Salme 1

1 Salig den Mand, som ikke gaar efter gudløses Raad, staar paa Synderes Vej eller sidder i Spotteres Lag,

Blessed is the one who doesn't follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join in with scoffers.

2 men har Lyst til HERRENS Lov, og som grunder paa hans Lov baade Dag og Nat.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

3 Han er som et Træ, der, plantet ved Bække, bærer sin Frugt til rette Tid, og Bladene visner ikke: Alt, hvad han gør, faar han Lykke til.

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper.

4 De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

Not so with the wicked; instead, they are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

5 Derfor bestaar de gudløse ikke i Dommen og Syndere ej i retfærdiges Menighed.

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 Thi HERREN kender retfærdiges Vej, men gudløses Vej brydes af.

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.