Salme 16
1 (En miktam af David.) Vogt mig, Gud, thi jeg lider på dig!
God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
2 Jeg siger til HERREN: "Du er min Herre; jeg har ikke andet Gode end dig.
I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
3 De hellige, som er i Landet, de er de herlige, hvem al min Hu står til."
Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.
4 Mange Kvaler rammer dem, som vælger en anden Gud; deres Blodofre vil jeg ikke udgyde, ej tage deres Navn i min Mund.
Those who choose to worship other gods will have many things that cause them to be sad. I will not join them when they make sacrifices [to their gods]; I will not even join them when they speak [MTY] the names of their gods.
5 HERREN er min tilmålte Del og mit Bæger. Du holder min Arvelod i Hævd.
Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and you give me great blessings. You protect me and control what happens to me.
6 Snorene faldt mig på liflige Steder, ja, en dejlig Arvelod tilfaldt mig.
Yahweh has given me a wonderful place in which to live; I am delighted with all the things that he has given me [MET].
7 Jeg vil prise HERREN, der gav mig Råd, mine Nyrer maner mig, selv om Natten.
I will praise Yahweh, the one who teaches/disciplines me; even at night [he] you put in my mind what is right for me to do.
8 Jeg har altid HERREN for Øje, han er ved min højre, jeg rokkes ikke.
I know that Yahweh is always with me. He is beside me; so nothing will (perturb me/cause me to be worried).
9 Derfor glædes mit Hjerte, min Ære jubler, endogså mit Kød skal bo i Tryghed.
Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
because you, Yahweh, will not allow my soul/spirit to remain in the place where the dead people are; you will not allow me, your godly one, to stay there. (Sheol h7585)
11 Du lærer mig Livets Vej; man mættes af Glæde for dit Åsyn, Livsalighed er i din højre for evigt.
You will show me the road that leads to [receiving eternal] life, and you will make me joyful when I am with you. I will have pleasure forever when I am (at your right hand/seated next to you).
