Salme 1

1 Salig den Mand, som ikke går efter gudløses Råd, står på Synderes Vej eller sidder i Spotteres Lag,

Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of evil men.

2 men har Lyst til HERRENs Lov, og som grunder på hans Lov både Dag og Nat.

But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will 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, får han Lykke til.

And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, which shall yield its fruit in its season, and its leaf shall not fall off; and whatever he shall do shall be prospered.

4 De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

Not so the ungodly; —not so: but rather as the chaff which the wind scatters away from the face of the earth.

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

Therefore the ungodly shall not rise in judgement, nor sinners in the counsel of the just.

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

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.