¹Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

¹(Til Sangmesteren. Al-haggittit. Af Asaf.) Jubler for Gud, vor Styrke, råb af fryd for Jakobs Gud,

²Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

²istem Lovsang, lad Pauken lyde, den liflige Citer og Harpen;

³Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

³stød i Hornet på Nymånedagen, ved Fuldmåneskin på vor Højtidsdag!

⁴For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁴Thi det er Lov i Israel, et Bud fra Jakobs Gud;

⁵He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

⁵han gjorde det til en Vedtægt i Josef, da han drog ud fra Ægypten, hvor han hørte et Sprog, han ikke kendte.

⁶“I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.

⁶"Jeg fried hans Skulder for Byrden, hans Hænder slap fri for Kurven.

⁷You called in trouble, and I delivered you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.” Selah.

⁷I Nøden råbte du, og jeg frelste dig, jeg svarede dig i Tordenens Skjul, jeg prøvede dig ved Meribas Vande. - Sela.

⁸“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!

⁸Hør, mit Folk, jeg vil vidne for dig, Israel, ak, om du hørte mig!

⁹There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god.

⁹En fremmed Gud må ej findes hos dig, tilbed ikke andres Gud!

¹⁰I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

¹⁰Jeg, HERREN, jeg er din Gud! som førte dig op fra Ægypten; luk din Mund vidt op, og jeg vil fylde den!

¹¹But my people didn’t listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.

¹¹Men mit Folk vilde ikke høre min Røst, Israel lød mig ikke.

¹²So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.

¹²Da lod jeg dem fare i deres Stivsind, de vandrede efter deres egne Råd.

¹³Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

¹³Ak, vilde mit Folk dog høre mig, Israel gå mine Veje!

¹⁴I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.

¹⁴Da kued jeg snart deres Fjender, vendte min Hånd mod deres Uvenner!

¹⁵The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.

¹⁵Deres Avindsmænd skulde falde og gå til Grunde for evigt;

¹⁶But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.”

¹⁶jeg nærede dig med Hvedens Fedme, mættede dig med Honning fra Klippen!"