Salme 101

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

Yahweh, I will sing to you! I will sing about [your] faithfully loving [us] (OR, my being loyal to you and acting justly/fairly [toward people]).

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

[I promise that] while I rule people [MTY], I will behave in such a way that no one will be able to criticize me. Yahweh, (when will you come to [help] me?/I need you to come to [help] me.) [RHQ] I will do things that are right.

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

I will not allow stay away from those who do what is evil [SYN]. I hate the deeds of those who ([turn away from/sin against]) you; I will (completely avoid those people/not allow those people to come near me).

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

I will not be dishonest, and I will not have anything to do with evil (OR, evil people).

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.

I will get rid of anyone who secretly slanders someone else, and I will not (tolerate/allow to be near me) anyone who is proud and arrogant [DOU].

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.

I will approve of [IDM] people in this land who (are loyal to/faithfully [obey]) [God], and I will allow them to (live with/work for) me. I will allow those who behave in such a way that no one can criticize them to (serve me/be my officials).

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

I will not allow anyone who deceives others to work in my palace; no one who tells lies will be allowed to continually come to [work for] me.

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

Every day I will [try to] get rid of all the wicked people in this land; I will [do that by] expelling them from [this] city, which is Yahweh’s city.