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 does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

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

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law 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 is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

4 De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.

5 Derfor bestaar de gudløse ikke i Dommen og Syndere ej i retfærdiges Menighed.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 Thi HERREN kender retfærdiges Vej, men gudløses Vej brydes af.

For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.