Salme 1

1 Salig den Mand, som ikke gaar efter gudløses Raad, staar paa Synderes Vej eller sidder i Spotteres Lag,

BOOK I HAPPY IS the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the scornful.

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 in His law doth he meditate 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 shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf doth not wither; and in whatsoever he doeth he shall prosper.

4 De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

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

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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

For the LORD regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked shall perish.