¹God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

¹(En maskil af Asaf.) Hvorfor har du, Gud, stødt os bort for evig, hvi ryger din Vrede mod Hjorden, du røgter?

²Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance; Mount Zion, in which you have lived.

²Kom din Menighed i Hu, som du fordum vandt dig, - du udløste den til din Ejendoms Stamme - Zions Bjerg, hvor du har din Bolig.

³Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, all the evil that the enemy has done in the sanctuary.

³Løft dine Fjed til de evige Tomter: Fjenden lagde alt i Helligdommen øde.

⁴Your adversaries have roared in the midst of your assembly. They have set up their standards as signs.

⁴Dine Fjender brøled i dit Samlingshus, satte deres Tegn som Tegn deri.

⁵They behaved like men wielding axes, cutting through a thicket of trees.

⁵Det så ud, som når man løfter Økser i Skovens Tykning.

⁶Og alt det udskårne Træværk der! De hugged det sønder med Økse og Hammer.

⁷They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.

⁷På din Helligdom satte de Ild, de skændede og nedrev dit Navns Bolig.

⁸They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.

⁸De tænkte: "Til Hobe udrydder vi dem!" De brændte alle Guds Samlingshuse i Landet.

⁹We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.

⁹Vore Tegn, dem ser vi ikke, Profeter findes ej mer; hvor længe, ved ingen af os.

¹⁰How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

¹⁰Hvor længe, o Gud, skal vor Modstander smæde, Fjenden blive ved at håne dit Navn?

¹¹Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it out of your pocket and consume them!

¹¹Hvorfor holder du din Hånd tilbage og skjuler din højre i Kappens Fold?

¹²Yet God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

¹²Vor Konge fra fordums Tid er dog Gud, som udførte Frelsens Værk i Landet.

¹³You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

¹³Du kløvede Havet med Vælde, knuste på Vandet Dragernes Hoved;

¹⁴You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.

¹⁴du søndrede Hovederne på Livjatan og gav dem som Æde til Ørkenens Dyr;

¹⁵You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.

¹⁵Kilde og Bæk lod du vælde frem, du udtørred stedseflydende Strømme;

¹⁶The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.

¹⁶din er Dagen, og din er Natten, du grundlagde Lys og Sol,

¹⁷You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.

¹⁷du fastsatte alle Grænser på Jord, du frembragte Sommer og Vinter.

¹⁸Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.

¹⁸Kom i Hu, o HERRE, at Fjenden har hånet, et Folk af Dårer har spottet dit Navn!

¹⁹Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.

¹⁹Giv ikke Vilddyret din Turteldues Sjæl, glem ikke for evigt dine armes Liv;

²⁰Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.

²⁰se hen til Pagten, thi fyldte er Landets mørke Steder med Voldsfærds Boliger.

²¹Don’t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

²¹Lad ej den fortrykte gå bort med Skam, lad de arme og fattige prise dit Navn!

²²Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.

²²Gud, gør dig rede, før din Sag, kom i Hu, hvor du stadig smædes af bårer,

²³Don’t forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually.

²³lad ej dine Avindsmænds Røst uænset! Ustandseligt lyder dine Fjenders Larm!