¹(En Maskil af Ezraitten Etan.) Om HERRENs, Nåde vil jeg evigt synge, fra Slægt til Slægt med min Mund forkynde din Trofasthed.

¹An instruction, by Ethan the Ezrahite. Of the kind acts of Jehovah, to the age I sing, To all generations I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth,

²Thi du har sagt: "En evig Bygning er Nåden!" I Himlen har du grundfæstet din Trofasthed.

²For I said, `To the age is kindness built, The heavens! Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness in them.`

³Jeg sluttede en Pagt med min udvalgte, tilsvor David, min Tjener:

³I have made a covenant for My chosen, I have sworn to David My servant:

⁴"Jeg lader din Sæd bestå for evigt, jeg bygger din Trone fra Slægt til Slægt!" - Sela.

⁴`Even to the age do I establish thy seed, And have built to generation and generation thy throne. Selah.

⁵Og Himlen priser dit Under, HERRE, din Trofasthed i de Helliges Forsamling.

⁵and the heavens confess Thy wonders, O Jehovah, Thy faithfulness also [is] in an assembly of holy ones.

⁶Thi hvem i Sky er HERRENs Lige, hvo er som HERREN iblandt Guds Sønner?

⁶For who in the sky, Compareth himself to Jehovah? Is like to Jehovah among sons of the mighty?

⁷En forfærdelig Gud i de Helliges Kreds, stor og frygtelig over alle omkring ham.

⁷God is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding Him.

⁸HERRE, Hærskarers Gud, hvo er som du? HERRE, din Nåde og Trofasthed omgiver dig.

⁸O Jehovah, God of Hosts, Who [is] like Thee — a strong Jah? And Thy faithfulness [is] round about Thee.

⁹Du mestrer Havets Overmod; når Bølgerne bruser, stiller du dem.

⁹Thou [art] ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.

¹⁰Du knuste Rahab som en fældet Kriger, splitted dine Fjender med vældig Arm.

¹⁰Thou hast bruised Rahab, as one wounded. With the arm of Thy strength Thou hast scattered Thine enemies.

¹¹Din er Himlen, og din er Jorden, du grundede Jorderig med dets Fylde.

¹¹Thine [are] the heavens — the earth also [is] Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.

¹²Norden og Sønden skabte du, Tabor og Hermon jubler over dit Navn.

¹²North and south Thou hast appointed them, Tabor and Hermon in Thy name do sing.

¹³Du har en Arm med Vælde, din Hånd er stærk, din højre løftet.

¹³Thou hast an arm with might, Strong is Thy hand — high Thy right hand.

¹⁴Retfærd og Ret er din Trones Grundvold, Nåde og Sandhed står for dit Åsyn.

¹⁴Righteousness and judgment [Are] the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.

¹⁵Saligt det Folk, der kender til Frydesang, vandrer, HERRE, i dit Åsyns Lys!

¹⁵O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually.

¹⁶De lovsynger Dagen igennem dit Navn, ophøjes ved din Retfærdighed.

¹⁶In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And in Thy righteousness they are exalted,

¹⁷Thi du er vor Styrkes Stolthed, du løfter vort Horn ved din Yndest;

¹⁷For the beauty of their strength [art] Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,

¹⁸thi vort Skjold er hos HERREN, vor Konge er Israels Hellige!

¹⁸For of Jehovah [is] our shield, And of the Holy One of Israel our king.

¹⁹Du taled engang i et Syn til dine fromme : "Krone satte jeg på en Helt, ophøjed en Yngling af Folket;

¹⁹Then Thou hast spoken in vision, To Thy saint, yea, Thou sayest, I have placed help upon a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one out of the people,

²⁰jeg har fundet David, min Tjener, salvet ham med min hellige Olie;

²⁰I have found David My servant, With My holy oil I have anointed him.

²¹thi min Hånd skal holde ham fast, og min Arm skal give ham Styrke.

²¹With whom My hand is established, My arm also doth strengthen him.

²²Ingen Fjende skal overvælde ham, ingen Nidding trykke ham ned;

²²An enemy exacteth not upon him, And a son of perverseness afflicteth him not.

²³jeg knuser hans Fjender foran ham og nedstøder dem, der bader ham;

²³And I have beaten down before him his adversaries, And those hating him I plague,

²⁴med ham skal min Trofasthed og Miskundhed være, hans Horn skal løfte sig ved mit Navn;

²⁴And My faithfulness and kindness [are] with him, And in My name is his horn exalted.

²⁵jeg lægger Havet under hans Hånd og Strømmene under hans højre;

²⁵And I have set on the sea his hand, And on the rivers his right hand.

²⁶mig skal han kalde: min Fader, min Gud og min Frelses Klippe.

²⁶He proclaimeth me: `Thou [art] my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.`

²⁷Jeg gør ham til førstefødt, den største blandt Jordens Konger;

²⁷I also first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸jeg bevarer for evigt min Miskundhed mod ham, min Pagt skal holdes ham troligt;

²⁸To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] stedfast with him.

²⁹jeg lader hans Æt bestå for evigt, hans Trone, så længe Himlen er til.

²⁹And I have set his seed for ever, And his throne as the days of the heavens.

³⁰Hvis hans Sønner svigter min Lov og ikke følger mine Lovbud,

³⁰If his sons forsake My law, And in My judgments do not walk;

³¹hvis de bryder min Vedtægt og ikke holder mit Bud,

³¹If My statutes they pollute, And My commands do not keep,

³²da hjemsøger jeg deres Synd med Ris, deres Brøde med hårde Slag;

³²I have looked after with a rod their transgression, And with strokes their iniquity,

³³men min Nåde tager jeg ikke fra ham, min Trofasthed svigter jeg ikke;

³³And My kindness I break not from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.

³⁴jeg bryder ikke min Pagt og ændrer ej mine Læbers Udsagn.

³⁴I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.

³⁵Ved min Hellighed svor jeg een Gang for alle - David sviger jeg ikke:

³⁵Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David,

³⁶Hans Æt skal blive for evigt, hans Trone for mig som Solen,

³⁶His seed is to the age, And his throne [is] as the sun before Me,

³⁷stå fast som Månen for evigt, og Vidnet på Himlen er sanddru, - Sela.

³⁷As the moon it is established — to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. Selah.

³⁸Men du har forstødt og forkastet din Salvede og handlet i Vrede imod ham;

³⁸And Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost reject, Thou hast shown Thyself wroth With Thine anointed,

³⁹Pagten med din Tjener har du brudt, vanæret hans Krone og trådt den i Støvet;

³⁹Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,

⁴⁰du har nedbrudt alle hans Mure, i Grus har du lagt hans Fæstninger;

⁴⁰Thou hast broken down all his hedges, Thou hast made his fenced places a ruin.

⁴¹alle vejfarende plyndrer ham, sine Naboer blev han til Spot.

⁴¹Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach to his neighbours,

⁴²Du har løftet hans Uvenners højre og glædet alle hans Fjender;

⁴²Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.

⁴³hans Sværd lod du vige for Fjenden, du holdt ham ej oppe i Kampen;

⁴³Also — Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle,

⁴⁴du vristed ham Staven af Hænde og styrted hans Trone til Jorden,

⁴⁴Hast caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down.

⁴⁵afkorted hans Ungdoms Dage og hylled ham ind i Skam. - Sela.

⁴⁵Thou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over [with] shame. Selah.

⁴⁶Hvor længe vil du skjule dig, HERRE, for evigt, hvor længe skal din Vrede lue som Ild?

⁴⁶Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?

⁴⁷Herre, kom i Hu, hvad Livet er, til hvilken Tomhed du skabte hvert Menneskebarn!

⁴⁷Remember, I pray Thee, what [is] life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of men?

⁴⁸Hvo bliver i Live og skuer ej Død, hvo frelser sin sjæl fra Dødsrigets Hånd? - Sela.

⁴⁸Who [is] the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. Selah.

⁴⁹Hvor er din fordums Nåde, Herre, som du i Trofasthed tilsvor David?

⁴⁹Where [are] Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,

⁵⁰Kom, Herre, din Tjeners Skændsel i Hu, at jeg bærer Folkenes Spot i min Favn,

⁵⁰Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Thy servants, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the peoples,

⁵¹hvorledes dine Fjender håner, HERRE, hvorledes de håner din Salvedes Fodspor.

⁵¹Wherewith Thine enemies reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached The steps of Thine anointed.

⁵²Lovet være HERREN i Evighed, Amen, Amen!

⁵²Blessed [is] Jehovah to the age. Amen, and amen!