Sealm 58
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Sealm 57
1Gif ge soĂ° sprecan     Âsymble wyllen,
demaĂ° manna bearn     Âdomum rihtum.
2Eft ge on heortan     Âhogedon inwit,
worhton wraĂ°e;     ÂforĂľan ðæs wite eft
on eowre handa     Âhefige geeode.
3Ge firenfulle     Âfremde wurdon,
syĂ°Ă°an hi on worlde     Âwæron acende
and heo on life     Âlygeword spæcon.
4Yrre heom becume     Âanlic nædran,
Ă°a aspide     Âylde nemnaĂ°;
seo hi deafe deĂ°, Â Â Â Â ÂdytteĂ° hyre earan,
5þæt heo nele gehyran     Âheahgaldor sum
þæt snotre men     ÂsingaĂ° wiĂ° attrum.
6God heora toĂ°as     Âgrame gescæneĂ°,
Ăľa hi on muĂ°e     Âmycle habbaĂ°;
tolyseĂ° leona mægen     Âlungre Drihten.
7Ac hi forweorĂ°an     Âwætere gelicost,
Ăľonne hit yrnende     ÂeorĂ°e forswelgeĂ°;
swa his bogan bendeĂ°,     Âoðþæt bitere eft
adl on seteĂ°, Â Â Â Â Âswa his geearnuncg byĂ°.
8Swa weax melteĂ°, Â Â Â Â Âgif hit byĂ° wearmum neah
fyre gefæstnad,     Âswa heo feallaĂ° on þæt;
hi sunnan ne geseoĂ°     ÂsyĂ°Ă°an æfre.
9Ær Ă°on eowre treowu     Âtelgum blowe,
wæstmum weaxe,     Âær him wol becimeĂ°,
þæt heo beoĂ° on yrre     Âealle forswelgene.
10SoĂ°fæst blissaĂ°,     ÂĂľonne he siĂ° ongan,
hu Ăľa arleasan     Âealle forweorĂ°aĂ°,
and his handa Ă°wehĂ°     Âon hæþenra
and þæra fyrenfulra     Âfæcnum blode.
11And Ăľonne man cweĂľeĂ° Â Â Â Â Âon his modsefan:
Ăľis is wæstm     Âwises and goodes,
Ăľe his soĂ°fæst weorc     Âsymble læste;
hi on eorĂ°an God     Âealle gedemeĂ°.
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The first 50 psalms are credited to King Alfred the Great and were written in c.890-899 AD, and the last 100 psalms were translated c.900-950 AD by an unknown poet.
