Psalms 39
David's care of his thoughts.
Psalms 39:1 {The title of the eiyte and threttithe salm. For victorie, to Iditum, the song of Dauid.} I seide, Y schal kepe my weies; that Y trespasse not in my tunge. I settide kepyng to my mouth; whanne a synnere stood ayens me. Psalms 39:2 I was doumb, and was mekid ful gretli, and was stille fro goodis; and my sorewe was renulid. Psalms 39:3 Myn herte was hoot with ynne me; and fier schal brenne out in my thenkyng.
The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life,
Psalms 39:4 I spak in my tunge; Lord, make thou myn eende knowun to me. And the noumbre of my daies what it is; that Y wite, what failith to me. Psalms 39:5 Lo! thou hast set my daies mesurable; and my substaunce is as nouyt bifor thee. Netheles al vanytee; ech man lyuynge. Psalms 39:6 Netheles a man passith in ymage; but also he is disturblid veynli. He tresorith; and he noot, to whom he schal gadere tho thingis.
the reverence of God's judgments,
Psalms 39:7 And now which is myn abiding? whether not the Lord? and my substaunce is at thee. Psalms 39:8 Delyuere thou me fro alle my wickidnessis; thou hast youe me schenschip to the vnkunnynge. Psalms 39:9 I was doumbe, and openyde not my mouth; for thou hast maad,
and prayer, are his bridles of impatience.
Psalms 39:10 remoue thou thi woundis fro me. Fro the strengthe of thin hond Y failide in blamyngis; Psalms 39:11 for wickidnesse thou hast chastisid man. And thou madist his lijf to faile as an yreyne; netheles ech man is disturblid in veyn. Psalms 39:12 Lord, here thou my preier and my bisechyng; perseyue thou with eeris my teeris. Be thou not stille, for Y am a comelyng at thee; and a pilgrime, as alle my fadris. Psalms 39:13 Foryyue thou to me, that Y be refreischid, bifor that Y go; and Y schal no more be.
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