Salme 1

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

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

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

but his delight is in the LORD’s law. On his Torah 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 produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

4 De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

The wicked are not so, but 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.