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Wycliffe (Early) [1850], THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, WITH THE APOCRYPHAL BOOKS, IN THE EARLIEST ENGLISH VERSIONS MADE FROM THE LATIN VULGATE BY JOHN WYCLIFFE AND HIS FOLLOWERS: Edited by THE REV. JOSIAH FORSHALL, F.R.S. etc. Late Fellow of Exeter College, and SIR FREDERIC MADDEN, K.H. F.R.S. etc. Keeper of the MSS. in the British Museum (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD) [word count] [B02010].
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PSALM CVI. Alleluia, Alleluia.

1    noteKnoulecheth to the Lord, for good; for in to the world his mercy. 2   Sei thei now, that ben a&yogh;een bo&yogh;t of the Lord, whom he a&yogh;een bo&yogh;te fro the hond of the enemy; fro regiouns he gederide hem. 3   Fro the sunne rising, and the going doun; fro the north, and the se. 4   Thei erreden in wildernesse, in vnwatri place; weie of dwelling place of a cite thei founde not. 5   Hungrende and thirstende; the soule of hem in hem failide. 6   And thei crieden to the Lord, whan thei weren

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trublid; and fro the nedis of hem he toc hem out. 7   And he bro&yogh;te hem thennus in to a ri&yogh;t weye; that thei shulde go in to the cite of wonyng. 8   Knouleche to the Lord his mercies; and the merueilis of hym to the sones of men. 9   For he fulfilde the idil soule; and the hungri soule he fulfilde with goodis. 10   The sitteris in dercnessis, and in the vmbre of deth; and the bounden in beggeri and iren. 11   For thei maden egre the spechis of God; and the counseil of the he&yogh;est thei terreden. 12   And mekid is in trauailes the herte of hem, and thei ben feblid; and ther was not that wolde helpe. 13   And thei crieden to the Lord, whan thei weren trublid; and fro the nedis of hem he deliuerede hem. 14   And he ladde hem out fro dercnessis, and the shadewe of deth; and the bondis of hem he to-brac. 15   Knouleche to the Lord his mercies; and his merueilis to the sones of men. 16   For he to-broside the irene &yogh;atis; and the irene barris he to-brac. 17   He toc hem fro the weie of wickidnesse of hem; for ther vnri&yogh;twisnesses forsothe thei ben mekid. 18   Alle mete the soule of hem wlatide; and they ne&yogh;heden to the &yogh;atis of deth. 19   And thei crieden to the Lord, whan thei weren trublid; and fro the nedis of hem he delyuerede hem. 20   He sente his woord, and helide hem; and deliuerede hem fro the dethis of hem. 21   Knouleche to the Lord his mercies; and his merueilis to the sonus of men. 22   And sacrifise thei a sacrifise of preising; and telle thei out his werkis in ful out io&yogh;ing. 23   That gon doun the se in shipis; doende werching in many watris. 24   Thei se&yogh;en the werkis of the Lord; and his merueilis in depthe. 25   He seide, and the spirit of tempest stod; and his flowingus ben enhauncid. 26   Thei ste&yogh;en vp `vn to heuenes, and gon doun `vn to depnessis; and the soulis of hem in euelis failede. 27   Thei ben

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disturbid, and ben moued as a drunke man; and al the wisdam of hem is deuourid. 28   And thei crieden to the Lord, whan thei weren trublid; and of the nedis of hem he bro&yogh;te hem out. 29   And he ordeynede his tempest in to fair weder; and his flodis weren stille. 30   And thei gladeden, for thei were stille; and he bro&yogh;te hem out in to the hauene of the wil of hem. 31   Knouleche to the Lord his mercies; and his merueilis to the sonus of men. 32   And enhaunce thei hym in the chirche of folc; and in the cha&yogh;er of elderis preise thei hym. 33   He sette the flodis of hem in to desert; and the issue of watris in to thirst. 34   The fructuous erthe in to briyn; fro the malice of men dwellende in it. 35   He putte desert in to pondis of watris; and the erthe withoute water in to the issues of watris. 36   And he sette there the hungry men; and thei ordeyneden a cite of wonyng. 37   And thei seewen feeldis, and plaunteden vines; and maden the frut off birthe. 38   And he blisside to hem, and thei ben multiplied ful myche; and the bestis of hem he lasside not. 39   And fewe thei ben maad, and ben ouertrauailid; fro tribulacioun of euelis and sorewe. 40   Held out is strif vp on the princis; and to erren he made hem in withoute weye, and not in the weie. 41   And he halp the pore man fro myseise; and putte as shep meynes. 42   Ri&yogh;t men shul seen, and gladen; and alle wickidnesse shal stoppe ther mouth. 43   Who wis man, and shal kepe thes thingus; and shal vnderstonde the mercies of the Lord?

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Wycliffe (Early) [1850], THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, WITH THE APOCRYPHAL BOOKS, IN THE EARLIEST ENGLISH VERSIONS MADE FROM THE LATIN VULGATE BY JOHN WYCLIFFE AND HIS FOLLOWERS: Edited by THE REV. JOSIAH FORSHALL, F.R.S. etc. Late Fellow of Exeter College, and SIR FREDERIC MADDEN, K.H. F.R.S. etc. Keeper of the MSS. in the British Museum (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD) [word count] [B02010].
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