Psalms 56
1 God, be merciful to me because men have harassed me; all day my enemies pursue me.
Til Sangmesteren; til „den stumme Due i det fjerne‟ af David; „et gyldent Smykke‟, der Filisterne havde grebet ham i Gath.
2 My enemies harass me all day long; there are many of them who proudly attack me.
Gud! vær mig naadig; thi et Menneske søger at opsluge mig, Stridsmanden trænger mig den ganske Dag.
3 But whenever I am afraid, I trust in you.
Mine Fjender søge den ganske Dag at opsluge mig; thi de ere mange, som i Hovmod stride imod mig.
4 God, I praise/thank you because you do what you have promised; I trust in you, and then I am not afraid. Ordinary humans certainly cannot [RHQ] harm me!
Paa den Dag, jeg frygter, forlader jeg mig paa dig.
5 All day long my enemies claim that I said things that I did not say (OR, try to destroy what I am doing); they are always thinking of ways to harm me.
I Gud vil jeg prise hans Ord; jeg forlader mig paa Gud, jeg vil ikke frygte; hvad kan Kød gøre mig?
6 In order to cause trouble for me, they hide and watch everything that I do, waiting for [an opportunity] to kill me [MTY].
Den ganske Dag fordreje de mine Ord; alle deres Tanker ere imod mig til det onde.
7 So, God, punish them for the wicked things that they are doing; show that you are angry by defeating those people!
De holde sig sammen, de skjule sig, de tage Vare paa mine Fodspor, ligesom de have tragtet efter mit Liv.
8 You have counted [all] the times that I have been wandering alone/distressed; [it is as though] you have put [all] my tears in a bottle [in order that you can see how much I have cried]. [You have counted my tears and written] the number in your book.
Skulde de undkomme ved deres Uretfærdighed? Gud! nedstød disse Folk i Vrede!
9 When I call out to you, [my] God, my enemies will be defeated; I know that will happen, because you are fighting for me.
Du har talt mine Landflygtighedsdage; gem mine Taarer i din Flaske; staa de ikke i din Bog?
10 I praise/thank you that you do what you have promised; Yahweh, I [will always] praise you for that [DOU].
Da skulle mine Fjender vende tilbage paa den Dag, jeg raaber; dette ved jeg, at du er min Gud.
11 I trust in you, and as a result, I will not be afraid. I know that humans cannot really [RHQ] harm me!
I Gud vil jeg prise Ordet; i Herren vil jeg prise Ordet.
12 I will bring to you the offering that I promised; I will bring an offering to you to thank you,
Jeg forlader mig paa Gud, jeg vil ikke frygte; hvad skulde et Menneske gøre mig?
13 because you have rescued me from being killed; you have kept me from stumbling. As a result, I will continue to live in your presence in the light that [shines on those who are still] alive (OR, in the light that [enables people to] live).
Gud! Løfter til dig hvile paa mig, med Taksigelse vil jeg betale dig. Thi du friede min Sjæl fra Døden, ja, mine Fødder fra Fald, at jeg skal vandre for Guds Ansigt i de levendes Lys.
