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LXXV.
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Knawen in Iude god es wele;Mikel es his name in Iraele.
2
And made his stede es pais opon,And þe wonynge of him in Syon.
3
Þare brake he myghtinges righte,Bogh, schelde, swerde, and fighte.
4
Lightand þou wondrelike fra hilles of ai;Alle vnwise of hert droued ere þai.
5
Þai slepe þaire nappinge, and noght þai fand,Alle men of welthes, in þair hand.
6
Fra þi snibbynge, god of Iacob,Þai napped þat horses stegh up.
7
Þou aghefulle ert, and wha to þeOgainestand sal fra þen þi wreth be?
8
Fra heuen herd dome þou made:Þe erthe qwoke, and rest it hade;
9
When god raas in dome to stande,Þat he make saufe alle handetame of lande.
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10
For thoght of man, of hert es alle,Vnto þe be schriuen salle;
And leuynges of [thoght] þat be,
Mesdaie sal þai make to þe.
11
Behetes and yheldes to lauerd god kynge,Alle þat in his vmgange giftes bringe:
12
Til aghefulle, and til him aiÞat gastes of princes beres awai;
Til aghefulle and ai i[li]ke
At kinges of erthe þat rike.
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