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. The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength 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!
When the wicked, [even] mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Om en Hær end lejrer sig mod mig, er mit Hjerte uden Frygt; om Krig bryder løs imod mig, dog er jeg tryg.
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this [will] I [be] confident.
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] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in 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 in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
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.
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7 HERRE, hør mit Raab, vær naadig og svar mig!
Hear, O LORD, [when] I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 Jeg mindes, du sagde: »Søg mit Aasyn!« Dit Aasyn søger jeg, HERRE;
[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
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!
Hide not thy face [far] from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 Thi Fader og Moder forlod mig, men HERREN tager mig til sig.
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
11 Vis mig, HERRE, din Vej og led mig ad jævne Stier for Fjendernes Skyld;
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12 giv mig ikke i glubske Uvenners Magt! Thi falske Vidner, der udaander Vold, staar frem imod mig.
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 Havde jeg ikke troet, at jeg skulde skue HERRENS Godhed i de levendes Land —
[I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14 Bi paa HERREN, fat Mod, dit Hjerte være stærkt, ja bi paa HERREN!
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
