¹Davíð flutti Drottni orð þessa ljóðs, þá er Drottinn frelsaði hann af hendi allra óvina hans og af hendi Sáls.

¹David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

²Hann mælti: Drottinn er bjarg mitt og vígi, hann er sá sem hjálpar mér.

²and he said, “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

³Guð minn er hellubjarg mitt, þar sem ég leita hælis, skjöldur minn og horn hjálpræðis míns, háborg mín og hæli, frelsari minn, sem frelsar mig frá ofbeldi.

³God, my rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

⁴Lofaður sé Drottinn, hrópa ég, og ég frelsast frá óvinum mínum.

⁴I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from my enemies.

⁵Brimöldur dauðans umkringdu mig, elfur glötunarinnar skelfdu mig,

⁵For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

⁶snörur Heljar luktu um mig, möskvar dauðans féllu yfir mig.

⁶The cords of Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. were around me. The snares of death caught me.

⁷Í angist minni kallaði ég á Drottin, og til Guðs míns hrópaði ég. Í helgidómi sínum heyrði hann raust mína, óp mitt barst til eyrna honum.

⁷In my distress I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.

⁸Jörðin bifaðist og nötraði, undirstöður fjallanna skulfu, þær bifuðust, því að hann var reiður.

⁸Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

⁹Reykur gekk fram úr nösum hans og eyðandi eldur af munni hans, glóðir brunnu út frá honum.

⁹Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.

¹⁰Hann sveigði himininn og steig niður, og skýsorti var undir fótum hans.

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

¹¹Hann steig á bak kerúb og flaug af stað og sveif á vængjum vindarins.

¹¹He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

¹²Hann gjörði myrkrið í kringum sig að skýli, regnsortann og skýþykknið.

¹²He made darkness pavilions around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

¹³Frá ljómanum fyrir honum flugu hagl og eldglæringar.

¹³At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.

¹⁴Drottinn þrumaði af himni, hinn hæsti lét raust sína gjalla.

¹⁴Yahweh thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.

¹⁵Hann skaut örvum sínum og tvístraði þeim, lét eldingarnar leiftra og hræddi þá.

¹⁵He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and confused them.

¹⁶Þá sá í mararbotn, og undirstöður jarðarinnar urðu berar fyrir ógnum Drottins, fyrir andgustinum úr nösum hans.

¹⁶Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

¹⁷Hann seildist niður af hæðum og greip mig, dró mig upp úr hinum miklu vötnum.

¹⁷He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.

¹⁸Hann frelsaði mig frá hinum sterku óvinum mínum, frá fjandmönnum mínum, er voru mér yfirsterkari.

¹⁸He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

¹⁹Þeir réðust á mig á mínum óheilladegi, en Drottinn var mín stoð.

¹⁹They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.

²⁰Hann leiddi mig út á víðlendi, hann frelsaði mig, af því að hann hafði þóknun á mér.

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

²¹Drottinn fór með mig eftir réttlæti mínu, eftir hreinleik handa minna galt hann mér,

²¹Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.

²²því að ég hefi varðveitt vegu Drottins og hefi ekki reynst ótrúr Guði mínum.

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

²³Allar skipanir hans hefi ég fyrir augum og frá boðorðum hans hefi ég ekki vikið.

²³For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

²⁴Ég var lýtalaus fyrir honum og gætti mín við misgjörðum.

²⁴I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

²⁵Drottinn galt mér eftir réttlæti mínu, eftir hreinleik handa minna fyrir augliti hans.

²⁵Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

²⁶Gagnvart ástríkum ert þú ástríkur, gagnvart ráðvöndum ráðvandur,

²⁶With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.

²⁷gagnvart hreinum hreinn, en gagnvart rangsnúnum ert þú afundinn.

²⁷With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

²⁸Þú hjálpar þjáðum lýð, en gjörir alla hrokafulla niðurlúta.

²⁸You will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.

²⁹Já, þú ert lampi minn, Drottinn, Guð minn lýsir mér í myrkrinu.

²⁹For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.

³⁰Fyrir þína hjálp hleyp ég yfir virkisgrafir, fyrir hjálp Guðs míns stekk ég yfir borgarveggi.

³⁰For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

³¹Vegur Guðs er lýtalaus, orð Drottins er skírt. Skjöldur er hann öllum þeim, sem leita hælis hjá honum.

³¹As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

³²Því að hver er Guð, nema Drottinn, og hver er hellubjarg, utan vor Guð?

³²For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?

³³Sá Guð, sem gyrðir mig styrkleika og gjörir veg minn sléttan.

³³God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.

³⁴Hann gjörir fætur mína sem hindanna og veitir mér fótfestu á hæðunum.

³⁴He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.

³⁵Hann æfir hendur mínar til hernaðar, svo að armar mínir benda eirbogann.

³⁵He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.

³⁶Þú gafst mér skjöld hjálpræðis þíns, og lítillæti þitt gjörði mig mikinn.

³⁶You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.

³⁷Þú rýmdir til fyrir skrefum mínum og ökklar mínir riðuðu ekki.

³⁷You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.

³⁸Ég elti óvini mína og náði þeim, og sneri ekki aftur fyrr en ég hafði gjöreytt þeim.

³⁸I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.

³⁹Ég gjöreyddi þeim og molaði þá sundur, svo að þeir risu ekki upp framar og hnigu undir fætur mér.

³⁹I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.

⁴⁰Þú gyrtir mig styrkleika til ófriðarins, beygðir fjendur mína undir mig.

⁴⁰For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

⁴¹Þú lést mig sjá bak óvina minna, þeim eyddi ég, sem hata mig.

⁴¹You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

⁴²Þeir hrópuðu, en enginn kom til hjálpar, þeir hrópuðu til Drottins, en hann svaraði þeim ekki.

⁴²They looked, but there was none to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.

⁴³Ég muldi þá sem mold á jörð, tróð þá fótum sem skarn á strætum.

⁴³Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.

⁴⁴Þú frelsaðir mig úr fólkorustum, gjörðir mig að höfðingja þjóðanna. Lýður, sem ég þekkti ekki, þjónar mér.

⁴⁴You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.

⁴⁵Framandi menn smjaðra fyrir mér, óðara en þeir heyra mín getið, hlýða þeir mér.

⁴⁵The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

⁴⁶Framandi menn dragast upp og koma skjálfandi fram úr fylgsnum sínum.

⁴⁶The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.

⁴⁷Lifi Drottinn, lofað sé mitt bjarg, og hátt upp hafinn sé Guð hjálpræðis míns!

⁴⁷Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

⁴⁸Þú Guð, sem veittir mér hefndir og braust þjóðir undir mig,

⁴⁸even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,

⁴⁹sem hreifst mig úr höndum óvina minna og hófst mig yfir mótstöðumenn mína. Frá ójafnaðarmönnum frelsaðir þú mig.

⁴⁹who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

⁵⁰Fyrir því vil ég vegsama þig, Drottinn, meðal þjóðanna og lofsyngja þínu nafni.Hann veitir konungi sínum mikla hjálp og auðsýnir miskunn sínum smurða, Davíð og niðjum hans að eilífu.

⁵⁰Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. Will sing praises to your name.

⁵¹Hann veitir konungi sínum mikla hjálp og auðsýnir miskunn sínum smurða, Davíð og niðjum hans að eilífu.

⁵¹He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, forevermore.”