< Psalms 141 >
1 Jehovah, I have called upon thee. Make haste to me. Give ear to my voice when I call to thee.
Herre! jeg har raabt til dig, skynd dig til mig, vend dine Øren til min Røst, naar jeg kalder paa dig.
2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Lad min Bøn staa som et Røgelseoffer for dit Ansigt, mine Hænders Opløftelse som et Aftenmadoffer.
3 Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
Herre! sæt Vagt for min Mund, tag Vare paa mine Læbers Dør.
4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. And let me not eat of their dainties.
Bøj ikke mit Hjerte til nogen ond Handel, til at bedrive Misgerninger i Ugudelighed i Samfund med Mænd, som øve Uret; og lad mig ikke æde af deres lækre Mad!
5 Let a righteous man smite me, as a kindness. And let him reprove me, as oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue.
Lad en retfærdig slaa mig i Kærlighed og revse mig; mit Hoved skal ikke vise Hovedolien fra sig; thi min Bøn skal fremdeles møde hines Ondskab.
6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. And they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
Deres Dommere ere nedstyrtede i Klippens Favn; og de selv have hørt mine Ord, at de vare liflige.
7 Like plowing and furrowing the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol. (Sheol )
Som naar en pløjer og furer Jorden, saa ere vore Ben spredte ved Dødsrigets Svælg. (Sheol )
8 For my eyes are to thee, O Jehovah the Lord. In thee do I take refuge. Leave not my soul destitute.
Thi til dig, Herre, Herre! se mine Øjne hen; paa dig forlader jeg mig; giv ikke min Sjæl til Pris!
9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
Bevar mig fra Snaren, som de have udstillet for mig, og fra deres Garn, som gøre Uret.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass over.
Lad de ugudelige falde i deres eget Garn, medens jeg derhos slipper forbi.