Psalms 57
1 God, be merciful to me! Act mercifully toward me because I come to you to protect me. I ask you to protect me [like little birds are protected under their mother’s] wings [MET] until the storm/danger is ended.
Þennan sálm orti Davíð þegar hann flýði inn í hellinn undan Sál. (Sjá 1. Sam. 22:1‑2 og 24:1‑9). Ó Guð, vertu mér náðugur, því að ég treysti þér. Ég vil leita skjóls undir vængjum þínum uns storminn hefur lægt.
2 God, you who are greater than all other gods, I cry out to you, the one who enables me to do all that you desire.
Ég hrópa til Guðs hins hæsta, hans sem leysir öll mín mál.
3 You will answer me from heaven and rescue me, but you will cause those who oppress me to be [defeated and] disgraced! (Think about that!) God will [always] faithfully love me and (will be faithful/will do what he promises).
Hann sendir mér hjálp frá himnum og frelsar mig vegna elsku sinnar og trúfesti. Hann mun bjarga mér frá lygurum sem sitja um líf mitt.
4 [Sometimes] I am surrounded by [my enemies who are like] lions that [kill] humans; [they are like] lions that chew with their teeth [animals that they kill]; but my enemies have spears and arrows, not teeth; and [the false things that] they say [MTY] [hurt people as much as] sharp swords [hurt people] [MET].
Ég er umkringdur ofstopamönnum – glefsandi úlfum. Tennur þeirra eru hvassari en örvar og spjót og tungurnar beittari en sverð!
5 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory to people all over the earth!
Drottinn, lofað sé nafn þitt á himnum! Láttu dýrð þína líka birtast á jörðu!
6 [It is as if] [MET, HYP] my enemies spread a net to seize me, and I became very distressed [IDM]. [It is as if] [MET, HYP] they dug a deep pit along the path where I walk, but they themselves fell into it!
Óvinir mínir hafa lagt gildru fyrir mig. Þeir hafa grafið mér gryfju. Ég er mæddur og kvíðinn. En! Eitt veit ég: Þeir munu sjálfir falla í hana!
7 God, I have complete confidence [DOU] in you. I will sing to you, and I will praise you while I sing.
Guð minn, nú er hjarta mitt rótt og ég treysti þér. Ég vil lofa þig!
8 I will awaken myself; I will arise before the sun rises and [praise you while I play] my harp or my (lyre/small harp).
Rís þú nú upp, sál mín! Vakna þú harpa og gígja! Bjóddu morgunroðann velkominn með söng!
9 Lord, I will thank you among [all] the people; and I will sing to praise you among [many] ethnic groups,
Allir landsbúar heyra þakkargjörð mína. Ég vil syngja þér lof meðal þjóðanna.
10 because your faithful love for us is [as great as the distance from the earth] to the sky, and because your (faithfulness/faithfully doing what you promise) is [as great as the distance] up to the clouds [MET].
Miskunn þín er há eins og himinninn og trúfesti þín nær til skýjanna.
11 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory [to people] all over the earth!
Þú ert hærri en hæstu himnar, ó, Guð. Láttu dýrð þína breiðast yfir gjörvalla jörðina.
