¹And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

¹David kvad denne sang for Herren den dag da Herren hadde utfridd ham av alle hans fienders hånd og av Sauls hånd.

²And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

²Og han sa: Herren er min klippe og min festning og min redder,

³The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

³min klippefaste Gud, som jeg setter min lit til, mitt skjold og min frelses horn, min borg og min tilflukt, min frelser; fra vold frelser du mig.

⁴I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

⁴Jeg påkaller den Høilovede, Herren, og blir frelst fra mine fiender.

⁵When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

⁵Dødens bølger omspente mig, fordervelsens strømmer forferdet mig.

⁶The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

⁶Dødsrikets rep omgav mig, dødens snarer overfalt mig.

⁷In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

⁷I min trengsel påkalte jeg Herren, og jeg ropte til min Gud; han hørte fra sitt tempel min røst, og mitt skrik kom for hans ører.

⁸Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

⁸Da rystet og bevet jorden, himmelens grunnvoller skalv, og de rystet; for hans vrede var optendt.

⁹There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

⁹Det steg røk op av hans nese, og fortærende ild fra hans munn; glør brente ut av ham.

¹⁰He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰Og han bøide himmelen og steg ned, og det var mørke under hans føtter.

¹¹And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹Og han fór på kjeruber og fløi, og han lot sig se på vindens vinger.

¹²And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

¹²Og han gjorde mørke til skjul rundt omkring sig, vannmasser, tykke skyer.

¹³Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

¹³Frem av glansen foran ham brente gloende kull.

¹⁴The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

¹⁴Herren tordnet fra himmelen, den Høieste lot sin røst høre.

¹⁵And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

¹⁵Og han utsendte piler og spredte dem* omkring - lyn og forvirret dem. / {* fiendene.}

¹⁶And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

¹⁶Da kom havets strømmer til syne; jordens grunnvoller blev avdekket ved Herrens trusel, for hans neses åndepust.

¹⁷He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

¹⁷Han rakte sin hånd ut fra det høie, han grep mig; han drog mig op av store vann.

¹⁸He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁸Han fridde mig ut fra min sterke fiende, fra mine avindsmenn; for de var mig for mektige.

¹⁹They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

¹⁹De overfalt mig på min motgangs dag; men Herren blev min støtte.

²⁰He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

²⁰Og han førte mig ut i fritt rum; han frelste mig, for han hadde behag i mig.

²¹The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

²¹Herren gjengjeldte mig efter min rettferdighet, han betalte mig efter mine henders renhet.

²²For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²²For jeg tok vare på Herrens veier og vek ikke i ondskap fra min Gud;

²³For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

²³for alle hans lover hadde jeg for øie, og fra hans bud vek jeg ikke,

²⁴I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

²⁴og jeg var ulastelig for ham og voktet mig vel for min synd.

²⁵Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

²⁵Og Herren gjengjeldte mig efter min rettferdighet, efter min renhet for hans øine.

²⁶With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.

²⁶Mot den fromme viser du dig from, mot den rettvise stridsmann viser du dig rettvis,

²⁷With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavory.

²⁷mot den rene viser du dig ren, mot den forvendte viser du dig vrang*. / {* d.e. gjør du tvert imot hans ønske og forventning.}

²⁸And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

²⁸Elendige folk frelser du, men dine øine er mot de overmodige; dem fornedrer du.

²⁹For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

²⁹For du er mitt lys, Herre, og Herren opklarer mitt mørke.

³⁰For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

³⁰For ved dig stormer jeg løs på fiendeskarer, ved min Gud springer jeg over murer.

³¹As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

³¹Gud, hans vei er fullkommen; Herrens ord er rent, han er et skjold for alle dem som setter sin lit til ham.

³²For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?

³²For hvem er Gud foruten Herren, og hvem er en klippe foruten vår Gud?

³³God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

³³Gud, han er mitt sterke vern og leder den ulastelige på hans vei.

³⁴He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

³⁴Han gir ham føtter likesom hindene og stiller mig på mine høider.

³⁵He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

³⁵Han oplærer mine hender til krig, så mine armer spenner kobberbuen.

³⁶Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

³⁶Og du gir mig din frelse til skjold, og din mildhet gjør mig stor.

³⁷Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

³⁷Du gjør rummet vidt for mine skritt under mig, og mine ankler vakler ikke.

³⁸I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

³⁸Jeg vil forfølge mine fiender og ødelegge dem, og jeg vender ikke tilbake før jeg har gjort ende på dem.

³⁹And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

³⁹Jeg gjør ende på dem og knuser dem, så de ikke kan reise sig; de faller under mine føtter.

⁴⁰For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

⁴⁰Og du omgjorder mig med kraft til krig, du bøier mine motstandere under mig.

⁴¹Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

⁴¹Og mine fiender lar du vende mig ryggen, mine avindsmenn utrydder jeg.

⁴²They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

⁴²De ser sig om, men der er ingen frelser - efter Herren, men han svarer dem ikke.

⁴³Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

⁴³Og jeg knuser dem som jordens støv; jeg sønderknuser dem, tramper dem ned som søle på gatene.

⁴⁴Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

⁴⁴Og du redder mig fra mitt folks kamper, du bevarer mig til å være hode for hedninger; folkeferd som jeg ikke kjenner, tjener mig.

⁴⁵Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

⁴⁵Fremmede kryper for mig; bare de hører om mig, blir de mig lydige.

⁴⁶Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

⁴⁶Fremmede visner bort og går bevende ut av sine borger.

⁴⁷The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

⁴⁷Herren lever, og priset er min klippe, og ophøiet er min frelses klippefaste Gud,

⁴⁸It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me.

⁴⁸den Gud som gir mig hevn og legger folkeferd under mig,

⁴⁹And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

⁴⁹og som fører mig ut fra mine fiender; over mine motstandere ophøier du mig, fra voldsmannen redder du mig.

⁵⁰Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

⁵⁰Derfor vil jeg prise dig, Herre, blandt hedningene og lovsynge ditt navn.

⁵¹He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

⁵¹Han gjør frelsen stor for sin konge, og han gjør miskunnhet mot sin salvede, mot David og mot hans ætt til evig tid.