¹(Til sangmesteren. En salme af David.) Himlen forkynder Guds Ære, Hvælvingen kundgør hans Hænders værk.

¹To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. The heavens [are] recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse [is] declaring.

²Dag bærer Bud til Dag, Nat lader Nat det vide.

²Day to day uttereth speech, And night to night sheweth knowledge.

³Uden Ord og uden Tale, uden at Lyden høres,

³There is no speech, and there are no words. Their voice hath not been heard.

⁴når Himlens Røst over Jorden vide, dens Tale til Jorderigs Ende. På Himlen rejste han Solen et Telt;

⁴Into all the earth hath their line gone forth, And to the end of the world their sayings, For the sun He placed a tent in them,

⁵som en Brudgom går den ud af sit Kammer, er glad som en Helt ved at løbe sin Bane,

⁵And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path.

⁶rinder op ved Himlens ene Rand, og dens Omløb når til den anden. Intet er skjult for dens Glød.

⁶From the end of the heavens [is] his going out, And his revolution [is] unto their ends, And nothing is hid from his heat.

⁷HERRENs Lov er fuldkommen, kvæger Sjælen, HERRENs Vidnesbyrd holder, gør enfoldig viis,

⁷The law of Jehovah [is] perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah [are] stedfast, Making wise the simple,

⁸HERRENs Forskrifter er rette, glæder Hjertet, HERRENs Bud er purt, giver Øjet Glans,

⁸The precepts of Jehovah [are] upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah [is] pure, enlightening the eyes,

⁹HERRENs Frygt er ren, varer evigt, HERRENs Lovbud er Sandhed, rette til Hobe,

⁹The fear of Jehovah [is] clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah [are] true, They have been righteous — together.

¹⁰kostelige fremfor Guld, ja fint Guld i Mængde, søde fremfor Honning og Kubens Saft.

¹⁰They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

¹¹Din Tjener tager og Vare på dem; at holde dem lønner sig rigt.

¹¹Also — Thy servant is warned by them, `In keeping them [is] a great reward.`

¹²Hvo mærker selv, at han fejler? Tilgiv mig lønlige Brøst!

¹²Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,

¹³Værn også din Tjener mod frække, ej råde de over mig! Så bliver jeg uden Lyde og fri for svare Synder.

¹³Also — from presumptuous ones keep back Thy servant, Let them not rule over me, Then am I perfect, And declared innocent of much transgression,

¹⁴Lad min Munds Ord være dig til Behag, lad mit Hjertes Tanker nå frem for dit Åsyn, HERRE, min Klippe og min Genløser!

¹⁴Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!