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 has not followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the chair of pestilence.

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

But his will is with the law of the Lord, and he will meditate on his law, 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.

And he will be like a tree that has been planted beside running waters, which will provide its fruit in its time, and its leaf will not fall away, and all things whatsoever that he does will prosper.

4 De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

Not so the impious, not so. For they are like the dust that the wind casts along the face of the earth.

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

Therefore, the impious will not prevail again in judgment, nor sinners in the council of the just.

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

For the Lord knows the way of the just. And the path of the impious will pass away.