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[1]Thetitle of the hundrid and fourthe salm. Alleluya. Knouleche ye to the Lord, and inwardli clepe ye his name; telle ye hise werkis among hethen men.
[2]Syngeye to hym, and seie ye salm to him, and telle ye alle hise merueylis;
[3]beye preisid in his hooli name. The herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad;
[4]sekeye the Lord, and be ye confermed; seke ye euere his face.
[5]Haueye mynde on hise merueilis, whiche he dide; on his grete wondris, and domes of his mouth.
[6]Theseed of Abraham, his seruaunt; the sones of Jacob, his chosun man.
[7]Heis oure Lord God; hise domes ben in al the erthe.
[8]Hewas myndeful of his testament in to the world; of the word which he comaundide in to a thousynde generaciouns.
[9]Whichhe disposide to Abraham; and of his ooth to Isaac.
[10]Andhe ordeynede it to Jacob in to a comaundement; and to Israel in to euerlastinge testament.
[11]Andhe seide, I shal yiue to thee the lond of Canaan; the cord of youre eritage.
[12]Whannethei weren in a litil noumbre; and the comelingis of hem weren ful fewe.
[13]Andthei passiden fro folk in to folk; and fro a rewme in to another puple.
[14]Helefte not a man to anoye hem; and he chastiside kyngis for hem.
[15]Nileye touche my cristis; and nyle ye do wickidli among my prophetis.
[16]AndGod clepide hungir on erthe; and he wastide al the stidefastnesse of breed.
[17]Hesente a man bifore hem; Joseph was seeld in to a seruaunt.
[18]Theimaden lowe hise feet in stockis, irun passide by his soule; til the word of him cam.
[19]Thespeche of the Lord enflawmede him;
[20]theking sente and vnbond hym; the prince of puplis sente and delyuerede him.
[21]Heordeynede him the lord of his hous; and the prince of al his possessioun.
[22]Thathe schulde lerne hise princis as him silf; and that he schulde teche hise elde men prudence.
[23]AndIsrael entride in to Egipt; and Jacob was a comeling in the lond of Cham.
[24]AndGod encreesside his puple greetli; and made hym stidefast on hise enemyes.
[25]Heturnede the herte of hem, that thei hatiden his puple; and diden gile ayens hise seruauntis.
[26]Hesent Moises, his seruaunt; thilke Aaron, whom he chees.
[27]Heputtide in hem the wordis of hise myraclis; and of hise grete wondris in the lond of Cham.
[28]Hesente derknessis, and made derk; and he made not bitter hise wordis.
[29]Heturnede the watris of hem in to blood; and he killide the fischis of hem.
[30]Andthe lond of hem yaf paddoks; in the priue places of the kyngis of hem.
[31]Godseide, and a fleische flie cam; and gnattis in alle the coostis of hem.
[32]Hesettide her reynes hail; fier brennynge in the lond of hem.
[33]Andhe smoot the vynes of hem, and the fige trees of hem; and al to-brak the tree of the coostis of hem.
[34]Heseide, and a locuste cam; and a bruk of which was noon noumbre.
[35]Andit eet al the hey in the lond of hem; and it eet al the fruyt of the lond of hem.
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