¹Halleluja! Lov Herren, thi han er god, thi hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!

¹`Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness:`

²Så skal HERRENs genløste sige, de, han løste af Fjendens Hånd

²Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.

³og samlede ind fra Landene, fra Øst og Vest, fra Nord og fra Havet.

³And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.

⁴I den øde Ørk for de vild, fandt ikke Vej til beboet By,

⁴They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.

⁵de led både Sult og Tørst, deres Sjæl var ved at vansmægte;

⁵Hungry — yea — thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,

⁶men de råbte til HERREN i Nøden, han frelste dem at deres Trængsler

⁶And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,

⁷og førte dem ad rette Vej, så de kom til beboet By.

⁷And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.

⁸Lad dem takke HERREN for hans Miskundhed, for hans Underværker mod Menneskens Børn.

⁸They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

⁹Thi han mættede den vansmægtende Sjæl og fyldte den sultne med godt.

⁹For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled [with] goodness.

¹⁰De sad i Mulm og Mørke, bundne i pine og Jern,

¹⁰Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

¹¹fordi de havde stået Guds Ord imod og ringeagtet den Højestes Råd.

¹¹Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

¹²Deres Hjerte var knuget af Kummer, de faldt, der var ingen, som hjalp;

¹²And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

¹³men de råbte til HERREN i Nøden, han frelste dem af deres Trængsler,

¹³And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.

¹⁴førte dem ud af Mørket og Mulmet og sønderrev deres Bånd.

¹⁴He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.

¹⁵Lad dem takke HERREN for hans Miskundhed, for hans Underværker mod Menneskens Børn.

¹⁵They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

¹⁶Thi han sprængte Døre af Kobber og sønderslog Slåer af Jern.

¹⁶For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.

¹⁷De sygnede hen for Synd og led for Brødes Skyld,

¹⁷Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

¹⁸de væmmedes ved al Slags Mad, de kom Dødens Porte nær

¹⁸All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,

¹⁹men de råbte til Herren i Nøden, han frelste dem af deres Trængsler,

¹⁹And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,

²⁰sendte sit Ord og lægede dem og frelste deres Liv fra Graven.

²⁰He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.

²¹Lad dem takke HERREN for hans Miskundhed, for hans Underværker mod Menneskens Børn

²¹They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

²²og ofre Lovprisningsofre og med Jubel forkynnde hans Gerninger.

²²And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

²³De for ud på Havet i Skibe, drev Handel på vældige Vande,

²³Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,

²⁴blev Vidne til HERRENs Gerninger, hans Underværker i Dybet;

²⁴They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.

²⁵han bød, og et Stormvejr rejste sig, Bølgerne tårnedes op;

²⁵And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,

²⁶mod Himlen steg de, i Dybet sank de, i Ulykken svandt deres Mod;

²⁶They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.

²⁷de tumled og raved som drukne, borte var al deres Visdom;

²⁷They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

²⁸men de råbte til HERREN i Nøden, han frelste dem af deres Trængsler,

²⁸And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.

²⁹skiftede Stormen til Stille, så Havets Bølger tav;

²⁹He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.

³⁰og glade blev de, fordi det stilned; han førte dem til Havnen, de søgte.

³⁰And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.

³¹Lad dem takke HERREN for hans Miskundhed, for hans Underværker mod Menneskens Børn,

³¹They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

³²ophøje ham i Folkets Forsamling og prise ham i de Ældstes Kreds!

³²And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.

³³Floder gør han til Ørken og Kilder til øde Land,

³³He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.

³⁴til Saltsteppe frugtbart Land for Ondskabens Skyld hos dem, som - bor der.

³⁴A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

³⁵Ørken gør han til Vanddrag, det tørre Land til Kilder;

³⁵He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.

³⁶der lader han sultne bo, så de grunder en By at bo i,

³⁶And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.

³⁷tilsår Marker og planter Vin og høster Afgrødens Frugt.

³⁷And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.

³⁸Han velsigner dem, de bliver mange, han lader det ikke skorte på Kvæg.

³⁸And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.

³⁹De bliver få og segner under Modgangs og Kummers Tryk,

³⁹And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.

⁴⁰han udøser Hån over Fyrster og lader dem rave i vejløst Øde.

⁴⁰He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy — no way.

⁴¹Men han løfter den fattige op af hans Nød og gør deres Slægter som Hjorde;

⁴¹And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.

⁴²de oprigtige ser det og glædes, men al Ondskab lukker sin Mund.

⁴²The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.

⁴³Hvo som er viis, han mærke sig det og lægge sig HERRENs Nåde på Sinde!

⁴³Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!