Eadwine's Canterbury psalter online

swce (2nd) by Cor. Er. immed. bef. ncBht. is part. cov. by d. ink. fieah
hioepre by Cor. on er. ecell, fin. let. (e V) er. eadc part, on er. man cov. by
d. ink. 7. on by Cor. on er. -nesse, -se add. by Cor. ? goenge, fin. let. er.
he on er. Hop cov. by d. ink. -fed, fin. let. (e ?) er. Er. bef. Gold-, hwam
he somnap by Cor. ; er. betw. n and a. pa orig. pee ; er. aft. it. 8. an-, a

from o by Cor. ; from -hidung to min by Cor. on er. 9. -wisnesse by Cor.

on er. t unicimm pu by Cor. in pi. of er. 10. Er. aft. pu. -st by Cor. on
er. 11. This v. by Cor. on er. 12. From fvam to steorum t by Cor. on
er. From un- to nyrwdest by Cor. on er. Er. bef. mcen. From 7 to -coppan
by Cor. on er. pah hwaepre all by Cor. on er. -ende, fin. e from some other
let. 13. gehir, fin. let. (e?) er. min, fin, let. er.

F 2



68 eadwine's canterbury psalter. [ps. 39.

bed 7 mine bene mid eserum onfoh mine

tionem meam et deprecationem meam auribus perci2)e lacrimas

teserees ne swigse )3u from me forj^sen wrsecce ic eom mid f)e
meas ne sileas a me Quoniam incola ego sum apud te

on eort^aen 7 elfidig swse swse eaelle mine fedras forlet

in terra et 2)eregrinus sicut omnes j^atres mei 14. Remitte

me f)et ic bio sec^led er j^sem ^pe ic gange 7 ma ic ne
vniclii ut refrigerer priusquam earn et amjplius non

bio
ero

39.

Geanbidigende ic onbad drihtnaes 7 me forlocede i he beheold

2. Expectans expectavi dominum et respexit me

7 gehierde mine bene 7 me utgel§dde of sesej^e

3. et exaudivit de2)recationem meam et eduxit me de lacu

yrmcSse 7 of fenne drosna 7 lie gesette mine fet ofer stsen
miserie et de luto fecis Et statuit supra petram pedes meos

7 gerehte mine stapses 7 he ondsende on mine mil's

et direxit gressus meos 4. et inmisit in os meum

niwne song and ymneed urum gode Monegse gesiocS 7 ondredse)?
canticum novum ymnum deo nostra Videhunt multi et timehunt

7 gewensef) i gehihta'5 on drihten Esedi wer J^es 'Se

et sperahunt in domino 5. Beatus vir cuius

nsema is drihtnes his hiht 7 na beseah t locsede on ydelnesse 7 on
est nom>en domini spes eius et non respeocit in vanitates et in

wedendum leaesingum Monegse f)u dydest drihten min

iTisanias falsas 6. Mvlta fecisti tu domine deus

god j^inrse wundrse 7 J)inum gef)ohtum na is hwelc gelic
meus mirabilia tua et cogitationibus tuis non est quis similis

)?e Ic cy]:)de 7 ic eom sprecende 7 gemonifseldode sien ofer
tihi Adnuntiavi et locutus sum et multijMcati su7it super

mid add. by Cor. Er. bef. mine, wrcecce ic eom by Cor. on er. 14. J)e
ic yange by Cor. on er. ma orig. ma. hio, fin, let. er. 39. 2. From

Oe- to ic by Cor. onbad orig. onbced. t he beheold by Cor. 3. -rde, d
from tf and fin. e by Cor. -dde, -de by Cor. Er. aft. sece/>e. 7 on er. fenne
drosna by Cor, on er. 7tc prob. add. by Cor. -Me by Cor. on er. stape me cwe'SseJ? ealse ealse
confestim confusionem suam qui dicunt michi euge euge

Gehihtaef) 7 blissise}:) fse pe secsef) pe drihten 7 hie cwe^sen

17. Exultent et letentur qui querunt te domine et dicant

simie gemiclsed sie drihten tSse pe lufige]:) ]?ine helo
semper magnijlcetur dominus qui diligunt salutare tuumj

Ic so'Slice wedlse 7 "Seserfse eora drihten hsevee'S hoge \

18. Ego vero egenus et pawper sum dominus cur am ha-

gemenne min gefultum min 7 alysend min f)u eart drihten
bet mei Adiutor meus et liberator meus es tu domine

ne Isetae pu
ne tardaveris

40.

eadig se pe ongetejj ofer J?one wedlae 7 f)one Jjeserfsen on dage
2. Beatus qui intellegit super egenum et pauperem in die

yfle drihtaen hi gefriolsaecS \ alysetJ drihten geheseldecS

mxilo liber abit eum dominus 3. Dominus conservet

hine 7 geliffestecS hine 7 esedigne gedoj? hine 7 he geclenseetS on
eum et vivificet eum et beatum faciat eum et emundet in



14. gelicige, ge- by Cor. on er. ; -ige by Cor. on er, on mine on er. gelocoe,
ge- prefixed by Cor. ? 15. gescende, s wr. over the line prob. by Cor. ; e

(ist) from i. Er. aft. 7. t forwandian add. by Cor. somod, in both cases
from some other let. (e ?). hie by Cor. heeling prob. add. by Cor. fursccemien,
for- prob. prefixed by Cor.; n add. by Cor. t ablysien add. by Cor. 16. lig
beren by Cor. in pi. of er, here, first e from i. 17. -tfwn, n by Cor. on er.
(of J)?). -Iced, d add. by Cor. eie add. by Cor. 18. hcBvaS, v from some-
thing else, hoge t by Cor. min 7 alysend by Cor. on er. J>u eart by Cor. on
er. 40. 2. eadig by Cor. -age by Cor. ; a on er. Er. (hirse ?) bef.

yfle; -le in d. ink; fin. let. (s?) er. t alyeeS add. by Cor. 3. -deS, d by
Cor. on er. -ted, d add. by Cor. gedop, p prob. add. by Cor. he prob. add. by
Cor. sobti, d add. by Cor. ; er. (hine ?) aft. this word.



FS. 40.] eadwine's canteebuey psaltee. 71

eordsen his ssewle 7 hine iie selet5 on hsendse his fiondses
terra animam eius et non tradat eum in manus inimici eius

drihten spsede bringe'S him ofer bedd sares his

4. Dominus opem ferat illi sujyer lectum doloris eius

selle strele his fu acyrdest on untrumnesse his

universum stratum eius versasti in infirmitate eius

Ic ewe's dryhten gemiltsa min heel sawle mine forSan ic

5. Ego dixi domine miserere mei sana animam meam quia pec-

syngode pe Fynd mine cweSon t ssegdon yfela to me

cavi tibi 6. Inimici mei dixerunt mala michi

hwonne swelteS 7 forwerlpe^ nama his 7 hy geoden in

quando morieiur et j^>erte^ nomen eius 7. Et ingrediebantur

f hy gesawan idelu gesprec heorte heora hy gaderedon
ut viderent vana locutum est cor eorum congregaverunt

unryhtwisnesse him 7 hy geodon ut 7 hy sprecon
iniquitatem sibi Et egrediebantur foras et loquebantur

somod on an hy bysmredon aelle fynd mine ongean

8. simul in unum susurrabant Omnes inimici mei adversum

me f>ohton yfelu me word unrihtwis hy bebudan

me cogitabant mala michi 9. verbum iniquum mandaverunt

ongean me CwystJ^u se pe slapS ne geycj) he 1 teohaS f
adversum me Nunquid qui dormit non adiciet ut

he arise soSliche mann sybbe minre on Sam ic hyhte

resurgat 10. et enim homo j^^aczs mee in quo sperabam

pse pe aet minne hlsef he geycte i monigfeseldode ongean me
qui edebat /;anes meos ampliavit adversunn me

underjjidnesse Sii socSlice drihten miltsse me 7

supplantationem 11. Tu autem domine miserere mei et

sewece t arer me 7 ic agylde hem 1 geesedlesenie On

resuscita me et retribuam illis 12. In

f»am ic oncneow fte J^u me woldest forSsen na blissatS
hoc cognovi quoniam voluisti me quia non gazidebit

seled, d add. by Cor. -dees, s prob. add. by Cor. 4. MS. swcede ; orig. =
swcB ? the -de add. by Cor. ? From hringed to on by Cor, in pi. of er. his by
Cor. From begin, of v. 5 to hyhte of v. 10 (exactly one page of the MS.) wr.
by one of the Cors. ; not on er., shewing that this Cor. was a contemporary of
the scribe who wrote the orig. text. 8. pohton, h from something else (o ?).

9. slapd, p on er. of some other let. 10. minne, first n dotted, he add. by
Cor. -ycte tins, by Cor. ongean on er. 11. ? arer add. by Cor. agylde
ins. by Cor. hem t by Cor. on er. ; e from *'. 12. /am, -am by Cor. on er.
oncneow, e orig. = ce ; -ow by Cor. on er. ; orig. = oncnsewe? pte by Cor. on er.
-est, t add. by Cor. na hlissad by Cor. on er.



72 eadwine's canterbury psalter. [ps. 41.

fiond min ofer me Fore minre unscyj^enesse

inimicus mens super me 13. Fro2)ter innocentiam autem

sodlice f>u me onfenge / me getrymedest on f)inre gesih})e on
meam suscejnsti me et conjirmasti me in conspeciu tuo in

ecnesse Gebletssed drihten god isreehele seworld 7

aeternum 14. Benedictus dominus deus israel a seculo et

oypQ on worlde si swse si swae
usque in seculum fiat fiat

41.

Sw86 Se heort wylnsej? to f)es weteres willeen swse wilneef)
2. Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum ita desiderat

min ssewl to pe drihten Min ssewle f)irstef) to })8em lifi-

anima mea ad te deus 3. Sitivit anima mea ad deum

endsen gode hwsenne ic cume 7 etiewe beforsen godes onsiene
vivum quando veniam et apparebo ante faciem dei

Me weron mine teserses hlaefses on dege 7 on niehte ponne
4. Fuerunt micTii lacrimae meae 2)anes die ac node dum

biS cwetSend me §lce deg hwer is J^in god J^as

dicitur michi cotidie uhi est deus tuus 5. HaeG

ic gemunde 7 segeset on me mine ssewle fortSaen ic ingsenge
recordatus sum et effudi in me animam meam, quoniam ingrediar

on stowe eserdunge \ geteldes wundorlices op godes bus on
in locum tabernaculi admirabilis usque ad domum dei in

stemne blisse t winsumnesse 7 swegie onddetnesse wistfulgend t
voce exultationis et confessionis sonus epulan-

simliende Forhwy sari \ unrot eart f)u min Ssewl 7 forwsen

tis e. Quare tristis es anima mea et quare

gedrefest f>u me hyht on god forcSaen ic sendette him helo
conturhas me spera in deum quoniam, confitehor illi mlutare

onsien i andwlitan mines 7 god min From me silfum

vvltus met 7. et deus meus A me ipso

Ssewl min gedrefed is forf>an gemindy ic beo pin arihten of
anima m£a turbata est propterea memor ero domine de

min by Cor. on er. 13. -est, t prob. add. by Cor. 41. 2. -i/ln- in

d. ink ; 1/ on er. 3. Min, fin. let. prob. er. 4. on prob. ins. by Cor.
(twice), deffe, fin. s er. ? niehte, fin. s er. />onne by Cor. on er. me by Cor.
on er. de^, fin. let. (e ?) er. 5. />as by Cor. ; orig. word prob. ended in -es.
-unde by Cor. on er. t geteldes add. by Cor. hlisse t add. by Cor. wistful'
gend t add. by Cor. 6. -hwy by Cor. on er. eart /m by Cor. hylit by Cor.
on er. t andwlitan add. by Cor. 7. for-, fin. let. er. ; -/>an by Cor. part,
on er. ic beo add. by Cor. />in by Cor. drihten by Cor. on er.



PS. 42.] EADWINE's CANTERBUKY PSALTER. 73

eortSan iordsenis 7 hermonis from dune unmicelre Dyopnes

terra iordanis el hermonis a monte modico 8. Abyssus

diopnesse chieS on stefne geheftrse rihtrse t wseteraedrana
ahyssum invocat in voce cataractarum

]?inr8e esellse hihf)o f)ine 7 yf)a J?ine ofer me ferdon
tuarum omnia excelsa tua et fluctus tui suiter me transierunt

On dege bebese'S dryhten mildheortnesse his 7 on niht
9. In die mandavit dominus misericordiam suam et nocte

he gesweotolode Mid me gebed gode lifes mines ic cwif)e

declaravit Ajpud me oratio deo vitae meae 10. dicam

gode onfeng min f>u sert Forhwi me f)u ofergete 7 forhwi me
deo susceptor meus es Quare me oblitus es et quare me

]5U utawyltest t anyldest 7 forhwi unrot t sari ic gange f»onne
repjmlisti et quare tristis incedo dum

swencS me fiond fonne bio's tobrocene eeelle bsen

affligit me inimicus 11. Dum confringuntur omnia ossa

mine me edwitodon })e eserfojjodon 1 swencatS me midj^i
TTiea exjirohraverunt me qui trihulant me um

bi(S cwef)ende me furh Syndrie dsegses hwer is god J)in
dicitur michi ^;er singulos dies ubi est deus tuus

Forhwi unrot is saeul min 7 forwaen f)u gedrefest me hyht on
12. Quare tristis es anima mea et quare conturbas me Spera in

god for|?0en ic sendette him helo ondwlite mines 7 god min
deum quoniam conjitebor illi salutare vultus mei et deus meus



42.

dem me god 7 toscead intingsen minne of f)iode unhseligre
ludica me deus et discerne causam meam de gente nonsancta

frsem men unrihtwisu7;z 7 facenfullen genere me FortSsen

ab homine iniquo et doloso eripe me 2. Quia

tSu eaert god min 7 strengf>o min forwsen me Su sedrife t tSu
tu es deus meus et fortitudo mea quare me reppu-

unmicelre in d. ink. 8. Dyopnes diopnesse by Cor. on er. About two
lett. er. immed. bef. chieH. rilitrce. t locetercBcirana by Cor. 9. on (2nd)
prob. add. by Cor. he gesweotolode by Cor. on er. lifes mines, -es in both
cases prob. add. by Cor. 10. Jnulisti et

gescindest \ drefdest us 7 ne utgsengest god on megnum
confudisti nos et non egredieris deus in virtutibus

urum (Su acyrdest us on beclinc fore fiondum urum 7

nostris 11. Avertisti nos retrorsum j^ff^^. inimicis nostris et

f)a f>3e fiodon t hatedon us hyo reafodon him j^u geseseldest

eos qui oderunt nos dirijnebant sibi 12. Dedisti

us swae swse Scesep mettse 7 on Siodum 6u us tostenctest
nos tanquam oves escarum et in gentibus dispersisti nos

Su sseldest t cyptest folc J?in buton wiortSe 7 ne wes
13. Vendidisti _^;o/;w^itm tuum sine precio et non fuit

menigo on stirengum 1 behwearfum hiorse tSu gesettest

multitudo in commMtationibus eorum 14. Fosuisti

us on edwite nesehgeburum urum of leahtrum 7 hyrwnesse
nos in op)probrium vicinis nostris derisum et con-



pines, -es by Cor. -cede, d from d and e add. by Cor. 5. self prob. add.
by Cor. ; fin. let. er. ? J)u de by Cor. ; er. betw. these words, -est, t add. by
Cor. isi-ahel t add. by Cor. 6. we add. by Cor. Word of about two lett.
er. betw. tvind- and -wioS. -nde by Cor. in pi. of er. 7. Er. aft. Ne. From
on to ic add. by Cor. 8. -est, t add. by Cor. ? 9. we heqp herede by Cor. on
er. deg, fin. let. er. nam- orig. ncem-. Er. immed. bef. cend-. 10. aned-
dest by Cor. on er. t drefdest add. by Cor. -gest, st by Cor. 11. acyr-
by Cor. in pi. of er. t hatedon add. by Cor. hyo reafodon prob. by
Cor. on er. 13. sceldest on er. t cyptest add. by Cor. t behwearfum add.
by Cor. 14. -est, t add. by Cor. ? necehgehurum, -hgehuram prob. add.

by Cor. ; the orig. word was prps. necen, h being from the last n. of by Cor.
on er.



76 EADWINE^S CANTERBUKY PSALTER. [PS. 43.

t hogunge 'Sam 'See on ymbegsenge ure sindon "Su gesettest

tein'ptum his qui in circuitu nostra sunt 15. Posuisti

us on gelicnesse tSiodum sewendnesse 1 styringe hesefdes on
nos in similitudinem gentihus commotationem capitis in

tSiodum t folcuTTi Alne dei scamn min ongean me is 7

2)lebibus 16. Tota die verecundia mea contra me est ei

gescindnes onsien \ andwlitan mines oferwreah me Fram

confusio vultus mei operuit me 17. A

stemne hyspendes 7 ongeansprecendes from onsine fiondges 7
voce exiwohrantis et ohloquentis a facie inimici et

from ehtendes tSses eeellse comon ofer us 7

2)ersequentis 18. Haec omnia venerunt su2)er nos et

ofergitende we ne sindon tSe 7 unrihtlice we ne deden on
obliti non sumus te et iniquae non egimus in

cyf)nesse 'Sine 7 ne gewat on bee heorte ure

testamento tuo 19. et non recessit retro cor nostrum

7 'Su aheldest stigse t sif>fatu urse from 'Sinum wege
£!t declinasti semitas nostras a via tua

for'Ssen (Su geese'Smeddest us on stowe geswencednesse 7

20. quoniam humiliasti nos in loco afflictionis et

oferwreah us scadu deaej^es Gif we sien ofergitende

02)eruit nos umbra mortis 21. Si obliti sum,us

nomon godes ures 7 gif we ajDeniee'S haende ure to gode
nomen dei nostri et si ex2)andimus manus nostras ad deum

fremdum hwu ne god secsef) Sees he esellengae cnawe'S

alienum 22. Nonne deus requiret ista ipse enim novit

diglse heortsen ForSsen fore tSe desede we biof> gewordeue
occulta cordis Quoniam 2>ropte[r] te morte afficimur

elce deg we bioj? gewenende swse seep acwesellednesse
tota die estimati sumus ut oves occisionis

t hogunge prps. add. by Cor. 9am, -am by Cor. on er. 15. -est, t add.
by Cor. t styringe add. by Cor. t f oleum add. by Cor. 16. ongean by
Cor. on er. t andwlitan add. by Cor. mines, -es add. by Cor. oferwreah by
Cor. on er. 17- Fram by Cor. on er. hyspendes by Cor. on er. ongean-
sprecendes by Cor on er. -dees, s prob. add. by Cor. -des, s by Cor. in pi. of
er. 18. toe add. by Cor. Se, S from some other let. Er. bef. unrihtlice,
-tlice by Cor. on er. deden, e (ist) on er. ; second d fi*om 9. 19. gewat
orig. gewcBt. aheldest by Cor. on er. t sipfatu add. by Cor. 20. gesioenced-y
-ed- wr. over the line by Cor. oferwreah by Cor. on er. -cadu by Cor. on er.

21. a/>eniu ofergitest unspede t wedlaen ure 7 eserfo'Snesse t
avertis oblivisceris inopiam nostram et trihula-

swinc ure For'Ssen geese'Smsed is on duste

tionem nostram 25. Quoniam humiliata est in pulvere

sseule ure etfylhcS t clyuode on eortSsen wamb 1 innocS ure
anima nostra adhesit in terra venter noster

iEris drihten gefultumse us 7 alys i friolsse us fore
26. Exsurge domine adiuva nos et libera nos jpropter

nomgen tSinum
nomen tuum

44.

belcette heorte min word god cwi'Se ic wiorc mine

2. Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum dico ego opera mea

kininge Tunge min writingfef)ere gewriteres hredlice writendes
regi Lingua mea calam,us scribe velociter scribentis

Wlitig heow fore besernum msennse segoten is gifu

3. Sjpeciosu^ forma jrre JUiis hominum diffusa est gratia

on welrum f>inum rortSsen gebletsode pe god on ecnesse
in labiis tuis Propterea benedixit te deus in a£ternum

to begirdsenne sweorde tSinum ymb f)9e lendeno mihtigliche 1

4. accingere glad'io tuo circa femur poten-

J^eoh riclicost Wlite Sinne 7 fegernesse dine beheeeld

tissime 5. Sjyecie 'tua et j^ulchHtudin^ tua intende

gesundfullice for'Sgaewit 7 rixae Fore SotSfestnesse 7
pros2)ere y^roce^/e et regna Propter xeritatem et

ge})wernesse 7 rihtwisnesse 7 gelede)) ))e wundorliche swicSre