Salme 90
1 En Bøn af den Guds Mand Moses. Herre, du var vor Bolig Slægt efter Slægt.
Lord, you have always (been [like] a home for us/protected us) [MET].
2 Førend Bjergene fødtes og Jord og Jorderig blev til, fra Evighed til Evighed er du, o Gud!
Before you created the mountains, before you formed the earth and everything that is in it, you were eternally God, and you will be God forever.
3 Mennesket gør du til Støv igen, du siger: »Vend tilbage, I Menneskebørn!«
[When people die], you cause their corpses to become soil again; you change their corpses to become dirt like [the first man] was created from.
4 Thi tusind Aar er i dine Øjne som Dagen i Gaar, der svandt, som en Nattevagt.
When you (consider/think about) time, 1,000 years are [as short as] [SIM] one day which passes; [you consider that] [HYP] they are as short as a few hours in the night.
5 Du skyller dem bort, de bliver som en Søvn. Ved Morgen er de som Græsset, der gror;
You cause people suddenly to die [MET]; they [live only a short time], like a dream lasts only a short time. They are like grass/weeds [SIM] that grow up.
6 ved Morgen gror det og blomstrer, ved Aften er det vissent og tørt.
In the morning [DOU] the grass sprouts and grows well, but in the evening it dries up and (completely withers/dies).
7 Thi ved din Vrede svinder vi hen, og ved din Harme forfærdes vi.
[Similarly], [because of the sins that we have committed], you become angry with us; you terrify us and then you destroy us.
8 Vor Skyld har du stillet dig for Øje, vor skjulte Brøst for dit Aasyns Lys.
[It is as though] you place our sins in front of you, you spread out even our secret sins where you can see them.
9 Thi alle vore Dage glider hen i din Vrede, vore Aar svinder hen som et Suk.
Because you are angry with us, you cause our lives to end; the years that we live pass as quickly as a sigh does.
10 Vore Livsdage er halvfjerdsindstyve Aar, og kommer det højt, da firsindstyve. Deres Herlighed er Møje og Slid, thi hastigt gaar det, vi flyver af Sted.
People live for only 70 years; but if they are strong, some of them live for 80 years. But even during good years we have much pain and troubles; our lives soon end, and we die [EUP].
11 Hvem fatter din Vredes Vælde, din Harme i Frygt for dig!
No one [RHQ] has fully experienced the powerful things you can do to them when you are angry with them, and people are not afraid that you will greatly punish them because of your being angry with them.
12 At tælle vore Dage lære du os, saa vi kan faa Visdom i Hjertet!
So teach/help us to realize that we live for only a short time in order that we may [use our time] wisely.
13 Vend tilbage, HERRE! Hvor længe! Hav Medynk med dine Tjenere;
Yahweh, how long [will you be angry with us]? Pity us who serve you.
14 mæt os aarle med din Miskundhed, saa vi kan fryde og glæde os alle vore Dage.
Each morning show us that your faithfully loving us is enough for us in order that we may shout joyfully and be happy for the rest of our lives.
15 Glæd os det Dagetal, du ydmyged os, det Aaremaal, da vi led ondt!
Cause us to now be as happy for as many years as you (afflicted us/caused us to be sad) and we experienced troubles.
16 Lad dit Værk aabenbares for dine Tjenere og din Herlighed over deres Børn!
Enable us to see the [great] things that you do and enable our descendants to [also] see your glorious power.
17 HERREN vor Guds Livsalighed være over os! Og frem vore Hænders Værk for os, ja frem vore Hænders Værk!
Lord, our God, give us your blessings and enable us to be successful; yes, cause us to be successful in [everything] that we do [DOU]!
