1 Til Korherren. Salme af David (41:2) Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN på Ulykkens Dag;

1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David.How blessed is he who considers the helpless;The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

2 (41:3) HERREN vogter ham, holder ham i Live, det går ham vel i Landet, han giver ham ikke i Fjendevold.

2 The Lord will protect him and keep him alive,And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

3 (41:4) På Sottesengen står HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.

3 The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;In his illness, You restore him to health.

4 (41:5) Så siger jeg da: Vær mig nådig, HERRE, helbred min Sjæl, jeg har syndet mod dig!

4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

5 (41:6) Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: "Hvornår mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?"

5 My enemies speak evil against me,“When will he die, and his name perish?”

6 (41:7) Kommer en i Besøg, så fører han hyklerisk Tale, hans Hjerte samler på ondt, og så går han bort og taler derom.

6 And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood;His heart gathers wickedness to itself;When he goes outside, he tells it.

7 (41:8) Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det går mig ilde:

7 All who hate me whisper together against me;Against me they devise my hurt, saying,

8 (41:9) "En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der - kommer aldrig op!"

8 “A wicked thing is poured out upon him,That when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”

9 (41:10) Endog min Ven, som jeg stolede på, som spiste mit Brød, har løftet Hælen imod mig.

9 Even my close friend in whom I trusted,Who ate my bread,Has lifted up his heel against me.

10 (41:11) Men du, o HERRE, vær mig nådig og rejs mig, så jeg kan øve Gengæld imod dem.

10 But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up,That I may repay them.

11 (41:12) Deraf kan jeg kende, at du har mig kær, at min Fjende ikke skal juble over mig.

11 By this I know that You are pleased with me,Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

12 (41:13) Du holder mig oppe i Kraft af min Uskyld, lader mig stå for dit Åsyn til evig Tid.

12 As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,And You set me in Your presence forever.

13 (41:14) Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, fra Evighed og til Evighed, Amen, Amen! 

13 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,From everlasting to everlasting.Amen and Amen.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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