<County: Yorkshire West Riding>
<Code: L0191>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 1770>
<Text: Psalter>
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<fol. 160r>Wites fra alle yat wirke wit ying
For lauerd herd steuen of mi weping
Herd lauerd besekinge of me .
Lauerd mi bede kep has he .
Ya shame and be let alle mi fas swiftli
Yai be turned and shame swiye radli
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Lauerd mi god in ye hoped . i .
Sauf make you me for yi
Fra alle yat are me filyhande
And lese me out of yar hande
Leswhenne reue he als lioun
Saule mine to bring it doun .
Whil nan is yat bies rith .
Ne sauf makes day ne nith .
Lauerd mi god if . i . do yis .
Ware wickednes in mi hende is .
Jf . i . 3held yheldand me iuels . i . falle
Gilti fra mi fas unnait alle
Filyes saule mine ye fa
And gripes fortredes als swa
Jn erye mi blisse with wa .
Jn dust ledes yar hit com fra .
And upheue mendes of fas mine .
Ris lauerd in w[r]agh yine
And ris lauerd in bode you send to be
And kirk of folk sal umgiue ye .
And for yat again turne in heth
Lauerd demes folke ful reth
Deme me lauerd after mi rithwisnes
And oner me after min underandnes .
Nigh of sinful ended be
And rith sale you rithwis to ye
Ransakand yar hertes clene
And yar neres god bidene .
Rith help min fra god in quert .
Yat sauf mas rithwis of hert
God demer rith strang and yholand
<fol. 160v>Nou wrathes be alle daies in land .
Bot 3he turne he shakes his swerd of stele .
He bent his bogh and graiyed it wele .
And in it he graiyed lomes of dede
His arwes he made to brennand rede
Loke he kineled unrihtwisnes
Onfong soryhe and bare witnes .
Ye slogh he opened and grof with spade .
And in dike felle he yat he made .
Turne his soryhe in heued with alle .
And in his scalp his wickednes dounfalle .
J sal skriue to lauerd after is rithwisnes .
And to lauerdes name heghist es .
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Lauerd our lauerd hou selkouth isse .
Nam yin in al erye yisse .
For uphouen is yi mikelhode .
Ouer heuenes yat are brode .
Of mouth of childer and soukande .
Made you lof yurgh ye lande .
For yi fas yat you fordo .
Ye fa ye wreker him unto
For . i . sal se yine heuenes hegh
And werkes of yi fingres slegh .
Mone and sternes bayhe ya .
Whilk yat you stayheled swa .
Wat is man yat you menes him
Or mannes son for you sekes him .
You luteled him a litel wiht .
Lesse fra aungels yat ar briht .
With blis and menske you crouned him yhet .
And ouer yi hendwerkes him set .
You underlaid alle yinges .
Under his fet yat oht forhbringes
Shep and nete alle forto welde .
J nouer bestes of ye felde .
Fliht foyheles of heuen and fisshes of se .
Yat ouergan stiyhes of se .
<fol. 161r>Lauerd of lauerd hou selkouth isse .
Name yin in al erye yisse
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J sal shriue to ye lauerd in al mi hert .
And telle alle wundres yin in quert
J sal fainte and glade in ye .
J sal singe to yi heghist name mai be .
Jnturnand hniwand ye fa .
Yat are unfest and forwurth fra yi face sa ya
For you made mi dome and mi scil yat es .
You sites on trone yat demes rithnes .
You snibbed genge mare and minne .
Wicke forwuryed in his sinne .
Name of yam you dide away .
Jn wer[l]d of werld and in ay .
Faas wanes of swerd mende .
And yar cites doun dide you wende .
Forwuryed with din minde of ya
And lauerd in ai he wones swa
He graiyed in dome for to be
Setel his and als sal he .
Deme werld of erye in+euennes
Deme sal he folk in+rithwisnes
And made is lauerd to power in fleing .
Helper in nedinges in drouing
And hope sal in ye yi name knew oht .
Forsekand ye lauerd forsoke you noht
Singes to lauerd yat wones in syon .
Shewes bitwix folk his 3ohtes onon .
Forsekand yar blode he mines in yoht .
Ye crie of pouer forgetes he noht
Haue merci of me lauerd and se
Mi mekenes of mi fas yat be
Whilc heues me fra 3hates of ded
Yat . i . suld shew forth to spred
Yine louinges euerilkon
Jn yhates of doghtres of syon
Jn yi heling sal . i . glade
<fol. 161v>Genge festened are in forward yat yai made .
Jn yis snare whilc yai hid swa .
Griped is ye fote of tha .
Knawen be lauerd domes doand
Sinful is gripen in werkes of his hand .
Sinful in helle be turned yai .
Alle yat god forgeten ai
For noth forgetelnes in ende .
Sal be of pouer ware he mun wende .
Yholmodnes of power with al .
Noht forwurth in ende sal .
Ris lauerd noth strenyhes man with mith .
Be demed genge sal in yi sith .
Set lauerd lagh berer ouer yam swa .
Wite genge for yat men are ya .
Whi wited you fer lauerd king .
Bihaldes in nedinges in drouing .
Whil pr[o]udes qued pouer tobren is .
Yai are griped in redes whilc yai yoht mis
Forloued is sinful in 3horninges al
Of his saule and wic be blissed sal
Gremed lauerd sinful yat be .
After mikelhed of his wragh noht seke sal he .
Noth is god in his siht ai .
J altide filed is his wai .
Outborn fra his face yi domes be
Of alle his fas lauerd sal he .
For he saide in his hert noht sal . i . wende .
Wiht outen iuel fra strende in strende .
Of whos malloc his mouth ful es .
And of sorgh and of bitternes .
Under tunge of him als swa .
Swinc and sorgh and mikel+wa
He sites in waites with riche of land .
Jn derne to slo ye underand
His eyhen loken in pouer men .
He waites in hiddel als houn in den .
He waites to reue ye pouer in dim .
<fol. 162r>To reue ye pouer wil he with-drayhes him .
Jn his snare sal he meke him held him he sal .
And wen he lauerdes oun pouer falle with al .
For he said in his hert forgoten god isse
Yat he ne se in ende he turnes face hisse .
Ris lauerd god and houen be yi hand .
Ne forgete you pouer in land .
For wat gremed wicke god al .
For he said in his hert noht seke he sal .
Sest for you swink and sorgh bihaldes nou .
Jn yi hend yat ya giue you .
To ye bileft is pouer whare he wun .
To funding helper be you mun .
Brise arme of sinful and liyer to se .
Besoht sal his sinne and noht funden be .
Lauerd may and in werld of werld rike sal he .
Genge fra his land forwurth sal yhe
3horning of pouer herd lauerd hou ferd .
For graiying of yar hert yin ere herd
Deme faderles and meke and noht set he
Ouer mikel him man ouer erye to be
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Jn louerd traist . i . hou saie yhe .
Of mi saule hou sal hit be .
J sal forfare if . i . wil .
Als a sparw in to ye hil .
For loke sinful yar bogh yai bent .
Yar arwes in a quiuer sent .
Yat yai shote and make unquert .
Ya yat rithwise are of hert .
For whom you maked fordide yai .
Rithwis sothlic what dide he ai .
Louerdis in his kirke of blisse .
Louerd in heuen his sete it isse .
His eyhen loke yer pouer wones .
His broues asken mennes sones .
Lauerd askes rithwise and wic yat be .
Yat loues wicnes his saule hates he .
<fol. 162v>Rain sal it ouer sinnande .
Snares fir brustan brennande .
Blast of stormes stigh and strang .
Wel sal be yar drincke amang .
For rith lauerd and loues rithwisnes .
His lickam sees euennes
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Sauf ma me lauerd for halgh nauyer wones .
For sothnesse are lessed fra mennes sones .
Fantomes spake yai yurch yar brest .
Jlkan to his neghburch nest .
Wiht swikel tunges swiye smert .
Spake yai in hert and hert .
Lauerd leses alle lippes swikel .
And ye tunge yat spekes mikel .
Yat saiden oure tunge mikel sal we .
Our lippes of us are wha our god mai be .
For wrecthedhed and helples and of pouer siking
Nou sal . i . rise saide lauerd king .
J sal set in yi hele ilka lim .
Ful trewh sal . i . make in him
Speche of lauerd speche klene and shir
Als siluer fonded with ye fir
Fraisted of erye yat is kalde .
Fulli klensed seuenfalde .
You sal loke us and zheme us
Fra yat sterne in euer yus .
Jn inngang quedes ga sal nou .
After heghnes men sones felefalded you .
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Towhen lauerd forgetes you me in ende
Hou+lang salt you yi face fra me wende .
Hou+lang redes in mi saule set . i . sal
Sorgh in mi hert be dai with-al .
Towhen sal mi fa houen ouer me be
Bihald lauerd mi god and here me .
Lith mine eyhen are heui als led .
Ne euer yat . i . speke in ded .
<fol. 163r>Ne+les+wenne saie mi fa .
J bettred again him swa .
Yat me droue sal glade if stired be . i .
J sothlic hoped in yi mercy
Jn yi hele gladed mi hert .
Singe sal . i . to lauerd in quert .
Yat godes gaf to me with blisse .
And salm to name of lauerd heghist isse .
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Ye unwis saide in hert hisse
Als a fol yat noth god isse .
Yai are wemmed and wlatand ai
Jn yar yhoghtes made are yai .
Whilc yat gode dos is tar nan
Js yar nan to-lepi an
Lauerd forth loked fra heuen .
Ouer sones of men ful euen .
Yat he se if he be understandand .
Oyer god him self filyand .
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<fol. 230r>Jn biginning of yi witnesses knew . i . swa
For in ai grounded you ya .
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Se mi mekenes and outtake me .
For . i . forgete noht lagh of ye .
Deme mi dome and me bie you .
For yi speche quiken me nou .
Fer fra sinful hele is ai .
For yi rihtwisnesses noht soht yai .
Yine mercies mani laue[r]d be .
And after yi dome quiken me .
Fele yat siyhe me and drouen me swa .
Fra yi witnesses noht helped . i . ya .
J sagh wemmand and sculked awai .
For yine speches noht 3hemed yai .
Se for yi bodes lauerd loued . i .
You quiken me in yi merci .
Biginning of yi wordes sothnesse .
Jn ai alle domes of yi rihtwisnesse .
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Princes fil3hed me selfwilli
Of yi wordes dred mi hert for yi .
J sal faine ouer yine speches mare .
Als wha swa fonde mikel yat rest ware .
Wicnes to hatereden hade . i . sothli .
And am wlated and yi lagh loued . i .
Seuensiye in dai lof saide . i . to ye .
Ouer domes of yi rihtwisnes yat be<hole>
Mikel pais to yi lagh loouande .
And to yam is na shame in lande .
J abade yi hele lauerd al dai .
And yine bodes loued . i . ai .
Mi saule 3hemed yi rihtwisnesse .
And swiye mikel looued ani mare and lesse .
J get yi bodes and witnesses yine
For in siht alle waies mine .
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Negh mi seking lauerd in siht of ye .
<fol. 230v>Bi yi speche understanding gif me .
Jnga min asking in yi siht nou .
After yi speche me outtake you .
Rift sal mi lippes ymne dai and naht .
Yi rihtwisnesses when you has me taht .
Shew sal mi tunge yi speche yat esse .
For alle yine bodes euennesse .
Be yi hand yat hit sauue me .
For yine bodes ches . i . to se .
J 3horned lauerd hele yine
And yi lagh is yhot mine .
Mi saule sal liue and loue ye .
And yi domes sal help me .
J dweled als it war a shep .
Yat forwuryed wilt out kep .
Seke you lauerd yi hine .
For . i . for-gete noht bodes yine .
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To lauerd<hole>when . i . was droued cried . i .
And he herd me witerli
Lauerd fra wicke lippes mi saule lese tou .
And fra swikel tunge<hole>nou .
What is ye giuen or<hole>what set to ye .
At swikel tunge if yat it be .
Arwes sharpe of mihtande .
With koles ful unronande .
Wa to me for mi til<ill><1 char></ill>ede swa .
Forth feired is me fra .
J erded wiht erdande cedar
Mikel comelinge mi saule was yar .
With ya yat pais hated ai
Was i . paisful niht and dai .
When . i . spake to yam for yi .
Yai in+faht me selfwilli .
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J hof mine e3hen in hilles to se .
Weyen sal com help to me
Mi help sal be lauerd fra
<fol. 231r>Yat maked heuen erye als swa .
Noht in stiringe mi fote giues he .
Ne he sal slepe yat 3hemes me .
Loke noht sal slepe ne slepes wel
Whilc yat 3hiues israel .
Lauerd 3heme ye lauerd yi shilder be .
Ouer ye riht+hande of the .
Bi+dai ye sunne noht scald ye sal .
Ne ye mone be niht wiht al .
Lauerd fra al iuel yheme ye .
Lauerd yi saule yheme he .
Lauerd yheme yin ingang and yin outgang .
Fra heyen and into werld lang .
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J am fain in ya yat saide are to me .
Jn hous of lauerd ga sal we .
Standand ware our fete als bem .
Jn yi porches of ierusalem .
Jerusalem yat bigged als cite isse .
Of whom in him-self deltaking hisse .
Yider sohtlic upstegh on+heht .
Kinde kinde of lauerd reht .
Witnesse of israel ye same .
For shriue to lauerdes name
For yat sat yai setel in dome with .
Setel ouer ye hous of dauid .
Bides whilc at pais are ierusalem land .
And mihtsomnes to ye louand
Lauerd pais be in yi miht esse .
And in yi toures mihtsomnesse .
For mi breyer and mi neghburyhes be .
Spake . i . mikel pais of the .
For hous of lauerd our god is he .
Soht . i . godes unto the .
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To ye mine e3hen houe . i .
Yat wones in heuen witerli .
Loke als e3hen of hine be .
<fol. 231v>Jn hende of lauerd to se .
Als e3hen of handmaiden klene .
Jn hende of hir leuedi bene .
Oure e3hen to lauerd oure god yus .
So yat he haue merci of us .
Milye of us lauerd milye of us 3hare .
For of forletnesse mikel filde we are .
For mikel filde is oure saule upbraiding .
To mihtand and to proude forletting .
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Bot for louerd was in us sa nou irael .
Bot for lauerd was in us wel .
When men ras up in us swa .
Yurht hap swol3hed us ya
When wraghed brath of ya in us yus .
Yurch hap water hade ouershouned us .
Our saule ouerfore scaldand .
Swilc hap miht haue ben in land .
Ouerfaren hade oure saule swiflic .
Water was unyholandlic .
Blissed lauerd noht gaf us swa .
Jn taking of tegh of tha .
Oure saule als sparw is of bande .
Outtane fra snare of huntande .
Ye snare forbroken is in ai .
And we lesed are awai .
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Yat tratsten in lauerd ilkon .
Als ye hegh hil of syon .
He ne sal be stired in euermare .
Jn ierusalem yat wones yare .
Hilles in is umgang and lauerd in umgang
Fra heyen and in to werld lang .
For noht forlete sal he .
3herd of sinful for to be .
Ouerlote of rihtwise yat noht streke yai .
Rihtwise to wicnes yair hende ai .
Wel do lauerd to gode in quert .
And to rihtwise are of hert
And heldand in bindinges lauerd lede sal .
With wirkand wicnes pais ouer irael al .
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Jn turnand lauerd wrecchednes of syon .
Made are we als roned o-non
Yen is our moth fulfild with blisse .
And with gladship our tunge yat isse .
Yen bitwix genge saie sal yai swa .
Mikled lauerd to do to tha .
Mikled lauerd to do wiht us
Maked are we fainande yus .
Turn lauerd oure wrecchednesse .
Als scaldand in estdel esse .
Yat sawen in teres al dai .
Jn mikel gladship repe sal yai
Goand 3hoden and wepen sare .
Sendand yar sedes yai ware .
Come sothlic yai sal comande .
With gladship yar handfoles berande .
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Bot lauerd haue bigged ye hous yhit .
Unnait swanc yai yat biggen hit
Bot lauerd 3heme ye cite ai .
Yat 3hemen hit unnait wake yai .
Unnait is to 3hou be niht
For to rise bi-for the liht .
Lises after 3he aue siten swa
Yat eten bred of sorgh and wa .
When he has giuen yat isse best .
Slepe unto loued hisse and rest .
Loke eritage of lauerd of blisse .
Sones hires frut of wambe isse .
Als arwes in hand of mihtand .
Swa sones of forsaken in land .
Seli berne is whilc yat swa .
Fild has his 3horning ful of ya .
He ne sal be shent erli ne late .
<fol. 232v>When he spekes with his fas in 3hate .
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Seli alle yat lauerd of blisse
Yat ay gane in waies hisse .
Swinkes of yi hende for ete salt you .
Seli art and wel bes to ye nou .
Yi wif and winyher mithtsomand .
Jn halues of yi hous dwelland .
Yine sones als new plantes of liue .
Jn umgang of yi bord to liue .
Loke swa man be blissed sal .
Yat dredes lauerd ouer al .
Blisse mot he ye sone o-non .
Yat is lauerd of syon .
And godes of ierusalem salt you se .
Alle daies of yi lif yat be .
And sones of yine sones se you wel .
Pais be ouer israel .