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[1] The title of the seuenetenthe salm. To victorie, the word of the Lord to Dauid; which spak the wordis of this song, in the dai in which the Lord delyuerede hym fro the hond of alle hise enemyes, and fro the hond of Saul; and he seide:
[2] Lord, my strengthe, Y schal loue thee; the Lord is my stidfastnesse, and my refuyt, and mi deliuerere.
[3] Mi God is myn helpere; and Y schal hope in to hym. My defendere, and the horn of myn helthe; and myn vptakere.
[4] I schal preise, and ynwardli clepe the Lord; and Y schal be saaf fro myn enemyes.
[5] The sorewis of deth cumpassiden me; and the strondis of wickidnesse disturbliden me.
[6] The sorewis of helle cumpassiden me; the snaris of deeth `bifor ocupieden me.
[7] In my tribulacioun Y inwardli clepide the Lord; and Y criede to my God. And he herde my vois fro his hooli temple; and my cry in his siyt entride in to hise eeris.
[8] The erthe was mouede togidere, and tremblede togidere; the foundementis of hillis weren troblid togidere, and weren moued togidere; for he was wrooth to hem.
[9] Smoke stiede in the ire of hym, and fier brente out fro his face; coolis weren kyndlid of hym.
[10] He bowide doun heuenes, and cam doun; and derknesse was vndur hise feet.
[11] And he stiede on cherubym, and flei; he fley ouer the pennes of wyndis.
[12] And he settide derknesses his hidyng place, his tabernacle `in his cumpas; derk water was in the cloudes of the lowere eir.
[13] Ful cleer cloudis passiden in his siyt; hail and the coolis of fier.
[14] And the Lord thundrid fro heuene; and the hiyeste yaf his vois, hail and the coolis of fier `camen doun.
[15] And he sente hise arowis, and distriede tho men; he multipliede leytis, and disturblide tho men.
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