1Herren er blitt konge, folkene bever, han som troner over kjeruber, jorden ryster.
1Yahweh reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.
2Herren er stor i Sion, og ophøiet er han over alle folkene.
2Yahweh is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples.
3De skal prise ditt navn, det store og forferdelige; hellig er han.
3Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
4Og i sin styrke elsker kongen rettferd; du har grunnfestet rettvishet, du har gjort rett og rettferdighet i Jakob.
4The King’s strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5Ophøi Herren vår Gud, og kast eder ned for hans føtters skammel! Hellig er han.
5Exalt Yahweh our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!
6Moses og Aron var blandt hans prester, og Samuel blandt dem som påkalte hans navn; de ropte til Herren, og han svarte dem.
6Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel among those who call on his name; they called on Yahweh, and he answered them.
7I en skystøtte talte han til dem; de holdt hans vidnesbyrd og den lov han gav dem.
7He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies, the statute that he gave them.
8Herre vår Gud, du svarte dem; du var dem en Gud som tilgav dem, men også en hevner over deres gjerninger.
8You answered them, Yahweh our God. You are a God who forgave them, although you took vengeance for their doings.
9Ophøi Herren vår Gud, og kast eder ned for hans hellige berg! For hellig er Herren vår Gud.
9Exalt Yahweh, our God. Worship at his holy hill, for Yahweh, our God, is holy!