¹(Til sangmesteren. Af HERRENS tjener David, som sang HERREN denne sang, dengang HERREN havde frelst ham af alle hans fjenders og af Sauls hånd. Han sang:) HERRE, jeg har dig hjerteligt kær, 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.

²HERRE, min Klippe, min Borg. min Befrier, min Gud, mit Bjerg, hvortil jeg tyr, mit Skjold, mit Frelseshorn, mit Værn!

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

³Jeg påkalder HERREN, den Højlovede, og frelses fra mine Fjender.

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

⁴Dødens Reb omsluttede mig, Ødelæggelsens Strømme forfærdede mig,

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

⁵Dødsrigets Reb omspændte mig, Dødens Snarer faldt over 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.

⁶i min Vånde påkaldte jeg HERREN og råbte til min Gud. Han hørte min Røst fra sin Helligdom, mit Råb fandt ind til hans Ører!

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

⁷Da rystede Jorden og skjalv, Bjergenes Grundvolde bæved og rysted, thi hans Vrede blussede op.

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

⁸Røg for ud af hans Næse, fortærende Ild af hans Mund, Gløder gnistrede fra ham.

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

⁹Han sænkede Himlen, steg ned med Skymulm under sine Fødder;

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

¹⁰båret af Keruber fløj han, svæved på Vindens Vinger;

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

¹¹han omgav sig med Mulm som en Bolig, mørke Vandmasser, vandfyldte Skyer.

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

¹²Fra Glansen foran ham for der Hagl og Ildgløder gennem hans Skyer.

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

¹³HERREN tordnede fra Himlen, den Højeste lod høre sin Røst, Hagl og Ildgløder.

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

¹⁴Han udslyngede Pile, adsplittede dem, Lyn i Mængde og skræmmede dem.

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.

¹⁵Vandenes Bund kom til Syne, Jordens Grundvolde blottedes ved din Trusel, HERRE, for din Vredes Pust.

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

¹⁶Han udrakte Hånden fra det høje og greb mig, drog mig op af de vældige Vande,

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

¹⁷frelste mig fra mine mægtige Fjender, fra mine Avindsmænd; de var mig for stærke.

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

¹⁸På min Ulykkes Dag faldt de over mig, men HERREN blev mig til Værn.

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

¹⁹Han førte mig ud i åbent Land, han frelste mig, thi han havde Behag i mig.

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

²⁰HERREN gengældte mig efter min Retfærd, lønned mig efter mine Hænders Uskyld;

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

²¹thi jeg holdt mig til HERRENs Veje, svigted i Gudløshed ikke min Gud

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

²²hans Bud stod mig alle for Øje, hans Lov skød jeg ikke fra mig.

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

²³Ustraffelig var jeg for ham og vogtede mig for Brøde.

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

²⁴HERREN lønned mig efter min Retfærd, mine Hænders Uskyld, som stod ham for Øje!

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

²⁵Du viser dig from mod den fromme, retsindig mod den retsindige,

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

²⁶du viser dig ren mod den rene og vrang mod den svigefulde.

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

²⁷De arme giver du Frelse, hovmodiges Øjne Skam!

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

²⁸Ja, min Lampe lader du lyse, HERRE, min Gud opklarer mit Mørke.

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

²⁹Thi ved din Hjælp søndrer jeg Mure, ved min Guds Hjælp springer jeg over Volde.

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.

³⁰Fuldkommen er Guds Vej, lutret er HERRENs Ord. Han er et Skjold for alle, der sætter deres Lid til ham.

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

³¹Ja, hvem er Gud uden HERREN, hvem er en Klippe uden vor Gud,

³²den Gud, der omgjorded mig med Kraft, jævnede Vejen for mig,

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

³³gjorde mine Fødder som Hindens og gav mig Fodfæste på Højene,

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

³⁴oplærte min Hånd til Krig, så mine Arme spændte Kobberbuen!

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

³⁵Du gav mig din Frelses Skjold, din højre støttede mig, din Nedladelse gjorde mig stor;

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

³⁶du skaffede Plads for mine Skridt, mine Ankler vaklede ikke.

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

³⁷Jeg jog mine Fjender, indhentede dem, vendte først om, da de var gjort til intet,

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

³⁸slog dem ned, så de ej kunde rejse sig, men lå faldne under min Fod.

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

³⁹Du omgjorded mig med Kraft til Kampen, mine Modstandere tvang du i Knæ for mig;

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

⁴⁰du slog mine Fjender på Flugt, mine Avindsmænd rydded jeg af Vejen.

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

⁴¹De råbte, men ingen hjalp, til HERREN, han svared dem ikke.

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

⁴²Jeg knuste dem som Støv for Vinden, fejed dem bort som Gadeskarn.

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.

⁴³Du friede mig af Folkekampe, du satte mig til Folkeslags Høvding; nu tjener mig ukendte Folk;

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

⁴⁴hører de om mig, lyder de mig, Udlandets Sønner kryber for mig;

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

⁴⁵Udlandets Sønner vansmægter, slæber sig frem af deres Skjul.

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

⁴⁶HERREN lever, højlovet min Klippe, ophøjet være min Frelses Gud,

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

⁴⁷den Gud, som giver mig Hævn, tvinger Folkeslag under min Fod

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.

⁴⁸og frier mig fra mine vrede Fjender! Du ophøjer mig over mine Modstandere, fra Voldsmænd frelser du mig.

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

⁴⁹HERRE, derfor priser jeg dig blandt Folkene og lovsynger dit Navn,

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

⁵⁰du, som kraftig hjælper din Konge og viser din Salvede Miskundhed, David og hans Æt evindelig.