¹Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.

¹HERRE du hævnens Gud, du Hævnens Gud, træd frem i Glans;

²Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

²stå op, du Jordens Dommer, øv Gengæld mod de hovmodige!

³Yahweh, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

³Hvor længe skal gudløse, HERRE, hvor længe skal gudløse juble?

⁴They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

⁴De fører tøjlesløs Tale, hver Udådsmand ter sig som Herre;

⁵They break your people in pieces, Yahweh, and afflict your heritage.

⁵de underkuer, o HERRE, dit Folk og undertrykker din Arvelod;

⁶They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

⁶de myrder Enke og fremmed faderløse slår de ihjel;

⁷They say, “Yah will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.”

⁷de siger: "HERREN kan ikke se,Jakobs Gud kan intet mærke!"

⁸Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

⁸Forstå dog, I Tåber blandt Folket! Når bliver I kloge, I Dårer?

⁹He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

⁹Skulde han, som plantede Øret, ej høre, han, som dannede Øjet, ej se?

¹⁰He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish? He who teaches man knows.

¹⁰Skulde Folkenes Tugtemester ej revse, han som lærer Mennesket indsigt?

¹¹Yahweh knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.

¹¹HERREN kender Menneskets Tanker, thi de er kun Tomhed.

¹²Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out of your law;

¹²Salig den Mand, du tugter, HERRE, og vejleder ved din Lov

¹³that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.

¹³for at give ham Ro for onde Dage, indtil der graves en Grav til den gudløse;

¹⁴For Yahweh won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

¹⁴thi HERREN bortstøder ikke sit Folk og svigter ikke sin Arvelod.

¹⁵For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

¹⁵Den retfærdige kommer igen til sin Ret, en Fremtid har hver oprigtig af Hjertet.

¹⁶Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?

¹⁶Hvo står mig bi mod Ugerningsmænd? hvo hjælper mig mod Udådsmænd?

¹⁷Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

¹⁷Var HERREN ikke min Hjælp, snart hviled min Sjæl i det stille.

¹⁸When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up.

¹⁸Når jeg tænkte: "Nu vakler min Fod", støtted din Nåde mig, HERRE;

¹⁹In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

¹⁹da mit Hjerte var fuldt af ængstede Tanker, husvaled din Trøst min Sjæl.

²⁰Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

²⁰står du i Pagt med Fordærvelsens Domstol, der skaber Uret i Lovens Navn?

²¹They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

²¹Jager de end den ret,færdiges Liv og dømmer uskyldigt Blod,

²²But Yahweh has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.

²²HERREN er dog mit Bjærgested, min Gud er min Tilflugtsklippe;

²³He has brought on them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness. Yahweh, our God, will cut them off.

²³han vender deres Uret imod dem selv, udsletter dem for deres Ondskab; dem udsletter HERREN vor Gud.