¹(Af David.) Min Sjæl, lov Herren, og alt i mig love hans hellige navn!

¹By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts — His Holy Name.

²Min Sjæl, lov HERREN, og glem ikke alle hans Velgerninger!

²Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And forget not all His benefits,

³Han, som tilgiver alle dine Misgerninger og læger alle dine Sygdomme,

³Who is forgiving all thine iniquities, Who is healing all thy diseases,

⁴han, som udløser dit Liv fra Graven og kroner dig med Miskundhed og Barmhjertighed,

⁴Who is redeeming from destruction thy life, Who is crowning thee — kindness and mercies,

⁵han, som mætter din Sjæl med godt, så du bliver ung igen som Ørnen!

⁵Who is satisfying with good thy desire, Renew itself as an eagle doth thy youth.

⁶HERREN øver Retfærdighed og Ret mod alle fortrykte.

⁶Jehovah is doing righteousness and judgments For all the oppressed.

⁷Han lod Moses se sine Veje, Israels Børn sine Gerninger;

⁷He maketh known His ways to Moses, To the sons of Israel His acts.

⁸barmhjertig og nådig er HERREN, langmodig og rig på Miskundhed;

⁸Merciful and gracious [is] Jehovah, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

⁹han går ikke bestandig i Rette, gemmer ej evigt på Vrede;

⁹Not for ever doth He strive, Nor to the age doth He watch.

¹⁰han handled ej med os efter vore Synder, gengældte os ikke efter vor Brøde.

¹⁰Not according to our sins hath He done to us, Nor according to our iniquities Hath He conferred benefits upon us.

¹¹Men så højt som Himlen er over Jorden, er hans Miskundhed stor over dem, der frygter ham.

¹¹For, as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing Him.

¹²Så langt som Østen er fra Vesten, har han fjernet vore Synder fra os.

¹²As the distance of east from west He hath put far from us our transgressions.

¹³Som en Fader forbarmer sig over sine Børn, forbarmer HERREN sig over dem, der frygter ham.

¹³As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

¹⁴Thi han kender vor Skabning, han kommer i Hu, vi er Støv;

¹⁴For He hath known our frame, Remembering that we [are] dust.

¹⁵som Græs er Menneskets dage, han blomstrer som Markens Blomster;

¹⁵Mortal man! as grass [are] his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth;

¹⁶når et Vejr farer over ham, er han ej mere, hans Sted får ham aldrig at se igen.

¹⁶For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.

¹⁷Men HERRENs Miskundhed varer fra Evighed og til Evighed over dem, der frygter ham, og hans Retfærd til Børnenes Børn

¹⁷And the kindness of Jehovah [Is] from age even unto age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons` sons,

¹⁸for dem, der holder hans Pagt og kommer hans Bud i Hu, så de gør derefter.

¹⁸To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them.

¹⁹HERREN har rejst sin Trone i Himlen, alt er hans Kongedømme underlagt.

¹⁹Jehovah in the heavens Hath established His throne, And His kingdom over all hath ruled.

²⁰Lov HERREN, I hans Engle, I vældige i Kraft, som gør, hvad han byder, så snart I hører hans Røst.

²⁰Bless Jehovah, ye His messengers, Mighty in power — doing His word, To hearken to the voice of His Word.

²¹Lov HERREN, alle hans Hærskarer, hans Tjenere, som fuldbyrder hans Vilje.

²¹Bless Jehovah, all ye His hosts, His ministers — doing His pleasure.

²²Lov HERREN, alt, hvad han skabte, på hvert eneste Sted i hans Rige! Min Sjæl, lov HERREN!

²²Bless Jehovah, all ye His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah!