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[1] The title 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] Synge ye to hym, and seie ye salm to him, and telle ye alle hise merueylis;
[3] be ye preisid in his hooli name. The herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad;
[4] seke ye the Lord, and be ye confermed; seke ye euere his face.
[5] Haue ye mynde on hise merueilis, whiche he dide; on his grete wondris, and domes of his mouth.
[6] The seed of Abraham, his seruaunt; the sones of Jacob, his chosun man.
[7] He is oure Lord God; hise domes ben in al the erthe.
[8] He was myndeful of his testament in to the world; of the word which he comaundide in to a thousynde generaciouns.
[9] Which he disposide to Abraham; and of his ooth to Isaac.
[10] And he ordeynede it to Jacob in to a comaundement; and to Israel in to euerlastinge testament.
[11] And he seide, I shal yiue to thee the lond of Canaan; the cord of youre eritage.
[12] Whanne thei weren in a litil noumbre; and the comelingis of hem weren ful fewe.
[13] And thei passiden fro folk in to folk; and fro a rewme in to another puple.
[14] He lefte not a man to anoye hem; and he chastiside kyngis for hem.
[15] Nile ye touche my cristis; and nyle ye do wickidli among my prophetis.
[16] And God clepide hungir on erthe; and he wastide al the stidefastnesse of breed.
[17] He sente a man bifore hem; Joseph was seeld in to a seruaunt.
[18] Thei maden lowe hise feet in stockis, irun passide by his soule; til the word of him cam.
[19] The speche of the Lord enflawmede him;
[20] the king sente and vnbond hym; the prince of puplis sente and delyuerede him.
[21] He ordeynede him the lord of his hous; and the prince of al his possessioun.
[22] That he schulde lerne hise princis as him silf; and that he schulde teche hise elde men prudence.
[23] And Israel entride in to Egipt; and Jacob was a comeling in the lond of Cham.
[24] And God encreesside his puple greetli; and made hym stidefast on hise enemyes.
[25] He turnede the herte of hem, that thei hatiden his puple; and diden gile ayens hise seruauntis.
[26] He sent Moises, his seruaunt; thilke Aaron, whom he chees.
[27] He puttide in hem the wordis of hise myraclis; and of hise grete wondris in the lond of Cham.
[28] He sente derknessis, and made derk; and he made not bitter hise wordis.
[29] He turnede the watris of hem in to blood; and he killide the fischis of hem.
[30] And the lond of hem yaf paddoks; in the priue places of the kyngis of hem.
[31] God seide, and a fleische flie cam; and gnattis in alle the coostis of hem.
[32] He settide her reynes hail; fier brennynge in the lond of hem.
[33] And he smoot the vynes of hem, and the fige trees of hem; and al to-brak the tree of the coostis of hem.
[34] He seide, and a locuste cam; and a bruk of which was noon noumbre.
[35] And it eet al the hey in the lond of hem; and it eet al the fruyt of the lond of hem.
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