Salmenes 62

1 Til songmeisteren, for Jedutun; ein salme av David. Einast hjå Gud er mi sjæl still, frå honom kjem mi frelsa.

God is the only one who can give me peace in my inner being, and he is the one who saves me [from my enemies].

2 Einast han er mitt fjell og mi frelsa, han er mi borg, dei skal ikkje rikka meg mykje.

Only he is like an [overhanging] rock [under which I can be safe] [MET]; he will be [like] a shelter, [with the result that] I will never be defeated [MET].

3 Kor lenge vil de alle storma inn på ein mann, brjota honom ned som ein hallande mur, ein nedrapa vegg?

When will you, [my enemies], stop attacking me [RHQ]? I feel that I am [as useless against you as] a wall that is about to fall over or a broken-down fence [MET].

4 Dei samråder seg berre um å støypa honom ned frå hans høgd. Dei likar lygn. Med munnen velsignar dei, men i hjarta bannar dei. (Sela)

My enemies plan to remove me from my important position so that people no longer honor me. They delight in telling lies. They bless people by what they say [MTY], but in their inner beings they curse [those people].

5 Einast hjå Gud ver still, mi sjæl, for frå honom kjem mi von.

God is the only one who gives me peace in my inner being; he is the one whom I confidently expect [to help me].

6 Einast han er mitt fjell og mi frelsa, mi borg, dei skal ikkje rikka meg.

Only he is [like an overhanging] rock [under which I can be safe] [MET]; he is [like] a shelter, and [as a result] I will never be defeated.

7 Hjå Gud er mi frelsa og mi æra; mitt sterke fjell, mi livd er i Gud.

God is the one who saves me and honors me. He is [like an overhanging] strong rock under which I [can] find shelter [MET].

8 Lit på honom all tid, folk, renn dykkar hjarta ut for hans åsyn! Gud er livd for oss. (Sela)

[You my] people, always trust in him. Tell him all your troubles, because he is (our refuge/the one who protects us) [MET].

9 Berre fåfengd er menneskjesøner, lygn er mannesøner. I vegtskåli stig dei upp - lettare enn fåfengd alle saman.

People who are considered to be unimportant are [as worthless/unreliable as] a breath of air; people who are considered to be important [also] really (amount to nothing/cannot be trusted [to help us)]. If you put them all on a scale, [it would be as if] they weighed less than a puff of air.

10 Lit ikkje på vald, og set ikkje fåfengd von til ran! Når buet veks, fest ikkje hjarta ved det!

Do not trust in money gained by extorting it from others; do not try to gain anything by robbing others. If you become very wealthy, do not trust in [IDM] your money.

11 Ein gong hev Gud sagt, tvo gonger hev eg høyrt dette, at styrke høyrer Gud til.

I have heard God say more than once that he is the one who [really] has power,

12 Og hjå deg, Herre, er miskunn, for du gjev kvar ein etter hans gjerning.

and that he is the one who faithfully loves [us]. He rewards every one [of us] according to the deeds that we do.