< Psalms 60 >

1 For the end, for them that shall yet be changed; for an inscription by David for instruction, when he [had] burned Mesopotamia of Syria, and Syria Sobal, and Joab [had] returned and smitten [in] the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast rejected and destroyed us; thou hast been angry, yet hast pitied us.
Til Sangmesteren. Al-sjusjan-edut. En Miktam af David til Indøvelse,
2 Thou hast shaken the earth, and troubled it; heal its breaches, for it has been shaken.
dengang han kæmpede med Aram-Naharajim og Aram-Zoba, og Joab vendte tilbage og slog Edomiterne i Saltdalen, 12 000 Mand.
3 Thou hast shewn thy people hard things: thou has made us drink the wine of astonishment.
Gud, du har stødt os fra dig, nedbrudt os, du vrededes — vend dig til os igen;
4 Thou hast given a token to them that fear thee, that they might flee from the bow. (Pause)
du lod Landet skælve, slaa Revner, læg nu dets Brist, thi det vakler!
5 That thy beloved ones may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Du lod dit Folk friste ondt, iskænked os døvende Vin.
6 God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, and divide Sicima, and measure out the valley of tents.
Dem, der frygter dig, gav du et Banner, hvorhen de kan fly for Buen. (Sela)
7 Galaad is mine, and Manasse is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head;
Til Frelse for dine elskede hjælp med din højre, bønhør os!
8 Judas is my king; Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I stretch out my shoe; the Philistines have been subjected to me.
Gud talede i sin Helligdom: »Jeg vil udskifte Sikem med Jubel, udmaale Sukkots Dal;
9 Who will lead me into the fortified city? who will guide me as far a Idumea?
mit er Gilead, mit er Manasse, Efraim er mit Hoveds Værn, Juda min Herskerstav,
10 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our forces?
Moab min Vaskeskaal, paa Edom kaster jeg min Sko, over Filisterland jubler jeg.«
11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the deliverance of man.
Hvo bringer mig hen til den faste Stad, hvo leder mig hen til Edom?
12 In God will we do valiantly; and he shall bring to nought them that harass us.
Har du ikke, Gud, stødt os fra dig? Du ledsager ej vore Hære. Giv os dog Hjælp mod Fjenden! Blændværk er Menneskers Støtte. Med Gud skal vi øve vældige Ting, vore Fjender træder han ned!

< Psalms 60 >