Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;

Salig den Mand, som ikke gaar efter gudløses Raad, staar paa Synderes Vej eller sidder i Spotteres Lag,

2 But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

men har Lyst til HERRENS Lov, og som grunder paa hans Lov baade Dag og Nat.

3 And he [is] as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth.

Han er som et Træ, der, plantet ved Bække, bærer sin Frugt til rette Tid, og Bladene visner ikke: Alt, hvad han gør, faar han Lykke til.

4 The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.

De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

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

6 For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

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