The Complete Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Poetry
The Paris Psalter: Psalm 101
Verse Indeterminate Saxon
ðu min gebed, mære drihten,
gehyr, heofenes weard, and gehlyde min
to ðe becume, þeoda reccend.
Na þu andwlitan æfre þinne
5
awend fram me, wuldres ealdor;
gif ic geswenced sy, þu swæs to me
þin eare onhyld and me ofestlice
gehyr, heofenes weard, helpys benan.
Forðon dagas mine gedroren syndan
10
smece gelice, and forspyrcende synd
mine mearhcofan, þæs þe me þinceð,
swylce hi on cocerpannan cocas gehyrstan.
Ic eom hege gelic, þam þe hraðe weornað,
ðonne hit byð amawyn mannes folmum;
15
is min heorte eac hearde geswenced,
forðon ic ær forgeat, þæt ic
etan sceolde
minne swetne hlaf; forðon me is swære stefn
hefig gnorniende heortan getenge,
ætfeolen eac min ban flæsce
minum.
20
Ic geworden eom pellicane gelic,
se on westene wunað; wat ic eac swiðe geare,
þæt ic genemned eam nihthrefne gelic,
þe on scræfe eardað, and ic spearuwan
swa some
gelice gewearð, anlicum fugele.
25
Hwæt, me ealne dæg edwitspræce
on
mine feondas fæste brohtan,
and ða me heredan; hi me hraþe æfter
full swyþe eft swerigean ongunnon.
Forðon ic anlic ætt æscean hlafe,
30
and ic minne drinc mengde wið tearum,
For andwlitan yrres þines;
feor þu me ahofe and gehnæctest eft.
Dagas mine gedruran swa se deorca scua,
and ic hege gelic, swa hit hraðe weornað.
35
þu on ecnysse wunast awa, drihten;
wunað þin gemynd, þenden woruld standeð.
Aris nu, mihtig god, miltsa Sione;
nu is hire helpe heahsæl cumen.
Forþon þæs þancunga þine
scealcas
40
ambyhtmæcgas ealle hæfdan,
forðon þe þu stiðlice stanum and
eorðan
eallum ætgædere ær miltsadest.
Forþon neodlice on naman ðinum
ealle eorðbuend egsan habbað,
45
and þin wuldor ongitað wise
cyningas.
Eft timbrade ece drihten
and gesette Sion þurh his sylfes miht,
ðær wæs gesyne his seo soðe sped.
Oft he þearfendra bene ðance gehyrde,
50
and he ne forhogode heora hold gebed.
ða wislice awriten standað
and on cneoressum cyðed syndan,
þæt he folc gesceop; fægere drihten
herað holdlice hrore geþance.
55
Forðon he fæstlice forð locade
of his þam hean halgan setle;
drihten geseah of heofenum her on eorðan.
He þa gehyrde heahgnornunge
þæra ðe gebundene
bitere wæron,
60
and ða bealdlice bearn alysde
þara ðe ofslegene sliþe wæran.
þonne byð on Sione sægd soð nama
drihtnes,
and his lof swylce, leoda bearnum,
on Hierusalem gleawast and mærust.
65
Cumað folc syððan feorran togædere
and ricu eac, þæt hraðe drihtne
ful holdlice hyran syþþan.
He him andwyrdeð eallum sona
on wege worulde, þær his
gewis mægen
70
fæste standeð: "Ic þe
feawe dagas
minra mættra mode secge,
þæt þu me meaht on midle minra dagena
sona gecigean, gif þu sylfa wylt."
Earon þines anes gear awa to feore.
75
æt fruman þu, drihten, geworhtest
eorþan frætwe and upheofen;
þæt is heahgeweorc handa þinra.
Sweotule þa forweorðað and ðu sylf
wunast;
eall forwisnað wædum anlice,
80
and ðu hi onwendest, swa man wrigels deð,
and hi beoð to worulde wended syþþan.
þu þonne byst se ilca, se þu ær
wære;
ne beoð winter þin wiht ðe sæmran.
Bearn þinra scealca her bu namon,
85
and þær eardedan ealle þrage,
and heora sylfra cynn syððan to feore
on worulda woruld well gerehtest.
<< Previous Page Next
Page >>
© 2004-2007 Northvegr.
Most of the material on this site is in the public domain. However, many people have worked very hard to bring these texts to you so if you do use the work, we would appreciate it if you could give credit to both the Northvegr site and to the individuals who worked to bring you these texts. A small number of texts are copyrighted and cannot be used without the author's permission. Any text that is copyrighted will have a clear notation of such on the main index page for that text. Inquiries
can be sent to info@northvegr.org.
Northvegr™ and the Northvegr symbol are trademarks and service marks
of the Northvegr Foundation.
|
> Northvegr™ Foundation
>> About Northvegr Foundation
>> What's New
>> Contact Info
>> Link to Us
>> E-mail Updates
>> Links
>> Mailing Lists
>> Statement of Purpose
>> Socio-Political Stance
>> Donate
> The Vík - Online Store
>> More Norse Merchandise
> Advertise With Us
> Heithni
>> Books & Articles
>> Trúlög
>> Sögumál
>>
Heithinn Date Calculator
>> Recommended Reading
>>
The 30 Northern Virtues
> Recommended Heithinn Faith Organizations
>> Alfaleith.org
> NESP
>> Transcribe Texts
>> Translate Texts
>> HTML Coding
>> PDF Construction
> N. European Studies
>> Texts
>> Texts in PDF Format
>> NESP Reviews
>> Germanic Sources
>> Roman Scandinavia
>> Maps
> Language Resources
>> Zoëga Old Icelandic Dict.
>> Cleasby-Vigfusson Dictionary
>> Sweet's Old Icelandic Primer
>> Old Icelandic Grammar
>> Holy Language Lexicon
>> Old English Lexicon
>> Gothic Grammar Project
>> Old English Project
>> Language Resources
> Northern Family
>> Northern Fairy Tales
>> Norse-ery Rhymes
>>
Children's Books/Links
>> Tafl
>> Northern Recipes
>> Kubb
> Other Sections
>> The Holy Fylfot
>> Tradition Roots
Please Visit Our Sponsors
- Référencement
- Alfaleith.org - Heithni, Viðartrú
- Odin's Journey
- Baman - Iceland/Aboriginal Australia
- Biker's Booty
- Création site Internet Paris
- Pagan T-shirts
- Appartements
- Chalets au Québec
- Logo Designers
- Web Design
- Appartements Montreal
- Espace Bureau Montreal
- London Tours
- Spanish Property Legal Advice
- Multi Pret Hypotheque
- Company Logo Design
- Wiccan T-shirts
- Art Gallery, Painting artists
- free logo design reviews
- Heathen, Heathenism, Norse Pagan
- Logo design by LogoBee
- Pagan Shirts
- Norse Pagan Religion
- Triumph, BSA, Norton, Euro Motorcycles - Accessories
- Logo Maker
- Logo Design - Business Logos, Inc.
- Logo Design - Logo Maker
- Create A Website
- Wiccan Shirts
- Mortgages
- Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
- Viking T-shirts
- Hewlett Packard Ink Cartridges
- Indian Recipes
- Logo Design London
- Logo Design
- Logo Design UK
- Subvention et financement PME
- Heathen T-shirts
- Medical Alert, Emergency response
- orlando hotels
- Slot Machines for Vikings
- Norse Pagan Clothing and Merchandise
- New Homes
- Branding Irons
- Bachelor Degree Online
- Online Degree
- College Degree
- Heathen, Viking and Norse Texts
- Création site Internet
- Montreal Web Design
- Free Dish Network Satellite TV
- Discount ink cartridge & laser cartridge
- DUI Lawyers & DWI Attorneys
- Promotional Products
- Ready-Made Company Logos
- Canadian Art Dealer
- Best CD Rates
- Laser Toner Cartridge
- Logotyper & Grafiska Profilprogram
- Banner Design
- Custom Logo Design
Web site design and coding by Golden Boar Creations
|
|