Verse 1

Do you indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? Do you judge uprightly, O you sons of men?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Til sangeren: "Ødelegg ikke! Dette er en klagesang av David."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Taler dere rettferdighet, dere forsamling? Dømmer dere rett, dere menneskebarn?

• Norsk King James

  Taler dere virkelig rettferdighet, forsamling? Dømmer dere rett, menneskesønner?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til sangmesteren, til melodien 'Ødelegg ikke'; en gyllen sang av David.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Til korlederen: «Ødelegg ikke.» En skrift av David.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Snakker dere virkelig rettferdighet, dere i forsamlingen? Dømmer dere rettferdig, dere mennesker?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Taler dere virkelig rettferdighet, o forsamling? Dømmer dere rettferdig, dere mennesker?

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Snakker dere virkelig rettferdighet, dere i forsamlingen? Dømmer dere rettferdig, dere mennesker?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Til korlederen: Ødelegg ikke. En miktam av David.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the director, 'Do Not Destroy,' a Miktam of David.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Til dirigenten: Ikke ødelegg. En miktam av David.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til Sangmesteren; (med Titel:) Fordærv ikke; Davids gyldne (Smykke).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Til den ledende musikeren, Al-taschith, en Miktam av David. Snakker dere virkelig rettferdig, dere forsamling? Dømmer dere rettferdig, dere mennesker?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Taler dere virkelig rettferdighet, dere tause? Dømmer dere rettferdig, dere menneskesønner?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Til dirigenten. – 'Ødelegg ikke.' – En hemmelig skatt skrevet av David. Er det sant, du tause, at dere snakker rettferdig? Dømmer dere rett, mennesker?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Taler dere rettferdighet virkelig i stillhet? Dømmer dere rettferdig, dere menneskebarn?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Til den ledende musikkleder; til Al-tashheth. En lærdomsang av David. Finnes det rettferdighet i deres munn, dere guder? Er dere rettferdige dommere, dere menneskebarn?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf youre myndes be vpon rightuousnesse in dede, then iudge the thinge that is right, o ye sonnes of men.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of Dauid on Michtam. Is it true? O Congregation, speake ye iustly? O sonnes of men, iudge ye vprightly?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To the chiefe musition, destroy not, a golden psalme of Dauid. O ye that consult together, pronounce ye truely the thing that is iust? O ye sonnes of men iudge you according to equitie?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  > Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam]. Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  <To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David.> Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?

Referenced Verses

• Ps 57:1 : 1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for my soul trusts in you; yes, in the shadow of your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by.
• Ps 59:1 : 1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those who rise up against me.
• Ps 72:1-4 : 1 Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, through righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall crush the oppressor.
• Ps 82:1-2 : 1 God stands in the assembly of the mighty; He judges among the gods. 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
• Ps 82:6-7 : 6 I have said, 'You are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High.' 7 But you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
• Isa 11:3-5 : 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge by what his eyes see, nor reprove by what his ears hear: 4 But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the belt of his loins, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.
• Isa 32:1 : 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule with justice.
• Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. And this is his name by which he shall be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
• Matt 26:3 : 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
• Matt 27:1 : 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
• Luke 23:50-51 : 50 And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, and he was a good and just man. 51 He had not consented to their decision and action. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.
• Acts 5:21 : 21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest came, and those with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
• Num 11:16 : 16 And the LORD said to Moses, Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with you.
• Deut 1:15-16 : 15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and known men, and made them leaders over you, captains over thousands, captains over hundreds, captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. 16 And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger who is with him.
• Deut 16:18-19 : 18 Judges and officers you shall make for yourself in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. 19 You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe: for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
• 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
• 2 Sam 23:3 : 3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He who rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
• 2 Chr 19:6-7 : 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. 7 Therefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it, for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.