Psalms 1

1 BOOK FIRST: Happy is the man who walketh not in the council of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;

Salig den Mand, som ikke går efter gudløses Råd, står på Synderes Vej eller sidder i Spotteres Lag,

2 But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who doth meditate in his law by day and night.

men har Lyst til HERRENs Lov, og som grunder på hans Lov både Dag og Nat.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by rivulets of water, that yieldeth its fruit in its season, and the leaf of which doth not wither; and all that he may do shall prosper.

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

4 Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

5 Therefore shall the wicked not be able to stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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

6 For the Lord regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked leadeth to perdition.

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