Psalms 64

1 For the music director. A psalm of David. God, please listen to my complaint. Protect me because my enemies scare me.

Til Sangmesteren; en Psalme af David.

2 Shelter me from the plots of the wicked, from this evil mob.

Gud! hør min Røst i min Klage, bevar mit Liv fra Fjendens frygtelige Magt.

3 What they say cuts like swords; they fire off poisonous words like arrows.

Skjul mig for de ondes lønlige Raad, for deres Forsamling, som gøre Uret,

4 They shoot from their hiding places at innocent people—doing this without warning, not afraid of being caught.

som skærpe deres Tunge som et Sværd; de skyde deres Pil, det bitre Ord,

5 They encourage one another to do evil, planning how to secretly trap people, telling themselves, “Nobody will notice.”

for i Skjul at skyde den retsindige; hastelig skyde de paa ham og frygte ikke.

6 They plot wicked things. “What a great plan we've created!” they say. There are no limits to the depths to which human minds and thoughts can sink.

De styrke sig i deres onde Handel, de fortælle, hvorledes de ville skjule Snarer; de sige: Hvo kan se dem?

7 But God will shoot them with arrows; all of a sudden they will be wounded.

De udtænke Misgerninger, de fuldkomme, hvad de nøje udtænke: Ja, enhvers Inderste og Hjerte er et Dyb.

8 What they themselves say will trip them up; people who see them will mock them, shaking their heads at them.

Men Gud skyder paa dem; Pilen kommer hastigt, den bliver deres Saar.

9 Then everyone will be frightened. They will say that this is the work of God, and they will think about what he has done.

Og de skulle falde for deres Tunges Skyld; hver, som ser paa dem, skal fly langt bort.

10 Those who are right with the Lord will be happy in him, they will go to him for protection. Those who live right will praise him.

Og alle Mennesker skulle frygte og forkynde Guds Gerning og forstaa, at det er hans Værk. Den retfærdige skal glædes i Herren og forlade sig paa ham; og alle oprigtige i Hjertet skulle prise sig lykkelige.