Psalms 101

1 A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing,

(Af David. En Salme.) Om Nåde og Ret vil jeg synge, dig vil jeg lovsynge, Herre.

2 And I will understand in the unspotted way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

Jeg vil agte på uskyldiges Vej, når den viser sig for mig, vandre i Hjertets Uskyld bag Hjemmets Vægge,

3 I did not set before my eyes any unjust thing: I hated the workers of iniquities.

på Niddingsdåd lader jeg aldrig mit Øje hvile. Jeg hader den, der gør ondt, han er ej i mit Følge;

4 The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.

det falske Hjerte må holde sig fra mig, den onde kender jeg ikke;

5 The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat.

den, der sværter sin Næste, udrydder jeg; den opblæste og den hovmodige tåler jeg ikke.

6 My eyes were upon the faithful of the earth, to sit with me: the man that walked in the perfect way, he served me.

Til Landets trofaste søger mit Øje, hos mig skal de bo; den, der vandrer uskyldiges Vej, skal være min Tjener;

7 He that worketh pride shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he that speaketh unjust things did not prosper before my eyes.

ingen, der øver Svig, skal bo i mit Hus, ingen, som farer med Løgn, bestå for mit Øje.

8 In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land: that I might cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.

Alle Landets gudløse gør jeg til intet hver Morgen for at udrydde alle Udådsmænd af HERRENs By.