Salme 111
1 Halleluja! jeg takker Herren af hele mit hjerte i oprigtiges kreds og i menighed!
Praise Yahweh! I will thank Yahweh with my entire inner being, every time I am with a large group of godly/righteous people.
2 Store er Herrens gerninger, gennemtænkte til bunds.
The things that Yahweh has done are wonderful! All those who are delighted/pleased with those things desire to (study/think about) them.
3 Hans værk er højhed og herlighed, hans retfærd bliver til evig tid.
[Because of everything] that he does, people greatly honor him and respect him because he is a great king; the righteous/just things that he does will endure forever.
4 Han har sørget for, at hans undere mindes, nådig og barmhjertig er Herren.
He has [appointed/established festivals in which] we remember the wonderful things that he has done; Yahweh [always] is kind and merciful.
5 Dem, der frygter ham, giver han føde, han kommer for evigt sin pagt i hu.
He provides food for those who revere him; he never forgets the agreement that he made [with our ancestors].
6 Han viste sit folk sine vældige gerninger, da han gav dem folkenes eje.
By enabling his people to capture the lands that belonged to other people-groups, he has shown to [us], his people, that he is very powerful.
7 Hans hænders værk er sandhed og ret, man kan lide på alle hans bud;
He [MTY] faithfully [does what he has promised] and always does what is just/fair, and we can depend on him [to help us] when he commands us to do things.
8 de står i al evighed fast, udført i sandhed og retsind.
What he commands must be obeyed forever; and he acted in a true and righteous manner when he gave us those commands.
9 Han sendte sit folk udløsning, stifted sin pagt for evigt. Helligt og frygteligt er hans navn.
He rescued [us], his people, [from being slaves in Egypt], and he made an agreement [with us] that will last forever. He [MTY] is holy and awesome!
10 Herrens frygt er visdoms begyndelse; forstandig er hver, som øver den. Evigt varer hans pris!
Revering Yahweh is the way to become wise. All those who obey [his commands] will know what is good [for them to decide to do]. We should praise him forever!
