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Chapter 55
Psal Wycliffe 55:1  The title of the fyue and fiftithe salm. `In Ebreu thus, To the ouercomyng on the doumb culuer of fer drawing awei, the comely song of Dauid, whanne Filisteis helden hym in Geth. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer for the doumb culuer, for it yede awei fer. Dauid meke and symple made this salm, whanne Palesteyns helden hym in Geth.
Psal Wycliffe 55:2  God, haue thou merci on me, for a man hath defoulid me; al dai he impugnyde, and troublide me.
Psal Wycliffe 55:3  Myn enemyes defouliden me al dai; for manye fiyteris weren ayens me.
Psal Wycliffe 55:4  Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.
Psal Wycliffe 55:5  In God Y schal preise my wordis; Y hopide in God, Y schal not drede what thing fleisch schal do to me.
Psal Wycliffe 55:6  Al dai thei cursiden my wordis; ayens me alle her thouytis weren in to yuel.
Psal Wycliffe 55:7  Thei schulen dwelle, and schulen hide; thei schulen aspie myn heele.
Psal Wycliffe 55:8  As thei abiden my lijf, for nouyt schalt thou make hem saaf; in ire thou schalt breke togidre puplis.
Psal Wycliffe 55:9  God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;
Psal Wycliffe 55:10  thanne myn enemyes schulen be turned abak. In what euere dai Y schal inwardli clepe thee; lo! Y haue knowe, that thou art my God.
Psal Wycliffe 55:11  In God Y schal preise a word; in the Lord Y schal preyse a word. Y schal hope in God; Y schal not drede what thing a man schal do to me.
Psal Wycliffe 55:12  God, thin auowis ben in me; whiche Y schal yelde heriyngis to thee.
Psal Wycliffe 55:13  For thou hast delyuerid my lijf fro deth, and my feet fro slidyng; that Y pleese bifore God in the liyt of hem that lyuen.