< Salmenes 43 >
1 Døm meg, Gud, og før mi sak mot folk utan miskunn, frels meg frå falsk og rettarlaus mann!
God, declare that I (am innocent/have not done things that are wrong). Defend me when (ungodly people/people who do not worship you) say things against me, rescue me from people who deceive and [say things about me that are] not true.
2 For du er den Gud som er mi vern. Kvi hev du støytt meg burt? Kvi skal eg ganga svartklædd under fiende-trykk?
You are God, the one who protects me; (why have you abandoned me?/it seems that you have abandoned me!) [RHQ] It does not seem right that [RHQ] I am forced to mourn/cry constantly because my enemies are cruel to me.
3 Send ditt ljos og di sanning, lat deim leida meg, lat deim føra meg til ditt heilage fjell og til dine bustader,
Shine your light on me and speak your truth to me; and let them guide me, and take me back to Zion, your sacred hill [at Jerusalem], and to [your temple], where you live.
4 so eg kann koma til Guds altar, til Gud, min fagnad og mi gleda, og lova deg på cither, Gud, min Gud!
When you do that, I will go to your altar, to [worship you], my God, who causes me to be extremely joyful. There I will praise you, the God whom I [worship], while I play my harp.
5 Kvi er du nedbøygd, mi sjæl, og kvi bruser du i meg? Venta på Gud, for eg skal endå lova honom, mitt andlits frelsa og min Gud.
So (why am I sad and discouraged?/I should not be sad and discouraged!) [RHQ] I confidently expect God [to bless me], and I will praise him again, my God, the one who saves me.