Salmernes Bog 18 – BPH & NIRV

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Salmernes Bog 18:1-51

Davids sejrssang

2.Sam. 22

1Til korlederen: En sang af Herrens tjener, David. Han sang den til Herren i anledning af, at Herren havde reddet ham fra Saul og alle hans øvrige fjender.

2Jeg elsker Herren,

han er min redning.

3Herren er min Klippeborg

og min Beskytter.

Han er mit Skjul,

hos ham søger jeg tilflugt.

Han er mit Skjold,

min Frelse og min Fæstning.

4Jeg kalder på Herren, den Højlovede,

og frelses fra mine fjender.

5Dødens reb omsluttede mig,

undergangens bølger væltede ind over mig,

6dødsriget strammede sit greb om mig,

jeg sad fast i dødens fælde.

7I min fortvivlelse råbte jeg til Herren,

jeg bad til Gud om hjælp.

Han hørte mig fra sin helligdom,

mit skrig nåede frem til hans ører.

8Da rystede jorden og skælvede,

bjergenes grundvolde bævede,

for Herrens vrede var blusset op.

9Røg væltede ud af hans næsebor,

fortærende ild skød ud af hans mund,

glødende kul sprang frem fra ham.

10Han skubbede himlens forhæng til side

og trådte ud på de mørke stormskyer.

11Han steg op på en kerub og fløj,

fór frem på vindens vinger.

12Han hyllede sig i mørke,

omgav sig med sorte tordenskyer.

13Lynene glimtede foran ham,

og haglene faldt fra skyerne.

14Herren tordnede fra himlen,

den højeste Gud lod sin røst høre.

15Han skød sine pile,

sendte fjenderne på flugt.

Han sendte sine lyn af sted,

så fjenderne spredtes for alle vinde.

16Herren fnyste i sin harme,

så Jordens vande blev pisket op,

og havets bund kom til syne.

17Fra det høje rakte han hånden ud,

trak mig op af det dybe vand.

18Han frelste mig fra mine fjender,

de hadede mig og var mig for stærke.

19Da jeg var svag, overfaldt de mig,

men Herren holdt mig fast

20og førte mig i sikkerhed.

Han frelste mig, fordi han elsker mig.

21Herren belønnede mig for mit retsind,

tog hensyn til min uskyld,

22for jeg har holdt mig til hans veje.

Jeg har ikke i ondskab vendt mig fra min Gud.

23Altid har jeg hans bud i tanke,

aldrig har jeg vendt ryggen til hans love.

24Jeg har adlydt ham til punkt og prikke

og holdt mig borte fra synden.

25Herren har belønnet mig for min retfærd,

han kender min pletfri levevis.

26Herre, du er trofast mod dem, der er trofaste mod dig,

retskaffen overfor de retskafne.

27Du handler uskyldsrent med de uskyldige,

men er snu mod de snedige.

28Du ophøjer de ydmyge,

men ydmyger de hovmodige.

29Herre, du er mit lys og mit håb,

du tænder dit lys i mørket.

30Ved din hjælp kan jeg springe over mure

og forcere enhver forhindring.

31Guds veje er fuldkomne,

hans løfter er sande.

Han er et skjold for dem,

der søger ly hos ham.

32Hvor findes der en gud som Herren?

Hvor findes en klippe som ham?

33Han giver mig styrke,

han jævner vejen foran mig.

34Han gør mine skridt sikre som hjortens,

han giver mig fodfæste på bjergene.

35Han træner mine arme til kamp,

så jeg kan spænde kobberbuen.

36Herre, du giver mig din frelse som et skjold,

du støtter mig med din højre hånd,

din hjælp giver mig styrke.

37Du udjævner stien foran mig,

så jeg ikke snubler og falder.

38Jeg forfulgte mine fjender og gjorde det af med dem,

jeg holdt ikke inde, før de alle var besejret.

39Jeg slog dem ned, så de ikke kunne rejse sig,

de ligger faldne ved mine fødder.

40Du gav mig styrke til kampen,

du tvang mine modstandere i knæ,

41du slog mine fjender på flugt,

jeg gjorde det af med dem, som hadede mig.

42De råbte om hjælp,

men ingen kom til undsætning.

De råbte til dig, Herre,

men du ville ikke høre.

43Jeg knuste dem til støv, som hvirvler i vinden,

jeg trådte dem ned som snavs på gaden.

44Du hjalp mig i kampen mod fjendtlige hære,

gav mig sejr over fremmede folkeslag,

som nu er blevet mig underlagt.

45Straks de hørte min røst, adlød de.

De kom krybende hen til mig.

46De tabte fuldstændig modet,

kom skælvende frem fra deres skjul.

47Herren lever!

Lovet være min redningsmand.

Ære være min Gud, som frelste mig,

48den Gud, som besejrede mine fjender,

som gjorde mig til hersker over fremmede folkeslag.

49Herre, du reddede mig fra mine fjender.

Du førte mig i sikkerhed,

og frelste mig fra voldens mænd.

50Derfor vil jeg lovprise dig blandt folkeslagene, Herre.

Jeg vil synge om din storhed.

51Du giver din konge en mægtig sejr,

du viser nåde mod din salvede konge,

mod mig og mine efterkommere til evig tid.

New International Reader’s Version

Psalm 18:1-50

Psalm 18

For the director of music. A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. He sang the words of this song to the Lord. He sang them when the Lord saved him. He saved him from the power of all his enemies and of Saul. David said,

1I love you, Lord.

You give me strength.

2The Lord is my rock and my place of safety. He is the God who saves me.

My God is my rock. I go to him for safety.

He is like a shield to me. He’s the power that saves me. He’s my place of safety.

3I called out to the Lord. He is worthy of praise.

He saved me from my enemies.

4The ropes of death were almost wrapped around me.

A destroying flood swept over me.

5The ropes of the grave were tight around me.

Death set its trap in front of me.

6When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord.

I cried to my God for help.

From his temple he heard my voice.

My cry for help reached his ears.

7The earth trembled and shook.

The base of the mountains rocked back and forth.

It trembled because the Lord was angry.

8Smoke came out of his nose.

Flames of fire came out of his mouth.

Burning coals blazed out of it.

9He opened the heavens and came down.

Dark clouds were under his feet.

10He stood on the cherubim and flew.

The wings of the wind lifted him up.

11He covered himself with darkness.

The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.

12Clouds came out of the brightness that was all around him.

They came with hailstones and flashes of lightning.

13The Lord thundered from heaven.

The voice of the Most High God was heard.

14He shot his arrows and scattered our enemies.

He sent great flashes of lightning and chased the enemies away.

15The bottom of the sea could be seen.

The foundations of the earth were uncovered.

Lord, it happened when your anger blazed out.

It came like a blast of breath from your nose.

16He reached down from heaven. He took hold of me.

He lifted me out of deep waters.

17He saved me from my powerful enemies.

He set me free from those who were too strong for me.

18They opposed me when I was in trouble.

But the Lord helped me.

19He brought me out into a wide and safe place.

He saved me because he was pleased with me.

20The Lord has been good to me because I do what is right.

He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life.

21I have lived the way the Lord wanted me to.

I am not guilty of turning away from my God.

22I keep all his laws in mind.

I haven’t turned away from his commands.

23He knows that I am without blame.

He knows I’ve kept myself from sinning.

24The Lord has rewarded me for doing what is right.

He has rewarded me because I haven’t done anything wrong.

25Lord, to those who are faithful you show that you are faithful.

To those who are without blame you show that you are without blame.

26To those who are pure you show that you are pure.

But to those whose paths are crooked you show that you are clever.

27You save those who aren’t proud.

But you bring down those whose eyes are proud.

28Lord, you keep the lamp of my life burning brightly.

You are my God. You bring light into my darkness.

29With your help I can attack a troop of soldiers.

With the help of my God I can climb over a wall.

30God’s way is perfect.

The Lord’s word doesn’t have any flaws.

He is like a shield

to all who go to him for safety.

31Who is God except the Lord?

Who is the Rock except our God?

32God gives me strength for the battle.

He keeps my way secure.

33He makes my feet like the feet of a deer.

He causes me to stand on the highest places.

34He trains my hands to fight every battle.

My arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35Lord, you are like a shield that keeps me safe.

Your strong right hand keeps me going.

Your help has made me great.

36You give me a wide path to walk on

so that I don’t twist my ankles.

37I chased my enemies and caught them.

I didn’t turn back until they were destroyed.

38I crushed them so that they couldn’t get up.

They fell under my feet.

39Lord, you gave me strength to fight the battle.

You made my enemies humble in front of me.

40You made them turn their backs and run away.

So I destroyed my enemies.

41They cried out for help. But there was no one to save them.

They called out to the Lord. But he didn’t answer them.

42I beat them as fine as dust blown by the wind.

I stomped on them like mud in the streets.

43You saved me when my own people attacked me.

You made me the ruler over nations.

People I didn’t know serve me now.

44People from other lands bow down to me in fear.

As soon as they hear me, they obey me.

45All of them give up hope.

They come trembling out of their hiding places.

46The Lord lives! Give praise to my Rock!

Give honor to God my Savior!

47He is the God who pays back my enemies.

He brings the nations under my control.

48He saves me from my enemies.

You have honored me more than them.

You have saved me from a man who wanted to hurt me.

49Lord, I will praise you among the nations.

I will sing the praises of your name.

50The Lord helps his king win great battles.

He shows his faithful love to his anointed king.

He shows it to David and to his family forever.