¹Til sangmesteren; av Herrens tjener David, som talte denne sangs ord til Herren den dag da Herren hadde utfridd ham av alle hans fienders hånd og av Sauls hånd.

²Og han sa: Herre, jeg har dig hjertelig kjær, min styrke!

²Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

³Herren er min klippe og min festning og min frelser; min Gud er min klippe, som jeg setter min lit til, mitt skjold og min frelses horn, min borg.

³I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.

⁴Jeg påkaller den Høilovede, Herren, og blir frelst fra mine fiender.

⁴The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

⁵Dødens rep omspente mig, og fordervelsens strømmer forferdet mig.

⁵The cords of Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. were around me. The snares of death came on me.

⁶Dødsrikets rep omgav mig, dødens snarer overfalt mig.

⁶In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.

⁷I min trengsel påkalte jeg Herren, og jeg ropte til min Gud; han hørte fra sitt tempel min røst, og mitt skrik kom for ham, til hans ører.

⁷Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

⁸Da rystet og bevet jorden, og fjellenes grunnvoller skalv, og de rystet, for hans vrede var optendt.

⁸Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹Det steg røk op av hans nese, og fortærende ild fra hans munn; glør brente ut av ham.

⁹He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰Og han bøide himmelen og steg ned, og det var mørke under hans føtter.

¹⁰He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹Og han fór på kjeruber og fløi, og han fór hastig frem på vindens vinger.

¹¹He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

¹²Han gjorde mørke til sitt dekke, rundt omkring sig til sitt skjul, mørke vann, tykke skyer.

¹²At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

¹³Frem av glansen foran ham fór hans skyer frem, hagl og gloende kull.

¹³Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.

¹⁴Og Herren tordnet i himmelen, den Høieste lot sin røst høre, hagl og gloende kull.

¹⁴He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.

¹⁵Og han utsendte sine piler og spredte dem* omkring - lyn i mengde og forvirret dem. / {* fiendene.}

¹⁵Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

¹⁶Da kom vannenes strømmer til syne, og jordens grunnvoller blev avdekket ved din trusel, Herre, for din neses åndepust.

¹⁶He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.

¹⁷Han rakte sin hånd ut fra det høie, han grep mig; han drog mig op av store vann.

¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

¹⁸Han fridde mig ut fra min sterke fiende og fra mine avindsmenn; for de var mig for mektige.

¹⁸They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.

¹⁹De overfalt mig på min motgangs dag; men Herren blev min støtte.

¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

²⁰Og han førte mig ut i fritt rum; han frelste mig, for han hadde behag i mig.

²⁰Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.

²¹Herren gjengjeldte mig efter min rettferdighet, han betalte mig efter mine henders renhet.

²¹For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²²For jeg tok vare på Herrens veier og vek ikke i ondskap fra min Gud.

²²For all his ordinances were before me. I didn’t put away his statutes from me.

²³For alle hans lover hadde jeg for øie, og hans bud lot jeg ikke vike fra mig.

²³I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

²⁴Og jeg var ulastelig for ham og voktet mig vel for min synd.

²⁴Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

²⁵Og Herren gjengjeldte mig efter min rettferdighet, efter mine henders renhet for hans øine.

²⁵With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.

²⁶Mot den fromme viser du dig from, mot den rettvise mann viser du dig rettvis,

²⁶With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

²⁷mot den rene viser du dig ren, mot den forvendte viser du dig vrang.

²⁷For you will save the afflicted people, but the haughty eyes you will bring down.

²⁸For du frelser elendige folk, og du fornedrer høie øine.

²⁸For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

²⁹For du lar min lampe skinne; Herren min Gud opklarer mitt mørke.

²⁹For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

³⁰For ved dig stormer jeg løs på fiendeskarer, og ved min Gud springer jeg over murer.

³⁰As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

³¹Gud, hans vei er fullkommen; Herrens ord er rent, han er et skjold for alle dem som setter sin lit til ham.

³¹For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,

³²For hvem er Gud foruten Herren, og hvem er en klippe, uten vår Gud?

³³Den Gud som omgjorder mig med kraft og gjør min vei fri for støt,

³³He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places.

³⁴som gir mig føtter likesom hindene og stiller mig på mine høider,

³⁴He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.

³⁵som oplærer mine hender til krig, så mine armer spenner kobberbuen.

³⁵You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.

³⁶Og du gir mig din frelse til skjold, og din høire hånd støtter mig, og din mildhet gjør mig stor.

³⁶You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.

³⁷Du gjør rummet vidt for mine skritt under mig, og mine ankler vakler ikke.

³⁷I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are consumed.

³⁸Jeg forfølger mine fiender og når dem, og jeg vender ikke tilbake før jeg har gjort ende på dem.

³⁸I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.

³⁹Jeg knuser dem, så de ikke makter å reise sig; de faller under mine føtter.

³⁹For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

⁴⁰Og du omgjorder mig med kraft til krig, du bøier mine motstandere under mig.

⁴⁰You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

⁴¹Og mine fiender lar du vende mig ryggen, og mine avindsmenn utrydder jeg.

⁴¹They cried, but there was none to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.

⁴²De roper, men der er ingen frelser - til Herren, men han svarer dem ikke.

⁴²Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.

⁴³Og jeg knuser dem som støv for vinden, jeg tømmer dem ut som søle på gatene.

⁴³You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

⁴⁴Du redder mig fra folkekamper, du setter mig til hode for hedninger; folkeferd som jeg ikke kjenmer, tjener mig.

⁴⁴As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

⁴⁵Bare de hører om mig, blir de mig lydige; fremmede kryper for mig.

⁴⁵The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.

⁴⁶Fremmede visner bort og går bevende ut av sine borger.

⁴⁶Yahweh lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,

⁴⁷Herren lever, og priset er min klippe, og ophøiet er min frelses Gud,

⁴⁷even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.

⁴⁸den Gud som gir mig hevn og legger folkeferd under mig,

⁴⁸He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

⁴⁹som frir mig ut fra mine fiender; ja, over mine motstandere ophøier du mig, fra voldsmannen redder du mig.

⁴⁹Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

⁵⁰Derfor vil jeg prise dig iblandt hedningene, Herre, og lovsynge ditt navn.

⁵⁰He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, forevermore.

⁵¹Han gjør frelsen stor for sin konge, han gjør miskunnhet mot sin salvede, mot David og mot hans ætt til evig tid.