Salme 101

1 Om Miskundhed og Ret vil jeg synge, for dig, Herre! vil jeg spille.

A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing,

2 Jeg vil agte paa Fuldkommenhedens Vej; naar vil du dog komme til mig? jeg vil vandre i mit Hjertes Retsind inden mit Hus.

And I will understand in the unspotted way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

3 Jeg vil ikke sætte mig en Niddingsdaad for Øje; jeg hader det, Overtrædere begaa, det skal ikke hænge ved mig.

I did not set before my eyes any unjust thing: I hated the workers of iniquities.

4 Et forvendt Hjerte skal vige fra mig, jeg vil ikke vide af den onde.

The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.

5 Den, som bagtaler sin Næste i Løndom, ham vil jeg udslette; den, som ser højt med Øjnene og har et stolt Hjerte, ham vil jeg ikke fordrage.

The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat.

6 Mine Øjne se efter de trofaste i Landet, for at de skulle bo hos mig; den, som vandrer paa Fuldkommenhedens Vej, han skal tjene mig.

My eyes were upon the faithful of the earth, to sit with me: the man that walked in the perfect way, he served me.

7 Den, som gør Svig, skal ikke blive inden i mit Hus; den, som taler Løgn, skal ikke bestaa for mine Øjne.

He that worketh pride shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he that speaketh unjust things did not prosper before my eyes.

8 Aarle vil jeg udslette alle ugudelige i Landet for at skille Herrens Stad af med alle dem, som gøre Uret.

In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land: that I might cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.