Irael, 

He blissed the hous of Aaron wel. 



13. fat ^ dredes Laverd, al blissed he, 
f e littel with f e ^ mare to be. 



» Grope, H. E. « ^im^ ^ 

^ traisten, H, E, ejjrrjjj*-, 

3 for-heler, E. ^'^^«"' ^' 5 dredend, E. 

* dreden, H. E. ' mekil, E, 



i 



64 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [ps. CXIIL 

to-geece dryht' ofer eopic ofer eopic •) ofer beam 

14. AdSciat Dominus super vos super vos et super filios 

eopre 

vestros 

ge-bledsade ge fro dryht' se dyde heofen -j eoriSan 

15. Benedict! vos a Domino qui fecit caelum et terram (16.) 

heofen heofenes dryht' eorVan soiS-lice salde beamum monna 

caelum caeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum 

narles deade herga^ ^ec dryht' ne alle iSa 

17. Non mortui laudabunt te Domine neque omnes qui 

a-stiga^ in helle 

descendunt in infernum 

ah pe ^a ^e li%ai$ pe bledsia^ dryht' of ^issu nu 

18. Sed nos qui vivimus benedicimus Dominum ex hoc nunc 

•J 0^ in peoruld 

et usque in saeculum 



ALLELUIA 
PSALMUS CXIIII. 

ic lufieide foi^^on ge-herde dryht' stefne ge-bedes mines 

1. Dilexi quoniam exaudivit Dominus vocem orationis meae 

for-^on on-haelde eare his me "j in degum minu 

2. Quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi et in diebus meis 

ic ge-cegu hine 

invocabo eum 

ymb-saldun mec sar de^es *j plihtas helle 

3. Circumdederunt me dolores mortis et pericula infemi 

ge-moettun mec 

invenerunt me 

ge-spencednisse "j sar ic ge-moette 'j noman dryht' 

Tribulationem et dolorem inveni (4.) et nomen Domini 

ic ge-cegu 

invocavi 

georstu dryht' ge-frea saple mine mild-heort 

O Domine libera animam meam (5.) misericors 

dryht' "j rehtpis -j god nr mildsaiS 

Dominus et Justus et Deus noster miserebitur 

haldende cild dryht' ge-eaiSmodad ic earn -j ge-freode 

6. Custodiens parvulos Dominus humiliatus sum et liberavit 

mec 

me 



i 



?S. CXIU.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 65 

14. Eke mote Laverd over yhou ; 

Over yhou, and over yhour sones nou. 

15. Blissed of Laverd be yhe ma, 
Jat maked heven, erthe als-swa. 

16. Heven of heven to Laverd be. 
And erthe to men sones gaf he. 

17. Noght dede, Laverd, sal loove fe alle; 
Ne into helle Ja Jat doune-falle. 

18. Bot we Jat liven, Laverd we blisse ; 
Fra hethen, and in to werld Jat isse. 



PSALM cxiv. 



1. I luved, for fat Laverd of heven 
Of mi bede sal here fe Steven ; 



2. For he helded to me his ere wiseli. 
And in mi daies kalle sal I. 



3. ^ Sorwes of dede um-gaf me ai. 
And * wathes of helle me fand fai. 

Drovinge and ' sorwe bath fand I, 

4. And name of Laverd I kalled for-fi. 

A, Laverd, lese mi saule ; (5.) * milde-f ul Laverd al. 
And rightwise and our God milse sal. 

6. Yhemand small Laverd es he ; 
I am meked, and me lesed he. 



^i^hes, E. 3 sorgh )>o fond I, E. 

vo])eBt tJ'i wojes, £. * mils-ful, E» 

II. K 



/ 



66 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXIIIL 

ge-cer saple mine in reste ftine for-iSon dryht' 

7. Convertere anima mea in requiem tuam quia Dominus 

pel-dyde me 

benefecit mihi 

for-^on ge-nered saple mine of deaSe egan min fr5 tearum 

8. Quia eripuit animam meam de morte oculos meos a lacrimis 

foet mine from slide 

pedes meos a labsu 

ic liciu dryht' in londe lifgendia 

9. Placebo Domino in regione vivorum 



ALLELUIA 

PSALMUS CXV. 

ic gelefde foiv^on ^aet spreocende ic eam ic soiS-lice ge-ea^modad 

10. Credidi propter quod locutus sum ego autem humiliatus 

ic eam spiiSe 

sum nimis 

ic cpeiS in onpeg-gepite modes mines ylc mon leas 

1 1 . Ego dixi in excessu mentis meae omnis homo mendax 

hpet sellu ic dryht^ fore allum iSa fSe he salde me 

12. Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quae retribuit mihi 

calic haelu ic on-fou ^ noman dryht^ ic ge-cegu 

13. Calicem salutaris accipiam et nomen Domini invocabo 

deorpyriSe in ge-sili^e dryht* dea^ haligra his 

15. Pretiosa in conspectu Domini mors sanctorum ejus 

georstu dryht' ic iSiop ^in ic ftiop fSin •} sunu 

16. O Domine ego servus tuus ego servus tuus et filius 

menenes %ines 

ancillae tuae 

%u to-slite bende mine Se ic on-secgu on-sednisse lofes 

Disrupisti vincula mea (17.) tibi sacrificabo hostiam laudis 

ge-hat min dryht' ic geldu in ceafuivtunum buses dryht' 

18. Vota mea Domino reddam (19.) in atriis domus Domini 

in ge-sih^e alles folces his in midle iSin 

in conspectu omnis populi ejus in medio tui Jerusalem 




PS. CXIV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 67 

7. Turne, mi saule, in J)i rest to be ; 
For Laverd wele did he to J)e. 

8. For he toke mi saule fra dede, min eghen twa, 
Mi fete fra ^ slithing fer I ga. 

9. Qweme to Laverd I sal in land^ 
In fe rike of liveand. 



PSALM cxv. 

10. I leved, I spoke for-J)i; 

S withe mikel ^ sothh meked am I. 

11. I saide in min out-gang, 
like man ^ ligher es amang. 

12. What sal I yhelde to Laverd fre, 
For alle fat he has yholden me ? 

13. Drink of hele take I sal, 

And name of Laverd kalle with-al. 

14. Mi be-hotes yhelde sal I 
Bifore alle his folke for-J)i. 

15. Derworthi es in Laverd sight 
The dede of his haliyhes bright. 

16. A, Laverd, for I am Ji hine; 

I J)i hine, and sone of hande-maiden fine. 
J)ou brake mi bandes : (17.) I sal to fe 
Offire offirand of lof fat be. 
And name of Laverd, ful of might, 
Sal I kalle, bathe dai and night. 

18. *Mi be-hotes yhelde sal I, 

In sight of alle his folke for-f i ; 

19. In porches of Laverdes hous, bright als heme ; 
In mid of fi, Iherusaleme. 



* 8cli)7mg, H, ; slidyng, £. ^ lither, E. 

' Both-lic, U. * Mine botes, E. 



68 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXVI. 



ALLELUIA 



PSALMUS CXVI. 



hergaiS dryht* alle iSiode ^ efen-heiga^ hine alle 

1. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes et conlaudate eum omnes 

folc 

populi 

for-iSon ge-trymed is ofer usic mild-heortnis his *] 

2. Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus et 

so^-feBtnis dryht* puna^ in ecnisse 

Veritas Domini manet in aetemum 



ALLELUIA 

PSALMUS CXVII. 
on-detta^ dryht' for-iSon god for-^oa in peoruld 

1. Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

cpeiSe nu ^stte god for-^on in peorulde 

2. Dicat nunc Israhel quoniam bonus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

cpeiSe ne hus arones for-iSon god for-iSon in 

3. Dicat nunc domus Aaron quoniam bonus quoniam in 

peornlde mild-heortnis his 

saeculum misericordia ejus 

cpe^en nu alle ^a ^e on-dreda^ dryht^ %ette god 

4. Dicant nunc omnes qui timent Dominum quoniam bonus 

^aette in peoruld mild-heortnis his 

quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus 

in ge-spince ic ge-cede dryht' -j he ge-herde mec in 

5. In tribulatione invocavi Dominum et exaudivit me in 

braeda 

latitudinem 

dryht^ me fultum is ne on-dredu ic hpet doe me 

6. Dominus mihi adjutor est non timebo ^ quid faciat mihi 

mon 

homo 




PS. CXVI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 69 



PSALM CXVI. 



1. Heriyhes Laverd, alle genge fat be ; 
Alle folke, him heriyhe yhe. 



2. For over us fest his merci esse/ 
And in ai es Laverdes sothnesse. 



PSALM CXVII. 



1. Schrives to Laverd, for gode he isse ; 
For in werld es merci hisse. 



2. Saie nou, Irael, for gode he isse ; 
For in werld es merci hisse. 



3. Saie nou, Aaron hous, for-Ji ; 
For in werld es his merci. 



4. bat dreden Laverd, saie fai ; 
For in werld his merci ai. 



5. Fra droving Laverd kalled I, 

And Laverd herd me in brede for-J)i. 



6. ^ Laverd helper to me es he, 

Noght sal I drede what man does me. 



* This couplet is omitted by the scribe of the Egerton MS. 



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70 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXVIL 

dryht^ me fultu is *) ic ge^sio fiond mine 

7. Dominus mihi adjutor est et ego videbo inimicos meos 

god is ge-treopan in dryht^ iSon ge-treopan in 

8. Bonum est confidere in Domino quam confidere in 

mon 

hominem 

god is ge-hyhtan in dryht^ ^on ge-hyhtan in alder-monnmn 

9. Bonum est sperare in Domino quam sperare in principibus 

alle iSeode ymb-saldon mec *;| in noman dryht* 

10. Omnes gentes circumdederunt me et in nomine Domini 

preocende ic earn hie 

ultus sum eos 

ymb-sellende ymb-saldon mec "j in noman dryht' 

11. Circumdantes circumdederunt me et in nomine Domini 

preocende ic earn hie 

ultus sum eos 

ymb-saldun mec spe spe bian *j bumun spe spe fyr in 

12. Circumdederunt me sic ut apes et exarserunt sic ut ignis in 

^omu -J in noman dryht^ ic preocu in him 

spinis et in nomine Domini vindicabor in eis 

neded ge-hperfed ic eam iSaet ic feolle "j dryht' on-feng mec 

13. Inpulsus versatus sum ut caderem et Dominus suscepit me 

strengu min -j herenis min dryht' •} ge-porden is me 

14. Fortitudo mea et laudatio mea Dominus et factus est mihi 

in haelu 

in salutem 

sefh blisse *-| haelu in ge-teldCL reht-pisra 

15. Vox laetitiae et salutis in tabernaculis justorum 

sie spi^re dryht' dyde megen sie spi^re dryht' up-ahof 

16. Dextera Domini fecit virtutem dextera Domini exaltavit 

mec 

me 

ne speltu ic ah lifga '7 seggo perc dryht' 

17. Non moriar sed vivam et narrabo opera Domini 

iregende %reade mec dryht' *} dea^e ne salde mec 

18. Castigans castigavit me Dominus et morti non tradidit me 

on-tynaiS me geatu reht-pisnisse *) in-gong in *a ic on-dettu 

19. Aperite mihi portas justitiae et ingressus in eas confitebor 

dryht' ^is get dryht' reht-pisse in-gaiS iSorh 

Domino {20,) haec porta Domini justi intrabunt per 
earn 




PS. CXVII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 71 

7. Laverd helper es to me, 
And mi faas I sal for-se. 

8. Gode to traiste in Laverd it es ai, 
])an traiste in ani man be mai. 

9. Gode to hope in Laverd ^ es it, 
fan to hope in princes yhit. 

10. Alle genge um-yhode me ma; 

And in name of Laverd, for I am wroken in fa. 

H. Um-givande um-gafe me swa; 

And in name of Laverd, for I am wroken in fa. 

12. Als *bees ura-gaf fai me fare. 

And f ai ^ brent als fire in * thornes ware ; 
And in name of Laverd for-f i, 
Wroken wele in f am am I. 

13. I am put, I am turned fat I suld falle ; 
And Laverd * up-fang me with-alle. 

1 4. Mi strenght and mi lof Laverd es he. 
And made it es in hele to me. 

15. ^Steven of glad-schipe, and of hele, sal rise 
In f e 7 telde of rightwise. 

16. Laverdes right-hand made might, Laverd hand right 
Up-hove me, Laverd right-hand made might. 

17. Noght sal I ^ die, hot live I sal ; 
And Laverd werkes telle with-al. 

18. ^^raihand Laverd me ^*^3rahed he. 
And to dede noght gaf he me. 

19. Rightwise yhates open to me fa, 
And in f am I sal in-ga. 

I sal schrive to Laverd : (f20.) f is yhate Laverdes isse, 
Rightwise sal ga in it with blisse. 



* is hit, H, * Steven of glad-ship, and of hele, 
2 j^a u, E. 1"^ tddis of rihtwise and lele, E. 
,,.,„* ' teldes, /f . 

bnnd, E. 8 degh, E. ; dee, H. 

* 3ome8, H. 9 3rayhed, H, ; l^raghand, E. 
« on-fonge, H, E. *® Mgl»» £• 




72 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [ps. CXVIL 

ic on-dettu ^e dryht^ for-^on ^u ge-herdes mec *] ge^porden 

21. Confitebor tibi Domine quoniam exaudisti me et factus 

earS me in haelu 

es mihi in salutem 

Stan iSone pid-cunm timbrende ^es ge-porden is 

22, Lapidem quem reprobaverunt aedificantes hie faetus est 

in-heafad hpommes firom dryht* ge-porden is *] is pundur-lic 

caput anguli {23.) a Domino factus est et est mirabiKs 

in egu iiru 

in oculis nostris 

^es deg ^one dyde dryht* ge-fen pe *] blissien pe in 

24. Haec dies quam fecit Dominus exultemus et laetemur in 

^sem 

ea 

georstu dryht^ halne mec doa eapla diyht* pel 

25. O Domine salvum me fac O Domine bene 

gesund-fulla ge-bledsad se ^e cpom in noman dryht^ 

prosperare (26.) benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini 

pe bledsia^ eopic of huse dryht' god dryht' "j 

benediximus vos de domo Domini (27.) Deus Dominus et 

in-lihte us 

inluxit nobis 

ic ge-sette %ec deg S3ntnbel in gelomlic-nissii 

Constitui te diem soUemnem in confrequentationibus 

0^ horn pibedes 

usque ad cornua altaris 

god min %u ear^ *] ic on-detto ^e god min ^u earS 

28. Deus mens es tu et confitebor tibi Deus mens es tu 

-J ic up-hebbu ^e 

et exaltabo te 

ic on-detto iSe dryht' for-iSon iSu ge-herdes mec "j ge-porden 

Confitebor tibi Domine quoniam exaudisti me et factus 

^u eartS me in haelu 

es mihi in salutem 

on-detta% dryht' ^aette god ^sette in peoruld 

29. Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 




>S. ex VII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 73 

21. I sal schrive to fe, for fou herd me. 
And made ere tou me in hele to be. 

22. be stane whilk biggand for-soke. 
It es made in heved of fe noke. 

23. Fra Laverd maked es Jisse, 

And in our eghen wonder-full it isse. 

24. fis es J)e daie fat Laverd made to be ; 
Glade we in it, and faine we. 

25. A, Laverd, sauf make J)OU me; 
^A, Laverd, in quert to be. 

26. Blissed be Je wilde and tame, 
Whilk fat comes in Laverdes name. 

Fra Laverdes hous to * fou blissed we, 

27. Gode Laverd, and til us lighted he. 
^ Settes miri daie in * thickenesse. 
Unto horn fat of weved esse. 

28. Mi God fou ert, and I sal schrive to fe ; 
Mi God f ou ert, and I sal up-heve fe. 

I sal schrive to fe, for fou herd me nou. 
And to me in hele made ertou. 

29. Schrives to Laverd, for gode he isse ; 
For in werlde es merci hisse. 



* A, Layerd, Bond for to be, E» ^ Settes mine dai )7er^foni, 

In thicnesses to the weved horn, E. 
2 Jhou, H, *' Jhitnesse, if. 



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74 



ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 



[PS. CXVIII. 



I. 



ALLELUIA ALEPH EST DEUS 



PSALMUS CXVIII. 



pirca^ unreht-pisnisse 

qui operantur iniquitatem 



in 

in 



pegum 

viis 



his 

ejus 



rehtrpisnisse 



eadge un-pemme in pege ^a fSe gonga^ in aee dryht' 

1. Beati inmaculati in via qui ambulant in lege Domini 

eadga ^a smega^ cyiSnisse his in ake heortan soecatS 

2. Beati qui scrutantur testimonia ejus in toto corde exqui- 

hine 

runt eum 

na-les sotS-Iice ^a ^e 

3. Non enim 

eodun 

ambulaverunt 

in bi-bude bi-bodu ^in haldan spiiSe 

4. Tu mandasti mandata tua custodiri mmis 

eala sien ge-reht peges mine to haldenne 

5. Utinam dirigantur viae meae ad custodiendas justificationes 

^ine 

tuas 

iSonne ne biom ic ge-scended ^onne ic ge-lociu in alle bi-bodu 

6. Tunc non confundar dum respicio in omnia mandata 

^in 

tua 

ic on-dett iSe dryht* in gerece-nisse heortan in iSon ^et 

7. Confitebor tibi Domine in directione cordis in eo quod 

ic ge-leomade domas reht-pisnisse iSinre 

didici judicia justitiae tuae 

reht-pisnisse ^ine ic haldu na-les mec for-let ahulenge 

8. Justificationes tuas custodiam non me derelinquas usque 

spilSur 

quaque 



II. B BETH EST FILIUS 



in ^on ge-rece^ ging peg his in haldinge pord 

9. In quo corrigit juvenior viam suam in custodiendo sermones 

iSva 

tuos 

in ake heortan minre ic sohte ^ec ne a-drif %u mec from 

10. In toto corde meo exquisivi te ne repellas me a 

bi-bodum Sinum 

mandatis tuis 






r 



PS. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 75 



PSALM CXVIII. 

1. Seli un-wemmed ere in wai, 
In lagh of Laverd fat ^ gane ai. 

2. Seli ])at ransakes witnes hisse, 

In aJle Jar hert sekes him for blisse. 

3. Noght fat wicknes wirken ai, 
In his waies yhoden fai. 

4. J)ou bade fine bodes, ilke-dele. 
To be yhemed swith wele. 

5. ^ Whine ware mine waies righted swa. 
To yheme fine rightwisnesses ma. 

6. f anne schent ' sal I noght be, 
In alle fine bodes when I se. 

7. Schrive unto f e sal I, 

In righting of hert for-f i ; 

In fat fat I lered, mare and lesse. 

Domes of f i rightwisenesse. 

8. fine rightwisenesses I sal * yheme in thoght; 
To-ward, fra-ward, for-lete me noght. 



9. In what yhunger ^ righted his wai ? 
In yhemand f i saghes ai. 

10. In aUe mi hert soght I f e, 

Fra fine bodes schonne noght me. 



* gangen, E. * lere, H, 

' Wlune wor, E, 

^ sold, H. * yhemed, E. 




?"**"^.'."-.V'ft' *- -'•- ^••■~~-^ ■" "- --!"-. 




76 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CXVIII, 

in heortan minre ic a-hydde ge-spreocu ^in iSset ic ne syngie 

11. In corde meo abscond! eloquia tua ut non peccem 
tibi 

ge-bledsad eaiV dryht* laer mec reht-pisnisse ^ine 

12. Benedictus es Domine doce me justificationes tuas 

in peolemm minum ic for^-segde alle domas mu^es Sine 

13. In labiis meis pronuntiavi omnia judicia oris tui 

in pege cyiSnissa Sinra ge-lusdfullad ic earn spe spe in 

14. In via testimoniorum tuorum delectatus sum sic ut in 

allu peolu 

omnibus divitiis 

in bi-bodu Sinu mec ic be5 bi-gongen [t gerpige] *] sceapiu 

15. In mandatis tuis me exercebo et consider- 

pegas tSine 

abo vias tuas 

in Sinum rebt-pisnissum ic smegu no ofer-geoteliu pord 

16. In tuis justificationibus medi tabor non obliviscar sermones 

{Sin 



tuos 



III. r CAMEL EST CONSOLATIO 



sele Siope Sinu ic lifgu -j ic haldu pord iSm 

17. Retribue servo tuo vivam et custodiam sermones tuos 

on-prih egan min *) ic sceapiu piindur of ge Sinre 

18. Revela oculos meos et considerabo mirabilia de lege tua 

lond-leod ic earn in eorSan ne a-hyd Su fro me bi-bodu 

19. Incola ego sum in terra non abscondas a me mandata 

iSin 

tua 

ge-pillade Baj>ul min ge-pillian reht-pignisse Sine in 

20. Concupivit amma mea desiderare justificationes tuas in 

alle tid 

omni tempore 

Su Sreades Sa ofeivbygdan apeigde Sa on-haeldaS from bi-bodu 

21. Increpasti super bos maledicti qui declinant a mandatis 

Sinu 

tuis 

a-fir frs me sedpit -j for-bogadnisse for^Son cySnisse 

22. Aufer a me opprobrium et contemptum quia testimonia 

Sine ic sohte 

tua exquisivi 



PS. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 77 

11. fine 1 speches hid I mine hert with-inne, 
faX I sul noght to ])e sinne. 

12. Blissed, Laverd^ ai ert ]}ou ; 
Jine rightwisenes lere me nou, 

13. In mi lippes schewed I 

Alle domes of Ji mouth for-fi. 

14. In fe waie of fi wittenesses 

Am I lusted^ als in alle rechesses. 

15. In bine bodes *wun sal I, 
And bi-hald fine waies witerli. 

16. In J)i rightwisenesses bi-thinke I sal, 
Jine saghes noght for-gete with-al. 



17. For-yhelde to fine hine ; quiken me, 
And I sal yheme saghes of fe. 

18. ' Un-hile mine eghen, and bi-hald I sal 
Wondres of fi lagh with-al. 

19. Comeling am I in erthe to se, 
Hide noght Jine bodes fra me. 

20. Langed mi saule to * yheme ful wide 
Jine rightwisenesses in all tide. 

21. J)ou snibbed proude ; werihed be fai 
jiat helden fra \\ bodes ai. 

22. * Bere fra me ^ up-braiding and for-hoght, 
fine witnesses for I soght. 



* sheches, E. * 3^oni, H, ; 3horne, E. 

2 1^ * Up-braydingeandfor-sakin 

^^^^^ ^- For I soht witnesse of jje, 

^ Un-hele, £. ^ up-braDd and for-hoht, H. 



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78 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CXYIH. 

-J so^-lice. setim aldermen i pi^ me spreeun 

23m £t enim sederunt principes et adversum me loquebantur 

^iop BoiS-lice iSin pes bi-gongen in iSinu reht-pisnissmn 

servus autem tuus exercebatur in tuis justificationibus 

peotud-lice *] cj^niss^ iShx smeang min is *] firofdr 

24f, Nam et testimonia tua meditatio mea est et consolatio 

min reht-pisnisse iSine sind 

mea justificationes tuae sunt 



nil. A DELETH EST JUDICIUM 

sefr&Ili fyhtu sapul min gelif-feste mec efter pord 

^. Adhesit pavimento anuna mea vivifica me secundum ver- 

iSinu 

bum tuum 

pegas mine ic foid-cy^de -j iSu ge-herdes mec hex mec reht-pis 

26. Yias meas enuntiavi et exaudisti me doce me justificationes 

^ine 

tuas 

peg reht-pisnissa ^inra ge-tacna [t ge-taec] me *] 

27. Viam justificationum tuarum insinua mihi et 

ic biom bi-gongen in pundra iSina 

exercebor in mirabilibus tuis 

hneapade sapul min fore longunge [t fore 8e|>rote] ge-tryme mec 

28. Donnitavit anima mea prae tedio confirma me 

in pordu ^inu 

in verbis tuis 



29. 



peg un-rehtpisnisse a-pend fro me *] of aee ^inre mildsa 

Yiam iniquitatis amove a me et de lege tua miserere 



mm 
mei 



peg so^-festnisse ic ge-ceas domas iSine neam ic ofer-geotnl 

30. Viam veritatis elegi judicia tua non sum obfitus 

ic set-fisdb cy^nissnm iSinu dryht' nyl mec ge-scendan 

31. Adhesi testimoniis tuis Domine noli me confundere 

on-peg bi-boda ^inia ic om %a %u ge-br^ddes heortan 

32. Viam mandatorum tuorum cucurri cum dilataies cor 

mine 

meum 




PS, CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 79 

23. Soth-like aldermen fai seten, 
And againes me bai speken ; 
And >i hine, fat evre esse, 
Woned in fi rightwisenesse. 

24. For and fi witnesse thoght mine, 
And mi rede rightwisenesse fine. 



25. Clived mi saule to ^ J)i flet ; 
After fi word * qwiken me yhet. 

26. ' I schewed mi waies, and fou herd me ; 
Lere me fi rightwisenesses fat be. 

27. Of fi rightwisnesses lere me pe wai, 
I aryhed in J)i * wordes ai. 

28. *For ^sleme sleped saule myne, 
Festen me in wordes fine. 

29. Wai of wicknes stire fra me nou. 
And of fi lagh '^ milthe of me fou. 

30. Wai of sothnes ches I for-fi, 
And J)i domes noght for-gote I. 

31. To fi witnesses clived I to be ; 
Laverd^ nil tou schend me. 

32. Wai of fi bodes ran I with quert, 
When fou to-breddest mi hert. 



' l^e, H» E, ^ Slepid mi saule for sleuthe in rest, 

* qnUcend, E. In J'i wordes \>ovl me fest, E. 
' l^ine waies I kid, £. ^ denie, H. 

* wnndres, E. ' mil3he, E, 



# 










80 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CXVIII. 



V, 6 EH EST VIA SALUTIS 

aee sete me dryht* peg reht-pisnissa iSinra *] 

33« Legem pone mihi Domine viam justificationum tuaruni et 

ic Boecu hie aa 

exquiram earn semper 

sele me ond-get "j ic smegu aee ^ine ^ haldu 

34. Da mihi intellectum et scrutabor legem tuam et custodiam 

hie in aire heortan minre 

illam in toto corde meo 

ge-laed mec in stige bi-boda ^inra for-iSon ^ 

35. Ceduc me in semita mandatorum tuorum quia ipsam 

ic palde 

volui 

on-hseld heartan mine in cyiS-nisse ^ine *) na-les inun-rehteg^tsunge 

36. Inclina cor meum in testimonia tua et non in avaritiam 

a-cer egan min iSaet hie ne ge-sen idel-nisse in pege ^inu 

37. Averte oculos meos ne videant vanitatem in via tua 

gelif-festa mec 

vivifica me 

ge-sete ^iope ^inu ge-sprec ^in in ege ^inu 

38. Statue servo tuo eloquium tuimi in timore tuo 

a-cerf edpit min iSset resende ic earn domas 

39. Amputa opprobrium meum quod suspicatus sum judicia 

80^-lice ^ine pynsmne 

enim tuajucunda 

seh^ ic ge-pillade bi-bodu ^in in reht-pisnisse iSinre gelif-festa mec 

40. Ecce concupivi mandata tua in aequitate tua vivifica me 



VI. Z UALI EST NON HABET 

*i cyxfie ofer mec mild-heortnis iSin dryht^ haelu iSine 

41, Et V6niat super me misericordia tua Domine salutare tuum 

efiter ge-sprece ^ina 

secundum eloquium tuum 

ji ic ond-speosia edpitendum me pord for-^on ic ge-hyhte 

42. Et respondebo exprobrantibus mihi verbum quia speravi 

in poidmn ^inmn 

in sermonibus tuis 




PS. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 81 



33. Lagh set to me, Laverd, wai 

Of fi rightwisnesses, and I sal seke it ai. 

34. Gif to me understanding al, 
And fi lagh ransake I sal ; 

And yheme wele, bi night and dai. 
In al mi hert, whils live I mai. 

35. In ^ stihe of bi bodes lede fou me, 
For fat I wald in ^ to be. 

36. Helde mi hert in witnesses bine, 
And noght in ^yheming to be ine. 

37. Turn min eghen, fat fai fantome ne se ; 
In J)i wai quiken f ou me. 

38. Sete to hine fine for mede 
Speche fine ai in f i drede. 

39. * Cute mine up-braidinge fat I am wende, 
For fi domes winsome and hende. 

40. Loke, fine bodes yhemed I ; 

In fine evennes quiken me for-f i. 



41. And fi merci, Laverd, com over me ; 
f i hele, after speche of f e. 

42. And answer to up-braidand me I sal. 
For I hoped in fine saghes al. 



* Btigh, H. E. * Kut mine up-braiding, for il hoped am 

•-» hit, H, I, 

3 3oming, E. For |>ine domes winsum witerli, E, 

11. M 




82 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXVIII. 

*i ne a-fir iSu of muiSe minu pord so^-festnisse ahulenge spi^ur 

43. Et ne auferas de ore meo verbum veritatis usque quaque 

foiv^on in domum iSmiim ic hyhte 

quia injudiciis tuis speravi 

*7 haldu aee iSine aee in aee 1 i° 

44. Et custodiam legem tuam semper in aetemum et in 

peoruld peonilde 

saeculum saeculi 

*] gongu in brede for-iSon bi-bodu ^in ic sohte 

45. Et ambulabam in latitudine quia mandata tua exquisivi 

•J spree of cy^-nissum ^inum in ge-sih^e cyninga •) ne 

46. Et loquebar de testimoniis tuis in conspectu regum et non 

biom ge-scended 

confun debar 

jt smegu in bi-bodS ^inS i$a ic Infiide spi^e 

47. Et meditabor in mandatis tuis quae dilexi nimis 

^ a-hof honda mine to bi-bode ^inii i^a. ic lufiide spi^-Iice 

48. Et levavi manus meas ad maiidata tua quae dilexi vehemen- 

^ ic biom bi-gongen in iSinu reht-pisnissnm 

ter et exercebor in tuis justificationibus 



VII. H NAU EST PASSIO 

ge-myne pordes iSines iSiope iSinu in ^on me hybt ^u saldes 

49. Memento verbi tui servo tuo in quo mihi spem dedisti 

^eos mec froe&ende pes in ea^mod-nisse minre foiv^on ge-sprec 

50. Haec me consolata est in humilitate mea quia eloquium 

iSin gelif-festa mec 

tuum vivificavit me 

^a ofer-bygde unrebt-lice dydmi a hu lenge spi^ur fi:5 aee so^-lice 

51. Superbi inique agebant usque quaque a lege autem 

^inre ic ne on-haelde 

tua non declinavi 

ge-myndig ic pes doma ^inra fr5 peorulde dryht' -j 

52. Memor fui judiciorum tuorum a saeculo Domine et 

frofrende ic earn 

consolatus sum 

arsprungnisse modes nom mec fore syn-fiilliim for^letendum 

53. Defectio animi tenuit me prae peccatoribus derelinquenti- 

aee ^inc 

bus legem tuam 



PS. ex VIII.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



83 



43. And ne awai bere fra mi mouth 
Worde of sothnes fat es kouth, 
To-ward, fra-ward, night ne dai ; 
For in fi domes over-hoped I ai. 

44. And J)i lagh ai sal I yheme ; 

In werld, and in werld of vs^erld to queme. 

45. And I yhode in brede to be, 
For I soght bodes of J)e. 

46. And I spak of fi witnesses in kinges sight ; 
And noght vs^as schent, dai ne night. 

47. ^And I 'thoght in bodes fine, 
fat J loved als life mine. 

48. *And I hove mi hend to fi bodes, mare and lesse, 
fat I loved, and woned in f i rightwisnesse. 



49. Mined of f i vs^orde to f i hiiie be nou, 
In vsrhilk hope to me gaf f ou. 

50. fis roned me in mekenes mine. 
For me qvrikened speche fine. 

51. To- ward, fra-ward, proude dide * wicli ; 
*And fra f i lagh noght helded I. 

52. I mined of fi domes fra werld ,?umdele, 
Laverd, and roned am I wele. 

53. Waning held me for sinnande, 
fat f i lagh ^ ware for-letande. 



' And in J?! bodes ai I f^hoht. 
While I loved more J^en oght, E, 

2 31iolit, if. 

3 And I hove my hend o-lofte 
To pi bodes that are softe. 



While I loved stede&stli. 

And iD \>i rihtwisenesses woned I, E. 
* quedli, E. 

'"^ And fro \>i lagh boghed I noht awai- 
ward, • wore, JB. 



84 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXVIIL 

smgend-lic me penm reht-pisnisse iSine in Btope lond-bigonges 

54. Cantabiles mihi erant justificationes tuae in loco incolatus 

mines 

mei 

ge-myndig ic pes in naeht noman ^ines dryht^ *] heold ^ aee 

55. Memor fui nocte nominis tui Domine et custodivi legem 

%ine 

tuam 

^eoB me ge-porden pes for-iSon reht-pisnisse ^ine ic sohte 

56. Haec mihi facta est quia justificationes tuas exquisivi 



VIII. ZAE EST ELIMENTUM MUNDI 

dael min drybt* ic cpe^ haldan aee ^ine 

57. Portio mea Domine dixi custodire legem tuam 

biddende ic earn on-siene ^ine in aire heortan minre mildsa 

58. Deprecatus sum faciem tuam in toto corde meo miserere 

min efter ge-s^irece ^inu 

mei secundum eloquium tuum 

for-i$on ic iSohte pegas ^ine *] bion ge-cerred foet mine in 

59. Quia cogitavi vias tuas et converti pedes meos in 

cyiS-nisBe ^ine 

testimonia tua 

geam ic earn *) neam ge-droefed ^set ic haldu bi-bodu 

60. Paratus sum et non sum turbatus ut custodiam mandata 

^in 

tua 

rapas syn-fulra ymb-dyppende penin mec *] aee %ine 

61. Funes peccatorum circumplexi sunt me et legem tuam 

neam ic ofei^geotul 

non sum oblitus 

on midde naeht ic a-ras to on-detende ^e ofer domas 

62. Media nocte surgebam ad confitendtim tibi super judicia 

reht-pisnisse t^inre 

justitiae tuae 

dael-niomend ic eam alra on-dredendra ^ec *] haldendra 

63. Particeps sum ego omnium timentium te et custodientium 

bi-bodu ^in 

mandata tua 

mild-heortnisse ^inre dryht* fid is eoriSe reht-pisnisse ^ine 

64. Misericordia tua Domine plena est terra justificationes tuas 

Iser mec 

doce me 



PS. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 85 

54. * Sang-lic to me ware rightwisnesses fine 
In stede of pilgrimage mine. 

55. I mined, Laverd, of fi name bi night, 
And J)i lagh I * yhemed right. 

56. pis es made to me for-J)i, 
For pi rightwisnesses soght I. 



57. Dele mine, Laverd, saide I, 

To yheme pi lagh ful sted-fastli. 

58. I besoght pi face in al hert mine, 
Milpe of me after speche pine. 

59. I thoght mi waies, and turned swa 
Mi fete in pi witnesses ma. 

60. I am ^ boune, and let na dele, 
pat I yheme pine bodes wele. 

61. Stringes of sinful um-clipped me. 
And I for-gate noght lagh of pe. 

62. At mid-night I ras to pe *at schrive 
Over domes of pi rightnes bilive. 

63. Del-takand I am of al pe dredand. 
And of pi * lagh wele ^ yhemand. 

64. Of pi merci, Laverd, pe erthe full esse, 
Lere pou me pi rightwisnes. 



* Song-lie me wore, E. * to, H. E, 

^ get, E. » bodes, E. 

3 grai|>ed, E, « Jhemande, H. 






ji'-i^fcftisi;--;:--., -. .v.*/^s^»l£^i;^^ 




-">» • an 



86 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER, [PS. CXVIII. 



Villi. I ETA EST VITA 

god-nisse i$u dydes mid %eope iSinG dryht* eft* porde 

65. Bonitatem fecisti cum servo tuo Domine secundum verbum 

iSiimin 

tuum 

god-nisse •) *eod-scipe •) pis-dom laer mec foivijon in 

66. Bonitatem et disciplinam et scientiam doce me quia in 

bi-bodum iSinu ic ge-lefde 

mandatis tuis credidi 

ser ^on ge-ea^modad ic a-gylte for-*on ge-sprec 

67. Prius quam humiliarer ego deliqui propter ea eloquium 

%in ic heold 

tuum custodivi 

god i$u earS drybt' 'j in god-nisse i^nie leer mec rebt-pisnisse 

68. Bonus es tu Domine et in bonitate tua doce me justifica- 

^ine 

tiones tuas 

ge-monigfiEildad is ofer mec nn-iebtpisnis ofeivbygdigia ic so^-lice 

69. Multiplicata est super me iniquitas superborum ego autem 

in abre beortan minre ic smegu bi-bodu ^in 

in toto corde meo scrutabor mandata tua 

ge-runnen is spe spe mile beorte beara ic soiS-lice aee 

70. Coagulatum est sic ut lac cor eorum ego vero legem 

%ine smegende earn 

tuam meditatus sum 

god me %»t ge-ea^modades mec %»t icleornade rebt-pisnisse 

71. Bonum mihi quod humiliasiti me ut discerem justificationes 

^ine 

tuas 

god me aee mu^es ^ines ofer ^vsend goldes '■j seolfires 

72. Bonum mihi lex oris tui super milia auri et argenti 



X. K THET EST BONUM 

bonda ^ine dydun mec *) ge-biopadnn mec sele me 

73. Manus tuae fecerunt me et plasmaverunt me da mihi 

ond-get ^set ic leomie bi-bodu ^in 

intellectum ut discam mandata tua 



PS. CXVin.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 87 



65. Godenes dide fou with J)i hine, 
Laverd, after worde Jine. 

66. Lere me godenes, wisdome, and ^ lare, 
For in J)i bodes * lered I * mare. 

67. Ere I was meked, gilted I ; 
Mi speche yhemed I for-fi. 

68. Gode ert J)Ou, and in J>i godenes 
* Lere fou me fi rightwisenes. 

69. Mani-falded es over me 
Wickednes of proude J>at be ; 
I soth-lik, in all liert mine, 
Ransake sal ai bodes ])ine. 

70. * Lopred als milk es hert of fa, 
And I ]7i lagh am thinkand swa. 

71. Gode es to me fat fou ^meked me, 
fat I lere rightwisenesses of fe. 

72. '^ Gode to me lagh of f i mouth holde. 
Over ®thousandes of silver ore golde. 



73. fine hend made for to be, 
And als-swa f ai ^ schope me ; 
Gif to me understandmge, 
fat I lere f i bodes over al thinge. 



* lopft, E, * lered, E. 

^ leved, JEf. ^ Lagh of \>i mouth to me gode and hcdde, 

* more, E. E, 

* Teche, E. * 3ousaudes, H. 

* Lopered, H, ® shop, E, 




88 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXVIIL 

^a iSe on-dredat^ %ec ge-sia^ mec ^ blissiaiS foiviSo in porde 

74. Qui timent te videbunt me et laetabuntur quia in verbo 

%inu ic gehte 

tuo speravi 

ic on-cneop dryht* for-^on reht-pisnis domas ^ine '■j in sotS-fiutnisse 

75. Cognovi Domine quia aequitas judicia tua et in veritate 

iSinre ge-ea^modades mec 

tua numiliasti me 

sie nu mild-heortnis iSin iSset he frofrie mec after 

76. Fiat nunc misericordia tua ut consoletur me secundum 

ge-sprece iSintim ^iope ^iniun 

eloquium tuum servo tuo 

cymen me mildse ^ine ^ ic lifge for-^on aee i$in 

77. Veniant mihi miserationes tuae et vivam quia lex tua 

smeang min is 

meditatio mea est 

sien ge-8cende iSa ofer-hygdan foi^^on unreht-lice un-rehtpisnisse dydmi 

78. Confundantur superbi quia injuste iniquitatem fece- 

in mec ic so^lice biom bi-gongen in be-bodu ^inum 

runt in me ego autem exercebor in mandatis tuis 

sien ge-cerred to me ^a ^e on-dreda^ ^ec "j ^a ^e cunnnn 

79. Convertantur ad me qui timent te et qui noverunt 

cy^nisse *ine 

testimonia tua 

sie heorte min un-pemme in iSinu reht-pisnissu iSaet 

80. Fiat cor meum inmaculatum in tuis justificationibus ut 

ic ne sie ge-scended 

non confundar 



XI. A JUTH EST JESUS CHRISTUS DEUS 

Brsprong in haelu iSinre sapul min *) in porde ^inu ic ge-hyhte 

81. Defecit in salutari tuo anima mea et in verbo tuo speravi 

a-spruDgan egan min in ge-sprec ^in cpeo^ende hponne 

82. Defecerunt oculi mei in eloquium tuum dicentes Quando 

fro£res mec 

consolaveris me 

for^^on ge-porden ic earn spe spe cylle in forste reht-pisnisse iSine 

83. Quia factus sum sic ut uter in piuina justificationes tuas 

ne earn ic ofer-geotul 

non sum oblitus 



S. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 89 

74. bat drede J>e sal se, and faine for-ji ; 
For in J>i wordes over-hoped I. 

75. I knewe, Laverd, Jat J>i domes evennesse ; 
Jjou meked me in f i sothnesse. 

76. Be J>i merci Jat it ^ rone me ; 
After J)i speche to J)i hine wil be. 

77. Come to me, Laverd, fi rewthes, and live I sal ; 
For fi lagh mi thoght es al. 

78. Schent be proude, mare and lesse, 
For unright-wiselik wickednesse 

* In me dide Jai ; and I, al dai, 
Woned in fine bodes ai. 

79. To me be turned dredand fe, 
And ^ at knewe J)i witnesses to se. 

80. Be mi hert un-wemmed with-in me, 

In J)i rightwisenesses J>at schent I ne be. 



81. Waned in J>i hele saule mine. 
And I over-hoped in worde Jine. 

82. Waned min eghen in speche of Je; 
Saiand, When sal tou rone me ? 

83. For als * hit in frost am I wroght ; 
fine rightwisenesses for-gete I noght. 



» ronone, K [sic] ' |>at, H, E. 

^ In me soht-lic ai, and I 
Aryhed in J»i bodes foi^J»i, E. * and bit, E, ; hit, i/. 

II. N 




90 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXVIII. 

hu monge sind daegaa Slopes ^incs iSonne ^u doest of oehtendu 

84. Quot sunt dies servi tui quando facies de persequentibus 

mec dom 

me judicium 

segdun me ^a un-rehtan spellunge ah na-les spe ape spe 

85. Narraverunt mihi iniqui fabulationes sed non ita ut 

aee ^in dryht' 

lex tua Domine 

all bi-bodu ^in so^-festnis iSa un-rebtan oehtende penin mec 

86. Omnia mandata tua Veritas iniqui persecuti sunt me 

ge-fultmne mec 

adjuva me 

hpene l^ssan foivnomun mec in eoriSan ic so'iS-lice ne 

87. Paulo minus consummaverunt me in terra ego vero non 

for-leort bi-bodu %in 

dereliqui mandata tua 

efter mild-heortnisse ^imre gelif-festa mec i^ast ic halde 

88. Secundum misericordiam tuam vivifica me ut custodiam 

cy^nisse mutSes %ines 

testamenta oris tui 



XII. M TAP EST FRUCTUS MANUUM 

in ecnisse drybi^ ^orb-pnna^ pordum %inu 

89. In aeternum Domine permanet verbum tuum in caelo 



•1 in peondd peorulde so^-festnis ^in 



90. Et in saeculum saeculi Veritas tua 

ge-steaiSelades eor^an "j ^orh-puna^ ' ende-byrdnis tSin 

Fundasti terram et permanet (91.) ordinatione tua 

^orh-pimiatS dsegas for-^on al tSiopa^ fSe 

perseverant dies quoniam omnia serviunt tibi 

nemne iSstt aee iSin smeang min is iSonne poeninga ic for-purde 

92. Nisi quod lex tua meditatio mea est tunc forsitan perissem 

in ea^modnisse minre 

in humilitate mea 

in ecnisse ic no ofer-geoteliu reht-pisnisse ^ine foiviSon in 

93. In aeternum non obliviscar justificationes tuas quia in 

him gelif-festes mec 

ipsis vivificasti me 

iSin ic earn halne mec doa for-^on reht-pisnisse ^ine 

94. Tuus sum ego salvum me fac quia justificationes tuas 

ic sohte 

exquisivi 




PS. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 91 

84. Hou fele daies of J)i hine ere in land ? 
When saltou do dome of me filiyhand ? 

.85. Wicked ^ fablinges talde to me, 
Bot noght als fe lagh of fe. 

86. AUe fine bodes sothe ere fai : 
Wicked ^ filiyhed me ; helpe me ai. 

87. ^Almaste in erthe Jai me for-name; 
And J)i bodes for-lete I noght for fame. 

88. Quiken me after fi merci, 

And witnesses of fi mouth yheme sal I. 



89. * In ever-mare, Laverd of blisse, 
J)e worde of J>e in heven it isse. 

90. In strende and strende fi sothnesse, 
Jjou grounded J>e land fat ever esse. 

91. ^ With fi wele-setting lastes dai, 
For al thinge serve to fe sal ai. 

92. Bot for fi lagh mi thoght esse, 

fon thurgh hap I for-worfed in mi mekenesse. 

93. In ai for-gete I noght rightnesses of pe, 
For in fa quikenedest f ou me. 

94. fine am I, sauf me make f ou ; 
For fi right wisenesses soght I nou. 



* saghes tolden, E. * Laverd God to neven, 

^ fylehen, E. Word of \>e hit wones in heven, E. 

3 Letel les, E. ^ J'urghe dihtinge lasted \je dai, E, 




92 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS, CXVIII. 

mec arbiodun synfiille ^set hie for-spilden mec cy;Sni8se 

95. Me expectaverunt peccatores ut perderent me testimonia 

^ine ic on-get 

tua intellexi 

aire ge-fylnisse ic ge-saeh ende rum bi-bod iSin 

96. Omni consummationi vidi finem latum mandatum tuum 

spi^e 

nimis 

XIII. N LAB EST DOCTRINA 

hu ic lu&de aee ^ine dryht^ abie deg smeang 

97. Quomodo dilexi legem tuam Domine tota die meditatio 

min is 

mea est 

ofer feond mine gleapne mec dydes bi-bode ^inmn 

98. Super inimicos meos prudentem me feeisti mandate tuo 

for-iSon in ecnisse me is 

quia in aetemum mihi est 

ofer alle Iserende mec ic on-get for^tSon cyiSnisse iSine 

99. Super omnes docentes me intellexi quia testimonia tua 

smeang min is 

meditatio mea est 

ofer uiS-peotan ic on-get ^aette bi-bodu ^in ic sohte 

100. Super seniores intellexi quia mandata tua exquisivi 

from alio pege yflu ic bi-perede foet mine tSaet ic balde 

101. Ab omni via mala prohibui pedes meos ut custodiam 

pord ^in 

verba tua 

fro domu ^inum icue on-bselde for-^on ^u ae settee 

102. A judiciis tuis non declinavi quia tu legem posuisti 

me 

mihi 

hu spoete gomum minum ge-spreocu iSin ofer hunig -j 

103. Quam duleia faueibus meis eloquia tua super mel et 

bia-bread mu^e minum 

favum ori meo 

from bi-bodum ^inum ic on-get for-iSon on fionge ic hefde alne 

104. A mandatis tuis intellexi propterea odio habui omnem 

peg un-rehtpisnisse for-^on aee tSu settes me 

viam iniquitatis quia tu legem posuisti mihi 




PS. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 93 

95. Me abade sinful, fat me forles Jai ; 
Ji witnesses understode I ai. 



96. Of alle fulfilling ende sagh I; 
Swith brade J)i bode witerli. 



97. Hou luved I, Laverd, J>i lagh ai ; 
Mi thoght es it al J>e dai. 



98. Over mine faas slegh me made J)ou yhit 
To J>i bode, for in ai to me es it. 



99. Over alle lerand me I understode, 
For mi thoght J>i witnesses gode. 



100. Over elde I understode in thoght. 
For fat fine bodes I soght.^ 



101. Fra ivel wai forbed I fete mine, 
fat I yheme * wole wordes fine. 



102. Fra fine domes noght helded I, 
For f ou set lagh to me wiseli. 



103. Hou swete to mi chekes fi speches ai. 
Over hony to mi mouth ere f ai. 



104. Of f i bodes understode I, 

Alle waie of wikenes I hated for-f i. 



' In £. these two couplets are transposed. ^ wel, H, ; wele, E, 



94 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CXVIII. 



XIIII. 3 MEM EST MEDULLA 

leht-fet fotum minu pord iSin diyht* *] leht 

105. Lucema pedibus meis verbum tuum Domine et lumen 

Btigum minu 

semitis meis 

ic spor *7 sette haldan domas reht-piBiiisse iSire 

106. Juravi et statui custodire judicia justitie tue 

ge-eaiSmodad earn a liu lenge spi^nr diyht* geHf-festa mec 

107. Humiliatus sum usque quaque Domine vivifica me 

efter porde %inu 

secundum verbum tuum 

pilsu mu^es mines pel-gelicade doa dryht* *] domas 

108. Voluntaria oris mei bene placita fac Domine et judicia 

iSine Iser mec 

tua doce me 

sapul min in hondii iSinu aa 7 aee %ine ne 

] 09. Anima mea in manibus tuis semper et legem tuam non 

eam ic ofer-geotul 

sum oblitus 

setten synfidle giiene me *] bodum %inu 

110. Posuerunt peccatores laqueos mihi et a mandatis tuis non 

ic ne duolede 

erravi 

erfe-pordnisse ic bi-get cy^nisse %ine in ecnisse for-iSon 

111. Hereditate acquisivi testimonia tua in aeternum quia 

ge-fea heortan minre sind 

exultatio cordis mei sunt 

ic on-haelde beortan mine to donne reht-pisnisse %ine in 

112. Inclinavi cor meum ad faciendas justificationes tuas in 

ecnisse fore edleane 

aeternum propter retributionem 



XV. O NUN EST MENS 

8a un-rehtpisan on fienge ic hefde ^ aee Sine ic lufiide 

1 1 3. Iniquos odio habui et legem tuam dilexi 

fultTun T ond-fenga min Xu eariS •) in porde iSinu ic ge-hyte 

114. Adjutor et susceptor meus es tu et in verbo tuo speravi 




PS. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 95 



105. Lanterne to mi fete es worde fine, 
And lighte unto * stihes mine. 

106. I swore ; and set, ^mare and lesse. 
To yheme domes of fi rightwisenesse. 

107. To-ward, ^ fra-ward, meked am I ; 
After thi worde quiken me for-Jji. 

108. "Wilnes of mi mouth, Laverd, make wele queme ; 
And f i domes lere me to yheme. 

109. Mi saule es ai in hende miue. 
And I for-gete noght lagh fine. 

110. Sinfull to me * snares sette. 

And fra J)i bodes noght dweled I ^yhette. 

111. In eritage soght I J)i wittenesses ai, 
^ For gladschipe of mi hert er fai. 

1 12. I helded mi hert to do, forbi al thinge, 
Ji rightwisenesses in ai, for for-yheld^ge. 



113. Wicked to hatereden had I, 
And J)i lagh I luved for-f i. 

1 14. Mi helper and mi keper ertou. 
And in J)i wordes over -hoped I nou. 



> stij^hes, H, E. * snarre, E, 

2 more, E. » ^hette, H. 

» fro-ward, E. « For Jjhot of, E. 



e 



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^ 



96 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXVIII. 

on-haelda^ firo me apeigde *) ic smegu bi-bodu godes mines 

115. Declinate a me maligni et scrutabor mandata Dei mei 

on-foh 

116. Suscipe me secundum eloquium tuum et vivam et ne con- 
fundas me ab expectatione mea 

mec ^ hal ic biom ^ ic smegu in iSinu 

117. Adjuva me et salvus ero et medi tabor in tuis 

reht-pisnissmn aa 

. justificationibus semper 

iSu for-hogdes alle stigende fr5 reht-pisnissu %inu 

118. Sprevisti omnes discedentes a justificationibus tuis 

for-^on un-reht ge-^oHt heara is 

quia injusta cogitatio eorum est 

ofer-liorende ic ge-talde alle synfiille eorSan foiv^on 

119. Praevaricantes reputavi omnes peccatores terre ideo 

ic lufude cy^nisse %ine 

dilexi testimonia tua 

fVfestnamid ege iSinmn flsesc min fr5 dommn soiS-lice %inu 
nfige a timore tuo cames meas a judiciis enim tuis 

ic on-dreord 

timui 



XVI. n SAMECH RESUPINATIO SIVE REQUIES 

ic dyde dom *] reht-pisnisse ne sele mec oehtendum 

121. Feci judiciiun et justitiam ne tradas me persequentibus 

mec 
me 

ge-ceos ^eop ^inne in god ^aet ne hseann-cpeo^elien me 

122. Elege servum tuum in bonum ut non calumnientur rm'Tii 

ofer-bogan 

superbi 

egan min a-sprungon in haelu iSinre *] in gesp 

123. Oculi mei defecerunt in salutari tuo et in eloquium 

reht-pisnisse ^inre 

justitiae tuae 

doa mid ^iope Sinu efter mild-lieortnisse iSinre ^ 

124. Fac cum servo tuo secundum misericordiam tuam et 

reht-pisnisse ^ine Iser mec 

justificationes tuas doce me 



^ 



PS. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 97 

115. ^ With-dragh, yhou lither, fra me for-fi ; 
And bodes of mi God ransake sal I. 

116. Kepe me, and I sal live thurgh speche fine ; 
And noght schende J)ou me fra abiding mine. 

117. Helpe me, and^sauf be I sal, 
And think in J)i rightwisenesses aL 

118. jK)u forsoke alle witand *J)in rightwisnesses fra. 
For un-rightwise es fe thoght of *})a, 

119. Wemmand al sinfuU of erthe wend I; 
pi witnesses *luved I for-pi. 

120. ^Stike in J)i drede flesches mine. 
For I drede of domes pine. 



121. I made domes and rightwisnes in land ; 
Noght gif pou me to me cravand. 

122. '^On-fange pi lune in gode to be, 
Noght pe proude sal crave me. 

123. Mine eghen waned in pi hele esse. 
And in speche of pi rightwisnesse. 

124. ® After pi merci do with pi hine. 
And lere me rightwisenesses pine. 



» Heldes firo me, E. ® Pricke, E. 

3 Vw* li <1 F Stike in bi pric radaes drede flesshes 

^ ' * mine, H. 

8 \>i domes fiw, E. ' On-fong, H. E. 

^ „ ® This couplet is omitted in //. 

r^* Do with }p\ hine after \>\ miUnesse, 

* looyed, H. And lere me rihtwisnesse, E. 

II. O 







r. ..^^ :^»""ai» inr ,. ^^'■ 




98 



ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 



[ps, CXVIIl. 



iSiop iSin ic earn sele me ond-get iSaet ic pite 

125. Servus tuus sum ego da mihi intellectum ut sciam 

cy^nisse iSine 

testimonia tua 

tid to donne dryht* to-stenctnn un-relitlice aee 

126. Tempos faciendi Domine dissipaverunt iniqui legem 

fSine 

tuam 

for-iSon ic In&de bi-bodu fSin ofer golde *] gim 

127. Ideo dilexi mandata tua super aurum et topazion 

foi^iSo to allu bi-bodii fSinu k ge-rebte alme peg 

128. Propterea ad omnia mandata tua dirigebar omnem viam 

un-rehtne on fionge ic hefde 

iniquam odio habui 



XVII. P ENA EST OCULOS 



pundur cyiSnis iSin diybt^ for-^on scmegende pes i& 

129. Mirabilia testimonia tua Domine ideo scrutata est ea 

sapul min 

anima mea 

birhtnis porda iSinra in-lihteiS mec *] ond-get 

130. Declaratio sermonum tuorum inluminat me et intellectum 

sele^ cildu 

dat parvulis 

mufS minne ic on-tynde *] to-geteb gast for-^on bi-bodu iSin 

131. Os meum aperui et adtraxi spiritum quia mandata tua 

ic ge-pillade 

desiderabam 

ge-loca in mec *) mildaa mio efter dome lufiendra 

132. Aspice in me et miserere mei secundum judicium diligen- 

noman iSinne 

tium nomen tuum 

gongas mine ge-rece efter ge-sprece iSinu *] ne 

133. Gressus meos dirige secundum eloquium tuum et non 

paldeiS min all im-rehtpisnis 

dominetur mei omnis injustitia 

a-les mec firom hearmum monna ^aet ic halde 

134. Redime me a calumniis hominum ut custodiara 

bi-bodu iSin 

mandata tua 



"S. CXTin.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 99 

125. I sm fi hine : nnderstandiiig gif me, 
^ I wite witnesses of ^. 



126. Laverd, time of makande ai ; 
Skateied ^i lagh, night an dai. 



127. For-^i ^luved I ^i bodes ilk-on. 
Over golde and topazion. 



128. At alle ^i bodes lighted I was for-^i, 
Alle wai wicked hated I. 



129. Sel-kouth, Laverd, witnesses fine ; 
For-^i ransaked es sanle mine. 



130. Schirenes of ))i ^speche lightes wit. 
Understanding to ^litel gives it. 



131. Mi mouth I opened, and ^with-drogh gaste ; 
For fi bodes ynemed I maste. 



132. Bihold in me, and *rewe of me. 
After dome of luvand name of ^e. 



133. Right mi ^steppes after fi speche esse, 

])at nc^ht, Laverd, over me al unrightwisnesse. 



134. Fra craving of men me bie Jou, 
}>at I yheme ^i bodes nou. 



looYed, H. * to-drogh, E. 

saghes, E. * mi3he, £. 

smale, L. • goinges, H, 



K V « k 



4 



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fct!i4*KiSsiw '■:'■'- ,* :■' if iiaiai'. fJSPf'/ 




100 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXVIII. 

on-siene fSine in-liHt ofer ^iop fSinne *] Iser mec 

135. Faciem tuam inlumina super servum tuum et doce me 

reht-pisnisse ^ine 

justificationes tuas 

ut-gong petra ofer-leordun egan min for-iSon ne heoldun 

136. Exitus aquarum transierunt oculi mei quia non custodie- 

§e Sine 

runt legem tuam 



XVIII. C COPH EST vox 

reht-pis earS dryht* *) reht dom Sin 

137. Justus es Domine et rectum judicium tuum 

Su on-bude reht-pisnisse cySnisse Sine ^ soS-festnisse Sine 

138. Mandasti justitiam testimonia tua et veritatem tuam 

spiSe 

nimis 

a-spindan mec dyde ellen buses Sines for-Son ofer-geotule sind 

139. Tabescere me fecit zelus domus tuae quia obliti sunt 

pord Sin iiond mine 

verba tua inimici mei 

fyren ge-sprec Sin spiS-lice *] Siop Sin lufade 

140. Ignitum eloquium tuum vehementer et servus tuus dilexit 

Set 

illud 

iungra ic earn ^ foivhogd reht-pisnisse Sine 

141. Adolescentior ego sum et contemptus justificationes tuas 

ne eam ic ofer-geotul 

non sum obfitus 

rehtrpisnis Sin reht-pisnis in ecnisse -j §e Sin soS-festnis 

1 42. Justitia tua justitia in aeternum et lex tua Veritas 

ge-spencednis "j neaninis ge-moettun mec bi-bod soS-lice Sin 

143. Tribulatio et angustia invenerunt me mandata autem tua 

smeang min is 

meditatio mea est 

reht-pisnis cySnis Sin in ecnisse ond-get sele me 

144. Aequitas testimonia tua in aeternum intellectum da mihi 

•J ic lifgu 

et vivam 




PS. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 101 

135. ^On-light J>i face over J>i hine, 
And lere me rightwisnesses fine. 



136. Out-gang of watres led min eghen twa, 
For J)i lagh noght yhemed pa. 



137. Bightwis ertou, Laverd mine, 
And in ai es dome ])ine. 



138. pou sent rightwisnes J)i witnes, 
^Swithe mikel and J>i sothnes. 



139. To skulke me made J)i luve on-an, 

For ^for-geten J>ine wordes have mi faan. 

140. Fired bi speche es swithe wele, 
And pi hine luved it ilka dele. 

141. Yonge-like am I, and hated for-bi ; 
Jjine rightwisnes noght for-gete I. 



I4f'i. J)i rightwisnes in ai rightwisnes, 
And pi lagh it is sothnes. 



143. Droving and *angrom fonden me, 
And mi thoghte es bodes of pe. 



144. Evennes witnesses pine in ai ; 

Understanding gif me, and live I mai. 



* \>i lickham over \>i hine )>ou light, ^ for-gat, E, 

And l^i rihtwisnesse lere me nht, E. 
^ And Bhi)>ed mikel \>i sothnesse, E * angrum, E, 



IQS 



ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. 



[ps. cxvm. 



XVIIII. T RES EST PRINCIPIUM 
ic deopede in alie heortan minre ge-her mec dryht* reht-puniaie 

145. Clamavi in to to corde meo exaudi me Domine justifica- 



%ine 



ic soecu 



tiones tuas requiram 

ic cleopude to iSe halne mec doa iSset ic halde bi-bodn ^in 

146. Clamavi ad te salviun me fac ut custodiam mandata tua 

ic fore-corn in lipimge *] deopede *] in porde ^inum 

147. Praeveni in maturitate et clamavi et in verbo tuo 

ic ge-hjhte 

speravi 

fore^omun egan min to He on ser-maigen ^set ic smege 

148. Praeveniunt oculi mei ad te diluculo ut meditarer 

ge-sprecu iSin 

eloqnia tua 

fitefiie mine ge-her^ diyht* efter mild-heortniBse 

149. Vocem meam exaudi Domine secundum misericordiam 

iSinre *7 efter dome ^inmn gelif-festa mec 

tuam et secimdum judicium tuum vivifica me 

to-neolaehton oehtende mec un-rehilice fro ^e aol$-1ioe 

150. Adpropiaverimt persequentes me iniqui a lege autem 

iSinre feor ge-pordne sind 

tua longe facti sunt 

neh pes iSu dryliten *] all ^ bi-bodu ^in so^festnis 

151. Prope es tu Domine et omnia mandata tua Veritas 

in froman ic on-cneop of cyi^nissu iSinu for-iSon in ecnisae 

15^. Initio cognovi de testimoniis tuis quia in aetemum 

^u ge-stea^ulades iSa 

fundasti ea 



XX. T SEN EST VIAE RECTAE 
ge-seli eaiSmodnisse mine *] ge-nere mec foiviSon aee ^ine 

153. Vide humilitatem meam et eripe me quia legem tuam 

ne eam ic ofer-geotul 

non sum oblitus 

doem dom minne *] a-les mec fore ge-sprece 

154. Judica judicium meum et redime me propter eloquium 

^inu gelif-festa mec 

tuum vivifica me 




S. CXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 103 



146. I cried in al hert; Laverd, here me ; 
^])ine rightwisnesses sal I seke ^to fe. 

146. I cried to }>e ; sauf me make poUf 
])at I yheme j^i bodes nou, 

147. I ^for-come in ripenes, and made crie ; 
In pine wordes over-hoped I. 

148. Bifore come mine eghen at pe in grikinge, 
pat I think pi *speche over all thinge. 

149. Mi Steven here, Laverd, after pi merci ; 
And after pi domes qwiken me for-pi. 

150. Neghed me filiyhand to wickenes ai, 
Fra pi lagh soth-lic fer made er pai. 

151. Nere ertou, Laverd, in godenesse; 
And aUe pine waies soth-fastnesse. 

162. In biginning of pi witnesses knew I swa, 
For in ai grounded pou pa. 



153. Se mi mekenes, and outake me ; 
For I for-gete noght lagh of pe. 

164. Deme mi dome, and me bie pou ; 
For pi ^speche quicken me nou. 



^ Seke sal I rihtwisenes of |ye, E, * speches for-bi hal J'inge, £. 

' to se, H, 

■ forj»-come, E. * lagh, E, 




104 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXYHL 

feor IB finom ^sem synfollam haelu fbr-^on reht-pisnisse ^ine 

1 55. Longe est a peccatoribus salus quia justificationes tuas 

ne Bohtun 

non exquisierunt 

mildse iSine mide spi^e diylit* efter dome 

156. Miserationes tuae multae nimis Domine secundum judi- 

tSiniim gelif-festa mec 

cium tuum vivifica me 

monge oeHtende mec *] spincende mec firom cy^iuBsimi 

157. Mufti persequentes me et tribulantes me a testimoniis 

fSinu ic ne on-haelde 

tuis non declinavi 

ic ge-saeh no haldende pere -y ic a-tpond fbr-^n ge-sprec 

158. Vidi non servantes pactum et tabescebam quia eloquia 

^in ne heoldon 

tua non custodierunt 

ge-seh fSaette bi-bodu iSin ic lufude diyht^ in iSinie mild-heortnisse 

159. Vide quia mandata tua dilexi Domine in tua misericordia 

gelif-festa mec 

vivifica me 

froma porda iSinra solS-festnis in ecnisae alle 

160. Principium verborum tuorum Veritas in aetemum omnia 

domas reht-pisnisae ^inre 

judicia justitiae tuae 



XXI. 4> TAU EST MANSUETUS 
aldennen oehtende penm mec bi un-gepyrbtu *] from pordom iSina 

161. Principes persecuti sunt me gratis et a verbis tuis 

forhtaiS heorte min 

formidavit cor meum 

ic biom ge-blissad ic ofer ge-sprec iSin spe se ge-moet^ heie-ieaf 

162. Lae tabor ego super eloquia tua sicut qui invenit spolia 

micel 

multa 

un-rehtpisnisse on iionge ic hefde *] on-sconiende ic earn aee soiS-lice 

163. Iniquitatem odio habui et abominatus sum legem autem 

^ine ic lu£eide 

tuam dilexi 

seofen si^mn in dege lof ic segde iSe ofer domas reht-pisnisse 

164. Septies in die laudem dixi tibi super judicia justitiae 

^inre 

tuae 



PS. CXVIIl.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 105 

155. Far fra sinful hele es ai, 

For J)i rightwisnesses noght soght Jjai. 



156. J)ine mercies, Laverd, mani be ; 
And after J>i dome quiken me. 



157. Fele pat filiyhen me, and droven me swa ; 
Fra J)i witnesses noght * helded I for pa. 



158. I sagh wemmand, and * skulded awai ; 
For J)i speches noght ^ yhemed J>ai. 



159. See, for pi bodes, Laverd, luved I ; 
pou quikened me in pi merci. 



160. Biginning of pi wordes sothnesse, 
In ai alle domes of pi rightwisnesse. 



161, Princes filiyhed me self-willi ; 
Of pi wordes dred mi hert for-pi. 



162. I sal faine over pine speches mare, 

Als wha swa *fand mikel pat reft ware. 



163. "Wicknes to hatreden had I sothli, 
And am wlated ; and pi lagh luved I. 



164. Seven si the in dai lof saide I to pe. 

Over domes of pi rightwisenesses pat be. 



bohed, E, ^ Jhemed, H, 

sculked, H, E, ^ fond mikel \mt robbed, E. 

II. P 




106 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CXVIII. 

sib micelu lufiendtim noman Sinne *] nis in hi 

165. Pax multa diligentibiis nomen tuum et non est in illis 

espic 

scandalum 

ic abad haelu iSine dryhten *] bi-bodu im 

166. Expectabam salutare tuum Domine et mandata tua 

ic lufude 

dilexi 



iieold sapul 

167. Custodivit anima 


min 

mea 


cyiSnisse 

testimonia 


iSine *j lufude ^a 

tua et dilexit ea 


spilS-lice 

vehementer 









ic heold bi-bodu iSin *] cy^nisse iSine foiviSon alle pegas 

168. Servavi mandata tua et testimonia tua quia omnes viae 

mine in ge-sih^e iSinre drbt* 

meae in conspectu tuo Domine 



XXII. X ^ (D 

to-niolaece% ge-bed min in ge-aihiSe dime diyhV efter 

169. Adpropiet oratio mea in conspectu tuo Domine secundum 

ge-sprece ^inu sale me ond-get 

eloquium tuum da mihi intellectum 

in-gae% boen min in ge-sihSe dime dryht^ efter 

170. Intret postidatio mea in conspectu tuo Domine secundum 

ge-sprece dinu ge-neiemec 

eloquium tuum eripe me 

rocetad peoire mine ymen donne iSu Iseres mec 

171. Eructabunt labia mea hymnum cum docueris me 

reht-pisnisse dine 

justificationes tuas 

ford-seged tunge min ge-spreocu din foivdon all bi-bodu 

172. Pronuntiabit lingua mea eloquia tua quia omnia mandata 

din rehtppisnis 

tua aequitas 

sie bond din dagt halne mec doe for-don bi-bodu din 

173. Fiat manus tua ut salvum me faciat quia mandata tua 

ic ge-ceas 

elegi 

ic ge-pillade haelu dine dryht' •} aee din smeang 

174. Concupivi salutare tuum Domine et lex tua mecjQtatio 

min is 

mea est 




*S. CXVIII.] eArLY ENGLISH PSALTER, 107 

165. Mikel pais to J>i lagh luvand, 

And in ]7am es na schame in ^ land. 



166. I ^ abade fi hele, Laverd, al dai ; 
And fine bodes luved I ai. 



167. Mi saule yhemed fi witnesse ; 

And switn mikel luved am^ mare and lesse. 



168. I ^gatte pi bodes and witnesses Jine, 
For in pi sight al waies mine. 



169. Negh mi bi-seking, Laverd, in sight of pe ; 
Bi pi speche, imderstanding gif me. 



170. In-ga min askinge in pi sight nou ; 
Aftfer pi speche, me outake pou. 



171. Rift sal mine lippes ^jonpne, dai and ^ night, 
pi rightwisenesses when pou has me taght. 



1 72. Schewe sal mi tung pi speche pat esse. 
For alle pine bodes evennesse. 

173. Be pi hand pat it sauve me. 
For pine bodes ches I to se. 

174. I ^yheme, Laverd, hele pine; 
And pi lagh es ' thoght mine. 



' hand, E, * naht, H. 

» geS/. f yhemed, E. ' y^""^"^' ^- » ^^"™*^' ^' 

» loft-sang, E. ' )>hot, H. E. 




108 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXVIIL 

Wo&iiS sapul- min *] here% iSec *] domas ^ine ge-fultnnia^ 

175. Vivet anima mea et laudabit te et judicia tua adjuvabunt 

me 

me 

ic duolude spe spe seep tSset for-pear^ soec ^iop ^inne 

176, Erravi sic ut ovis quae perierat require servum tuum 

dryht* fbr-fSon bi-bodu iSin neam ic ofei^geotul 

Domine quia mandata tua non sum oblitus 



1. CANTICUM GRADUUM 

PSALMUS CXVIIII. 

to dryht' mid iSy ge-spenced ic cleopude *) ge-herde mec 

Ad Dominum dum tribularer clamavi et exaudivit me 

diyht* ge-firea saple mine fr5 peoleru un-relitpisu *] tungan 

2. Domine libera animam meam a labiis iniquis et a lingua 

faecenre 

dolosa 

hpet bi% said iSe oiSiSe hpet bi^ to-seted iSe fr5 tungan £Eiecenre 

3. Quid detur tibi aut quid adponatur tibi a lingua dolosa 

strelas maehtge scearpe mid colu. to-lesendes 

4. Sagittae potentes acutae cum carbonibus desolatoriis 

pae me iSedt lond-leod min a-firred is ic edrdade 

5. Heu me quod incolatus meus prolongatus est habitavi 

mid Saem eardiendQ spiSe lond-leod pes sapul 

cum habitantibus cedar (6.) multum incola fuit anima 

min 

mea 

mid ^issii ^a fiodun sibbe ic pes sibsu ^a iSe ic spree 

7. Cum his qui oderunt pacem eram pacificus dum loquebar 

to him ofer-fuhtun mec bi ungepyrhtu 

illis inpugnabant me gratis 



CANTICUM GRADUUM 
PSALMUS CXX. 

ic up-abof egan min to mimtum iSonan cymetS fultu me 

1 . Levavi oculos meos in montes unde veniet auxilium mihi 



I 



J. ex VIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 109 

175, Mi saule sal live, and * love fe ; 
And J)i domes sal helpe me. 

176. I dweled als it ^ware a schepe, 
pat for-worbed with-outen kepe. 
Seke J)OU, Laverd, pi hine ; 
For I forgete noght bodes pine. 



PSALM cxix. 

1. To Laverd, when I was droved, cried I ; 
And he herd me witterli. 

2. Laverd, fra wicked lippes mi saule lese ton, 
And fra swikel tung nou. 

3. What es pe given, or what set es to pe. 
At swikel tung, if pat it be ? 

4. ^ Arwes scharpe of mightand. 
With koles ful * un-ronand. 

5. * Wa to me, for mi telde-stede swa 
Forth-ferred es me fra. 

I erded with erdand Cedar ; 

6. Mikel comeling mi saule was par. 

7. With pa pat pais hated ai. 
Was I paisfuU, night and dai ; 
When I spak to pam for-pi, 
pai in-faght me self-willi. 



PSALM CXX. 

1 . I ^ hove mine eghen in hilles to se 
7 Whethen sal come helpe to me. 



' heryhe, E. ' Wa me imtayng-stede swa, E. 

[ wore, E. 8 h^r ^ 

3 Arowes, K 

* unrounandand, E. ' Wejjen, H, 




110 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS, CXX. 

fiiltu min from dryht* se dyde heofen *) eortSan 

2. Auxilium meum a Domino qui fecit caelum et terram 

ne sele^ in on-styienisse fot ^inne ne hneappatS se^e 

3. Non det in commotione pedem tuum neque obdormiet qui 

haldetS ^ec 

custodit te 

seh^e ne hneapatf ne ne slepe^ se ^e halde^ isiaela folc 

4. Ecce non dormitabit neque obdormiet qui custodit Israbel 

dryht* halde^ ^ec dryht* ge-scildnis ^in ofer bond 

5. Dominus custodit te Dominus protectio tua super manum 

^ere spi^ran ^inre 

dexterae tuae 

%orh deg sunne ne beme^ ^ec ne mona ^orh naeht 

6. Per diem sol non uret te neque luna per noctem (7.) 

dryht* halde^ %ec from allu yfle ge-halde^ saple 

Dominus custodit te ab omni malo custodiat animain 

^ine dryht* 

tuam Dominus 

dryht* haldeiS in-gong iSinne *) ut-gong %inne of 

8. Dominus custodiat introitum tuum et exitum tuum ex 

^issnm nu *) o^ in peorold 

hoc nunc et usque in saeculum 



1. CANTICUM GRADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXI. 

fe-blissad ic earn in tSissu tSa cpeden sind me in huse 
.aetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi In domo 

dryht' pe ga^ 

Domini ibimus 

stondende perun foet ure in ceafur-tunmn ^inom 

2. Stantes erant pedes nostri in atriis tuis Hierusalem 

sie is timbred spe spe cester «ere dael-niomenis 

3. Hierusalem que aedificatur ut civitas cujus participatio 

hire in iSet ilce 

ejus in id ipsum 

*i*er sotS-lice a-steogmi cyn cyn dryht' cy^nis 

4. lUuc enim ascenderunt tribus tribus Domini testimonium 

in israela folce to on-detenne noman iSinii 

in Israhel ad confitendum nomini tuo 




PS. CXX.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 1 1 1 

2. Mi helpe sal be Laverd fra, 
fat maked heven, erthe als-swa« 

3. Noght in stiring mi fote ^ give he, 
Ne ne sal slepe fat yhemes fe. 

4. Loke, noght sal slepe, ne slepe sal wele, 
Whilke pat yhemes Iraele. 

5. * Laverd yhemes J)e, Laverd in-schilder be 
Over pe right-hand of pe. 

6. * Bi dai noght pe sunne skalde pe sal, 
Ne pe mone bi night *with al. 

7. Laverd fra alle ivel yheme pe, 
Laverd pi saule yheme he. 

8. Laverd yheme bine in-gang and pine out-gang, 
Fra hethen, and in to werld lang. 



PSALM cxxi. 

1 . I am faine in pa pat saide are to me, 
In hous of Laverd ga sal we. 

2. Standand * war our fete als ^ beme 
In pi porches of Iherusaleme. 

3. lerusalem pat bigged als cite isse, 
Of wham in him self del-taking hisse, 

4. pider soth-lik up-stegh on heght 
Kinde, kinde of Laverd reght ; 
Witnes of Irael pe same, 

For to schrive to Laverdes name. 



' gives, H. B, * wiht, H. 

^ Laverd jje for-hiler be, E. ^ wore, E. 

' In dai swij^e noht sinne J^e sal, E. ^ lem, E» 




112 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [ps. CXXI. 

for-^on %er setun seld in dome Beld ofer hm 

5. Quia illic sederunt sedes in judicio sedes super domum 

dauit^es 

David 

bidda^ ^a to dbbe sind ^ genyhttanmia 

6. Rogate quae ad pacem sunt Hierusalem et abundantia 

lufiendu ^ec 

diligentibus te 

sie sib in megne ^inu *] genyhtsmnnis in > toimm ^innrn 

7. Fiat pax in virtute tua et abundantia in turribus tuis 

fore bro^rum minu *] nestu minu ic spree sibbe 

8. Propter fratres meos et proximos meos loquebar pacem 

bi ^e 

de te 

fore huse diyht* godes mines ic sohte god iSe 

9. Propter domum Domini Dei mei quaesivi bona tibi 



CANTICUM ORADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXII. 
to ^e ic up-ahof egan min ^u eardas in heofene 

1. Ad te levavi oculos meos qui habitas in caelo 

seh^e spe spe egan ^iopa in hondmn Uafiarda heaia 

2. Ecce sic ut ocuK servorum in manibus dominorum suorum 

*] spe spe egan menenes hondu hlafflian hire spe ^an 

Et sicut oculi ancillae in manibus dominae suae ita oculi 

ur to dryht^ gode nru oiS ^set mildsa^ ns 

nostri ad Dominum Deum nostrum donee misereatur nobis 

mildsa us diyhf* mildsa us fbr-iSon spiiSe 

3. Miserere nobis Domine miserere nobis quia multum 

ge-fyldc pe sind for-hogadnis 

repleti sumus contemptione 

-] spitSe ge-fylled is saj>ul ur edpite 

4. Et multum repleta est anima nostra opprobrium 

genyhtsumum *) for-segenis ofer-hogu 

abimdantibus et despectio superbis 




;• CXXI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 118 

5. * For fare sat fai setels in dome with, 
Setel over fe hous of David. 

6. Biddes whilk at pais ere lerusalem land, 
And mightsomnes to fe lovand. 

7. * Pais be in fi might esse. 
And in ])i toures mightsomnes. 

8. For mi brethre and mi neghburyhs be. 
Spake I mikel pais of ]}e. 

9. For hous of Laverd our God es he, 
Soght I godes unto ])e. 



PSALM CXXII. 

1 . To fe mine eghen hove I, 
fat v7ones in heven witerli. 

2. Loke, als eghen of hine be. 
In hend of fair laverdes to se ; 
'Als eghen of hand-maiden klene. 
In hende of hir levedy bene ; 

Our eghen to Laverd our God fus. 
To fat he have merei of us, 

3. Milf e of us, Laverd, milf e of us fare ; 
For of * for-letenesse mikel filled we are ; 

4. For mikel filled es our saule ; up-braiding 
To mightand, and to proude for-leting. 



For )7ore, £. ^ And als hend of handen-mayden, E. 

Laverd, pais be, H, * for-sethenes, E. 



II. Q 




114 



ANGLO-SAXON P3ALTER. 



[ps. cxxni. 



1. CANTICUM GRADUUM 



PSALMUS CXXIII. 



nu 



isr' 



nym^e ^aet dryht^ pes in ub cpe^e 

1. Nisi quod Dominus erat in nobis dicat nunc Israhel (2.) 

nemne for-%on dryht* pes in us 

nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis 

^onne a-risa^ men in usic poeninga cpice 

Dum insurgerent homines in nos (3.) lorsitan vivos 

for>speIgaiS usic 

degluttissent nos 

^onne ersade mod heara pi^ us poeninga 

Dum irasceretur animus eorum adversus nos (4.) lorsitan 

spespe peter for-spulgun usic 

velut aqua absorbuissent nos 



buinan ^orli-leorde sapul ur poeninga ^orhrleorde 

5. Torrentem pertransivit anima nostra lorsitan pertransisset 

sapul ur peter un-arefhendlic 

anima nostra aquam intolerabilem 



ge-bledsad dryht* se ne salde usic in heftned to^u 

6. Benedictus Dominus qui non dedit nos in captione dentibus 

heara 

eorum 



sapul ur spe spe spearpa ge-nered is of girene huntendra 

7. Anima nostra sic ut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium 

giren for-^r^sted is *] pe ge-&eode sind fultum 

Laqueus contritus est et nos fiberati sumus (8.) adjutorium 

urur in noman dryht* se dyde heofen ^ eortSan 

nostrum in nomine Domini qui fecit caelum et terrain 



1. CANTICUM GRADUUM 



PSALMUS CXXIIII. 



%a ge-treopaiS in dryht^ spe spe munt sion ne biiS on-styied 

Qui confidunt in Domino sicut mons Sion non commovebi- 



in 



ecnisse 



se 



earda^ in ierusalem 

tur in aetemum qui habitat (2.) in Hierusalem 




PS. CXXIII.] £ARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 115 



PSALM CXXIII. 

1. Bot for Laverd was in us, sai nou Irael ; 

2. Bot for Laverd was in us wele ; 

When men ras up in us swa, 

3. * Thurgh hap, qwhik swelyhed us fa. 

« When wrathed breth of fa in us fus, 

4. Thurgh hap, watre had over-schonned us. 

5. ^ Oure saule over-fore scaldand; 
Swilk hap might have bene in land, 
Over-faren had our saule swift-lik 
Watre fat was un-tholand-lik. 

6. Blissed Laverd, fat noght gaf us swa 
In taking of * tothe of fa. 

7. Our saule als sparw es of land 
Outane fra snare of huntand ; 
f e snare for-broken es in ai. 
And we lesed ere awai. 

8. * Our helpe es in Laverdes name, 
fat made neven, and land fe same. 



PSALM cxxiv. 

1. fat traisten in Laverd ilk-on, 
Als f e hegh hille in Syon. 

He ne sal be stired in ever-mare, 
2. In lerusalem fat wones fare. 



' )>urht, H, |)urghe hap hade ovei^&ren oure eaula 

))iirghe quic had |)ai swologhed us, E. water uii))oIaiid, E. 

^ When wraghed brath, H, * tethe, E. ; tegh, H. 

^ Over-fore oure saule sdaldand; [sic] ^ This couplet does not occur in //. 




II 



116 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CXXIIII. 

muntas in ymb-hpyrfte hit "} drylit' in ymb-hpyrfte folces 

Moiites in circuitu ejus et Dominus in circuitu populi 

his of iSisBu nu *] oiS in peoruld 

sui ex hoc nunc et usque in ^aeculum 

for-^on ne for-lete^ diyht' gerd synfolia ofer 

3. Quia non relinquet Dominus virgam peccatorum super 

hlet reht-pisra 

sortem justorum 

tSaet ne a-^ennen reht-pise to un-rehtpimisse bond hara 

Ut non extendant justi ad iniquitatem manus suas (4.) 

pel doa dryht* godum -} rehtu on heortan 

bene fac Domine bonis et rectis corde 

on haeldendc Bo^-lioe to ofer-geotubuBse to ge-laede^ dryht* mid 

5. DecUnantes autem ad obligationem adducet Dominus cum 

iSsm pirccndu un-rehtpisnisse db ofer israel 

operantibus iniquitatem pax super Israhel 



1. CANTICUM ORADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXV. 

in foi^cerringe dryht^ heftned aione ge-pordne pe sind 

In convertendo Dominus captivitatem Sion facti sumus 

spe spe frofrende 

sic ut consolati 

tSonne ge-fylled is mid ge-fian muiS ur ^ tunge nr 

2. Tunc repletum est gaudio os nostrum et lingua nostra * 

pynsuninisse 

exultatione 

%onne cpeoi$at$ betpih tSeode miclade dryht^ don 

Tunc dicent inter gentes Magnificavit Dominus facere 

mid him miclade dryht' don mid usic 

cum illis (3.) magnificavit Dominus facere nobiscum 

ge-pordne sind blissiende 

facti sumus laetantes 

ge-cer dryht^ heftned ure spe spe human in 

4. Converte Domine captivitatem nostram sic ut torrens in 

suiS-daelc 

austro 

i$a Bapai$ in tearu in ge-fian hie reopa^ gongende 

5. Qui seminant in lacrimis in gaudio metent (6.) euntes 

eodun *7 peopun sendcnde sed he . . 

ibant et fie bant mitten tes semina sua 



S. CXXIV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. * 117 

Hilles in his um-gang, and Laverd in um-gang 
Of his folk, fra hethen, and in to werld lang. 

3. ^ For noght fore-lete sal he 
Yherde of sinful for to be 

Over lote of rightwis, fat noght streke fai 
Rightwise to wiknes fair hende ai, 

4. Wele do, Laverd, to gode in quert. 
And to rightwise are of hert. 

5. ^And heldand in bindinges Laverd lede sal, 
With wirkand wicknes : pais of Irael al. 



PSALM CXXV. 

1. In turnand, Laverd, wrecchednes of Syon, 
Made ere we als roned on-on. 

2. fen es our mouth ful-filed with blisse. 
And with gladschip our tung fat isse ; 

Sti ' bitwix genge sai sal f ai swa, 
ikied Laverd to do with fa. 

3. Mikled Laverd to do vdth us, 
Maked ere we fainand f us. 

4. Tume, Laverd, our wrecchednesse, 
*Als skaldand in * south esse. 

5. fat sawen in teres al dai. 

In mikel gladschip repe sal f ai. 

6. ^ Gaand yhoden and wepen ^ sare, 
Sendand fair sedes f ai ® ware ; 



^ For Loverd noght for-lete Bal he ^ bitwene foike, E. 

Yherd of sinfol over lote to be 4 aIs swithand in est-eld [sic] J^us, E. 
Of rihtwise, J)at noht in land l j r > 

Rihtwise to wicnesse streke ))arhand, E. est-del, E. 

^ In bindinges soth-lic heldand < Goand Jhoden, H, 

Lede sal Loverd with wirkand 7 ^ 

Wickenes, j^at do noht wele : ' 

Pais be over Iiael, £. ® wore, E, 



f 



118 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXV, 

comende so^-lice cuma^ in pynsunisse beorende reopan 

Venieutes autem venient in exultatione portantes manipiilos 

heara 

sues 

1. CANTICUM ORADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXVI. 
nem^e dryht* timbrie • hus in idelnisse pinnaiS i& 

Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum in vanum laborant qui 

tlmbria^ %a 

aedificant earn 

nemiSe dryht* halde cestie in idelnisse p^ciaiS ^a 

Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem in vanum vigilant qui 

halda^ hie 

custodiunt earn 

in idehiisse is eop aer lehte a-risan arrisa^ efter^on 

2. In vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere surgite postquam 

ge-dtta^ ^a%e eota% hlaf sares 

sederitis qui manducatis panem doloris 

^onne sele% scyldmn his slep seh^e erfe-peordnis 

Cum dederit dilectis suis somnium (3.) ecce hereditas 

dryht* beam meorde peste pombe 

Domini filii mercis fructus ventris 

spe spe strelas in honda maehtges spe ^ beam pitgena 

4. Sicut sagittae in manu potentis ita et filii excussorum 

eadig per se ge-fylle^ lust his of him ne 

5. Beatus vir qui implebit desiderium suum ex ipsis non 

bi^ ge-scended ^onne he sprice^ to his feondmn in iSmn gete 

confundetur dum loquetur inimicis suis in porta 



1. CANTICUM GRADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXVII. 
alle %a %e on-dreda^ diyht* ^a gonga^ in 

Beati omnes qui timent Dominum qui ambulant in 

peogil his 

viis ejus 

ge-pin pestma %inra iSu ites eadig ^u eariS *] pd 

2. Labores fructuum tuorum manducabis beatus es et bene 

^e bits 

tibi erit 



PS. CXXy.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 119 

Come soth-lik J^ai sal comand 

With gladschip, fair * hand-fuls berand. 



PSALM CXXVL 

1. Bot Laverd have bigged fe hous yhit, 
Un-nait swank fai ])at biggen it ; 
Bot Laverd yheme pe cite ai, 
pat yhemen it ^ un-nait wake pai. 

2. Un-nait es to ^you bi night 
For to rise, bifore pe light : 
Rises after ye have siten swa, 
bat eten brede of sorw and wa ; 
When he has given, pat es best, 
Slepe unto luved hisse, and rest. 

3. Loke, eritage of Laverd of blisse 

* Sones ; hires, fruit of wambe isse. 

4. Als arwes in hand of mightand, 
Swa sones of * for-schaken in land. 

5. Sell ^ bieren es whilk that swa 

^ Filled has his ® gerning ful of pa ; 
He ne sal be schent, ereli ne late. 
When he spekes with his faas in yhate. 



PSALM CXXVII. 

L Seli alle ^pat [dreden] Laverd of blisse, 
^®pat ai gane in waies hisse. 

2. Swinkes of pi hend for ete saltou, 
Seli ert, and wele bes to pe nou. 



' handfoles, H. E. '' Seli man J)at fild his ^orninge of Jjo, 

* idel, E. Noght bes he shent when he speke in 
^ 3hou, H. yhate with his fo, £. 

* Hires of wones fruit of wombe hisse, E. • ^Yioimn^^ H, 

' for-saken, H.; shaken, E, ® jjat dreden Loverd, E. 

* heme, H, *® J)at gangen, E. 



120 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER- [PS. CXXVII. 

pif ^in spe spe pin-treop ge-nyhtsumiende in sidiun hiues 

3. Uxor tua sicut vitis abundans in lateribus domus 

^ines 

tuae 

beam ^in spe spe neope plant ele-trea in ymb-hpyrfte beodes 

Filii tui sicut novella olivarum in circuitu mensae 

^ines 

tuae 

sehiSe spe hiiS bledsad ylc mon se on-dredeiS dryht* 

4. Ecce sic benedicetur omnis homo qui timet . Dominum 

bledsie ^ec dryht* of sione *] ^u ge-see ^a god sind 

5. Benedicat te Dominus ex Sion et videas quae sunt bona 

allmn degom lifes %ine8 

in Hierusalem omnibus diebus vitae tuae 

*) ge-see beam beama ^inia sib ofer israel 

6. Et videas filios filiorum tuorum pax super Israhel 



1. CANTICUM GRADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXVIII. 

oft ofer-fahtun mec from gogniSe minre cpi^e na 

Saepe expugnaverunt me a juventute mea dicat nunc 

israela folc 

Israhel 

oft ofer-fubtun mec from iugu^e minte ^ soiS-lice ne 

2, Saepe expugnaverimt me a juventute mea etenim non 

maehtun me 

potuerunt mihi 

ofer bee minne timbradun synfulle a-firdun 

3, Super dorsum meum fabricaverunt peccatores prolongave- 

un-rehtpisnisse heara 

runt iniquitates suas 

dryht' reht-pis ceorfeiS spir-ban synftiira 

4, Dominus Justus concidet cervices peccatorum (5.) 

sien ge-scended 7 on-sennien alle iSa fiodun sion 

confundantur et revertantur omnes qui oderunt Sion 

sien spe spe heg timbra fSsdt aer iSon sie ut-alooen 

6. Fiant sicut faenum aedificiorum quod priusquam evellatur 

a-dmgiaiS 

exaruit 



•n 



PS^ CXXVII.] 



EARLY BNGLTSH PSALTER. 



121 



3. bi wif als ^ win-yher ftiightsomand, 
In halves of fi hous ^ dwelland ; 

{ine sones als newe plantes ' of olive, 
n um-gang of J)i borde to live. 

4. Loke, swa man be blissed salle, 
fat dredes Laverd over alle. 

5. *Blisse mote *he be on-on, 
pat es Laverd of Syon ; 

])e godes of lerusalem bat ]}0U se, 
Alle daies of pi lif pat be : 

6. And sones of bi sones se pou wele. 
Pais be over Iraele. 



PSALM CXXVIII. 

1 . Ofte me ^ over-come pai 
Fra mi yhouth, Irael nou sai. 

2. Oft fra mi yhouth me over-come pa ; 
Soth-lik noght might pai to me swa. 

3. Over mi bak smithed sinful ai; 
pair wickednesse "^ for-lenghped pai. 

4. Laverf rightwise, slit sal he 
Hemes ofsinful pat be. 

5. pai be schent, and turned ^hindward on-on, 
Alle pas pat hated Syon. 

6. pai be als of houses hai^ 

pat, or it be out-schouned, it dries awai. 



' wun-yherde, E. 

^ wonand, S* 

3 of live, H, 

* Blesse mot pe son o none, &. 

^ he )>e Bone on-on, H, 

II. 



• over-wunnen, H, E, 

' for-len)7lied, E. 

® hindhard, H* ; hendward, E, 



R 




122 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXYHL 

of iSsem ne ge-fyUeiS bond his se ripe^ ivb his 

7. De quo non inplebit manum suam qui metit nee sinum 

sceat Be iSe reopan soniia^ 

suum qui manipulos colligit 

T ne cpedun *a bi-leordun bledsung ^ dryht* _ ofer 

8. Et non dixerunt qui praeteribant Benedictio Domini super 

eopic pe bledna^ eop in noman dryht* 

vos benediximus vobis in nomine Domini 



1. CANTICUM 6RADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXVIIII. 
of gnmdmn ic deopude to ^e diyht' dryht' ge-her ^ 

De profundis clamavi ad te Domine (2.) Domine exaudi 

ge-bed min 

orationem meam 

Bien eaian ^in bi-haldende in ge-bed iSeopes iSinea 

Fiant aures tue intendentes in orationem servi tui 

L 

gif un-rebtpignisse haldes drybt* drybt* bpele aiefiieiS ^ 

3. Si iniquitates observaveris Domine Domine quis sustinebit 

for-^on mid ^ec milds is ^ fore see ^inie 

4. Quia apud te jropitiatio est et propter legem tuam 

icarefiide ^ec drybt' 

sustinui te Domine 

arefiieiS sapul min in porde %inmn ge-hyhte% sapnl min 

Sustinuit anima mea in verbo tuo (5.) speravit anuna mea 

in dryht' 

in Domino 

from ge-haelde margen-tide o^ naeht n^hybte^ israel 

6. A custodia matutina usque ad noctem speret Israbel 

in dryhtne 

in Domino 

for-^on mid dryht' mild-heortnis is ^ genybtsom mid 

7. Quia apud Dominum misericordia est et copiosa apud 

bine a-lesnis 

eum redemptio 

*] be a-l^se^ israel of allu nn-rebtpisnissum bis 

8. Et ipse redimet Israhei ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus 



PS. CXXVIIl.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 1^ 

7. Of whilk ])at repes noght fild his hand, 
And his * bosum pat hand-fules es gederand. 

8. And ])ai saide noght, pat for-bi yhede, 
Blisse of Laverd pou to mede ; 

To yhou ever bKsse we, 

In name of Laverd pat ai sal be. 



PSALM cxxix. 

1. Era depnesses * cried, Laverd, to pe, 

2. Laverd here pe * steven of me ; 
Bi-haldand be pine eres even 
Of mi bi-seking in pe steven. 

3. If wicknes, Laverd, pou *bi-hald al, 
Laverd, wha it up-hald sal ? 

4. For at pe *neghtsomnes es to be ; 
And for pi lagh, Laverd, up-held I pe. 

Up-held mi saule in worde hisse, 

5. Bfoped mi saule in Laverd of blisse. 

6. ® Fra '' yheminge of morning to pe nighte, 
Hope Irael in Laverd of mighte. 

7. For at Laverd it es merci, 
FuUi bying at him for-pi. 

8. ®And he sal ^bie Irael 

Of alle his wicednesses wel. 



' bosem ]iat handfoles, H, £• ^ FrsB get morning unto ]>e nihte, 
» cried I H, E, Hoped mi saule in Laverd of miht, E» 

3 >u».i IP ' '' J'lc™®^ morning, H, 

°®*^®' ^" » This couplet is omitted in the Egerton 

* bi-loke, E. MS. 

* winsunmes, E, ^ bien, H. 



124 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXX. 



1. CANTICUM ORADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXX. 
dryht* nis up a-hefen heorte min ne np a-hefen sind 

Domine non est exaltatum cor meum neque elati sunt 

egan min 

oculi mei 

ne ic eode in miclu ne in pundiuvlicum ofer 

Neque ambulavi in magnis neque in mirabilibus super 

mec 

me 

gif ne eaSmod-lice ic hogade ah np a-hof saple mine 

2. Si non humiliter sentiebam sed exaltavi animam meam 

ape spe a-pened ofer modur his spe ge-edleanas in 

Sicut ablactatus super matrem suam ita retribues in 

saple mine 

animam meam 

ge-hyhte^ israel in dryht* of ^issmn nu *) o^ in 

3. Speret Israhel in Domino ex hoc nunc et usque in 

peornld 

saeculum 

1. CANTICUM GRADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXXI. 
ge-myne dryht* dauides *) aire mon-f^nemisse 

Memento Domine David et omnis mansuetudinis ejus 

spe spe spor dryht* ge-hat ge-heht gode iacobes 

2. Sicut juravit Domino votum vovit Deo Jacob 

gif ic in-ga in ge-teld huses mines gif ic a-stiga in 

3. Si introiero in tabernaculum domus meae si ascendero in 

bed strene minre 

lectum stratus mei 

gif ic sellu slep egu minu o^^e bregum minu hneappnnge 

4. Si dedero somnum oculis meis aut palpebris meis dormita- 

0^% rest ^nnpengom minu 

tionem (5.) aut requiem temporibus meis 

o^-^et ic ge-moete stope dryhtne ge-teld gode iacobes 

Donee inveniam locum Domino tabernaculum Deo Jacob 




PS. cxxx.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



125 



PSALM CXXX. 



1. Laverd, up-hoven es noght mi hert, 
Ne up-born ere mine eghen in quert ; 
Ne in gretnesse I yhode to be, 
Ne in wondres over me. 



2. If I feled noght mekeli, 
Bot mi saule up-hove I ; 
Als ^ soukand over moder hisse, 
Swa for-yholding in mi saule isse. 



3. Hope in Laverd, Irael ; 

Fra * hethen, and into werld wel. 



PSALM cxxxi. 

1 . Mine, Laverd, of David, 

And of al hande-tamenes his ' fer-with. 

2. Als he * sware to Laverd of might, 
Hote to God Jacob he hight : 

3. In telde of mi hous if I in-ga, 

* If I up-stegh in stede of mi strail swa ; 

4. If I gif to min eghen slapinge. 
And to mi browes napping, 

5. And rest to ^ mine times ; to I find in welde 
Stede to Laverd, to God Jacob telde. 



' soukedand, H, ; milk-soukand, E, 

2 hejhen, if. 

3 {yei^wid, H. 



* swor, H. 

* If I up-stegh in straile of mi bed so, E. 
^ mi time, E, 



4 




126 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXXI. 

Be^^e pe ge-herdun ^a ge-moettun fSa in feldii 

6. Ecce audivimus ea in Eufrata invenimus ea in campis 

puda 

silve 

pe in-eodun in ge-teld his peortSadmi in Btope %er 

7. Introiyimus in tabemacula ejus adoravimus in loco ubi 

Btodun foet his 

steterunt pedes ejus 

a-ris dryht* in reste i^ine ^a *] ere ge-halgunge 

8. Exsurge Domine in requijem tuam tu et area sanctifica- 

%inre 

tionis tuae 

sacerdas ^ine earun ge-gered reht^pisnisse *] halge ^ine 

9. Sacerdotes tui induantur justitia et sancti tui 

blissiaiS 

laetentur 

fore dauide ^ieope ^inu ne a-ceriSu on-nene cristes 

10. Propter David servum tuum non avertas faciem Christi 

^ines 

tui 

spor diyht* so^-festnisse *] ne birpa^e bine 

11. Juravit Dominus David veritatem et non frustrabitur eum 

of pestme pombe i^inre ic setta ofer seld min gif 

De fructu ventris tui ponam super sedem meam {12.) si 

halda^ beam i^in cj^nisse mine *] cyiSnisae mine 

custodierint filii tui testamentum meum et testimonia mea 

iSas iSa ic laera hie 

haec quae docebo eos 

beam heara o^ in peoruld att&iS ofer aeld 

It filii eorum usque in saeculum sedebunt super sedem 

min 

meam 

for-^on ge-ceas dryht* sion ge-ceas hie in eardmige 

13. Quoniam elegit Dominus Sion preelegit earn in habita- 

him 

tionem sibi 

i^eos rest min in peoruld peomlde her eardung £br-%on 

14. Haec requies mea in saeculum saeculi hie habitabo quoniam 

ic ge-ceas hie 

preelegi eam 

pidpan his bledsiende ic bledsiu ^earfim his ic ge-reordu 

15. Viduam ejus benedicens benedicam pauperes ejus i^turabo 

hlafu 

panibus 



^1 



J. CXXXI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 127 

6. Loke, in Ephrate herd we fa ; 

* In feldes of wodes find we Jam swa. 

7. We sal in-ga in his telde with blisse, 

^ We sal bide in stede far stode ' fote hisse. 

8. Rise, Laverd, in bi rest fat esse ; 
foUf and ^ arke oi fi halinesse. 

9. fine prestes rightwisnes klethe ai. 
And fine haleghs glade f ai. 

10. For David fat es bi hine, 

Noght tume f ou likam of Crist fine. 

1 L Laverd in Davyd swore he, 

And un-nait to him sal it noght be : 
Of fruit of f i * wambe, for-f i. 
Over f i sete sette sal I. 

12. If fi sones mi wite-worde yhemen alle. 

And mi witenesses ^fese fat '^lere am I salle ; 
And sones of f am, to in werld ai. 
Site over f i sete sal f ai, 

13. For Laverd Syon chese he ; 

He chese it in eritage of him to be. 

14. 8f is mi rest in werld of werld yhit ; 
Here sal I ^ wone, for I chese it. 

15. His widow blissand blisse I sal, 
His pouer with laves fille I sal. 



In trees of wode fond, E, ^ ^heae, H, ; l^hese, £. 

' Whe sal bid, E. i le^, E. 
' fete if. 

» archa, IS. * The Egerton MS. omits this couplet. 

* womb, E. * wun, H. 




128 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS...CXXXL 

biscopas his ic ge-gerpu mid haelu *] halge his pynsnmmflBe 

16. Sacerdotes ejus induam salutare et sancti ejus exultatione 

pynsmnia^ 

exultabunt 

^or ic foriS-gelaedu horn dauides ic gearpade leht-fet criste 

17. Illic producam comu David paravi lucemaia Christo 



minu 



meo 

fiond his ic ge-gerpu scome ofer hine ' so^-Iice 

18. Inimicos ejus induam confusione super ipsum autem 

blopeiS ge-halgun min 

efflorebit sanctificatio mea 



1. CANTICUM ORADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXXII. 
sehiSe spi^e god *) spi^e pynsom eardian bro^ur in 

Ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum habitare fratres in 

annisse 

unum 

spe spe smiring in heafde iSset a-stag in beard 

2. Sic ut unguentum in capite quod descendit in barbam 

beard aarones 

barbam Aaron 

^aet a-stag in leappan hregles his spe spe deap 

Quod descendit in ora vestimenti ejus (3.) sic ut ros 

se a-stigeiS in munt 

Hermon qui descendit in montem Sion 

for-i$on iSer bi-bead dryht* bledsonge *] lif 

Quoniam illic mandavit Dominus benedictionem et vitam 

0^ in peor . . . 

usque in saeculum 



1. CANTICUM ORADUUM 



PSALMUS CXXXIII. 

iehfSe nu bledsiaiS diyht* alle tiiopas dryht* 

Ecce nunc benedicite Dominum omnes servi Domini 

^a stonda^ in hose dryht' in ceafor-tunum buses godes 

Qui statis in domo Domini in atriis domus Dei 

ures 

nostri 




Jil 



PS. CXXXU] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 129 

16. His prestes with hele clethe sal I ai, 

And his haleghs with gladschip glade sal ])ai. 



17. ^ fethen sal I for-lede David horn, 

I grayhed ^lanteftd to mi Crist fer-fom. 



18. His faas sal I kleth with schendnesse, 
And over him blome sal mi haUnesse. 



PSALM CXXXII. 



1. Loke, ^swa gode, *swa winsom yhit, 
Til eerde * brethre in ane es it. 



2. Als fe smerle in heved on-on 
Falles in berde of Aaron ; 
])at doune falles in urlinge 
Of him, fat es fe klethinge : 



3. Als be dew of Hermon 
fat falles in hill of Syon. 
For Jjider Laverd blissing sende. 
And lif til in werldes ende. 



PSALM CXXXIII. 



1. Loke nou, Laverd blisse yhe, 
AUe hine of Lavierd fat be ; 
Whilk standes in hous of Laverd of blisse, 
In porches of hous of our God isse. 



* )7he)7en, H,; Fro \>en, E» * bo, E. 

^ lantern, H, E, 

3 BO, ^. * brewer, H. E. 

II. 




130 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXXm. 

in naehtum up-hebbaiS honda eopre in halgu *] bledna^ 

2. In noctibus extollite manus vestras in sancta et benedidte 

dryhten 

Dominum 

bledsie i$ec dryht* of none se dyde heofen *] eorSSan 

3. Benedicat te Dominus ex Sion qui fecit caelum et terrani 



1. CANTICUM GRADUUM 

PSALMUS CXXXIIII. 

heigai^ noman dryhtnes hergai^ i^iopas dryht* 

Laudate nomen Domini laudate servi Dominum 

^a i$e standa^ in huse diyht* in ceafur-tunu buses godes ores 

2. Qui statis in domo Domini in atriis domus Dei nostri 

beiga% drybten foiv^on freamBum is diybt* singa^ 

3. Laudate Dominum quia benignus est Dominus psallite 

noman bis for-^on pynsu is 

nomini ejus quoniam suavis est 

for-^on ge-ceas bim dijhV in aebt 

4. Quoniam Jacob elegit sibi Dominus Israhel in possessionem 

bim 

sibi 

for-^on ic on-cneop ^set micel is drybt* *] god ur 

5. Quia ego cognovi quod magnus est Dominus et Deus noster 

fore allum godmn 

pre omnibus diis 

all spe hpet palde diybt* dyde in heofene *] in 

6. Omnia quaecunque voluit Dominus fecit in caelo et in 

eoriSan in sae 1 in neolnissu 

terra in mare et in abyssis 

*i ut-laedende polcen from Here ytmestan eor^an legite in legen 

7. Et educens nubes ab extremo terrae fulgurain pluviam 

dyde 

fecit 

se for^-laedei$ pindas of gold-bordmn bis se slog 

Qui producit ventos de thesauris suis (8.) qui percussit 

frwn-beam SBgypta fro men o^ neat 

primogenita Aegypti ab homine usque ad pecus 

sende tacen "7 fore-becen in midle ^inii egyp* in faiaon 

9. Misit signa et prodigia in medio tui Aegypti in Faraonem 

•^ in alle ^iopas bis 

et in omnes servos ejus 




PS. CXXXIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 131 

2. In nightes heves your hende in hali, 
And bUsses Laverd inwardeU. 

3. Laverd of ^ Syon blisse ]je, 

fat maked heven and erthe to be. 



PSALM cxxxiv. 

1 . Heriyhes name of Laverd of blisse, 
^ Heriyhes hine Laverd Jjat isse ; 

2. fat in hous of Laverd stande yhe, 

In porches of hous of our God es he. 

3. ' Loves Laverd, for gode Laverd yhit ; 
Salmes to his name, for soft es it. 

4. For Jacob to him Laverd ches he, 
Irael in aght to him to be. 

5. For I knew fat mikel es Laverd we kalle. 
And our God bifore goddes alia. 

6. AUe fat ever he wald haf done, 
Laverd in heven he did als sone, 
And in erthe, and in f e se. 
And in alle depnesses fat be. 

7. Fra ^utterest of erthe kloudes ledand, 
Levening in raine he made in land ; 
*fat forth-ledes windes Strang, 

6 Fra his hordes for to gang. 

8. fat '^ smate ® first-geten of Egipt ware, 
Fra man to beste ; noght ane left fare. 

9. And sent taknes for to see. 

And for-taknes, Egipt, in mid of f e ; 
In Pharao with mikel wa. 
And in alle his hine als-swa. 



* heven, E. * )>at forgh-Iede ledes windes, E, 
2 Herjher, H. « Fra )»ar hordes, if. 

' Heryhes, E, ^ smot, H. E, 

* intrest) H* ; inrest, £. ^ first-kined* E» 




.-^-^i^^ji^-iiia.^.-: 




\S2 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXXIIII. 

se slog %iode monge "i of-slog cyningas stronge 

10. Qui percussit gentes multas et occidit reges fortis 

seon cyning amorrea *) og cyning basan *) all 

11. Seon regem Amorreonim et Og regem Basan et omnia 

ricu cananea of-slog 

regna Chanaan occidit 

j7 salde eor^an heoia erfe erfe isiael 

\2. Et dedit terra eonim hereditatem hereditatem Israhel 

folce his 
populo SUO 

dryht' noma ^in in ecnisse dryht' ge-mynd ^in 

13. Domine nomen tuum in aetemum Domine memoriale tuum 

in peoruld peorulde 

in saeculum saeculi 

for-^on doemeiJ dryht' folc his T in i5iopran his 

14. Quia judicabit Dominus populum suum et in servis suis 

bi^ froefred 

consolabitur 

hergas iSiada seolfiir -] gold perc honda 

15. Simulacra gentium argentum et aurum opera manuum 

monna 

hominum 

mui$ habbai^ "j ne spreoca^ egan habbaiS -\ ne ge-sieaiS 

16. Os habent et non loquentur oculos habent et non videbunt 

earan habbaiS *) ne ge-herai$ nes-^yiel habba% *} ne 

17. Aures habent et non audient nares habent et non 

stinca^ 

odorabunt 

honda habaiS -] ne grapia^ foet habbaiS ^ ne 

Manus habent et non palpabunt pedes habent et non 

gonga* 

ambulabunt 

ne cleopiai^ in hracan heara ne soi^-lice is gast in 

Non clamabunt in gutture suo neque enim est spiritus in 

muiSe heara 

ore ipsorum 

ge-lice him sien *a^ doiS iSa -j alle i5a«e ge-treopa* in 

18. Similes illis fiant qui faciunt ea et omnes qui confidunt in 

him 

eis 

ge-hu88cipe israela folces bledsia^ dryht' ge-hiisscipe ^arones 

19. Domus Israhel benedicite Dominum domus Aaron 



PS. CXXXIV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER, 133 

10. fat smate moni genge amang, 

And slogh kinges Jat ware Strang : 



11. Seon, Jjat was witerli 

King of J)e land of Amorri ; 
And Og, Jjat king was of Basan ; 
And fe rikes of Kanaan. 



12. And he gaf far land eritage ilka-del, 
Heritage to his folk of Irael. 



13. fi name in ai, Laverd, sal be ; 

And fi minde in strende and strende to se. 



14. For Laverd his folke deme he sal, 

• And in his hine ^ besekand-lik be with-al. 



15. Liknes of genge of silver and gold, 
Werkes of mennes hend of molde. 



16. Mouth have Jjai, and noght speke with-al; 
fai have eghen, and se fai ne sal. 



17. Eres have Jjai, and noght here sal swa ; 
Ne soth-lik gaste es in mouth of fa. 



18. ^ Like to f am be made ^ fat maken fa. 
And alle fat * traisten in f am swa. 



19. Hous of Irael, God f ou blis ; 
Blisse Laverd, Aaron hous fat is. 



> besoght sal he be, E. ^ \>&t man )7a, H, 

^ This couplet does not occur in £. * leven, H, 



4 



134 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXXIIII. 

bledsiaiS drjht* ge-huBscipe lefes Ued«a% 

benedicite Dominum (20.) domus Levi benedicite 

diyhten 

Dominum 

^a on>dreda% diyht* bledsiaiS dryht^ ge-bledaad 

Qui timetis Dominum benedicite Dominum (21.) benedictus 

diyht* of sione se earda^ in hierusale 

Dominus ex Sion qui habitat in Hierusalem 



1. ALLELUIA 

PSALMUS CXXXV. 
on-detta% dryhtne iSet he is god iSette in peonilde 

Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

on-detta^ gode goda i^sette in pe(Hnilde mild-heortnis 

2. Confitemini Deo deorum quoniam in saeculum misericordia 

his 

ejus 

on-detta% dryht* hlafaida iSsette in peornlde 

3. Confitemini Domino dominorum quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

se dyde pnndur micelu ana for-i$on in peonilde 

4. Qui fecit mirabilia magna solus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

se dyde heofen in ond-gete foi^^on in peonilde 

5. Qui fecit caelos in intellectu quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

se steaiSelade eor^an ofer peter for-i$on in peonilde 

6. Qui fundavit terram super aquas quoniam in saeculiun 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

se dyde leht-featu micelu ana for-i^on in peomld 

7. Qui fecit luminaria magna solus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 




•S. CXXXIV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 185 

20. Blisse Laverd, hous of Levi ; 

fat dredes Laverd, blisse Laverd for-fi. 



2L ^ Blissed Laverd of Syon be, 
fat in Jerusalem erdes he. 



PSALM CXXXV. 



L * Schrives to Laverd, for gode he isse; 
For in werld es merci hisse. 



2. To God of goddes schrives nou, 

3. To Laverd of laverdes schrives yhou 



4. * fat makes aneli grete wondre thing ; 

5. fat made hevens in undrestanding ; 



6. fat festened land over watres to be ; 

7. fat grete lightnesses maked he ; 



* Blissed Laverd, briht als ani heme, ' The Egerton MS. omits this couplet. 

)>at hordes in Jerusalem, E, ^ l^at mas onli, H. 




136 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [ps. CXXXV* 

sunnan in mahte deges for-t^on in peorold mild-heortnis 

8. Solem in potestatem diei quoniam in saeculum misericordia 

his 

ejus 

monan ") steorran in maehte naehte for-i$on in peonild 

9. Lunam et Stellas in potestatem noctis quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

se slog aegipte mid firum-beamu heaia for-^on 

10. Qui percussit Aegyptum cum primogenitis eorum quoniam 

in peonild mild-heortnis his 

in saeculiun misericordia ejus 

") ut^alsedde of midle his for-^on in peomld 

11. Et eduxit Israhel de medio ejus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

in honda strongre -j earme heam fbr-^on in peomlde 

1^. In manu forti et brachio excelso quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

se to-daelde i^one readan sae in to-dselnisse for-^on in 

13. Qui divisit Mare Rubrum in divisiones quoniam in 

peorold mild-heortnis his 

saeculum misericordia ejus 

*) nt-alaedde iSorh middel his foriS* in peonild 

14. Et eduxit Israhel per medium ejus quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

") a-spengde pharaon *] peonid his in ^sem readan sae 

15. Et excussit Pharaonem et exercitum ejus in Mari Rubro 

foi^iSon in peonild mild-heortnis his 

quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus 

se alaedde folc his i^orh peosten for-iSon in 

16. Qui transduxit populum suum per desertum quoniam in 

peonild mild-heortnis his 

saeculum misericordia ejus 

se ut-alaedde peter of stane clifes fbr-i$on in peomlde 

17. Qui eduxit aquam de petra rupis quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

se slog cyningas micle foriS* in peonild 

Qui percussit reges magnos quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 



PS, CXXXV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 137 

8. Je sunne in might of daies light, 

9. fe mone and stemes in might of night ; 



10. ^ Jat smote Egipt ^ with first-geten of ]ja ; 

11. fat led tael fra mid of ^ fa, 



12. In hand mightand fat was slegh. 
And arme als-swa wondre hegh ; 



13. fat *delt fe Rede See in delinges wele, 

14. And led *thurgh-mid it Irael ; 



15. And Pharao als-swa smate he. 
And his might, in f e Rede Se ; 



16. fat led his folk thurgh wildemesse ; 

17. fat ^ smate kinges, mare and lesse. 



» \>a,t smote Egipt wight first-kined of am, * doles, E. 

^' * burth-mid hit, H. 

2 wiht first-kined, H. 

» ),am, E. *™o*» ^• 

II. 




138 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS, CXXXV. 

*i of-slog cyningas pandur-lice for-^on in peomld mild-beortniB 

18. Et occidit reges mirabiles quoniam in saeculum misericordia 

his 

ejus 

seon cyning amorrea for-^on in peornld mild-heortnis 

19. Seon regem Amorreorum quoniam in saeculummisericordia 

his 

ejus 

*] og cyning basan for-^on in peornld nuld-heortoia 

20. Et Og regem Basan quoniam in saeculum misericordia 

his 

ejus 

*i salde eoriSan heaia erfe-pordnisse for-i$on in peornlde 

21. Et dedit terram eorum hereditatem quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

erfe israela iSiope his for-^on in peornlde 

22. Hereditatem Israhel servo suo quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

foiv^on in eaiSmodnisse ure ge-mvndig pes ur dryht* 

23. Quia in humilitate nostra memor fuit nostri Dominus 

for-^on in peornlde mild-heortnis his 

quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus 

*) a-lese^ usic of honda fionda ura for-^on in 

24. Et redemit nos de manu inimicorum nostrorum quoniam in 

peomld mild-heortnis his 

saeculum misericordia ejus 

se seleiS mete ylcu fl§sce for-^on in peondde 

25. Qui dedit escam omni cami quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 

on-detta% gode heofenes for-^on in peondde mild-heortnis 

26. Confitemini Deo caeli quoniam in saeculum misericordia 

his 

ejus 

on-dettaiS dryht* hla&rda iSaette in peornlde 

Confitemini Domino dominorum quoniam in saeculum 

mild-heortnis his 

misericordia ejus 




■■'■A 



PS. CXXXV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 139 

18. And he slogh kinges ^ stalworth war : 

19. Seon, king of Amorri, * Jare ; 

20. Og, king of Basan^ als-swa : 

21. And eritage gaf Je land of Ja, 

22. Heritage to * his of Irael. 

23. fat in our mekenes mind of us wel ; 

24. And he boght us with his wille 
Fra our faas, fat wald us ille. 

25. Jat gives mete til al flesche Jat isse. 

26. Schrives to God of heven blisse : 
Schrives in Laverd, night and dai ; 
For his merci es in ai. 

» Btronge, for-Jji, E. » Om. E. s his hine of, H. E, 




140 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXXVL 



DAVID HIEREMIAE 



PSALMUS CXXXVI. 



ofer flodas babilonea iSer pe setim *] peopiin 

1, Super flumina Babylonis illic sedimus et flevimus 

iSa iSe pe perun ge-myndge iSln sion 

dum recordaremur tui Sion 

in salmn in midle hire pe hengun oiganan ure 

2, In salicibus in medio ejus suspendimus organa nostra 

for-iSon iSer frugnun usic Ua ge-hefte laeddan usic 

3, Quia illic interrogaverunt nos qui captivos duxerunt nos 

pord Bonga *] iSa iSe piiS-laeddim us 

verba cantionum et qui abduxerunt nos 

hymen singa^ us of songum sione hu 

Hymnum cantata nobis de canticis Sion (4.) quomodo 

singaiS pe song dryht* in eor&an fremiSie 

cantavimus canticum Domini in terra aliena 

gif ofer-geotid ic biom iSin hierusalem fbr-gite^ mec se spiiSre 

5. Si obUtus fuero tui Hierusalem obliviscatur me dextera 

min 8dt-61eiS tunge min gomum minu gif ic ne 

mea (6.) Adhereat lingua mea faucibus meis si non 

ge-munu ^in 

meminero tui 

gific no fore-settu iSin hienisal in fruman blisse 

Si non proposuero tui Hierusalem in principio laetitiae 

mine 

meae 

ge^myne diyht* beama edomes in dege %a 

7. Memento Domine filiorum Edom in die Hierusalem qui 

cpeoiSa^ aidlia^ aidlia^ hu longe oiS steadul 

dicunt Exinanite exinanite quo usque ad fundamentum 

in hire 

in ea 

dohtur babylones earm eadig se ge-edleanaiS ^e edlean 

8. Filia Babylonis misera beatus qui retribuet tibi retribu- 

iSset iSu ge-edleanades us 

tionem quam retribuisti nobis 

eadig se nime^ ^ ge-K;nyse^ iSa lytlan his to stane 

9. Beatus qui tenebit et adlidet parvulos suos ad petram 




PS. CXXXVI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 141 



PSALM CXXXVI. 

1. Stremes of Babilon^ Jar sat we on, 

^ And wepe whils we mined of Syon. 

2. In * selihes in mid of it, 
Our organes ^ hong we yhit. 

3. For Jjider * asked us, Jat wrecches swa 
Led us, wordes of sanges ma ; 

And Jjat out-led us, * Ympne sing yhe 
Til us of sanges of Syon be. 

4. Hou sal we sing sang with blisse 
Of Laverd, in outen land fat isse ? 

5. If I for-gete be, lerusalem land, 

To ^ for-getelnesse given be mi right hand ; 

6. Mi tunge to mi chekes clevand be. 
If fat I noght "^ mine of fe ; 

If I ® for-set jje noght, lerusalem, ai, 
9 In biginning of mi fainenes al dai. 

7. Mine, Laverd, of Edom sones fat tem 
In daie of lerusalem ; 

bat ^^ sales, Lesses, lesses, yhit, 
Unto fe " ground-stafelnes in it. 

8. Doghtre of Babilon, v^recched alle. 
Sell fat for-yhelde salle 

To f e f i for-yhelding nou 
fat til us for-yhelded f ou. 

9. Seli fat sal hald ^^ on-ane, 
"And give f i smale unto f e stane. 



* And wepe wilwe nim [min ?] of Syon, ® set, H, 

H* 9 In mid, H. 

a salyhes, H, ; wilthes, E, ,o ^ ^ 

* bad, B, groun-staJ)elinge, E, 

* loft-songe, S, " o non, B. 

^ for-getinge, B, *^ And gnide his saule to \>e stone, E. 
^ min, H, And gnide his sraale imto \>e hsin, H» 




142 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS, CXXXVIL 



1. IPSI DAVID 



PSALMUS CXXXVII. 



ic on-detta iSe dryht* in alie heortan minre for-^on 

Confitebor tibi Domine in toto corde meo quoniam 

%u ge-herdes all pord xnuiSes mineB *] in ge-sih^e engla 

exaudisti omnia verba oris mei et in conspectu angelorum 

ic singu %e 

psallam tibi 

ic peor^iu *} ge-biddu to temple iSaem halgan ^inmn *] on-detta 

2. Adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum et confitebor 

noman iSinu 

nomini tuo 

ofer mild-heortnisse ^ine *] so^-festnisse ^ine for-iSon 

Super misericordiam tuam et veritatem tuam quoniam 

%u ge-miclades ofer usic noman haligne iSiane 

magnificasti super nos nomen sanctum tuum 

in 8pe hpelcum dege ic ge-cegu iSec ge-her mec iSu ge-monig&ldas 

3. In quacunque die invocavero te exaudi me multiplicabis 

in saple minre megen ^in 

in anima mea virtutem tuam 

on-detten He dryht' alle cyningas eor&an for-^on 

4. Confiteantur tibi Domine omnes reges terre quia 

hie ge-herdun all pord mu^es iSines *] singen in songmn 

audierunt omnia verba oris tui (5.) et cantent in canticis 

dryht' ^ 

Domini 

for-Son micel is puldur dryht* for-iSon heh 

Quoniam magna est gloria Domini (6.) quoniam excelsus 

dryht' *) eaiSmodan ge-locaiS ^ iSahean feorran on-cnapeiS 

Dominus et humilia respicit et alta a longe agnoscit 

iSseh ^e ic gonge in midle ge-spinces iSu gelif-festes me . . *] 

7. Si ambulavero in medio tribulationis vivificabis me et 

ofer eorre feonda minra iSu a-^enedes bond %ine *] 

super iram inimicorum meorimi extendisti manum tuam et 

halne mec dyde epi^re iSin 

salvum me fecit dextera tua 

dryht^ ge-edleanaiS fore me dryht^ mild-heortnis iSin in 

8. Dominus retribuet pro me Domine misericordia tua in 

peoruld perc honda iSinra ne for-seh iSu 

saeculum opera manuum tuarum ne dispicias 




PS. CXXXVII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 143 



PSALM CXXXVII. 

1. In all mi hert, Laverd, sal ^I schrive to Je, 
For pou herd wordes * of mouth of me ; 

In sight ' of aungels brighte 
Sal I sing to pe full righte. 

2. At li hali kirke bid sal I, 
And schrive to Ji name witterli 
* Over J)i sothnesse and pi merci ; 
For pou mikled over al pi name hali. 

3. In what dai I pe kalle, here me ; 

pou sal ^ fele-fald might in mi saule to be. 

4. ^ Be schriven to pe, Laverd, alle kinges of land, 
pat herd alle wordes of pi mouth comand ; 

5. pat pai singe in waies of Laverd al dai. 
For mikel es blisse of Laverd ai. 

6. For hegh Laverd, and mekenesses sees he, 
And '^ heghtes fra fer knawes he. 

7. In mid of mi droving if gane ® af I, 
pou sal qwiken me for-pi ; 

And over ^ wreth of mi faas pi hand ^° streked pou. 
And sauf me ^^ maked pi right-hand nou. 

8. ^* Laverd sal for-yhelde for me : Laverd, pi merci 
In werld : pi hend-werke ne forsake for-pi. 



* I to ^e schrive, E, ^ heghnes, £. 

* of mi mouth bi Kve, B, e jj^ve H, E. 
3 of \>m. aungeles, H. E, 9 ii i? 

* Over \>i jmY}, \>i sothnes same, ^^ '^^^'^ f" 
For jjou mekled over al \>i heli name, E. streke, E. 

* mani-folded, E» ii make, H, E. 

* Loverd,^ jie be jjai schriven, ** Loverd foivyhelde sal for me : 
Al kynges of erjje jjat liven ; Loverd, mild-hertnes of )?e 
For ^ai herd and undiretode Is in werld }paX )7ou wroght : 

Of }p\ mouth al wordes gode, E. Werkis of ^i hend for-sake noght, E. 




144 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXXYIII. 



!• IN FINEM PSALMUS DAVID 



PSALMUS CXXXVIII. 



dryhten ge-cimnades mec *) on-cnepe xnec iSn on-eneope 

Domine probasti me et cognovisti me (^•) tu cognovisti 

ge-setenisse mine *] ereste mine 

sessionem meam et resurrectionem meam 

^u on-gete ge-iSohtas mine feonan stige mine *] 

3. Intellexisti cogitationes meas a longe semitam meam et 

ge-recenisse mine iSn a-spyredes *] alle pegas mine 

directionem meam investigasti (4.) et omnes vias meas 

fore-sege for^iSon nis fsicen in tungan mime 

previdisti quia non est dolus in lingua mea 

BehiSe %u dryht* on-cneope all iSa nestan *] iSa aldan iSn 

5. Ecce tu Domine cognovisti omnia novissima et antiqua tu 

ge-hiopades mec ^ settes ofer me bond iSias 

formasti me et posuisti super me manum tuam 

pundnr-lic ge-porden is pisdom iSin of me ge-strongad is ne 

6. Mirabilis facta est scientia tua ex me confortata est nee 

ic meg to him 

potero ad eam 

hpiiSer gongn ic fro gaste iSinvi *} from on-&iene iSinie hpiiSer fleom ic 

7. Quo ibo a spiritu tuo et a facie tua quo fugiam 

gif ic a-stign in heofen iSu iSer eariS gif ic dune stiga in helle 

8. Si ascendero in caelum tu illic es si discendero in infer- 

iSu bist et 
num ades 

gif ic niomu fiiSm min ser lehte *] eardiu in 

9. Si sumpsero pinnas meas ante lucem et habitavero in 

iSaem ut-mestan saes 

postremo maris 

*7 so%-lice iSer bond iSin ge-laeded mec *] nime^ mec spi^ 

10. Etenim illuc manus tua deducet me et tenebit me dextera 

is in 

tua 

^ ic cpe^ poeninga on iSeostru bi-treodaiS mec *]( naebt in-libtnis 

11. Et dixi Forsitan tenebrae conculcabunt me et nox inlumi- 

min in pistS minu 

natio mea in delitiis meis 




PS. CXXXVIIl.] EARtY ENGLISH PSALTER. 145 



PSALM CXXXVIIl. 

1. Jjou ^fanded me, Laverd, and knew me, king; 

2. jJOU knew mi seete and mi rising. 

3. Mi thoghtes fra fer under-stode Jou ; 

Mi ^ stie and mi ^ stringe in-stepped jjou nou, 

4. And Jjou * for-sagli mi waies ilk-an ; 
For in mi tunge ^ sagh es nan. 

5. Loke, Laverd, Jou knew ^ alle new and aide fat be ; 
fou ^ made me, and set fi hand over me. 

6. ® Sel-kouth ^made es lare of me yhit ; ^^^' 
It es ^° strenfhed, and I might noght 2ft it. 

7. Whider fra f i gaste sal 1 1* ga ? 

And whider fra jji face fle sal I ^' swa ? 

8. If I up-stegh in heven, fare ert fou ; 
If I falle til helle, sone comes ton. 

9. If I take in ^^ griking fetheres to me, 
^*And eerde in utrest of fe se ; 

10. Soth-lik fi hand it lede me sal. 
And f i right-hand sal halde me al. 

11. **And I saide, Swilk happe might be, 
Mirkenesses sal for-trede me, 

And be night be ^^ lighting mine, 
In mi ^7 lustes to ga ine. 



* fonded, H, ; fraisted, E. »® streynghed, E. 

2 stigh, H. II go^ ^. 

3 strong, /T. "so E 

* foivsegh, H. E, ^' ^' 

« sah, E. " griging, H, 

^ al newest and eld, E. ** And erde in utrist, H. 

'shope, ^. ^5 And if I, ^. 

8 Ferlic, E. »« lithting, H, 

* made )?i lore, E. " likynges, E. 

II. U 




146 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER, [PS. CXXXVIIL 



foivlSon iSeoBtrn ne bioiS a-iSeo&trade from iSe *] n^lit BPe ipe 

12. Quia tenebrae non obscurabuntur abs te et nox sic ut dies 

bits in-lihted 

inluminabitur 

&pe iSeostru his ape *] leht his for-^on iSu dryht^ 

Sicut tenebre ejus ita et lumen ejus (13.) quia tu Dominus 

ge-sete edra mine on-fenge mec of in-noiSe modur mime 

possedisti renes meos suscepisti me de utero matris meae 

ic on-dettu iSe dryht' for^^on eges-fullice ge-pundia 

14. Confitebor tibi Domine quoniam terribiliter magnificatus 

iSu eaHS pundur perc iSin t sapul min pat spi^^ 

es mira opera tua et anima mea novit nimijs 

nis ge-deglad mu^ min from iSe iSset %u dydes in 

15. Non est occulta tum os meum abs te quod fecisti in 

deguhiisse *} ' sped min in ^aem nioSeram eor^an 

occulto et substantia mea in inferioribus terre 

un-fiilfremmednisse mine ge-segun egan iS'm *] boec iSinne 

16. Inperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui et in libro tuo 

alle earon arpriten 

omnes scribentur 

daegas bio^ ge-trymed *} nsenig in him me soiS-lice spiiSe 

Dies firmabuntur et nemo in eis (17.) Mihi autem nimis 

ge-arade sind freond ^ine god spi^e ge-strongad is 

honorificati sunt amici tui Deus nimis confortatus est 

aldurdomes heara 

principatus eorum 

ic rimu hie *] ofer sond biolS ge-monig£Eddade ic a-ias 

18. Dinumerabo eos et super harenam multiplicabuntur resur- 

*] nu get mid iSec ic eam hpe^er sles Hu god 

rexi et adhuc tecum sum (19.) si occideris Deus 

synfiille 

peccatores 

peoras bloda on-haelda^ fro me for^lSon ge-cpea^iS in 

Viri sanguinum declinate a me (20.) quia dicitis in 

ge-iSohtu eopru on-foen hie in idebiisse cestre his 

cogitationibus vestris accipiant in vanitate civitates suas 

ahne iSa iSe ^ec fiodiin god ic fiode hie *} ofer fiond 

21. Nonne qui te oderunt Deus oderam illos et super inimicos 

^ine ic a-spond 

tuos tabescebam 

ful-fremedre fionge ic fiode hie fiond ge-pordne sind me 

22, Perfecto odio oderam illos inimici facti sunt mihi 




PS. CXXXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 147 

12. For mirkenesses, alle Jat be, 
Noght cestred sal be fra Je ; 

For be lighted als dai sal fe night, 

Als * his mirkenesses, and swa * his light. 

13. For pou aght mi lendes nou, 

* Fra maghe of mi moder me * keped Jjou. 

14. I sal schrive to Je for-pi, 
For mikled ertou ^ aghfulli ; 
WondrefuU ere werkes pine, 
And wele ^ knawe sal saiile mine. 

15. "^ Noght hid es mi mouth fra je, 
pat pou made in ® deme to be. 
And pe stapelnes of me 

In netherest of erthe to be. 

16. pine eghen segh un-fulmaking mine. 
And be writen sal alle in boke pine ; 
Schapen sal be dales ma. 

And na man sal be in pa.^ 

17. To me soth-lik mikel worscheped bene, 
God, pine frendes alle bi-dene ; 
Swith mikel strenghped es in blisse 

pe alder-man of pam pat isse. 

18. I sal telle pam, night and dai, 
And over se-sand fele-falde sal pai. 
I up-ras ful witerli. 

And yhit I am with pe for-pi. 

19. [If pou slaas, God, sinful pat be; 
Men-sloers, heldes fra me : 

20. For in poht sale 3he, mare and lesse, 
par cites take pai in un-naitnesse. 

21. pat hated pe, Laverd, hated I ; 
I sculked over mi fas for-pi.] ^® 

22. With fuUi hatereden hated I pa, 
Faas to me made er pai swa. 



* is, ^. ' Noht hid demed is, H. 
« is, ^. « hidel, E. 

^ Fro wombe of mi moder mi fonger J)ou, » The Egerton MS. here omits 16 lines, 

E» and passes on to the couplet beginning 

* kep, H. " Fande me." 

* athfuUi, H. «> Omitted in the Cottonian MS., but sup- 

* knawe J>am, H. plied from the Harleian. 



148 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXXXVIIL 

ge-cunna mec god *] pite ^a heortan mine firign mec *] 

23. Proba me Deus et scito cor meum interroga me et 

on-cnap stige mine 

cognosce semitas meas 

1 ge-8eh hpe^er peg un-rehtpiBnisse in me is *] ge-laed jnec in 

24. Et vide si via iniquitatis in me est et deduc me in 

pege ecmn 

via aetema 



1. IN FINEM PSALMUS DAVID 

PSALMUS CXXXVIIII. 
ge-nere mec dryht* fro men yflu from pere un-rehtpisom ge-fria 

2. Eripe me Domine ab homine malo a viro iniquo libera 

mec 

me 

iSa iSohtun heatas in heortan alne deg ge-settun 

3. Qui cogitaverunt malitias in corde tota die constituebant 

ge-feht 

proelia 

sceiptun tungan heara spe spe nedran atnr nedrena 

4. Acuerunt linguas suas sic ut serpentes venenum aspidum 

under veoleru heara 

sub labiis eorum 

. DIAPSALMA 

hald mec dryht* of honda synfrdles fro monnum 

5. Custodi me Domine de manu peccatoris ab hominibus 

un-rehtpifiu a-les mec 

iniquis libera me 

iSa iSohtun ge-screncan gongas mine a-hyddnn 

Qui cogitaverunt subplantare gressus meos (6.) absconde- 

ofer^hogan girene me ^ rapas a-iSenedon in -girene 

runt superbi laqueos mihi et funes extenderunt in laqueo 

fotum minu neh si^-fete espic settun me 

pedibus meis juxta iter scandalum posuerunt mihi 

DIAPSALMA 

ic cpe^ to dryhtne god min iSa eartS ge-her diyht* stefhe 

7. Dixi Domino Deus mens es tu exaudi Domine vocem 

ge-bedes mines 

orationis meae 




PS. CXXXVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER, 149 

23. * Fande me, God, and mi hert wit Jjou ; 
Aske me, and know mi stiyhes nou. 



24. And se if ^ wai of wicknes es in me, 
And lede me in wai Jat ai sal be. 



PSALM cxxxix. 



2. Outake me, Laverd, fra ivel man ; 
Fra wike ^ bieren outake me on-an. 



3. Jat * thoght wickenesses in hert ai, 
Fightes set Jai alle fe dai. 



4. ])ai scharped ])air tunges als neddres swa, 
Attre of snakes under lippes of fa. 



5. Fra hend of sinfuU, Laverd, yheme me; 
Outake me fra men ])at wicked be^ 



bat * thoght mi steppes til under-ga. 
6. rroude snares to me hid fa. 

And strenges in snare f ai ^ set to be, 
Bi-sede fe wai schame set fai to me. 



7, I saide to Laverd, Mi God ertou. 
Here steven of mi "^ bi-seking nou. 



> Fonde, H. E. * 3hoht, H.; ))oht, E, 

'S,^^"*^' •streked,^. 

* 3hoh^ H. ' bliBsing, E. 




loO ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS, CXXXVIllI. 

dryht' dryht' megen haelu minre ofer-sceadpa heafud min 

8. Domine Domine virtus salutis meae obumbra caput meuirx 

in dege ge-fehtes 

in die belli 

ne sele mec luste minu ^sm synfuUan iSohtun pi^ 

9. Ne tradas me desiderio meo peccatori cogitaverunt contra 

me ne for^let ^u mec ne sefre sien up-ahefen 

me ne derelinquas me ne umquam exaltentur 

heafiid ymb-hpyrftes heaia ge-pin peolura heara ofer-priS 

10. Caput circuitus eorum labor labiorum ipsorum operiet 

hie 
COS 

fallal ofer hie colu fyren in fyre iSu apeorpes hie in 

11. Cadent super eos carbones ignis in igne dejicies eos in 

erm^um ne piiS-stonda^ 

miseriis non subsistent 

per ge-tynge ne bi^ ge-reht ofer eoiiSan per ^one nn-rehtan 

12. Vir linguosus non dirigetur super terram virum injustum 

yfel nioma^ in fop-pyrde 

mala capient in interitu 

ic on-cneop fo]>iSon doe^ dryht' dom peiSlena t 

13. Cognovi quoniam faciet Dominus judicium inopum et 

piece iSearfena 

vindictam pauperum 

ah hpeiSre reht-pise on-dettaiS noman iSinu *] cardial 

14. Verum tamen justi confitebuntur nomini tuo et habita- 

rehte mid ondplitan iSinu 

bunt recti cum vultu tuo 



1. IN FINEM PSALMUS DAVID 

PSALMUS CXL. 
dryht' ic cleopude to iSe ge-her mec bi-hald stefiie ge-bedes 

Domine clamavi ad te exaudi me intende voci orationis 

mines ^onne ic cleopiu to ^e 

meae dum clamavero ad te 

sie ge-raeht ge-bed min spe inbemisse in ge-sihiSe % . . 

2, Dirigatur oratio mea sicut incensum in conspectu tuo 

up-hefenis honda minra on-segdnis efen-lice 

Eievatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum 



PS. CXXXIX.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 

8. Laverd, Laverd of mi hele es might, 

fou schadowed over mi ^ heved in dai of fight. 

9. Noght gif bou me, Laverd, fra my yheraing, 
* Unto sinndl for na-kin thing, 

fai ^ thoght ogaine me : ne for-lete me, 
pat * thurgh hap up-hoven pai be. 

10. Heved of um-gang of Jjam es alle, 
Swink of par lippes over-hile am salle. 

1 1. Falle sal over pam in land 
Koles pat er * hate brennand ; 
In fire sal ton ^ thrawe pam swa, 

Fra wrecchednesses noght "^ under-stand sal pa. 

12. Man il-tunged, ai spekand, 
Noght righted sal be in land : 
Un-rightwise man, at his ending. 
Take sal him ivels in sterving. 

1 3. I knew pat Laverd dome sal do 
Of helples, wreke of pouer als-so. 

14. Bot right-wise to pi name schrive sal pai. 
And right eerde with pi likam ai. 



151 



PSALM CXL. 

1. ® Laverd, I cried to pe, here me ; 

Bihald to mi Steven when I haf cried to pe. 

2. Mi bede be righted ^als rekles in pi, sight, 
Heving of mi hend offrand of ^^ night. 



> hend, E. 

' To sinful man, E. 

' 3hoht again, if. ; ^hot agayne, E. 

* >urth, H, 

* hote, E, 

^ ^T&yr, H, ; j^hraw, E. 
''he.H.E. 

' Here )7oa me nou witerli, 
A, Loverd, to \>e krye I ; 



Behald unto steven of me, 
When I have kried to )?e. 
Dighted be in bede right, 
Als of brinninge in ^i sight ; 
Of mi hend )?e up-heyiiige, 
Ofirand be it of hevenynge, E, 

^ in ^i siht als brenning. If. 

»o uhtening, H. 




152 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [l»S, CXL. 

sete dryhten ge-haeld mulSe minu *] dura ymb-stondnisse 

3. Pone Domine custodiam ori meo et ostium circums tan tiae 

jpeoleru minu 

labiis meis 

iSaet iSu ne on-haelde heortan mine in pord yM to acunnenne 

4. Ut non decKnes cor meum in verbum malum ad excusan- 

on-cunnisBe in synnS 

das excusationes in peccatis 

mid monnnm piroendu on-rehtpisniBse *] ic ne geneh-laecu 

Cum hominibus operantibus iniquitatem et non conbinabor 

mid ge-corenu heara 

cum electis eorum 

%rea^ mec reht-pis in mild-heortnisse *] %rea% mec ele 

5. Corripiet me Justus in misericordia et increpabit me oleum 

soiS-lice synfulles ne gmirQiS heafud min 

autem peccatoris non inpinguet caput meum 

foiviSon nu get is ge-bed min in pel-gdicadmn heara 

Quoniam adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum 

for-spelgende perun ge-singalede to stane doeman heara ge^beren 

(6.) absorti sunt continuati petrae judices eorum audient 

pord min for-iSon maehton 8pe '8p6 &etnes eoriSan 

verba mea quoniam potuerunt (7.) oic ut erassitudo terrae 

pes to-sliten ofer eoriSan to-stencte sind ban ur neh 

erupta est super terram dissipata sunt ossa nostra secus 

heUe 

infemum 

for-iSon to iSe dryht^ dryht* egan min in fSec icge-hyhte 

8. Quia ad te Domine Domine oculi mei in te speravi 

ne a-fir Hvl saple mine 

non auferas animam meam 

ge-hald mec fro girene %a ge-settun me *] from espicu 

9. Custodi me a laqueo quem statuerunt mihi et ab scanda- 

pircendum im-rehtpisnisse 

lis operantibus iniquitatem 

£EilIa^ in nette his synfulle pander-lice ic earn 

10. Cadent in, retiaculo ejus peccatores singulariter sum ego 

oiS^et ic leareone 

donee transeam 




PS. CXL.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 



153 



3. Set, Laverd, to mi mouth yheming, 
And to mi lippes doer of um-standing. 

4. Noght helde mi hert in wordes of ivelnes, 
Til ^ out-stere in sinnes ^ out-sterandnesses. 
With men wirkand wickenesses for-bi, 
^And with Jar * chosen, noght be rii sal I. 

5. * Threte sal me ^ rightwis in merci. 
And he sal snibbe me witerH ; 

"^ Oyle soth-lik of sinful al, 
Noght in-fat mi heved sal. 

®For yhit and mi bede in wele-quemeness es of am : 

6. ])ai er out-loted, samend to stane demers of ])am ; 

Jai sal here mi wordes, for fai might yhit. 

7. Als fattenes of erthe ^^hutten over erthe es it, 

***Stakere4 ere our -banes biside helle. 

8. For at Je Laverd, Laverd, min eghen to dwelle ; 
In Je hoped I, night and dai ; 

Noght bere jjou mi saule awai. 

9. Yheme me fra snare pat pai set to me. 
And fra schames of wirkand wickenesse be. 

10. Falle sal in his nette sinful pat are, 
" Sengli I am til I forth-fare. 



* out-8cere, ^. E, 

^ out-scerandnesse, H, E, 

^ Noght like rike sal I with com of |}o, E, 

* com, H. 

'^ Ovei^take me \>e rihtwise sal. 
And he sal snibbe me with-al, E, 

* sinful, H. 
7 Oli, H. E. 

^ For yhit and mi bede to go 
In the quelmynges of \)o : 



\>9i are out-loted, samen to ston 
Domes-men of J^am ilk-on ; 
Here mi wordes al sal {^ai. 
For miht, bi niht and by dai, 
Als of er)7e \)e £Ettnesse, 
Yutten over erj^e it esse, E. 

* yhutten, H, 

i<> Scatered, H, ; Scaterd, E, 

»' Sengellic, H. 



II. 




154* ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. {PS. CXLL 



1. INTELLECTUS DAVID CUM ESSEX IN SPELUNCA ORATIO 

PSALMUS CXLI. 

mid stefiie minre to dryhtne ic cleopude mid stefiie minre to dryht* 

2. Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi voce mea ad Domi- 

biddende ic earn 

num depraecatus sum 

ic argeotu in ge-sihiSe his ge-bed min ge-spencednisse 

3. Effundam in conspectu ejus orationem meam tribulationem 

mine be-foran hine ic fortS-secgu 

meam ante ipsum pronuntio 

in a-springunge in me gast minne ') iSu on-cneope stige 

4. In deficiendo in me spiritum meum et tu cognovisti semitas 

mine 

meas 

in pege iSissii on iSsem ic ymb-gongu a-hydun gi-rene me 

In via hac qua ambulabam abscondenmt laqueos mihi 

ic Bceapade to iSere spiiSran ') ge^saeh *] ne pes se 

(5.) considerabam ad dexteris et videbam et non erat qui 

on-cneope mec 

agnosceret me 

foivpeaH$ fleam from me *} ne is se soece saple mine 

Periit fuga a me et non est qui requirat animam meam 

ic cleopede to iSe drybt* cpeiS iSu eari$ hyht min dael min 

(6.) clamavi ad te Domine dixi Tu es spes mea portio mea 

in eor^an lifgendra 

in terra viventium 

bi-hald in ge-bed min for-iSon ge-ea^modad iceam spi^e 

7. Intende in orationem meam quia humiUatus sum nimis 

ge-frea mec from iSaem oehtendum mec for-iSon ge-strongade sind 

Libera me a persequentibus me quoniam confortati sunt 

ofer mec 

super me 

ge-laed ut of carceme saple mine to on-detende noman 

8. Educ de carcere animam meam ad confitendum nomini 
tuo 

mec bidaiS reht-pise oiS-iSset iSu ge-edleanie me 

Me expectant justi donee retribuas mihi 




;a« 



PS. CXLI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 155 



PSALM CXLI. 

2. With mi steven to Laverd cried ^ I ; 
With mi Steven to Laverd bi-soght have I. 

3. I yhet mi bede in his sight. 

And mi droving bifore him * schew I right. 

4. In wanand mi gaste fra me. 
And Jou knew mi stiyhes to se ; 
In Jat wai whilk I yhold ai. 
Snares to me hidden ])ai. 

5. I bi-held at right half, and segh wele. 
And nan was Jat me knew a dele ; 
For-worjhed fleing fra me. 

And nan es ])at sekes mi saule to se. 

6. ' I cried to be, Laverd ; I saide. Mi hope ertou. 
Mi dele in land of livand nou. 

7. Bi-halde to mi bede for-ji. 
For bat mikel meked am I ; 
Lese me fra mi %hand be. 

For samen strenghjhed er Jai over me. 

8. * Out-lede fra yheming saule mine. 
For to schrive to name Jine. 

Me abiden rightwise to se. 
To Jat ^ tou ^for-yhelde to me. 



' I wisli, H, E, I said, f^ou art my hope on hand, 

> shewed, E. M' ^f ^, ^? "^ ^^^«' ^- 

' * Leae fra 3heming, H, 

• I kried fill inwardli, * Jyou, H. E, 

Laverd, unto \>e for-j>i; • for-heled, E, 




156 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER, [PS. CXLII. 



1. rSALMUS DAVID QUANDO EUM PERSEQUEBATUR FILIUS EJUS 

PSALMUS CXLII* 

dryht* ge-her ge-bed' min mid earfi onrfoh ludsnnge 

Domine exaudi orationem meam auribus percipe obsecra- 

mine in soiS-fiistnlsse iSinre ge-her mec in iSinre 

tionem meam in veritate tua exaudi me in tua 

reht-pisniflse 

justitia 

*] ne ga iSu inn in dome mid ^iope ^inum for-ikm ne 

2. Et non intres in judicio cum servo tuo quia non 

bi^ ge-rehtpisad in ge-sihiSe iSinre oeghpelc li^^de 

justificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens 

for-^on oehtende pea se feond saple mine ge-aiSmodade in 

3. Quia persecutus est inimicus animam meam humiliavit in 

eorSan Uf min 

terra vitam meam 

ge-steaiSelade mec in degulnissu [t (yystrii] spe spe deode peornlde 

CoUocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos saeculi (4.) 

-] ge-nerped is in me gas min in me ge-droefed is 

et anxiatus est in me spiritus mens in me turbatum est 

heorte min 

cor meum 

ge-myndig ic pes dsega aldra *] smegende ic earn in 

5. Memor fui dierum antiquorum et meditatus sum in 

allum percum t^inum *} in dednm honda tSinia 

omnibus operibus tuis et in factis manuum tuarum 

ic smegu 

meditabor 

ic iSenede honda mine to He sapul min spe spe eorSe butan 

6. Expandi manus meas ad te amma mea sicut terra sine 

petre %e hreiS-lice ge-her mec 

aqua tibi (7.) Velociter exaudi me 

diyht* a-sprong gast min ne a-cer iSu on-siene %ine from 

Domine defecit spiritus mens non avertas faciem tuam a 

me ^ ic beom ge-lic a-stigendu in seaiS 

me et ero similis descendentibus in lacum 

ge-herde me doa on mame mild-heortnisse iSine for-iSon in iSec 

8. Auditam mihi fac mane misericordiam tuam quia in te 

ic ge-hyhte dryht' 

speravi Domine 



^ 



PS. CXLII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 157 



PSALM CXLII. 

1. Laverd, here Je bede of me ; 
With Jine eres Jou bi-se 
Mi bi-seking in fi sothness ; 
Here me in Ji rightwisnesse. 

2. * And noght in-ga in dome with bi hine, 
For noght bes righted al livand m sight J?ine, 

3. For ^filiyhed es mi saule Je faa, 
Mi life in erthe he meked swa ; 
In mirkenesses he bi-louked me, 
Als Je dede of werld sal be. 

ft 

4. ^And gremed mi gast es in me smert, 
In me to-dreved es mi hert. 

5. I mined of daies * aide ; bi-thoght am I 
In alle Ji werkes witerli ; 

In makinges ])at ])ou has wroght, 
Of Jine hend, I wele bi-thought. 

6. I to-spred min hend at Je to be, 
Mi saule als erthe water-lesse to fe. 

7. Here me, Laverd, swifteli ; 
Mi gaste waned ful bisili ; 
Noght tume fou Ji face fra me. 
And to falland in ^ flask like sal I be. 

8. Herde make to me areli Ji merci, 
For Jat in Je hoped I ; 



* And povL me [ne ?] salt go in, ^ filyhed, H, 

In dome with hine ^ine, ' Angromed, H, £. 

For rithwished sal noght be * elde, E. 

Al levand in sight of he, [pe ?] £. ^ flosshe, Ji,; flesshe, E, 




158 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [pS. CXLU. 

cyiSne me doa peg in iSsem ic genge for-^on to iSe dryht^ 

Notam mihi fac viam in qua ambulem quia ad te Domine 

ic up arhof saple mine 

levavi animam meam 

ge-nere mec of feondu minfl dryht* to ^e ic ge-fleh 

9. Eripe me de inimicis meis Domine ad te confugi (10.) 

ker mec doan pillan ^inne for-^on ^u earS god min 

doce me facere voluntatem tuam quia tu es Deus meus 

gast iSin god ge-laedeiS mec in pege rehtmn fore 

Spiritus tuus bonus deducet me in via recta (11.) propter 

noman iSinu diyht* iSu gelif-festes mec in reht-pisniaie ^inre 

nomen tuimi Domine vivificabis me in aequitate tua 

*i ut-alaedes of ge-spince saple mine ^ in 

Et educes de tribulatione animam meam (IS.) et in 

mild-heortnisse %inre to>stence8 feond mine *) for-spildeB alle 

misericordia tua disperdes inimicos meos et perdes omnes 

iSaiSe spencaiS saple mine for-iSoif %iop iSin ic earn 

qui tribulant animam meam quoniam servus tuus ego sum 



1. DAVID ADVERSUS GOLIAM 

PSALMUS CXLIII. 

ge-bledsad dryht* god min se laesred honda mine to 

Benedictus Dominus Deus meus qui docet manus meas ad 

ge-fehte *] fingras mine to ge-fehte 

proelium et digitos meos ad bellum 

mild-heortnis min *] ge-berg min ond-fenga min ^ 

2. Misericordia mea et refugium meimi susceptor meus et 

ge-frigen min 

liberator meus 

ge-Bcildend min ') in him icge-hyhte under-iSeodende folc 

Protector meus et in ipso speravi subiciens populos 

under me 

sub me 

dryht* hpet is monn %set ^u cuiSades him oiSiSe sunn 

3. Domine quid est homo quid innotuisti ei aut filius 

monnes for-iSon ge-telest hine 

hominis quoniam reputas eum 

mon idehiisse ge-lic ge-porden is daegas hie spe spe scua 

4. Homo vanitati similis factus est dies ejus sicut imibra 

bi-leoraiS 



pretereunt 




. CXLII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 169 

^ Kouth make to me wai whilk ga I saJ, 
For to fe mi saule hove I al. 

9. Outake me fra mi faas, Laverd, to J)e flegh I nou ; 

10. Lere me to do J)i wille, for mi God ertou ; 
Ji gaste, bat esse * sa gode at nede, 

In right lond it sal me lede ; 

11. And for ]}i name swa hali esse^ 
Qwiken me saltou in ])ine evennesse. 

Jou sal out-lede fra droving saule mine, 

12. And for-lese mi faas in merci Jine ; 

And fat drove mi saule, al tine Jou sal, 
For I hine fine ai am al. 



PSALM CXLIII. 

1. ^ Blissed Laverd mi God, Jat leres right 
Mi hende at * code, mi fingres at fight. 

2. Mi * merci and in-fleing mine. 
Mi ^helper and leser mine ; 

Mi for-hiler, and in him hope I ai, 
]}at undres folke under me al dai. 

3. Laverd, whilk es man, for fou in-knew him ? 
Ore sone of man, for fou wenest him ? 

4. Man til '^ ydelnesse like made isse, 
Als schadow forth-gane daies hisse. 



Kouht, H. * cocke, H, 

so, E. . 
Blissid be \>ovl, ilka-dele, ^^3^> ^^ 

Loverd God of Iraele, o fingor B, 
p&t ledis mi hend to sighte^ ' 

And mi fingres to fightinge riht, E, "* &ntome, E. 




160 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXLIII. 

dryht* in-haeld heofenas iSine *) a-stig ge-hrin mnntas *] 

5. Domine inclina caelos tuos et descende tange montes et 

hie smica^ 

fumigabunt 

bliccette bliceetunge ^ine *) to-stences hie oii-send stielas 

6. Corusca coruscationes tuas et dissipabis eos emitte sagittas 

iSine *] ge-droefes hie 

tuas et conturbabis eos 

on-send bond iSine of heanisse ge-nere mec *) ge-frea mec of 

7. Emitte manum tuam de alto eripe me et libera me de 

petru miclfl *) of honda beama fremiSra 

aquis multis et de manu filiorum alienorum 

^eara ma^ spreocende is idehiisse 7 sie spi^re hea 

8. Quorum os locutimi est vanitatem et dextera eorum 

spiiSre un-rehtpisnisse 

dextera iniquitatis 

god song niopne ic singa iSe in hearpan ten 

9. Deus canticum novum cantabo tibi in psalterio decem 

strenga ic singu iSe 

cordarum psallam tibi 

iSu Beles haelu cyningu iSu ge-freas iSiop ^inne of 

10. Qui das salutem regibus qui liberas David servum tuum de 

speorde apergdii 

gladio maligno 

ge-nere mec *) ge-frea mec of petrum miclQ of bonda beama 

11. Eripe me et libera me de aquis multis et de manu filiorum 

fremdra 

alienorum 

iSeara mu^ spreocende pes idelnisse -] spiiSre heaia 

Quorum os locutum est vanitatem et dextera eorum 

spi^re un-rehtpisnisse 

dextera iniquitatis 

iSeaia beam spe spe niope plant stea^elinge ge-stea^nl&sted from 

12. Quorum filii sicut novella plantationis stabilita a 

guguiSe his 

juventute sua 

dohtur heara ge-glengde ymb ge-fretpade spespe ge-licnis 

Filie eorum composite circum ornate lit similitude 

temples 

templi 

hordem heara ful recetunge of iSissum in ^st 

13. Prumtuaria eorum plena eructuantia ex hoc in illud 




PS. CXLIII.j 



EARLY. ENGLISH PSALTER. 



161 



5. Laverd, * helde hevens, doun-come with-alle ; 
Negh hilles^ and reke fai salle. 



6. Levens brightnesses, and skater salt bam ; 
Out-send fine arwes, and to-dreve salt am. 



7. Out-send fi hand fra heght nou : 
Outake and lese me fou 
Fra watres * mani, and fra hand 
Of outen sones of other land ; 



8. ' Whas mouth spekes un-naitnesse; 

fair right-hand, right-hand of wickenesse. 

9. God, new sange sal I sing to fe ; 

To fe sal I sing in ten-strenged sautre. 

10. * bat gives hele to kinges, fat boght David 

fi hine fra swerde lithre, (11.) * outake me with, 
And outake me fra fe hand 
Of outen sones of other land ; 
Mouth of wham spekes un-naitnesse ; 
fair right-hand, right-hand of wickenesse. 

12. Whas sones ^ als new plantes bene. 
In far yhouthe apon to sene ; 
Doghtres of bam samen dight, 

7 Um-tifFed als licknes of larke bright. 

13. 8 Cleves of fa full er yhit, 
Bplkenand fra fat in to yit ; 



• f ele, £. 

» Whos, E. 

' j^at gives hele to kynges mo, 
j^at broght David out of wo ; 
Yi hine I is, and ay sal be, 
Fro Bwerd lifter outake me, £. 

II. 



* out^ta me wid, B. 
' als impes new, E, 
' Um-tifed, H. 

® Uinges, H. 
Yedinges fill are of Jm>, 
Bolkenand firo }p\% in f^at so, E, 

Y 




163 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS« CXLIIL 

seep heaia beorende genyhtgomiende in n^'fetnm beam 

Oves eorum fetose abundantes in itineribus suis (14.) 

oxan heara fiiette 

boves eorum crassi 

nis hryre stan-palles ne fer-let ne cleopung in 

Non est ruina macherie neque transitos neque clamor in 

porSignmn heara 

plateis eorum 

eadig cpedun folc ^sem ^Sas sin eadig folc 

15. Beatum dixenmt populum cui haec sunt beatus populus 

^es i8 dryht* god heara 

cujus est Dominus Deus ejus 



1. LAUDATIO IPSI DAVID 

PSALMUS CXLIIII. 
ic up-hebba iSec god cyning mec *) bledna noman ^inne in 

Exaltabo te Deus rex meus et benedicam nomini tuo in 

ecnisse *) in peortdd peornlde 

aetemimi et in saeculum saeculi 

^orh syndrie daegas ic bledsiu ^ec *] heiga noman ^inne 

3. Per singulos dies benedicam te et laudabo nomen tuum 

in ecnisse *) in peorold peornlde 

in aetemum et in saeculum saeculi 

micel diyht* *} hergend-lic spiiSe *] micelnisse his 

3. Magnus Dominus et laudabilis nimis et magnitudinis ejus 

nis ende 

non est finis 

cneoris *] cneoris herga^ perc ^in *] maht 

4. Generatio et generatio laudabunt opera tua et potentiam 

iSine fortS-secgaiS 

tuam pronunciabunt 

micelnisse megan-iSrymmes iSines *} halignisse iSine 

5. Magnificentiam majestatis tuae et sanctitatem tuam 

spreocaiS -^ pnndur iSin secgaiS 

loquentur et mirabilia tua narrabunt 

megen eges-fnlra %inra cpeoiSaiS -] micelnisse 

6. Virtutem terribiliorum tuonmi dicent et magnitudinem 

^ine secgaiS 

tuam narrabunt 




'S. CXLIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 163 

bair schepe ^brode-fuU mightsomand 
In Jar out-gang, (14.) Jar *nout fat in land. 
Noght es falling of stane walle swa, 
Ne forth-gang, ne crie, in waies of Ja. 



15. Sell folke to wham bese ere, saide ]yai ; 
Seli folke of wham Laverd God * es ai. 



PSALM CXLIV. 



1. I sal up-heve be, God, mi king isse ; 

And in werld, and in werld of werld, J)i name bUsse. 



2. Bi alle dales sal I blisse ]ye same; 

And in werld, and in werld of * werld, fi name. 



3. Mikel Laverd, and lof-like es he ; 
And of his mikelhede nan ende mai be. 



4. Strende and strende fi werkes loof sal. 
And J)i might forth-schewe with-al. 



5. Mikelhed of blisse of ]yi halines ai 

Sal ])ai speke, and ]}i wondres telle sal ]yai. 



6. And might of ]}ine aghfulnesses sal ]>ai sai. 
And J)i mikelhed telle al dai. 



brodful, E, ^ his, H, ; is, E. 

ttote, H, * werld lof Jii, H, 




164 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXLIIII. 

ge-mynd ge-nyhtsumnisse pynsumnisse ^inre roccetta^ 7 reht-pisnisse 

7. Memoria abundantiae suavitatis tue eructabunt et justitiam 

ge-fia^ 

tuam exultabimt 

mildsiend t mild-heort dryht' ge-iSyldig t spiiSe 

8. Misericors et miserator Dominus patiens et miiltuin 

mild-heort 

misericors 

pynsnm dryht* allu ') mildse his ofer all^ 

9. Suavis Dominus universis et miserationes ejus super omnia 

perc his 

opera ejus 

on-detta* *e dryht' all perc tS'm *) halge^ iSine 

10. Confiteantur tibi Domine omnia opera tua et sancti tui 

bledsiaiS iSec 

benedicent te 

V 

puldur rices tSines cpeo^aiS *) maeht ^ine spreocaiS 

11. Gloriam regni tui dicent et potentiam tuam loquentur 

iSset cuiSe do^n beamu monna maehte iSine *] 

12. Ut notam faciant filiis hominum potentiam tuam et 

puldur micelnisse rices iSines 

gloriam magnii&centiae regni tui 

rice iSin dryht' rice aira peorulda 7 

IS. Regnum tuum Domine regnum onmium saeculorum et 

paldnis iSin in aire cneorisse 7 cynne 

dominatio tua in omni generatione et progenie 

ge-treope dryht' in pordum his 7 halig in allu percmn 

FideUs Dominus in verbis suis et sanctus in omnibus operi- 

hig 

bus suis 

up-hefeiS dryht' alle iSa iSe hreosa^ 7 a-rece% alle 

14. Adlevat Dominus omnes qui ruunt et eregit omnes 

ge-cnysede 

elisos 

egan aIra in ^ec ge-hyht dryht' 7 iSu seles mete him 

15. Oculi omnium in te sperant Domine et tu das escam illis 

in tid gelimp-lice 

in tempore opportuno 

iSu on-tynes bond ^ine ■) ge-fylles ylc neat 

16. Aperis tu manum tuam et imples onme animal 

bledsunge 

benedictione 




PS. CXLIV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 165 

7. Minde of ^ mighthed of fi softnesse 
Sal Jai rift, and glad in pi rightwisenes. 



8. 2 Merciful! and milde-herted in land 
Laverd, and mikel ^ milde-herted and tholand. 

9. * Soft Laverd to alle he isse, 

And his rewpes over alle werkes hisse. 



10. Schriven alle pi werkes, Laverd, to pe be ; 
And pine haleghs blisse to pe. 



n. Bhsse of pi rike sai pai salle, 
And J?i might speke over alle. 



12. pat pai ^ make kouth to men sones pi might ilike, 
And pe blisse of paikelhed of pi rike. 



13. pi rike, rike of alle werldes ende ; 

And pi laverdschip in strende and strende. 
Trewe Laverd in alle his wordes isse, 
And ^hali in alle werkes hisse. 



14. Laverd raises alle pat doune-falle, 
And pe hurt he "^ up-rers alle. 



15. Eghen of alle, Laverd, hope in the wide. 
And pou gives par mete in time-ful tide : 



16, Openes tou pi hand over alle thing, 
And filles ilka beste with blissing. 



' mihtand of pi so^hes, E, ^ ma, H. 

' Milder and milje-herted, E. e hgi; ji 
' inil3e-lierted, E. ^ ' 

* Sothe-fiut, £. ^ up-reres, H, 




166 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXLIDI. 

rehtpis diyht* in alliim pegom his *] halig in allu 

17. Justus Dominus in omnibus viis suis et sanctus in onini- 

percG his 

bus operibus suis 

neh is dijht* allu ge-oegendii hine in eo^festnisse 

18. Prope est Dominus omnibus invocantibus eum in veritate 

pillan onnlredendia hine doeiS -] ge-beodn heaia 

(19.) Yoluntatem timentium se faciet et orationes eorum 

ge-hereS -] hale ge-doe% hie 

exaudiet et salvos faciet eos 

halde^ diyhten alle lifiende hine *] alle synfolle 

20. Custodit Dominus omnes diligentes se et omnes peccatores 

to-8tence^ 

disperdet 

lof diyhtnes sprice^ mu^ min ^ bledsaiS ylc 

21. Laudem Domini loquetur os meimi et benedicat omnis 

flesc noman haligne his in ecnisse *) in peonild 

caro nomen sanctum ejus in aetemum et in saeculum 

peorulde 



saeculi 



1. ALLELUIA 



PSALMUS CXLV. 



here sapul min diyht* ic heiga dryht" in life mina 

2» Lauda anima mea Dominum laudabo Dominum in vita mea 

singu gode minu spe longe ape ic biom 

psallam Deo meo quamdiu ero 

nyllaiS lige-treopan in alder-monnmn ne in beamu monna 

Nolite confidere in principibus* (3.) neque in filiis homi- 

in iSsem ne pes haelu 

num in quibus non est salus 

utrgaefS gast his *] eflt-cerre% in eoHSan his in Ussm dege 

4. Exiet spiritus ejus et revertetur in terram suam in ilia die 

for-peoriSa^ alle ge-^ohtas heaia 

peribunt omnes cogitation es eorum 

eadig iSes god fiilta his hyht his in dryht* 

5. Beatus cujus Deus Jacob adjutor ejus spes ejus in Domino 

gode his 

Deo ipsius 

se dyde heofen *) eoriSan sae *] all iSa in ^sem 

6. Qui fecit caelum et terram mare et omnia quae in eis 

sind 

sunt 



»S. CXLIV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 167 

17. Laverd rightwise in alle *his waies isse, 
And * hali in alle werkes hisse. 

18. Negh Laverd to alle him kalland esse, 
Til aUe him kalland in sothnesse. 

19. Wille of dredand him sal he do, 

And here fax ^ bi-seking, and sauf make fo, 

20. Laverd yhemes alle him lovand. 
And for-lese sal he alle sinnand. 

21. Herying of Laverd in mouth speke sal. 
And blisse sal * alle flesche with-al 
Unto haU name es hisse, 

In werld, and in werlde of werld fisse. 



PSALM CXLV. 

2. * Herye, mi saule, Laverd alle ; 
In mi Uf, Laverd herye I salle ; 
And salme to mi God sal I, 
Als lang als I am witerli. 

Ne wiles in princes traiste never ane ; 

3. Ne in men sones, in whilk hele es nane. 

4. Out-ga sal his gaste, and tume ^ in erthe swa ; 
In that dale for-worth sal alle thoghtes of Ja. 

5. Seli of wham God Jacob his helper isse. 
His hope in Laverd God hisse : 

6. fat made heven and erthe, Je se. 
And fat ever in fam be. 



' is, H. * al-kyn, E. 

»heli, H. £?. *Heryhe,^. 

^ bone, £. in is er^ H. 




168 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS» CXLV. 

86 halde^ sotS-fettnisse in peorold doe^ dom teonan 

7. Qm custodit veritatem in saeculum facit judicium injuriam 

ge-iSyldgfi aeleiS mete hyngiendfl 

patientibus dat escam esurientibus 

dryht* up-rece^ ge-cnysede diyht* on-lese^ ge-cygpie 

Dominus eregit eKsos Dominus solvit conpeditos (8.) 

dryht* in-lihteiS blinde dryht* ge-rece^ rehtpise 

Dominus inluminat cecos Dominus dirigit justos 

dryht* haldeiS preccan feadurleasne *] pidpan on-foeiS •) 

9. Dominus custodit advenam pupiUum et viduam suscipiet et 

peg Bynfolra a-bieoteiS 

viam peccatonim exterminabit 

ricsaiS diyht* in ecnisse god ^in rion in peornld 

10. Regnabit Dominus in aetemum Deus tuus Sion in saecu- 

peorulde 



lum saeculi 



1. ALLELUIA 



PSALMUS CXLVI. 



lieiga^ dryht* for-^on god is salm Spde nrii 

Laudate Dominum quoniam bonus est psalmus Deo nostro 

pynsu sie herenis 

jucunda sit laudatio 

timbriende diyht* *] to-stencnisfle 

2. Aedificans Hierusalem Dominus et dispersiones Israhel 

ge-8omniende 

congregans 

se haele^ ge-iSreste inheortan *] a-priiSe^ for-^r^stnisse heaia 

3. Qui sanat contritos corde et alligat contritiones eorum 

se rimeiS menga steorrena -] alia him 

4. Qui numerat multitudinem stellarum et omnibus eis 

noman ceiS 

nomina vocat 

micel diyhten nr *} micel megen his ^ snytre 

5. Magnus Dominus noster et magna virtus ejus et sapientie 

his nis rim 

ejus non est numerus 

on-fonde mon-iSpsere dryht* ge-ea^modaiS so^-lice sjmfulle 

6. Suscipiens mansuetos Dominus humiliat autem peccatores 

oiS eoHSan 

usque ad terran> 




S. CXLV.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 169 

7. fat in werld yhemes sothnesse ; 
bat dos dome to mare and lesse, 
Unrightwisnes fat ere ^ tholand ; 
He gives mete til hungerand. 

Laverd fote-fest un-leses he ; 

8. Laverd lightes blind, fat mai noght se ; 
Laverd reres hurt fat are ; 

Laverd loves rightwis full yhare. 

9. Laverd ful wele yhemes ai 
Comelinges, * blath night and dai ; 
Fadre-lesse and ^widowe on -fang he sal, 
And waies of sinfull for-lese with-al. 

10. Rike sal Laverd in werldes to wende, 
f i God of Syon in strende and strende. 



PSALM CXLVI. 

1. Loves Laverd, for gode salme es to sing ; 
Til oure God be bUthfull and fair loving. 

2. Biggand Jerusalem Laverd wele, 
Samen sal he spredinges of Iraele. 

3. fat heles for-broken of hert for wa, 
*And * to-knittes far sorwes swa. 

4. fat telles mikel-hede of stemes ma. 
And names kalles til alle fa. 

5. Mikel Laverd, and mikel might hisse. 
And of his wisedome ^na tale isse. 

6. Laverd hande-tame es kepande. 
And sinfull til erthe mekande. 



> Jholande, H. * )>at gnides for-brekynges, E. 

2 bajje, H. ; where so \>ai be, E. 5 to-mideB H 

3 widw on-fonge, Hr, widous Loverdkepe, ** * • 

E. « no, H. 

II. Z 




170 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXLYI. 

on-ginnaS dryht* in on-detniBse singaS JP^^ ^^^ ^ 

7. Incipite Domino in confessione psallite Deo nostro in 

citran 

cithara 

86 ofei^pri^ heofen mid polcnum ^ gearpaS eoriSan regn 

8. Qui operit caelum nubibus et parat terrae pluviam 

86 fbr^laedeS in muntum h^ 1 pyrte ^iopdomes 

Qui producit in montibus fenum et herbam servituti 

monna 

hominum 

80 Bele9 neatum mete heara *] briddu hre&a 

9. Qui dat jumentis escam ipsorum et pullis corvorum 

ge-cegendum hine 

invocantibus eam 

na-les in megnmn hones pillan hafisi^ ne in ge-teldfi 

10. Non in viribus equi voluntatem habebitneque in tabema- 

peres pel ge-licad is him 

culis viri bene placitum est ei 

pel-gelicad is dryht* ofer on-dredende hine -j in him 

11. Beneplacitum est Domino super timentes eum et in eis 

Sa ge-hyhtaS in mild-heortnisse his 

qui sperant in misericordia ejus 



ALLELUIA 

PSALMUS CXLVII. 

here dryht* here god Sinne sion 

12. Lauda Hierusalem Dominum lauda Deiim tuum Sion 

for-iSon ge-strongade scyttels geata ^inia bledsade 

13. Quoniam confortavit seras portarum tuarum benedixit 

beam %in in %ec 

filios tuos in te 



se 



sette endas %ine sibbe ^ smeorpe hpsetes ge-reordende 

osuit fines tuos paeem et adipe fruinenti satians 



14. Qui posuit 

iSec 

te 

se ^ ut-sende^ ge-sprec his eoriSan hre^-lice eomeS pord 

15. Qui emittit eloquium suum terre velociter currit sermo 

his 

ejus 




PS. CXLVI.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. I7l 

7. Singes to Laverd in schrift bat be. 
In harpe to Laverd salme yne. 



8. fat with cloudes hiles heven, 

And graifes raine til erthe ful even ; 

fat forth-ledes in hilles hay. 

And gresse to hine-hede of men ai. 



9. fat gives to ^ meres mete of fa, 

And to crawe briddes him kalland swa^ 



10. Noght in strenghf e of hors sal he have wills, 
Ne in schines of man * queming bes him tille. 



11. ' Wele-queme es to Laverd over him dredand, 
And in * fas over his * merci ere hopand. 



PSALM CXLVII. 



12. Heryhe, Jerusalem, on-on ; 
Heryhe f on f i God, Syon. 



13. For lokkes of fi yhates strenghf ed he, 
He blissed f i sones in f e. 



14. fat set fine endes pais al-dele. 

And with fattnes of whete ^ filled f e wele. 



15. fat sent his speche til erthe fisse, 
Swiftli rennes '^ sagh hisse. 



* mares, H, ^ milje, £. 
a liking him, E, 6 au zr , 4 
« WeU-kand, E. mt, /^. , i 

* J?a, H. ^ saybe, H, 




172 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXLVII. 

Be seleS snap epe spe pulle ge-nyere spespe eascan 

16. Qui dat nivem sic ut lanam nebulam velut cinerem 

strigde^ 

spargit 

Bended his spe spe stycce hlafes bi-foran on-siene 

17. Mittit christallum suam sic ut frusta panis ante faciem 

celes his hpelc pi^stonde^ 

frigoris ejus quis subsistit 

sendees pord his ^ ge-maelte^ iSa bleep gast his ^ 

18. Mittit verbum suum et liquefaciet ea flavit spiritus ejus et 

fleopxm peter 

fluent aque 

foriS-seggende pord his reht-pisnisse *) doma his 

19. Pronuntians verbum suum Jacob justitias et judicia sua 
Israhel 

ne dyde spe ylcre cneorisse ^ domas his ne ge-speocotSade 

20. Non fecit taliter omni nationi et judicia sua non manifesta- 

him 

vit eis 

1. ALLELUIA 

PSALMUS CXLVIII. 

herga^ dryht* of heofenmn heiga^ hine in heanissu 

Laudate Dominum de caelis laudate e\xm in excelsis 

heiga^ hine alle englas his herga^ hine alle m^;en 

2. Laudate eum omnes angeK ejus laudate eum omnes virtutes 

his 

ejus 

hergaiS hine sunne ^ mona herga^ hine alle steorran *] 

3. Laudate eum sol et luna laudate eum omnes stellae et 

leht 

lumen 

hergat^ hine heofenas heofena ^ peter iSa ofer heofenas 

4. Laudate eum caeli caelorum et aquae quae super caelos 

Bind hergen noman diyht* 

sunt (5.) laudent nomen Domini 

for-^on he cpe^ "| ge-porden peron he on-bead *] ge-scipen 

Quia ipse dixit et facta sunt ipse mandavit et creata 

penin 

sunt 



I 



PS. CXLVII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 173 

16. fat gives snawe als woUe to se, 
Cloude als aske ^ spredes he. 



17. He sendes als snodes his cristal, 

Bifore face of his ^ kalde wha thole sal ? 



18. He sal out-sende his worde, and melte fa ; 
He sal blawe his gaste, and watres out-ga. 



19. fat schewes his worde to Jacob wele, 
Rightwisenesses and his domes to Iraele. 



20. Noght til alle ^ birthe dide he swa, 
And his domes noght schewed til fa. 



PSALM CXLVIII. 



1. Heryhes Laverd of heven isse. 
In heghtes heryhes him with blisse. 



2. * Loves him, alle his aungeles be ; 
Alle his mightes, him love yhe. 



3. * Loves him, sunne and mone hi night ; 
^ Loves him, stemes alle and light. 



4. Heryhes him, hevens of hevens f e same. 

And watres under hevens '^ere, (5.) loves Laverdes name. 
For he saide, and made f ai are ; 
He sent, and f ai schapen ware. 



' Btrewes, E, * Heryhes, E, 

' kolde, H. 6 XT V ET 
3 birj^es, E, Heryhes, E. 

♦ Heryhes, E. ' are, love, H, ; lof, E. 




174 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXLYIII. 

ge-sette Sa in ecnisae ^ in peorold peorulde bi-bod 

6. Statuit ea in aetemum et in saeculum saeculi praeceptum 

Bette *) no bi-leorde 

posuit et non praeteribit 

hergaS dryht* on eoriSan diaecan *] alle niolnisse 

7. Laudate Dominum de terra dracones et omnes abyssi 

fyr hegel snap is gas ysta )Sa doiS 

8. Ignis grando nix glacies spiritus procellarum quae faciunt 

pord his 

verbum ejus 

mnntas "| alle hyllas tree pestembero *] alle ceder-beamas 

9. Montes et omnes coUes ligna fructifera et omnes cedri 

pild-deor *) all netenu nedian ^ fuglas ge-fitSiede 

10. Bestiae et universa pecora serpentes et volucres pennate 

cyningas eoriSan ^ alle folc alder-men *) alle doeman 

11. Reges terrae et omnes populi principes et onmes judices 

eoriSan 

terrae 

fi^go 1 fgmman aide mid gingru hergen noman 

12. Juvenes et virgines seniores cum junioribus laudent nomen 

dryht' 

Domini 

foiviSon up-ahefen is noma his anes on-detnis his 

13. Quia exaltatum est nomen ejus solius (14.) confessio ejus 

ofer heofen "j eor^an 

super caelum et terram 

up-hefe^ horn folces his ymen allu halgu 

\t exaltabit comu populi sui Hymnum omnibus Sanctis 

his beammn israel folce to neolaecendmn him 

ejus filiis Israhel populo adpropianti sibi 



^1 



1. ALLELUIA 

PSALMUS CXLVIIII. 

singaiS dryht* song neopne herenis his in cirican 

Cantate Domino canticum novum laudatio ejus in ecclesia 

haligra 

sanctorum 

blisse israel in hine se dyde hine ^ beam sione ge-fen 

2. Letetur Israhel in eo qui fecit ipsum et filii Sion exult- 

ofer cyning heara 

ent super regem suum 



i 



PS. CXLVIII.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 175 

6. In ai, and in werld of werld, set he fa ; 
He set bode, and it sal noght for-bi ga. 

7. ^ Heryhes Laverd of erthe fat esse, 
Draguns and alle depnesse. 

8. Fire, snawe, haile, isse, 

Blaste of stormes fat makes worde hisse ; 

9. Hilles, knoUes, alle men kalle, 
Tries fmitefull and cedres alle ; 

10. Bestes and alle ^erfes ma, 
Neddres, fogheles fefered als * swa ; 

11. Kinges of erthe, and alle folk livand, 
Princes and alle demers of land ; 

12. * Yhung-men, als-swa maidenes clene, 
Elder with yhunger al bidene ; 

Loves name of Laverd witerli, 

13. For up-heven es his name of * aneli. 

14. His schrift over heven and erthe with blisse. 
And he ^ up-hove home of folk hisse : 

^ Ympne to his haleghs, to sones of Irael, 
To folke neghand to him wele. 



PSALM CXLIX. 

1 . Singes newe sang to Laverd bat isse. 
In Hrkes of haleghs ® loving hisse. 

2, Faine mote Irael in him fat it made. 
And doghtres of Syon in fair king glade. 



* LoyeB, E. * onli, H, E, 

• erl^es mo, E, ® up-hof, H. 

• so, J&. ^ Loft-song, E. 

* Yhing-men, H. • heryhing, E, 




176 ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CXLVniI. 

hergen noman his in Create in timp* -) hearpan 

3. Laudent nomen ejus in choro in tympano et psalterio 

singaS him 

psaliant ei 

for-^on pel ge-lica^ ia dryht* in folce his *) up-hefe^ 

4. Quia bene placitum est Domino in populo suo et exaltabit 

mon-Su§re in haelu 

mansuetos in salutem 

ge-fia^ halge in puldre blisvaS in bed-cleofu heaia 

5. Exultabunt sancti in gloria laetabuntur in cubilibus suis 

pynsnmnisse godes in gomu heara ^ speord tpirecge in 

6. Exultationes Dei in faucibus eorum et gladii ancipites in 

hondu heara 

manibus eorum 

to donne prec in cneorissmn Sreange in 

7. Ad faciendam vindictam in nationibus increpationes in 

folce 

populis 

to ge-bindenne cyningas heara in fot-cospom *) e^ele heara 

8* Ad alligandos reges eorum in conpe(Ubus et nobiles eorum 

in bendum immn 

in vinculis ferreis 

^aet doen in him dom a-pritenne puldur ^is is 

9. Ut faciant in eis judicium conscriptum gloria baec est 

allu halgu his 

omnibus Sanctis ejus 



1. ALLELUIA 

PSALMUS CL. 

herga^ dryht* in halgum his herga^ hine in 

Laudate Dominum in Sanctis ejus laudate eiun in 

trymenisse megenes his 

firmamento virtutis ejus 

hergaiS hine in maehtom his heiga^ hine efter 

2. Laudate eum in potentatibus ejus laudate eum secundum 

meogu micelnisse his 

multitudinem magnitudinis ejus 

hergaiS hine in spoge homes heigaiS hine in hearpan "j 

3. Laudate eum in sono tube laudate eum in psalterio et 

citran 

cithara 




PS. CXLIX.] 



EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER, 



177 



3. Heryhe fai in * crouth his name ai ; 
In timpan and sautre to him sing J^ai. 

4. For wele-queme es Laverd in folk hisse, 
And he ^ up-hove soft in hele to blisse* 

5. Glade sal haleghs in blisse alle^ 
And in fair * eleves faine fai salle. 

6. Gladschipes of God in throte of fa, 
Gripinges of swerde in fair hende als-swa; 

7. In birthes wrekes for to do, 
Snibbinges in * ma folk far-to ; 

8. To binde fair kinges in * fote-festenes, 
And fair worthi in ^ iren festeles- 

9. Dome writen in f am, fat do f ai ; 
Blisse f is es to alle his haleghs ai. 



PSALM CL. 

1. Heryhes Laverd in haleghs hisse, 

Heryhes him in '^ walken of his might isse. 



2, ® Heryhes in his mightes, mare and lesse; 
Loves him after mani-hede of his mikelnesse. 



3. In din of heme him love yhe ; 
^ Loves him in harpe and in sautre^ 



* croagh, £. 

* ap-ho^ //. ; ap-heve, E. 
^ klennes, E, 

* mo, E. 

* fote-festeles, E, 

II. 



• ime, H. ; ime hend-festenes, E. 
\ wolken, H. ; festnes, E 

• Loves, £. 

^ Heryhes, £.; and so in the next two 
' lines. 

A A 




17S ANGLO-SAXON PSALTER. [PS. CL. 

heigaS hine in timpanan *] Create heiga^ hine in Btrengu 

4. Laudate eum in tympano et chore laudate eum in chordis 

1 organan 

et organo 

hergaS hine cymbalan pel hleo^riendfi bengal hine in 

5. Laudate eum in cymbalis bene sonantibus laudate eum in 

cimbalan pyneunmiMe ylc gast here^ dryhten 

cymbalis jubilationis (6.) omnis spiritus laudet Dominum 



EXPLICIUNT PSALMI DAVID NUMERO CENTUM QUINQUAGINTA. 




5. CL.] EARLY ENGLISH PSALTER. 179 

4. Loves him in * crouth and timpane^ 
Loves him in stringes and organe. 

5. Loves him ever in lande^ 

In « chimbes ful wele ringande. 

Loves him in chimbes of mirthe and blisse ; 

6. Al-kine gaste love Laverd })at isse. 



croth, H, I kroughe, E> ' cimbals, E. 




a^cclt^ia^ticnl flsmitie^* 




HIC PSALMUS PROPRIE SCRIBTUS DAVID EXTRA NUMERUM CUM 

PUGNAVIT CUM GOLIA 

lytel ic pes betpih bro^ur mine 

Pusillus eram inter fratres meos 

*] ingra in huse feadur mines 

et adolescentior in domo patris mei 

ic foedde seep feadur mines 

pascebam oves patris mei 

honda mine dydun organan 

manus meae fecerunt organum 

fingias mine pjrcton hearpan 

digiti mei aptaverunt psalterium 

T hpelc segde dryht* minu 

et quis adnuntiavit Domino meo 

he dryht' he allra ge-herde mec 

ipse Dominus ipse omnium exaudivit me 

he sende engel his 

ipse misit angelum suum 

*] nom mec of scepmn feadur mines 

et tulit me de ovibus patris mei 

1 smirede mec in mild-heartnisse smirenisse his 

et unxit me in misericordia unctionis sue 

bro^ur mine gode "i raicle 

fratres mei boni et magni 

*] ne pes pel-gelicad in him dryht' 

et non fuit beneplacitum in eis Dominus 

ic ut-eode on-gey n (?) frem^es-cynnes men 

exivi obviam alienigenae 

*] perg^cpeo^elade mec in hergfi heaia 

et maledixit me in simulacris suis 

ic soiS-lice ge-bragdnu fro him hisagnu speorde 

ego autem evaginato ab eo ipsius gladio 

ic a-cearf heafad his 

amputavi caput ejus 

*] onpe^^afirde edpit . of beamu israela 

et abstuli obprobrium de filiis Israhel 

CANTICUM ESAIAE PROPHETAE. II. FERIA. 

ic on-detta iSe dryht* for-^on eorre ^u earS mec ge-cened is 

Confitebor tibi Domine quoniam iratus es mihi conversus est 

hat-heortnis Sin *j frofrende earS mec 

furor tuus et consolatus es mihi 




184 ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 

sebiSe god helend min getreop-lice ic dom *] ne on^dredu 

Ecce Deus salvator meus fiducialiter agam et non timebo 

for-^on Btrengu min -j herenis min dryht' "j ge-porden is me^ 

Quia fortitudo mea et laudatio mea Doiuinus et factus est mihi 

in haelu 

in salutem 

ge-hleada^ peter in ge-fian of pellu haelendes *] cpeoiSaiS in iSem 

Aurietis aquas in gaudio de fontibus salvatoris et dicitis in ilia 

dege on-dettai$ dryht* ") ge-cega% noman his 

die confitemini Domino et invocate nomen ejus 

cy^e dots in folcii ge-moetinge his ge-muna% for^iSon 

Notas facite in populis adinventiones ejus mementbte quoniam 

heh is noma his 

excelsum est nomen ejus 

singaiS dryht* foiv^on micel-lice dyde segga^ iSis in 

Cantate Domino quoniam magnifice fecit adnuntiate hoc in 

aire eoriSan 

universa terra 

ge-feh ^ here eardung sione for-iSon micel in midii i$in 

Exulta et lauda habitatio Sion quia magnus in medio tui 

halig israel 

sanctus Israhel 



CANTICUM EZECHIAE. III. FERIA. 

ic cpe% in midu daega minra ic feara to gete belle 

Ego dixi in medio dierum meorum vadam ad portas inferi 

ic sohte lafe geara minra ic cpe% ic ne ge-sio dryht* 

Quaesivi residuum aimorum meorum dixi non videbo Domi- 

god in eorSan lifgendra ne ge-lociu ic mon mae "j 

num Deum in terra viventium Non aspiciam hominem ultra et 

eardiend ge-stilde cneoris min pi^-laeded is *] be-falden is 

habitatorem quievit generatio mea ablata est et convoluta est 

from me spe spe ge-teld heorda 

a me quasi tabernaculum pastorum 

for-corfen is spe spe fro ^aem peofendan lif min mitte nu-get ge-hefeldad 

Praecisa est velut a texente vita mea dum adhuc ordirer 

a-cearf mec 

succidit me 

of mame o^ efen ge-endas mec frt)m efenne o^ 

De mane usque ad vesperam finies me a vespere usque ad 

margen spe spe lea spe for-dr§ste all ban min 

mane quasi leo sic contrivit omnia ossa mea 




ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 185 

of mame ot efen ge-endas mec spe spe brid spalpan 

De mane usque ad vesperam tinies me sicut puUus hirundinis 

spe ic cleopiu ic smegu spe spe culfre 

sic clamabo meditabor ut columba 

ge-i$ynnade synd egan min ge-Iocende in heanis 

Adtenuati sunt oculi mei aspicientes in excelso 

diyht* ned ic ^ropiu ondspeora fore mec hpet ic cpeiSe oiS^e hpet 

Domine vim patior responde pro me quid dicam aut quid 

ondspeora^ me iSset ic seofo doa 

respondebit mihi quod ipse fecerim 

ic iSencu all ger min in bittemisse saple minre 

Recogitabo omnes annos meos in amaritudine animae meae 

dryht* gif spe bii$ lifd o^^e in peoleru lif gastes mines ge-iSreas 

Domine si sic vivitur aut in talibus vita spiritus mei corripies 

mec ^ gelif-festes mec 

me et vivificabis me 

seh^e in sibbe bittemis min sie bittreste ^u so^lice generedes saple 

Ecce in pace amaritudo mea amarissima tu autem eruisti animam 

mine iSset ic ne for-purde 

meam ut non perirem 

"} a-purpe on bee ^inne alle synne mine for-^on narles 

Et projecisti post tergum tuum omnia peccata mea quia non 

hel ondette^ i$e ne deaiS liere% %ec 

infernus confitebitur tibi neque mors laudabit te 

ne bidaiS ^a of dune-steogon in sea^ soiSfestnisse ^ine lifgende 

Non exspectabutit qui descendunt in lacum veritatem tuam vivens 

lifgende he onddetteiS iSe spe *;) ic to dege 

vivens ipse confitebitur tibi sicut et ego hodie 

feder bearnu cu^e doiS so^festnisse ^ine dryht* hale us doa *] 

Pater filiis notam faciet veritatem tuam Domine salvos nos fac et 

salmas ure pe singaiS alia degum lifes urea in huse 

psalmus nostros cantabimus cunctis diebus vitae nostrae in domo 

dryht' ^ 

Domini 

CANTICUM ANNAE VIDUAE. IIII. FERIA. 
ge-faeh heorte min in dryht* *] up-abafen is horn min in 

Exultavit cor meum in Domino et exaltatum est comu meum in 

gode mine 

Deo meo 

ge-braeded is muiS min ofer feond mine for-i$on ge-blissad ic earn in 

Dilatatum est os meum super inimicos meos quia laetata sum in 

haelu ^inre 

salutari tuo 

II. BB 




18G ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 

nis halig spe spc ia drylif ne lolS-lice is o^er Imtan %e 

Non est sanctus ut est Dominus neque enim est alius extra te 

'J nis strong spc spc god ur 

et lion est fortis sicut Dcus noster 

nyllaiS gemonig-faldian spreocan iSa hean puldrende ge-piten iSa aldan of 

Nolite uiultiplicare loqui sublimia gloriantes recedant Vetera de 

muiSe eoprum 

ore vestro 

for^on god pisdoma dryht* is '7 him eanm ge-gearpad 

Quia Deus scientiarum Dominus est et ipsi preparantur 

ge-^ohtas 

cogitationcs 

boga strongra ofer-spi^ed is *] un-tnime bi-gyide sind strenga 

Arcus fortium supcratus est et infirmi acciDcti sunt robore 

ge-fylde ser fore hlafii he behyrdun *] iSiopincelu penin ge-fylde 

Repleti prius pro panibus se locaverunt et familici saturati sunt 

oiS i$st un-beorendu ceiide monige *) sie monge hdde beam 

Donee sterilis peperit plurimos et que multos habebat filios 

ge^iintmmad pes 

infirmata est 

dryht^ cpsehnelS gelif-fested gelaedeV to hel-peanun *] efi-alaedeiS 

Dominus mortificat et vivificat deducit ad inferos et reducit 

dryht^ ^earfiw doelS *] ge-peoIegaiS ge-ea^modaiS *) ge-helS 

Dominus pauperem facit et ditat humiliat et sublimat 

a-pecende of duste pe^lan *] of sceame up-nerende ^eaifim 

Suscitans de pulvere egenum et de stercore eregens pauperem 

iSaet he sitte mid alder-monnu ") sundur-seld puldres niiiie^ 

Ut sedeat cum principibus et solium gloriae teneat 

dryht* so^-lice sind heorras eorSan *] sette ofer hie ymb-hpyrft 

Domini enim sunt cardinis terrae et posuit super eos orbem 

foet hah'gra his heold *] arlease in iSeoftru gespigia^ 

Pedes sanctorum suorum servabit et impii in tenebris conticis- 
cent 

for-%on na-les in strenga his bi% ge-strongad per dryht* forhtiatf 

Quia non in fortitudine sua roborabitur vir Dominum formida- 

pi^er-brocan his ^ ofer him in heofenu hleoiSraiS 

bunt adversarii ejus et super ipsis in caelis tonabit 

dryht^ doomed endas eor^an *] sele% cynedo cyninge his "j 

Dominus judicabit fines terrae et dabit imperium regi suo et 

ge-he% horn cristes his 

sublimabit cornu Christi sui 




ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 187 



CANTICUM EXODII. QUINTA FERIA. 

singen pe dryht* puldur-lice soiS-lice ge-arad is hors ^ 

Cantemus Domino gloriose enim honorificatus est equum et 

on-stigend a-pearp in sae fultutn *] ge-scildend ge-porden is me 

ascensorem projecit in mare adjutor et protector factus est mihi 

in haelu 

in salutem 

iSis god min *] ariu hine god feadiir mines *] ic up-hebu 

Hie Deus meus et honorabo eum Deus patris mei et exaltabo 

hine 

eum 

dryht* for-^rsestende ge-feht dryht* noma is him 

Dominus conterens bella Dominus nomen est ei 

scrid pharaonis ") peoreda his a-parp in sae 

Currus Pharaonis et exercitum ejus projecit in mare 

ge-corene up-stigende %reo foeiSan be-sencte in iSere readan sae 

Electos ascensores ternos statores demersit in Rubro Mare 

pid sae ofer-prah hie bi-cpomun in grand spe spe stan 

Pelago co-operuit eos devenerunt in profundum tamquam lapis 

spiiSre %in dryht* ge-puldrad is in megne sie spi^re honda iSine 

Dextera tua Domine glorificata est in virtute dextera manus tua 

dryhten ge-brec feond 

Domine confregit inimicos 

*] %orh mengu megen-^rymmes ^ines ^u foi^iSr^stes pi^er-brocan 

Et per multitudinem majestatis tue conteruisti adversaries 

iSu sendes eorre iSin *] et hie spe spe hahn i t^orh 

Misisti iram tuam et comedit eos tamquam stipulam et per 

gast eorsunge %inre to-daeled is peter 

spiritum iracimdiae tuae divisa est aqua 

heardadun spe spe pall peter heardadon y^e in midre 

Gelaverunt tamquam muros aquae gelaverunt fluctus in medio 

sae 

mare 

cpe^ feon oehtcnde icbe-foo daellu here-reaf ge-fyllu 

Dixit inimicus persequens conpraehendam partibo spolia replebo 

saple mine ic of-slea speorde minmn palde^ bond min 

animam meam interficiam gladio meo dominabitur manus mea 

iSu sendes gast %inne ^ ofer-prah hie sae bi-senctun spe spe 

Misisti spiritum tuum et operuit eos mare merserunt tamquam 

lead in petre iSaem strengestan 

plumbum in aqua validissima 




188 ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 

hpelc ge-lic iSe in godii dryht^ hpelc ge-lic €e puldor-fest in 

Quis similis tibi in diis Domine quis similis tibi gloriosus in 

halgu pundor-lic in megen-^iymmnm donde fore-becen 

Sanctis mirabilis in majestatibus faciens prodigia 

iSu aiSenedes iSa spi^ran %ine *] for-spalg hie eoiiSe steordes 

Extendisti dexteram tuam et devoravit eos terra gubemasti 

mid rehtpisniBse iSuae folc iSin iSiB iSst iSu ge^ireades 

justitia tua populum tuum hunc quern liberasti 

ypped earK in gne [sic] %inu "} in ge-reordnisse iSere halgan iSinre 

Exortus es in virtute tua et in refectione sancta tua 

ge-herdiin iSiode *] eorre periin sar be-fengun 

Audierunt gentes et iratae sunt dolores conpraehendenmt 

in-eardiende filisteos 

inhabitantes Philistim 

iSa oefeston ladtopas edomes ^ alder-men moab 

Tunc festinaverunt duces Edom et principes Mohabitarum 

ge>grap hie cpaecung 

adpraehendit eos tremor 

aspnndun alle in-eardiende ge-&]le ofer hie ege 

Tabuerunt omnes inhabitantes Chanaan decidat super eos timer 

*] cpaecung micehiisse eannes ^ines 

et tremor magnitudinis brachii tui 

rien ape spe stan oiS ^set leoreiS folc iSin dryht* o$ iSset 

Fiant tamquam lapis donee transeat populus tuus Domine usque 

iSonne geond-fereV folc ^in ^is iSaet iSubi-gete 

dum per transeat populus tuus hunc quem adquisisti 

in-gelaedes plantas hie in munt erfes ^ines ge-gearpada 

Induces plantas eos in montem hereditatis tue in praeparato 

eardung-huse %inu iSset ge-gearpades dryht* 

habitaculo tuo quod preparasti Domine 

halignisse iSine dryht* iSsdt ge-gearpadun honda ^ine 

Sanctimonium tuum Domine quod preparaverunt manus tuae 

dryht* iS\x ricsas in ecnisse *] in peoruld *] nu get 

Domine qui regnas in aeternum et in saeculum et adhuc 

for-i$on in-eode eorud faraones mid feoiSur-temum *] up-stigendu in 

Quia introivit equitatus Farao cum quadrigis et ascensoribus in 

sae ^ ge-Iaedde ofer hie dryht* peter sae 

mare et induxit super eos Dominus aquas maris 

beam so^lice eodun iSorh dryge ^orh midre 8§ 

Filii autem Israhel ambulaverunt per siccum per medium mare 



ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 189 



CANTICUM ABACCU PROFETAE. SEXTA FERIA. 

dryht* ic ge-herde ge-hernisse iSine ") on-dreord 

Domine audivi auditum tuum et timui 

ic sceapade peic ^in -;) forhtade 

Consideravi opera tua et expavi 

in midle tpoega netna cu^as 

In medio duorum animalium innotesceris 

^onne to-niolaecaiS get ^u on-cnapes 

Dum adpropiaveriiit anni cognosceris 

^onne to-cyine% tid o^eapes 

Dum advenerit tempus ostenderis 

in iSon iSonne ge-droefed bi% sapul min in eorre mildheortnisse 

In eo dum conturbata fuerit anima mea in ira misericordiae 

ge-myndig iSu bist 

mem or eris 

god fro libano cymeiS *] halig of munte scedehtum *) iSiccum 

Deus a Libano veniet et sanctus de monte umbroso et condenso 

ofer-prah heofenas megen-iSrym his ^ lofe his ful is eor^e 

Operuit caelos majestas ejus et laude ejus plena est terra 

birhtu his spe leht bi^ homas sind in hondii his 

Splendor ejus sicut lumen erit cornua simt in manibus ejus 

^er ge-trymed is megen puldres his *) sette birhtu tmme 

Ibi confirmata est virtus glorie ejus et posuit claritatem firmam 

strengu his 

fortitudini sue 

biforan onsiene his gae^ pord *] ut-gae^ in feldum foet his 

Ante faciem ejus ibit verbum et exibit in campis pedes ejus 

stodun "J on-styred pes eor^e 

steterunt et mota est terra 

ge-locade *) to-fleopun ^eode to-brocene sind muntas spi^lice 

Aspexit et defluxerunt gentes confracti sunt montes vehementer 

'J to-fleopim hyllas ece-lice siiS-fetas ecnisse his fore 

et defluxerunt colles aeternales itinera aeternitatis ejus prae 

ge-pinnu peres 

laboribus viri 

geteld sigelhearpena forhtiaiS geteld eorSan 

Tabernacula Aethiopum expavescent tabernacula terrae Madian 

ah in flodii %ines earres dryht* o^^e in flodu 

Num quid in fluminibus ira tua Domine aut in fluminibus 

hat-heortnis iS'm o^iSe in sae on-raes ^in 

furor tuus aut in mare impetus tuus 




190 ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 

fbr-iSon a-stigende arstiges ofer hon €in ^ eored iSin 

Quoniam ascendens ascendes super equos tuos et equitatus tuus 

haelu 

sanitas 

^eimende iSu aiSenes bogan iSiiine ofer cyne-iSrym cpelS dryht* 

Tendens extendes arcum tuum super sceptra dicit Dominus 

mid flodnm biiS to-sliten eoiiSe ge-seaiS Hec *] saigiaiS fbk 

Fluminibus scinditur terra videbunt te et dolebunt populi 

stregdende peter in lilS-fetiim his salde nioliuB stefiie his from 

Aspargens aquas in itineribus suis dedit abyssus vocem suam ab 

heanisse scin-hiopes his 

altitudine fantasiae suae 

up-ahefen is snime *] mona itod in endebyidniBse his 

Elevatus est sol et luna stetit in ordine suo 

in lehte scotunge %ine gaiS in birhtu l^te pepna 

In lumine jacula tua ibunt in splendore fulgoris armorum 

iSinra 

tuorum 

in neopeste fSiare ge-ponas eor^an *] in hat-heortnisse %inre 

In comminatione tua minorabis terrain et in furore tuo 

teles iSiode 

detrahes gentes 

i$u ge-stode in haelu folces ^ines iSsdi hale ge-doe cristas ^ine 

Existi in salutem populi tui ut salvos facias christos tuos 

sendes in heafudu un-rehtra deaiS ^u a-paehtes bende olS 

Misisti in capita iniquorum mortem excitasti vincula usque ad 

spir-ban 

cervices 

for-curfe in afiemiSange heafiid maehtigra bi^ on-styred in ^on 

Praecidisti in alienatione capita potentium movebuntur in ea 

^iode 

gentes 

on-tynaiS muiSasheara spe i$ear& eotende in degolnisse 

Adaperient ora sua sicut pauper edens in occulto 

sendes in sae hors ^in ge-droefende peter micelu 

Misisti in mare equos tuos turbantes aquas multas 

heold *] forhtade pomb min fro stefiie ge-bedes yeolera 

Custodivit et expavit venter mens a voce orationis labiorum 

minra 

meorum 

^ in-eode cpaecung in ban min *] under me ge-droefed is megen 

Et introivit tremor in ossa mea et subtus me turbata est virtus 

min 

mea 




ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 191 

ge-restu in dege ge>spencednisse minre iSaet ic a-stige to folce 

Requiescam in die tribulationis meae ut ascendam ad populum 

leornisse minre 

transmigrationis [m]ee 

for-^on fic-treop no to-bringe^ peste ^ ne bi^ cneoria in 

Quoniam ficus non adferat fructum et non erit generatio in 

pin-geardu 

vineis 

lega% perc ele-tres *] feldas ne doiS mettas 

Mentientur opus olive et campi non facient escas 

a-sprungun from mete Bcep *] ne bioiS in binne oexen 

Defecerunt ab esca oves et non erunt in presepio boves 

ic Bo^-lice in dryht' puldni ge-fio in gode haelende minu 

Ego autem in Domino gloriebor gaudebo in Deo Ihesu meo 

dryht* god megen min ge-sete foet mine in ge-endunge 

Domine Deus virtus mea constitue pedes meos in consum- 

^ ofer %a bean ge-seteiS mec iSadt ic ofer-spi^e in birhtu 

matione et super excelsa statuit me ut vincam in claritate 

bis 

ipsius 

CANTICUM DE VIT. 

bi-hald heofen t spreocu -j ge-here eorSe pord of muiSe minu 

Adtende caelum et loquar et audiat terra verba ex ore meo 

sie a-biden spe sp regen ge-sprec min -j a-stigen spe spe 

Exspectetur sicut pluvia eloquium meum et descendant sicut 

deap pord min 

ros verba mea 

spe spe scur ofer gred "j spe spe snap ofer beg for-%on 

Sicut imber super gramen et sicut nix super faenum quando 

noma dryht' ic ge-cegu 

nomen Domini invocabo 

sella^ micelnisse gode urum god so^e perc bis 'j 

Date magnitudinem Deo nostro Deus vera opera ejus et 

alle pegas bis domas 

omnes vie ejus judicia 

god 'ge-treope *) nis un-rebtpisnis in bim rebtpis *;) balig 

Deus fidelis et non est iniquitas in eo Justus et sanctus 

drybt' 

Dominus 

syngadun na-Ies bim beam un-pemme cneoris %peora -j for^<»rredu 

Peccaverunt non ei filii inmaculati natio prava et perversa 

$as drybt* ge-edleanades 

haec Domino retribuisti 



192 



ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 



spc folc dysig *) na-les inottur ahne €es illce ^a ear feder 

Sic plcbs fatua et iion sapiens nonne hie ipse tuns pater 

ge-site^ ^ec dyde iSec i ge-scop iJec 

possedit te fecit te et creavit te 



in mode hubbaiS dsegas peomlde 

In mcnte liabete dies saeculi 

cneorissa 

nationum 



on-geota^ ger cneoiisse 

intellegite annos nationis 



frign feder ^iiine *] segeiS iSe sldran %ine -j 

Interroga patreni tuum et adnuntiabit tibi seniores tuos et 
dicent tibi 

^onne to-daelciS Be hea ^iode to ^aem gemete to-strigde^ beam 

Cum dividerit excelsus gentes quemadmodum dispersit filios 

adames 

Adae 

sette endas %ieda after rime enga godes 

Statuit terminos gentium secundum numerum angelorum Dei 

T ge-porden pes dael drj-ht' fok his rap 

Et facta est pars Domini populus ejus Jacob funiculum 

erfe-pordnisse his 

hereditatis ejus Israhel 

genyhtsmniendne hine him dyde in pocstenne in iSun haetu %er ne 

Sufficientem cum sibi fecit in heremo in sitim caloris ubi non 

pes peter 

erat aqua 

ymb laedde hine ^ gc-laerde hine *] heold hine spe spe 

Circum duxit eum et erudivit eum et custodivit eimi sicut 

sian egan 

pupiliam oculi 

spe spe earn iSeceiS nest his *) ofer briddas his ge-set 

Sicut aquila tegit nidum suum et super puUos suos consedit 

aiSenede fi^ni his "j on-feng hie -j on-feng hie ofer ge-scyldru 

Expandit alas suas et accepit cos et suscepit eos super scapulas 

his 

suas 

dryht* ana laerde hie *] ne pes mid him god fremtSe 

Dominus solus docebat eos et non erat cum eis deus alienus 

to-gelaedde hie in strengu eorSan foedde hie cennende 

Adduxit eos in fortitudine terrae cibavit eos nascentias 

londa 

agrorum 

sucun hunig of stane *} ele of trumum stane 

Suxerunt mel de petra ^t oleum de firma petra 



ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 193 

ge-clystre oxna *) mile scepa mid smeorpa lobra -;} romma 

Botyrum bourn et lac ovium cum adipe agnorum et arietum 

beama fearra *] buccena mid smeorpe e^ra hpaetes *] 

filiorum taurorum et hircorum cum adipe renium tritici et 

blod pin-bergan 

sanguinem uvae 

drinceiS pin -j et iacob -j ge-fylled pes •) sporetteiS 

Bibit vinum et manducavit Jacob et satiatus est et recalcitravit 

se liofa 

dilectus 

faet ge-porden pes •) feettade -j ge-breded pes •) for-leort 

Pinguis factus est et incrassavit et dilatatus est et dereliquid 

god se dyde hine 'j ge-pat fr5 gode iSssm halpyndan his 

Deum qui fecit eum et recessit a Deo salutari suo 

on-scTmedun mec in frim^u in on-scimingu heara arpehtim 

Exacerbaverunt me in alienis in abhominationibus suis concita- 

mec 

verunt me 

on-segdun deoflu *] na-les gode godas iSa hie ne cuiSun 

Sacrificaverunt daemoniis et non Deo decs quos non noverunt 

niopinga cpomun to %aem %a nysstun feddras heara 

novi recentes venerunt quos nesciebant patres eorum 

god se %ec cende %u for-leorte ^ ofer-geotul earS god foedende 

Deum qui te genuit dereliquisti et oblitus es Deum alentem 

^ec 

te 

ge-saeh dryht' •) preocende pes t on-scimad pes fore eorre 

Vidit Dominus et zelatus est et exacervatus est propter iram 

beama his *] dohtra 

filiorimi suorum et filiarum 

•J cpeiS ic a-cemi on-siene mine firom him "j oteapu hpet biiS 

Et dixit avertam faciem meam ab eis et ostendam quid erit 

him ot nestan 

eis in novissimo 

for-^on cneoris iSpeora ^ for-cerredu beam in iSaem nis ge-lea& 

Quia generatio prava et perversa filii in quibus non est fides 

in him 

in ipsis 

hie in hat-heortnisse neddun mec *] narles in gode in eorre a-pehtuc 

Ipsi in zelo conpulerunt me et non in Deo in ira concita- 

mec in deoful-geldun heara 

verunt me in idolis suis 

II. c c 



i 



194 



ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 



*) ic in hat-heortniBse on-peg a-drifu hie *] na-les in ^iode in ^iode 

£t ego ill zelo expellam eos et non in gentem in gentem 

un-jinse bismeriu hie 

insipientem inritabo eos 

for-i$on fyr bom fro eorre minii ^ bom o% hel-pearan 

Quia ignis exarsit ab ira mea et ardebit usque ad inferos 

of-dnne 

deorsum 



et eor^e 

Comedit terra 

miinfca 

montium 



cennende hcara 

nascentias eorum 



bemde stealSeku 

concfemavit fundimenta 



ic ge-Bomniu in him yfel ^ strelas mine ge-fyllu in him 

Congeram in ipsis mala et sagittas meas consumabo in eis 



a-spindende hungra *] 

Tabescentes fame et 

un-gehaeleudlic 

insanibilis 



mete 

esca 



peran 

erimt 



fugla 

avium 



1 
et 



^enenis 

extensio 



beces 

dorsi 



toe^ pildcara ic sendu in him mid 

Dentes bestiarum inmittam in eis cum 

ofer eor^an 

super terram 

utan butan beamii biscereiS hie speord 

A foris sine filiis privavit eos gladius 

ege 

timor 



hat-heortnisae telendia 

furore trahentium 



*] in hond-emu 

et in prumptuariis 



gunge mid fsemnan mid steaiSul-festu aldum 

Juvenis cum virgine [la] c tans cum stabilito sene 

cpe^ ic to-Btregde hie bi-sceni so^-lice of monnu ge-mynd 

Dixit dispergam eos privabo autem ex hominibus memoriam 

heara 

eorum 

nybVe fore eorre fionda iSy laes longe tid sien ofer 

Nisi propter iram inimicorum ne longo tempore sint super 

eorSan 

terrain 

tSajt hie ne ge-deafien pi^er-brocu "j cpeiSen honda ure hea •} 

Ne consentiant adversariis et dicant manus nostra excelsa et 

na-lcB god dyde ^aes all 

lion Deus fecit haec omnia 



for-tSon tSiod for-lorenu ge-iSehte is •} nis in him ^iodscipe 

Qui agens perdito consilio est et non est in eis disciplina 



ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 195 

ne hogedon on-geatan ^as on-fo^ in to-poriSre tide 

Non sapuerunt intellegere haec percipient in future tempore 

h ape efter-fylge^ an iSusend -j tpegen on-pendeiS ten 

Quomodo persequitur unus mille et duo transmovebunt dena 

iSusendu 

milia 

nem^e for-iSon dryht' under-^iodde hie -j god salde hie 

Nisi quia Dominus subdidit eos et Deus tradidit illos 

for-i$on nis god ur spe spe godas heara fiond so^-lice 

Quia non est Deus noster sicut dii illorum inimici autem 

lire un-ondgetfulle 

nostri insensati 

of pin-gearde so%-l . . sodom-pearena pin-treo heara ^ opestem heara of 

Ex vinea enim Sodomorum vitis eorum et propago eorum ex 

gomorra 

Gomorra 

pin-bergan pin-bergan gallan 

Uva eorum uva fellis botrus amaritudo ipsis 

hat-heortnis draecena pin heara "j hat-heortnis nedrena 

Furor draconum vinum eorum et furor aspidum 

un-gehaeledlic 

insanabilis 

ahne iSas ge-somnade sind mid mec -) ge-tacnad in gold-hordam 

Nonne haec congregata sunt apud me et signata in thesauris 

minu 

ineis 

in dege prece ic geldu him in tid on i$a a-sliden bi^ fot 

In die ultionis reddam illis in tempore quo lapsus fuerit pes 

heara 

eorum 

for-i$on neh is deg for-leoreni&se heara *] ^as sind geaiu 

Quia prope est dies perditionis eorum et haec sunt parata 

eop 

vobis 

for-iSon doemeiS dryht' folc his -] in ^iopum hia 

Quia judicabit Dominus populum suum et in servis suis 

bi^ froefred 

consolabitur 

ge-saeh so^lice hie ge-spencte *] a-sprongne in si^-laednisse *] to-lesde 

Yidit enim eos fatigatos et defectos in abductione et dissolutos 

*] cpeiS hper sind godas heara in ^aem ge ge-treopdun in him 

Et dixit uoi sunt dii illorum in quibus confidebatis in ipsis 




196 ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 

%eara smeoru on-segdnissa ge-eton *] dnmcun pin 

Quorum adipem sacrificiorum colebatis et edebatis vinum 

on-segdnisse heara 

libationis eorum 

a-risen nu ge-fultumen eopic *] sien eop ge-8cildend 

Exsurgant nunc adjuvent vos et fiant vobis protectores 

ge-sia% ge-sia^ for-^on ic earn god *] nis oiSer butan 

Videte videte quoniam ego sum Deus et non est alius praeter 

me 

me 

ic of-slea *] lifgan ge-dom slea *] ic ge-haelu *] nis 

Ego occidam et videre faciam percutiam et ego sanabo et non est 

se-iSe ge-nerge of hondum minu 

qui eripicat de manibus meis 

for-%on ic a-firru in heofen hond mine '^ spergu iSorh tSa spiiSian 

Quia tollam in caelum manum meam et jurabo per dexteram 

mine *] cpeo^u ic lifgu in ecnisse 

meam et dicam vivo ego in aetemum 

for-iSon ic arscerpu spe spe legitu speord min *) doeiS dom 

Quia exacuam velut fulgur gladium meum et agat judicium 

hond min 

manus mea 

*) ge-edleaniu dom feondii ^ iSissu i$a fiodun mec 

Et retribuam judicium inimicis et his qui oderunt me 

ic gildu 

reddam 

in-drencu straelas mine in blode *) speord min ite^ 

Inebriabo sagittas meas in sanguine et gladius meus manducabit 

fl^sc 

cames 

from blode ge-pundedra ^ heftnede from heafde alder-monna 

A sanguine vulneratorum et captivitate a capita principum 

feonda 

inimicorum 

blissiaiS heofenas somud mid bine ") peor^ien bine alle engla,3 

Laetamini caeli simul cum eo et adorent eum omnes angeli 

godes 

Dei 

blissiaiS iSiode somud mid folce bis *] ge-trymen bine 

Laetamini gentes simul cum populo ejus et confirment eum 

all beam godes 

omnes filii Dei 



ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 197 

for-i5on blod bearna his biiS ge-scildeiS -j he ge-scilded •) ge-edleanaiS 

Quia sanguis filiorum ejus defendetur et defendet et retribuet 

dom fiondu *] ^issu %a fiodun hine gildeiS 

judicium inimicis et his qui oderunt eum reddet 

*7 ge-clasnai5 dryhten eoriSan folces his 

Et mundabit Dominus terrain populi sui 



HYMNUM TRIUM PUERORUM 



bledsiaiS all perc dryhtnes dryhten 

Benedicite omnia opera Domini Dominum 

bledsiaiS heofenas dryht* bledsia^ englas dryhtnes 

Benedicite caeli Dominum benedicite angeli Domini 

dryhten 

Dominum 

bledsia^ peter %a ofer heofenas sind dryht^ bledsia^ 

Benedicite aquae quae super caelos sunt Dominum benedicite 

all megen dryhtenes dryhten 

omnes virtutes Domini Dominum 

bledsiaiS sunne ^ mona dryhten bledsia^ steorran heofenes 

Benedicite sol et luna Dominum benedicite stellae caeli 

dryht' 

Dominum 

bledsiaiS scur *] deap dryht* bledsia^ alle gastas 

Benedicite imber et ros Dominum benedicite omnes spiritus 

dryhten 

Dominum 

bledsiaiS fyr t sumur dryht' bledsiaiS naeht •) deg 

Benedicite ignis et aestus Dominum benedicite noctes et dies 

dryht' 

Dominum 

bledsiaiS iSeostru ^ leht dryhten bledsiaiS cele -j 

Benedicite tenebre et lumen Dominum benedicite frigus et 

haetu dryht' 

caumas Dominum 

bledsiaiS forstas -j snap dryht' bled' legite •) polcen 

Benedicite pruina et nives Dominum benedicite fulgura et nubes 

dryht' 

Dominum 

bledsie eoriSe dryht' bledsiaiS muntas -j hyllas dryht' 

Benedicite terra Dominum benedicite montes et coUes Dominum 




198 ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 

bledfliaiS all a-cennende eoriSan dryht* 

Benedicite omnia nascentia terrae Dominum 

bled* sae *] flodas diyht* bledaiaiS paellan 

Benedicite maria et flumina Dominum benedicite fontes 

dryht' 

Dominum 

bled' hpalas t all fSa bioiS on-stjred in petra dryht* 

Benedicite ceti et omnia quae moventur in aquis Dominum 

bled' fuglas heofenes dryht' 

benedicite volucres caeli Dominum 

bledsia^ pild-deor ^ all netenu dryht' bled' beam 

Benedicite bestie et universa pecora Dominum benedicite filii 

monna dryht' 

hominum Dominum 

bledsie isra' dryht' 

Benedicite Israhel Dominum 

bled' biscopas drybtnes dryhten bledsiatS iSiopas 

Benedicite sacerdotes Domini Dominum benedicite send 

diyhtnes dryht' 

Domini Dominum 

bledsiaiS gastas *] sape reht-pisre dryht' bled' 

Benedicite spiritus et animae justorum Dominum benedicite 

halge *] ea^mode on heortan dryht' bled' 

sancti et humiles corde Dominum benedicite Ananias Azarias 

•J dryht' 

et Misahel Dominum 

bledsien pe feder ^ sunu ^ iSone halgan gast 

Benedicamus Patrem et Filium et Sanctum Spiritum 

heigen pe *] up hebben pe hine in peomlde 

Laudaemus et super exaltaemus eum in saecula 

ge-bledsad ear^ in trymenisse heofenes *] hergend-lic *] up 

Benedictus es in firmamento caeli et laudabilis et super 

a-hefen in peorulde 

exaltatus in saecula 



ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 199 



CANTICUM ZACHARIAE SACERDOTIS 

ge-bledsad dryht' god isra' for-Xon neasede -j dyde 

Benedictus Dominus Deus Israhel quia visitavit et fecit 

a-lesednisse folces his 

redemptionem plebi suae 

'^ a-rehte hom haelu us in huse dauiiSes cnelites His 

Et erexit coinu salutis nobis in domo David pueri sui 

spe spreocende pes iSorh muiS haligra his pitgena %a 

Sicut locutus est per os sanctorum suorum prophetarum qui 

fro peorulde sind 

a saccule sunt 

*7 ge-freade nsic from fiondum urii *) of honda alia iSa 

Et liberavit nos ab inimicis nostris et de manu omnium qui 

usic iiodun 

nos oderunt 

to donne mild-heortnisse mid fedru unim *] ge-munan 

Ad faciendam misericordiam cum patribus nostris et memorari 

cytSnisse his haligre 

testamenti sui sancti 

^one spergendan a^ i$one he spor to abrahame feder urum 

Jusjurandum quod juravit ad Abraham patrem nostrum 

sellende hine us 

daturum se nobis 

^aet butan ege of hondum fionda uia g^-freade 

Ut sine timore de manibus inimicorum nostrorum liberati 

pe ^ipgen him 

serviamus illi 

in halignisse *] reht-pisnisse bi-foran him allu dsegum urii 

In sanctitate et justitia coram ipso omnibus diebus nostris 

*7 ivL cneht pitga i$es hestan i$u bist ge-ced fore-gaest so^lice 

Et tu puer propheta Altissimi vocaveris praeibis enim 

bi-foran on-siene dryht* gearpian pegas his 

ante faciem Domini parare vias ejus 

to sellenne pisdom haelu folce his in fore-letnisse synna 

Ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus in remissione peccato- 

minra [sic] 

rum eorum 

^orh in-no%as mild-heortnisse godes ures in %aem neasade usic 

Per viscera misericordiae Dei nostri in quibus visitavit nos 

ufan-cumende of heanisse 

oriens ex alto 

in-lihtan %issum i$a in i$eostru *;| in deai$es [sic] dea^es sittaiS to 

Inluminare his qui in tenebris et in umbra mortis sedent ad 

ge-reecenne foet ure in peg sibbe 

dirigendos pedes nostros in viam pacis 




^00 ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 



CANTICUM SANCTAE MARIAE 
micla^ Bapul min dryht* *) ge-fiieh gast min in 

Magnificavit anima niea Dominum et exultavit spiritus meus in 

gode halpyndum minnu 

Deo salutari meo 

for-^on he ge-locade eaiSmodnlBse minenes his sehSe so^Iice of ^issa 

Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae sue ecce enim ex hoc 

eadge mic cpeoi$a% alle cneorisse 

beatam me dicent omnes generationes 

for-i$on dyde me iSa miclan se maehtig is *] halig noma 

Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est et sanctum nomen 

his 

ejus 

-) mild-heortnis his fro cynne in cyn on-dredendu hine 

Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenie timentibus eum 

dyde maehte in earme his to-stregd ofer-hogan on mode heortan 

Fecit potentiam in brachio suo dispersit superbos mente cordis 

his 

sui 

of-dune sette maehtge of selde *] up-ahof eaiSmode 

Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles 

hyngiende ge-fylde godum '^ peolig for-leort idel-hende 

Esurientes ^ implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes 

on-foei$ * cneht his ge-myndig mild-heortnisse his 

Suscipit Israhel puerum suum recordatus misericordiae suae 

spe spreocende pes to feadnim uram abram *] sede his 

Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros Abraham et semini ejus 

0^ in peorold 

usque in saeculum 



HYMNUM AD MATUTINOS 



birhtu feder-lices puldres 

Splendor paternae gloriae 

of lehte leht foriS-bringende 

De luce lucem praeferens 

leht lehtes *] paelle lehtes 

Lux lucis et fons luminis 

deg daega in-lihtende 

Dies dierum inluminans 




ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 201 

*7 sod sunne in pege scinende mid scuinian %ropian *] lioma 

Verusque sol in labere Micans nitore perpeti Jubarque 

halges gastes in-geot urum ge-hygdum 

Sancti Spiritus Infundens nostris sensibus 

p ilium cegen pe to feder feder eces puldres feder 

Votis vocemus ad Patrem Patrem perennis gloriae Patrem 

m^htigre gefe 

potentis gratiae 

scild ge-beged glidder 

Culpam redegit lubricam 

ge-hiopaiS dede strece toiS ge-begei$ efes . . sael ge-pynsumie 

Informet actus strenuos Dentem retundat im . . Casus secundet 

roe^e selle to donne gefe 

asperos Donet gerendi gratiam 

mod steered *] reced cl^ne ge-treopum lichoman 

Mentem gubernet et regat Castos fideli corpore 

86 reht ge-lea£% mid haetu palle &enes atur nyte 

Fides calore ferveat Fraudis venena nesciat 

•;( crist us sie mete "j drync ur sie ge-leafa bliiSe 

Christusque nobis sit cibus Potusque noster sit fides Laeti 

drincen pe ge-dungenlice druncennisse gastes 

bibamus sobrie Ebrietatem spiritus 

blide deg des leore cl^nnes sie daet on-sermargen se rehta ge-leafa 

Laetus dies hie transeat Pudor sit ut delucuio Fides 

spe spe midne-deg deg-red mod nyte deg-red ryne 

velut meridies Crepusculum mens nesciat Aurora cursus 

ford-peged deg-red all foriS-yped in feder all sunn -j all in 

provehit Aurora totus prodeat In Patre totus Filius Et totus in 

porde feder 

Verbo Pater 

puldur de feder puldur daem an-cendan somud mid dy halgan 

Gloria tibi Pater Gloria Unigenito Una cum Sancto 

gaste in dere ecan peoruldie 

Spiritu In sempiterna saecula 



HYMNUM VESPERTINUM 
sceppend alra *] heofenes reccere gerpende deg mid plitige lehte 

Creator omnium polique rector vestiens diem decoro lumine 

nueht slepes gefe 

noctem soporis gratia 

liomu to-ledse daet sie rest a-gefe ge-pinnes ge-punan *] mod 

Artus solutos ut quies reddat labores usui mentesque 

poerigu ge-lihte "j popas on-lese ge-nerpde 

fessas allevet luctusque solvat ancxios 

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202 ECCLESIASTICAL HYMNS. 

iSoncas doenn nu i$a dege *] naelite up-c3rnie boene ge-hatu seyldge 

Gratis peracto jam die et noctis exortum pieces votis reos 

iSst iSu ge-fultume himen singende pe on-leta^ 

ut adjubes hymnum canentes solvimus 

iSec heortan ^sem nii$erlican hleoi$ria^ %ec stefen smoeiSu hlydeiS iSec 

Te cordis ima concinant te vox canora concrepet te 

lufai$ cl§De lufe iSec mod poer^a^ ge-iSungen 

diligat castus amor te mens adoret sobria 

*] mitte grand bi-lucei$ deg dimnes naehta se rehta ge-leafii 

Et cum profunda clauserit diem caligo npctium fides 

iSeostru nyte ^ naeht ge-treopu lihte^ 

tenebras nesciat et nox fidelis luceat 

slepan mod ne let ^u slepan scyld cuime daene ge-kafa 

Dormire mentem ne sinas dormire culpa noverit castus fides 

coelende slepes smec ge-metgie 

refrigerans somni vaporem temperet 

on-gered ge-hygde glidderre iSec heortan iSn hean slepaiS ^y-laes fiondes 

Exuta sensu lubrico te cordis alta somnient nee hostis 

iSes efestgun fecna fyrhtu stille a-pecce 

invidi dole pavor quietos suscitet 

crist bidden pe *] feder cristes ^ feadur gast an 

Christum rogamus et Patrem Christi Patrisque Spiritum unum 

maehtig %orh all hirt biddende iSrines 

potens per omnia fove precantes trinitas 

puldur iSe feder 

Gloria tibi Pater 



HYMNUM DIEBUS DOMINICIS 

cyning ece drybt* piscna sceppend alra fSu pere ar 

Rex aeteme Domine rerum creator omnium qui eras ante 

peorulde aa mid feder snnu 

saecula semper cum Patre Filius 

i$u middan-geardes in fruman ge-hiopadas mon iS«m 

Qui mundi in primordio Adam plasmasti hominem cui 

iSinne on-licnisse ondpliotan saldes ge-licne 

tue imaginis vultum dedisti similem 

^one dioful bi-spac fiond mennewes cynnes iSes i$a hiop 

Quem diabolus deceperat hostis humani generis cujus tu for mam 

lichoman ge-nioman ge-meode ^u pere 

corporis adsumere dignatus es 



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