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Translation

Psalm 31
With bit and bridle that bind fast their jaws

BLESSED ARE THEY/ whose iniquities are forgiven:/ and whose sins are hidden./ Blessed is the man to whom the lord/ has not ascribed/ sin: neither is there/ guile in his spirit./ Because I was silent my bones are grown old: while I cried/ all the day./ Because day and night your hand/ is weighed down upon me:/ I am turned around in my trouble/ whilst the thorn is fastened./ My offence I have made known to you:/ and my injustices I have not concealed./ I said I will confess against me my injustice/ to the lord: and you have forgiven the wickedness of my sin./ For this shall every holy one pray to you: in opportune time./

Transcription

In chaimo et freno maxillas eo[rum]/ constringe
BEATI QUOR[UM] / remiss[a]e se iniq[u]itates: / et quor[um] tecta sunt / peccata. / Beat[us] vir cui non / imputabit d[omi]n[u]s / peccatu[m]: nec est / insp[irit]u ei[us] dolus. / Q[uonia]m tacui inve/teraverunt ossa / mea: du[m] clamare[m] / tota die. / Q[uonia]m die ac nocte gravata est sup[er] me / man[us] tua: / conversus sum in [a]erumna mea / du[m] configitur spina. / Delictum meu[m] cognitu[m] tibi feci: / et iniusticiam meam non abscondi. / Dixi confitebor adversu[s] me iniusticia[m] mea[m] / d[omi]no: et tu remisisti impietate[m] peccati mei. / Pro hac orabit adte om[n]is s[an]c[tu]s: in te[m]pore opportuno. /

Translation

Psalm 31
With bit and bridle that bind fast their jaws

BLESSED ARE THEY/ whose iniquities are forgiven:/ and whose sins are hidden./ Blessed is the man to whom the lord/ has not ascribed/ sin: neither is there/ guile in his spirit./ Because I was silent my bones are grown old: while I cried/ all the day./ Because day and night your hand/ is weighed down upon me:/ I am turned around in my trouble/ whilst the thorn is fastened./ My offence I have made known to you:/ and my injustices I have not concealed./ I said I will confess against me my injustice/ to the lord: and you have forgiven the wickedness of my sin./ For this shall every holy one pray to you: in opportune time./

 

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