The Paris Psalter: Psalm 52
The archive, offline Own the Wisdom of the Ages Every text in the library on a single USB drive. Read offline, cite freely, keep forever. No subscription required.
Buy USB Drive Now $127.00
The Paris Psalter: Psalm 52
Verse Indeterminate Saxon
- On his heortan cwæð unhydig sum,
ungleawlice, þætte god nære;
heo onsceoniendlice syndon gewordene
and heora willan wraðe besmitene.
- 5
- Næs þa goddoend se þe god wiste,
ne an furðum ealra wære.
þa of heofenum beseah halig drihten
ofer manna bearn, hwæðer his mihta ða
andgyt ænig ealra hæfde,
- 10
- oððe god wolde georne secan.
Ealle heo on ane idelnesse
symle besegan; þa wæs soð nan mann
þe god wolde georne wyrcan;
ne an furþum ealra wære.
- 15
- Ac ge þæs ealle ne magon andgyt habban
þe unrihtes elne wyrceað
and min folc fretað swa fælne hlaf,
ne hio god wyllað georne ciegan;
þær hio forhtigað, frecnes egesan
- 20
- æniges ne þurfon.
Forþam manna ban mihtig drihten
liste tosceadeð, þa him liciað;
beoð þa gehyrwede þe forhycggeað god.
Hwylc Israela ece hælu
- 25
- syleð of Sione nymðe sylfa god,
þonne he his folc fægere alyseð
of hæftnyde, halig drihten?
þonne Iacob byð on glædum sælum
and Israelas ealle bliðe.
Comments and social are coming soon
Reader conversations and shared activity will appear here.
140 of 353 Chapter 0% Book 39% ~1 min left
