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The Paris Psalter (Old English) · c. 10th century

Psalm 120

by Anonymous (Old English) c. 7th–11th century


Hof ic mine eagan to þam hean beorge,
þær ic fultum fand fælne æt þearfe.
Is min fultum eac fæger æt drihtne,
se ðe heofon worhte, hrusan swylce.
Ne sylle he þinne fot on feondes geweald,
ne hycge to slæpe se ðe healdeð þe.
Efne se on hygde huru ne slæpeð
ne swefeð swyðe, se þe sceal healdan nu
Israela folc utan wið feondum.
Gehealde þe halig drihten,
and þin mundbora mihtig weorðe
ofer þa swiðran hand symble æt þearfe.
Ne þe sunne on dæge sol ne gebærne
ne þe mona on niht min ne geweorðe,
ac þe gehealde halig drihten
wyð yfela gehwam æghwær georne
and ðine sawle swylce gehealde.
Utgang þinne and ingang ece drihten,
sawla soðcynincg, symble gehealde
of þisson forð awa to worulde.

MLA

Anonymous (Old English). The Paris Psalter (Old English), Psalm 120. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/paris-psalter-oe/69/.

Chicago

Anonymous (Old English). The Paris Psalter (Old English), Psalm 120. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/paris-psalter-oe/69/.

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