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Salme 40
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Salme 40
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Lovprisning af Guds nåde og hjælp
40 Til korlederen: En sang af David.
2 Jeg satte al min lid til Herren,
og han bøjede sig og hørte mit råb.
3 Han løftede mig op fra afgrunden,
op af den mudrede sump.
Han stillede mig på et sikkert sted,
gav mig fast grund under fødderne.
4 Han gav mig en ny sang at synge,
en lovsang til ære for Gud.
Mange skal høre, hvad Herren har gjort,
og med ærefrygt sætte deres lid til ham.
5 Lykkelige er de mennesker,
som sætter deres lid til Herren
og ikke søger hjælp hos de stolte og selvsikre,
hos dem, der bygger deres liv på en løgn.
6 Mange mirakler har du gjort for os, Herre.
Du har gennemført dine underfulde planer.
Ingen var i stand til at hindre dem.[a]
Jeg ville gerne fortælle om alle dine undere,
men de er for mange til at tælles.
7 Det er ikke slagtofre og afgrødeofre, du ønsker,
men du har givet mig ører til at høre med.
Brændofre og syndofre har du ikke behag i.
8 Da sagde jeg: „Se, jeg er parat!
Der står skrevet om mig i bogrullen,
9 og jeg ønsker at gøre din vilje, Gud.
Din lov er skrevet i mit hjerte.”
10 I dit folks forsamling
har jeg fortalt om din godhed.
Jeg har ikke holdt munden lukket,
det ved du, Herre.
11 Din godhed har jeg ikke holdt hemmelig,
jeg har fortalt om din frelse.
Din trofasthed, nåde og sandhed
har jeg forkyndt for folkets forsamling.
12 Måtte din barmhjertighed vare ved, Herre.
Må din kærlighed og trofasthed altid omslutte mig,
13 for jeg har mange problemer, jeg ikke kan overskue.
De tårner sig op omkring mig.
Mine synder overvælder mig,
så jeg ikke kan se andet end dem.
De er utallige som hårene på mit hoved,
og alt mit mod er forsvundet.
Bøn om hjælp(A)
14 Herre, vær mig nådig og frels mig.
Skynd dig at komme mig til hjælp.
15 Lad dem, som vil slå mig ihjel,
blive forlegne og flove.
Lad dem, som ønsker at gøre mig fortræd,
blive tvunget til at trække sig tilbage.
16 Lad dem, som håner mig,
selv blive ydmyget og hånet.
17 Må alle, som søger hjælp hos dig,
opleve glæde og lykke.
Må de, som oplever din hjælp,
dag efter dag sige: „Herren er stor!”
18 Jeg er svag og værgeløs,
men du har ikke glemt mig, Herre!
Du er den, der redder og befrier mig.
Skynd dig at komme mig til hjælp.
Footnotes
- 40,6 Teksten er uklar.
Psalm 40
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 40
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 40
Thanksgiving and a Cry for Help
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 I waited patiently for the Lord,
and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.(A)
2 He brought me up from a desolate[a] pit,
out of the muddy clay,(B)
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.(C)
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.(D)
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord.(E)
4 How happy is the man
who has put his trust in the Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!(F)
5 Lord my God, You have done many things—
Your wonderful works and Your plans for us;
none can compare with You.
If I were to report and speak of them,
they are more than can be told.(G)
6 You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
You open my ears to listen.[b]
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.(H)
7 Then I said, “See, I have come;
it is written about me in the volume of the scroll.(I)
8 I delight to do Your will, my God;(J)
Your instruction lives within me.”[c](K)
9 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
see, I do not keep my mouth closed[d]—
as You know, Lord.(L)
10 I did not hide Your righteousness in my heart;
I spoke about Your faithfulness and salvation;
I did not conceal Your constant love and truth
from the great assembly.(M)
11 Lord, do not withhold Your compassion from me;
Your constant love and truth will always guard me.(N)
12 For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.(O)
13 Lord, be pleased to deliver me;
hurry to help me, Lord.(P)
14 Let those who seek to take my life
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.(Q)
15 Let those who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
be horrified because of their shame.(R)
16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation continually say,
“The Lord is great!”(S)
17 I am afflicted and needy;
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.(T)
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:2 Or watery
- Psalm 40:6 Lit You hollow out ears for me
- Psalm 40:8 Lit instruction within my inner being
- Psalm 40:9 Lit not restrain my lips
Psalm 40
Authorized (King James) Version
Psalm 40
Authorized (King James) Version
Psalm 40
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:
many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust,
and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done,
and thy thoughts which are to us-ward:
they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee:
if I would declare and speak of them,
they are more than can be numbered.
6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire;
mine ears hast thou opened:
burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come:
in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God:
yea, thy law is within my heart.
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation:
lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation:
I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord:
let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about:
mine iniquities have taken hold upon me,
so that I am not able to look up;
they are more than the hairs of mine head:
therefore my heart faileth me.
13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me:
O Lord, make haste to help me.
14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it;
let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee:
let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.
17 But I am poor and needy;
yet the Lord thinketh upon me:
thou art my help and my deliverer;
make no tarrying, O my God.
Psalm 40
New International Version
Psalm 40
New International Version
Psalm 40[a](A)
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(D)
out of the mud(E) and mire;(F)
he set my feet(G) on a rock(H)
and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song(I) in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(J)
and put their trust(K) in him.
4 Blessed is the one(L)
who trusts in the Lord,(M)
who does not look to the proud,(N)
to those who turn aside to false gods.[b](O)
5 Many, Lord my God,
are the wonders(P) you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare(Q) with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many(R) to declare.
6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—(S)
but my ears you have opened[c]—(T)
burnt offerings(U) and sin offerings[d] you did not require.
7 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
it is written about me in the scroll.[e](V)
8 I desire to do your will,(W) my God;(X)
your law is within my heart.”(Y)
9 I proclaim your saving acts(Z) in the great assembly;(AA)
I do not seal my lips, Lord,
as you know.(AB)
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness(AC) and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
from the great assembly.(AD)
11 Do not withhold your mercy(AE) from me, Lord;
may your love(AF) and faithfulness(AG) always protect(AH) me.
12 For troubles(AI) without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.(AJ)
They are more than the hairs of my head,(AK)
and my heart fails(AL) within me.
13 Be pleased to save me, Lord;
come quickly, Lord, to help me.(AM)
14 May all who want to take my life(AN)
be put to shame and confusion;(AO)
may all who desire my ruin(AP)
be turned back in disgrace.
15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(AQ)
be appalled at their own shame.
16 But may all who seek you(AR)
rejoice and be glad(AS) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
“The Lord is great!”(AT)
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.
- Psalm 40:4 Or to lies
- Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
- Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings
- Psalm 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me
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