¹Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

¹(Af David.) HERREN er mit Lys og min Frelse, hvem skal jeg frygte? HERREN er Værn for mit Liv, for hvem skal jeg ræddes?

²When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

²Når onde kommer imod mig for at æde mit Kød, så snubler og falder de, Uvenner og Fjender!

³Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

³Om en Hær end lejrer sig mod mig, er mit Hjerte uden Frygt; om Krig bryder løs imod mig, dog er jeg tryg.

⁴One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

⁴Om eet har jeg bedet HERREN, det attrår jeg: alle mine Dage at bo i HERRENs Hus for at skue HERRENs Livsalighed og grunde i hans Tempel.

⁵For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the covert of his tabernacle he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

⁵Thi han gemmer mig i sin Hytte på Ulykkens Dag, skjuler mig i sit Telt og løfter mig op på en Klippe.

⁶Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

⁶Derfor løfter mit Hoved sig over mine Fjender omkring mig. I hans Telt vil jeg ofre Jubelofre, med Sang og med Spil vil jeg prise HERREN.

⁷Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

⁷HERRE, hør mit Råb, vær nådig og svar mig!

⁸When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”

⁸Jeg mindes, du sagde: "Søg mit Åsyn!" Dit Åsyn søger jeg, HERRE;

⁹Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

⁹skjul ikke dit Åsyn for mig! Bortstød ikke din Tjener i Vrede, du er min Hjælp, opgiv og slip mig ikke, min Frelses Gud!

¹⁰When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.

¹⁰Thi Fader og Moder forlod mig, men HERREN tager mig til sig.

¹¹Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

¹¹Vis mig, HERRE, din Vej og led mig ad jævne Stier for Fjendernes Skyld;

¹²Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.

¹²giv mig ikke i glubske Uvenners Magt! Thi falske Vidner, der udånder Vold, står frem imod mig.

¹³I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.

¹³Havde jeg ikke troet, at jeg skulde skue HERRENs Godhed i de levendes Land -

¹⁴Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

¹⁴Bi på HERREN, fat Mod, dit Hjerte være stærkt, ja bi på HERREN!