{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a05_103.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a05_103.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a05_103.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n WordGumbo: Old English Dictionaries [External Site]\n Index\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n The Paris Psalter: Psalm 103\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Bletsa, mine sawle, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bli\u00fee drihten; \n \u00feu eart, min drihten god, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 d\u00e6dum swy\u00fee,\n meahtum m\u00e6re \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer manna bearn.\n \u00feu \u00fee weor\u00f0lice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wliteandette\n- 5\n- \n gode gegyredest; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eart nu gleawlice \n swa limw\u00e6dum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leohte gegyrwed.\n Heofen \u00feu a\u00f0enedest \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyde gelice,\n \u00feone weardia\u00f0 ufan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 w\u00e6tra \u00f0ry\u00f0e.\n He wolcen eac \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 worhte and sette,\n- 10\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t he mihte ea\u00f0e \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 upp astigan, \n se fotum trede\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fi\u00f0ru winda.\n He his englas de\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6\u00f0ele gastas\n and his frome \u00f0egnas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fyr byrnende.\n He gef\u00e6stnude \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 foldan sta\u00f0elas,\n- 15\n- \n eor\u00f0an eardas; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne seo \u00e6fre nu \n on worulda world \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weor\u00f0e\u00f0 ahylded.\n He nywolnessa \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 neo\u00f0an swa swa ryfte\n him to gew\u00e6de \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 woruhte swylce;\n standa\u00f0 ofer mannum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 muntas on w\u00e6terum.\n- 20\n- \n \u00fea him \u00ferea \u00feine \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feearle ondr\u00e6da\u00f0, \n fleo\u00f0 forhtlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feunres brogan\n \u00feinre stefne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 strangne egsan.\n Beorgas and feldas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ba astiga\u00f0\n on \u00fe\u00e6ne stede \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee \u00feu gesta\u00f0eludest him,\n- 25\n- \n and on \u00f0\u00e6re stowe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 standa\u00f0 f\u00e6ste; \n ne magon hi ofer gem\u00e6re \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mare gegangan,\n \u00fe\u00e6t hi \u00f0ysse eor\u00fean \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 awyht habban.\n Oft of denum yrna\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 deope wyllan,\n and of midle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 munta swylce\n- 30\n- \n w\u00e6ter awealle\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wide flowe\u00f0. \n Of \u00feam eor\u00f0an deor \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle drinca\u00f0,\n bida\u00f0 assan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eac on \u00feurste;\n ofer \u00fean heofonfugelas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 healda\u00f0 eardas,\n senda\u00f0 of \u00feam stanum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stefne mycle.\n- 35\n- \n Beorgas onfo\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bl\u00e6dum and w\u00e6stmum, \n ufan eor\u00f0w\u00e6stme \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle growa\u00f0,\n swylce of w\u00e6stmum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weorca \u00feinra\n eall eor\u00f0an ci\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ufan by\u00f0 gefylled.\n Swylce \u00feu of foldan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fodder neatum\n- 40\n- \n l\u00e6test al\u00e6dan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00fe\u00e6m hi lif healda\u00f0; \n wyrta \u00feu geworhtest \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to wra\u00f0e manna.\n Eac \u00feu him of eor\u00fean \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ut al\u00e6ddest\n hlaf to helpe; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heortan manna\n must and windrinc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 myclum blissa\u00f0.\n- 45\n- \n Ele andwlitan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eac gescyrpe\u00f0 \n and hlaf tryme\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heortan mannes.\n Swylce \u00feu gefyllest \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6grum bl\u00e6dum\n telgum treoww\u00e6stme; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tydra\u00f0 ealle,\n \u00fea on Libanes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 l\u00e6da\u00f0 on beorge\n- 50\n- \n cwice cederbeamas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea \u00f0u cu\u00f0lice \n sylfa gesettest; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00feam swylce nu\n mid heora spedum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 spearwan nystla\u00f0.\n Uphebbean hus \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hiora agen is\n latteow on lande; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oft la\u00f0ne beorh\n- 55\n- \n on hean muntum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heortas wunia\u00f0; \n erinaces fleo\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oft on stanas.\n Monan he geworhte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00fea m\u00e6ran tid;\n sunne hire setlgang \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sweotule healde\u00f0.\n \u00feystru \u00f0u gesettest \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00feearle niht,\n- 60\n- \n on \u00fe\u00e6re ealle wildeor \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wide toeorna\u00f0. \n And leon hwelpas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lange swylce\n grymetiga\u00f0 gnorne; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 georne seca\u00f0,\n \u00fe\u00e6t him gr\u00e6digum \u00e6t \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 god gedeme.\n Sy\u00fe\u00fean up cume\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6\u00f0ele sunne,\n- 65\n- \n hi of si\u00f0um eft \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gesamnia\u00f0 \n and hi on holum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyda\u00f0 hi georne.\n M\u00e6genweorc on morgen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 man onginne\u00f0\n and \u00fe\u00e6t geenda\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00e6fynne.\n Mycel w\u00e6run \u00feine weorc, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mihtig drihten,\n- 70\n- \n ealle \u00fea \u00feu mid snyteru \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sylfa worhtest; \n is \u00feeos eor\u00f0e eac \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eall gefylled\n \u00feinra gesceafta, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 scyppend m\u00e6re.\n His is mycel s\u00e6 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and on gem\u00e6rum wid,\n \u00fe\u00e6r is unrim on \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealra cwycra\n- 75\n- \n mycelra and m\u00e6tra; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer \u00f0\u00e6ne m\u00e6gene oft \n scipu scri\u00f0ende \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 scrinde fleota\u00f0.\n Dracan \u00feu \u00feysne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 d\u00e6dum \u00f0inum\n geheowadest, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hete sy\u00f0\u00f0an\n his bysmere \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 brade healdan;\n- 80\n- \n ealle to \u00f0e, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ece drihten, \n \u00e6tes on eor\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eac wilnia\u00f0.\n And him gesomnadum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swylce wylle\n \u00feine \u00fea halgan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hand ontynan,\n ealle hi gefyllan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6gere gode.\n- 85\n- \n Gif \u00feu \u00feine ansyne fram him \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6fre awendest, \n \u00feonne hi gedrefde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 deope weor\u00f0a\u00f0,\n and him gast weor\u00f0e\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 georne afyrred;\n swylce teonlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 geteoria\u00f0,\n on heora agen dust \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6fter hweorfa\u00f0.\n- 90\n- \n Onsend \u00feines sylfes gast, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sona weor\u00fea\u00f0 \n geedniwad, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and \u00feu eac scyppest\n eor\u00f0an ansyne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle swylce.\n Wuldor si wide \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weruda drihtne\n and on worulda woruld \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wunie sy\u00f0\u00f0an,\n- 95\n- \n blissie on his weorcum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bealde drihten. \n He on \u00f0as eor\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle loca\u00f0,\n de\u00f0 hi for his egsan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle beofian;\n gif he mid his mihte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 muntas hrine\u00f0,\n hi ful ricene \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 reoca\u00f0 sona.\n- 100\n- \n Ic on minum life \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lustum drihtne \n singe so\u00f0lice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and secge eac,\n \u00feenden ic wunige \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on worulddreamum.\n Wese him herenes min \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6t heortan we\u00f0e,\n ic minne drihten \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 deorne lufige.\n- 105\n- \n And \u00fea fyrenfullan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 frecne forweor\u00f0a\u00fe, \n \u00fea on \u00f0ysse eor\u00f0an synt, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle sniome,\n \u00fe\u00e6t hio ne wunian \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on worldlife.\n Bletsa, mine sawle, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bli\u00f0e drihten.","title":"The Paris Psalter: Psalm 103","type":"page"}