Salmenes 20

1 Til songmeisteren; ein salme av David. Herren bønhøyre deg på trengselsdagen, namnet åt Jakobs Gud berge deg!

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. May the Lord hear you in the day of tribulation. May the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

2 Gjev han må senda deg hjelp frå heilagdomen og stydja deg frå Sion!

May he send you help from the sanctuary and watch over you from Zion.

3 Gjev han må minnast alle dine grjonoffer og finna ditt brennoffer godt! (Sela)

May he be mindful of all your sacrifices, and may your burnt-offerings be fat.

4 Han gjeve deg etter ditt hjarta og fullføre alle dine råder!

May he grant to you according to your heart, and confirm all your counsels.

5 Me vil fagna oss ved di frelsa og i vår Guds namn lyfta sigermerket. Herren uppfylle alle dine bøner!

We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God, we will be magnified.

6 No veit eg at Herren frelser den han salva; han svarar honom frå sin heilage himmel med frelsande storverk av si høgre hand.

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord has saved his Christ. He will hear him from his holy heaven. The salvation of his right hand is in his power.

7 Desse prisar vogner, og hine prisar hestar, men me prisar namnet åt Herren, vår Gud.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.

8 Dei sig i kne og fell, men me stend og held oss uppe.

They have been bound, and they have fallen. But we have risen up, and we have been set upright.

9 Herre, frels kongen! Han svare oss den dag me ropar!

O Lord, save the king, and hear us on the day that we will call upon you.