Salme 21

1 Til Sangmesteren. En Salme 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 er glad ved din Vælde, hvor frydes han højlig over 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 Hvad hans Hjerte ønskede, gav du ham, du afslog ikke hans Læbers Bøn. (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 Du kom ham i Møde med rig Velsignelse, satte 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 bad dig om Liv, og du gav ham det, en Række af Dage uden Ende.

(I am/He is) greatly honored because you have helped me/him to defeat my/his enemies; you have made me/him famous.

6 Stor er hans Glans ved din Frelse, Højhed og Hæder lægger du paa ham.

You will bless me/him forever, and you have caused me/him to be joyful in your presence.

7 Ja, evig Velsignelse gav du ham, med Fryd for dit Aasyn glæded du ham.

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 stoler paa HERREN, ved den Højestes Naade rokkes han ikke.

You will enable me/him to capture [MTY] all my/his enemies and all those who hate me/him.

9 Til alle dine Fjender naar din Haand, din højre naar 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 gør dem til et luende Baal, naar du viser dig; HERREN sluger dem i sin Vrede, Ild fortærer dem.

You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear.

11 Du rydder bort deres Frugt af Jorden, deres Sæd blandt Menneskens Børn.

They planned to harm you, but what they plan will never succeed.

12 Thi de søger at volde dig ondt, spinder Rænker, men evner intet;

You will cause them to run away [IDM] by shooting arrows at them.

13 thi du slaar dem paa Flugt, med din Bue sigter du mod deres Ansigt. HERRE, staa op i din Vælde, med Sang og med Spil vil vi prise dit Storværk!

Yahweh, show us that you are very strong! When you do that, while we sing we will praise you because you are very powerful.