Salme 27

1 Af David. HERREN er mit Lys og min Frelse, hvem skal jeg frygte? HERREN er Værn for mit Liv, for hvem skal jeg ræddes?

A Psalm of David, before he was sealed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?

2 Naar onde kommer imod mig for at æde mit Kød, saa snubler og falder de, Uvenner og Fjender!

Meanwhile, the guilty draw near to me, so as to eat my flesh. Those who trouble me, my enemies, have themselves been weakened and have fallen.

3 Om en Hær end lejrer sig mod mig, er mit Hjerte uden Frygt; om Krig bryder løs imod mig, dog er jeg tryg.

If entrenched armies were to stand together against me, my heart would not fear. If a battle were to rise up against me, I would have hope in this.

4 Om eet har jeg bedet HERREN, det attraar jeg: alle mine Dage at bo i HERRENS Hus for at skue HERRENS Livsalighed og grunde i hans Tempel.

One thing I have asked of the Lord, this I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, so that I may behold the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple.

5 Thi han gemmer mig i sin Hytte paa Ulykkens Dag, skjuler mig i sit Telt og løfter mig op paa en Klippe.

For he has hidden me in his tabernacle. In the day of evils, he has protected me in the hidden place of his tabernacle.

6 Derfor løfter mit Hoved sig over mine Fjender omkring mig. I hans Telt vil jeg ofre Jubelofre, med Sang og med Spil vil jeg prise HERREN.

He has exalted me upon the rock, and now he has exalted my head above my enemies. I have circled around and offered a sacrifice of loud exclamation in his tabernacle. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm, to the Lord.

7 HERRE, hør mit Raab, vær naadig og svar mig!

Hear my voice, O Lord, with which I have cried out to you. Have mercy on me, and hear me.

8 Jeg mindes, du sagde: »Søg mit Aasyn!« Dit Aasyn søger jeg, HERRE;

My heart has spoken to you; my face has sought you. I yearn for your face, O Lord.

9 skjul ikke dit Aasyn for mig! Bortstød ikke din Tjener i Vrede, du er min Hjælp, opgiv og slip mig ikke, min Frelses Gud!

Do not turn your face away from me. In your wrath, do not turn aside from your servant. Be my helper. Do not abandon me, and do not despise me, O God, my Savior.

10 Thi Fader og Moder forlod mig, men HERREN tager mig til sig.

For my father and my mother have left me behind, but the Lord has taken me up.

11 Vis mig, HERRE, din Vej og led mig ad jævne Stier for Fjendernes Skyld;

O Lord, establish a law for me in your way, and direct me in the right path, because of my enemies.

12 giv mig ikke i glubske Uvenners Magt! Thi falske Vidner, der udaander Vold, staar frem imod mig.

Do not surrender me to the souls of those who trouble me. For unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and iniquity has lied to itself.

13 Havde jeg ikke troet, at jeg skulde skue HERRENS Godhed i de levendes Land —

I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

14 Bi paa HERREN, fat Mod, dit Hjerte være stærkt, ja bi paa HERREN!

Wait for the Lord, act manfully; and let your heart be strengthened, and remain with the Lord.