Скачать или смотреть Psalm 26 in Middle English

Listen to the Psalter from Medieval England spoken in Middle English. Discover the vernacular English Bible from the Middle Ages. Read by Liam Cruz Kelly.

Psalm 26:3 For whi thi merci is bifor myn iyen; and Y pleside in thi treuthe.

The Middle English Bible was translated from the Latin Vulgate in the late fourteenth century by scholars at Oxford University.

The Middle English text found in this video is a reproduction of the Forshall and Madden's 1850 print edition. The spelling and vocabulary have been retained, but with some letter typography has been updated for ease of reading. (Ex: yyue to vs þis dai oure breed = gyve to us this dai oure breed)

The Modern English translation is the Authorized King James Version.

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