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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]Butmy feet weren moued almeest; my steppis weren sched out almeest.
[3]ForY louede feruentli on wickid men; seynge the pees of synneris.
[4]Forbiholdyng is not to the deth of hem; and stidefastnesse in the sikenesse of hem.
[5]Theiben not in the trauel of men; and thei schulen not be betun with men.
[6]Therforepride helde hem; thei weren hilid with her wickidnesse and vnfeithfulnesse.
[7]Thewickidnesse of hem cam forth as of fatnesse; thei yeden in to desire of herte.
[8]Theithouyten and spaken weiwardnesse; thei spaken wickidnesse an hiy.
[9]Theiputtiden her mouth in to heuene; and her tunge passide in erthe.
[10]Therformy puple schal be conuertid here; and fulle daies schulen be foundun in hem.
[11]Andthei 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]AndY seide, Therfor without cause Y iustifiede myn herte; and waischide myn hoondis among innocentis.
[14]AndY was betun al dai; and my chastisyng was in morutidis.
[15]IfY seide, Y schal telle thus; lo! Y repreuede the nacioun of thi sones.
[16]Igesside, that Y schulde knowe this; trauel is bifore me.
[17]TilY entre in to the seyntuarie of God; and vndurstonde in the last thingis of hem.
[18]Nethelesfor gilis thou hast put to hem; thou castidist hem doun, while thei weren reisid.
[19]Houben thei maad into desolacioun; thei failiden sodeynli, thei perischiden for her wickidnesse.
[20]Asthe dreem of men that risen; Lord, thou schalt dryue her ymage to nouyt in thi citee.
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