¹Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

¹Salig den Mand, som ikke går efter gudløses Råd, står på Synderes Vej eller sidder i Spotteres Lag,

²but his delight is in Yahweh’s “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. law. On his law he meditates day and night.

²men har Lyst til HERRENs Lov, og som grunder på hans Lov både Dag og Nat.

³He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

³Han er som et Træ, der, plantet ved Bække, bærer sin Frugt til rette Tid, og Bladene visner ikke: Alt, hvad han gør, får han Lykke til.

⁴The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

⁴De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

⁵Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

⁵Derfor består de gudløse ikke i Dommen og Syndere ej i retfærdiges Menighed.

⁶For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

⁶Thi HERREN kender retfærdiges Vej, men gudløses Vej brydes af.