Psalms 64

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my (meditation) From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life,

Til Sangmesteren; en Psalme af David.

2 Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

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

3 Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow — a bitter word.

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

4 To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

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

5 They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'

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

6 They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart [are] deep.

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

7 And God doth shoot them [with] an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

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

8 And they cause him to stumble, Against them [is] their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.

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

9 And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And His deed they have considered wisely.

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

10 The righteous doth rejoice in Jehovah, And hath trusted in Him, And boast themselves do all the upright of heart!

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.