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 that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth 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 the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

4 De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

The ungodly [are] not so: but [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 ungodly 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 knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.