< Salme 21 >
1 Til Sangmesteren; en Psalme af David.
Yahweh, ([I], your king am glad/the king is glad) because you have caused me/him to be strong. (I rejoice/he rejoices) greatly because you have rescued me/him [from my/his enemies].
2 Herre! Kongen glæder sig i din Kraft, og hvor saare fryder han sig ved din Frelse!
You have given me/him the things that I/he [SYN] desired and you have not refused to do what I requested you to do.
3 Du har givet ham hans Hjertes Begæring og ikke nægtet ham det, hans Læber ønskede. (Sela)
In answer to my/his prayer, you enabled me/him to succeed and prosper. You placed a gold crown on my/his head.
4 Thi du kommer ham i Møde med Velsignelser af godt, du sætter en Krone af Guld paa hans Hoved.
I/He asked you to enable me/him to live [for a long time], and that is what you gave me/him, a very long [HYP] life.
5 Han begærede Liv af dig, du gav ham det, et langt Levned, evindelig og altid.
(I am/He is) greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.
6 Han har stor Ære ved din Frelse; du lægger Majestæt og Hæder paa ham.
You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.
7 Thi du sætter ham til Velsignelser altid, du fryder ham med Glæde for dit Ansigt.
Yahweh, you are God Almighty, and (I trust/the king trusts) in you. Because you faithfully love me/him, disastrous things will never happen to me/him.
8 Thi Kongen forlader sig paa Herren, og ved den Højestes Miskundhed skal han ikke rokkes.
You will enable me/him to capture [MTY] all my/his enemies and all those who hate me/him.
9 Din Haand skal finde alle dine Fjender; din højre Haand skal finde dine Avindsmænd.
When you appear, you will throw them into a fiery furnace. Because you are angry [with them], you will get rid of them; the fire will burn them up.
10 Du skal stille dem som for en gloende Ovn, naar du viser dit Ansigt; Herren skal opsluge dem i sin Vrede, og Ild skal fortære dem.
You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear.
11 Du skal udslette deres Frugt af Jorden og deres Sæd iblandt Menneskens Børn.
They planned to harm you, but what they plan will never succeed.
12 Thi de paaførte dig ondt; de udtænkte Anslag, men de kunde ikke fuldkomme det.
You will cause them to run away [IDM] by shooting arrows at them.
13 Thi du skal gøre, at de fly; du sigter med dine Buestrenge imod deres Ansigt. Herre! ophøj dig i din Kraft; vi ville synge og love din Magt.
Yahweh, show us that you are very strong! When you do that, while we sing we will praise you because you are very powerful.