Lovsang om Herrens magt og trofasthed
1Råb af glæde, I, der kender Herren.
Det er godt at prise og lovsynge ham.
2Spil en takkesang på lyren,
skøn musik på den ti-strengede harpe.
3Syng en ny sang for Herren,
spil smukt på lyren og råb af fryd.
4For Herrens bud er gode,
og alt, hvad han gør, er rigtigt.
5Han elsker det rette og gode,
hans nåde mærkes i hele verden.
6Da Herren talte, blev himlen skabt,
alle stjerner blev til på hans ord.
7Han samlede vandet, så det blev til hav,
han dannede et mægtigt vandreservoir.
8Hele jorden bør give ham ære,
alle mennesker bør vise ham respekt.
9Et ord fra ham satte verden i gang,
på hans befaling blev jorden til.
10Herren ødelægger folkenes planer
og forhindrer deres mange intriger.
11Men Herrens planer står fast for evigt,
hans tanker bliver altid til virkelighed.
12Lykkeligt er det folk, som har Herren til Gud,
dem han valgte som sit ejendomsfolk.
13Herren ser ned fra Himlen,
han ser på alle menneskene.
14Fra sin bolig iagttager han dem alle,
han holder øje med verdens befolkning.
15Det er ham, der har skabt dem alle,
han kender deres motiver og handlinger.
16En konge sejrer ikke ved sin store hær,
en helt vinder ikke ved sin egen styrke.
17Stridsheste kan være nok så stærke,
det er dog ikke dem, der giver sejren.
18Men de, der ærer Herren og stoler på ham,
oplever hans trofasthed og nåde.
19Han redder dem fra døden
og hjælper dem i hungersnøden.
20Vi venter på, at Herren griber ind,
det er ham, der hjælper og beskytter os.
21Det er en stor glæde at kende ham,
vi stoler på hans magt og herlighed.
22Herre, vis os din trofaste kærlighed,
til dig alene har vi sat vores håb.
Psalm 33
1Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2Praise the Lord with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3Sing to him a new song;
play skilfully, and shout for joy.
4For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
5The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7He gathers the waters of the sea into jars33:7 Or sea as into a heap;
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the people of the world revere him.
9For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10The Lord foils the plans of the nations;
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11But the plans of the Lord stand firm for ever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he chose for his inheritance.
13From heaven the Lord looks down
and sees all mankind;
14from his dwelling-place he watches
all who live on earth –
15he who forms the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.
16No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
21In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
