Psalms 52
1 For the end, [a Psalm] of instruction by David, when Doec the Idumean came and told Saul, and said to him, David is gone to the house of Abimelech. Why do you, O mighty man, boast of iniquity in [your] mischief? All the day
Til Sangmesteren; en Undervisning af David,
2 your tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor you have wrought deceit.
der Edomiteren Doeg kom med Underretning til Saul og sagde til ham: David er kommen i Akimeleks Hus.
3 You have loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. (Pause)
Hvorfor roser du dig af Ondskab, du vældige? Guds Miskundhed varer den ganske Dag.
4 You has loved all words of destruction, [and] a deceitful tongue.
Paa idel Skade arbejder din Tunge, som en skærpet Ragekniv, du, som øver Svig!
5 Therefore may God destroy you for ever, may he pluck you up and utterly remove you from [your] dwelling, and your root from the land of the living. (Pause)
Du elsker ondt mere end godt, Løgn fremfor at tale Retfærdighed. (Sela)
6 And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,
Du elsker alle fordærvelige Ord, du svigefulde Tunge!
7 Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.
Men Gud skal og nedbryde dig for evig Tid; han skal borttage dig og udrydde dig af Teltet, ja, oprykke dig med Rode af de levendes Land. (Sela)
8 But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.
Og de retfærdige skulle se det og frygte og spotte over ham og sige:
9 I will give thanks to you for ever, for you have done [it]: and I will wait on your name; for [it is] good before the saints.
Se der den Mand, som ikke holdt Gud for sin Styrke, men forlod sig paa sin megen Rigdom, blev stærk ved sin Ondskab! Men jeg er som et grønt Olietræ i Guds Hus; jeg forlader mig paa Guds Miskundhed evindelig og altid. Jeg vil takke dig evindelig, thi du gjorde det; og jeg vil bie efter dit Navn — thi det er godt — i Paasyn af dine hellige.
