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[1] The `title of the two and seuentithe salm. `The salm of Asaph. God of Israel is ful good; to hem that ben of riytful herte.
[2] But my feet weren moued almeest; my steppis weren sched out almeest.
[3] For Y louede feruentli on wickid men; seynge the pees of synneris.
[4] For biholdyng is not to the deth of hem; and stidefastnesse in the sikenesse of hem.
[5] Thei ben not in the trauel of men; and thei schulen not be betun with men.
[6] Therfore pride helde hem; thei weren hilid with her wickidnesse and vnfeithfulnesse.
[7] The wickidnesse of hem cam forth as of fatnesse; thei yeden in to desire of herte.
[8] Thei thouyten and spaken weiwardnesse; thei spaken wickidnesse an hiy.
[9] Thei puttiden her mouth in to heuene; and her tunge passide in erthe.
[10] Therfor my puple schal be conuertid here; and fulle daies schulen be foundun in hem.
[11] And thei seiden, How woot God; and whether kunnyng is an heiye, `that is, in heuene?
[12] Lo! thilke synneris and hauynge aboundance in the world; helden richessis.
[13] And Y seide, Therfor without cause Y iustifiede myn herte; and waischide myn hoondis among innocentis.
[14] And Y was betun al dai; and my chastisyng was in morutidis.
[15] If Y seide, Y schal telle thus; lo! Y repreuede the nacioun of thi sones.
[16] I gesside, that Y schulde knowe this; trauel is bifore me.
[17] Til Y entre in to the seyntuarie of God; and vndurstonde in the last thingis of hem.
[18] Netheles for gilis thou hast put to hem; thou castidist hem doun, while thei weren reisid.
[19] Hou ben thei maad into desolacioun; thei failiden sodeynli, thei perischiden for her wickidnesse.
[20] As the dreem of men that risen; Lord, thou schalt dryue her ymage to nouyt in thi citee.
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