Psalms 3
1 Yahweh, I have many enemies [DOU]! There are many people who oppose/rebel against me.
Psaume de David, quand il prit la fuite devant son fils Absalon. Seigneur, que mes ennemis sont nombreux! Beaucoup se dressent contre moi.
2 Many people are saying about me, “God will [certainly] not help him!”
Beaucoup disent à mon sujet: "Il n’a point de secours à attendre de Dieu." (Sélah)
3 But Yahweh, you are like a shield [that protects me] [MET]. You greatly honor me, and you encourage me (OR, enable me to triumph over my enemies) [IDM].
Mais toi, ô Eternel, tu es un bouclier qui me protège. Tu es mon honneur et me fais porter la tête haute.
4 I cry out to you, Yahweh, and you answer me from [Zion], your sacred hill.
A pleine voix, je crie vers l’Eternel: il me répond de sa sainte montagne. (Sélah)
5 [At night] I lie down and sleep, and I awake [in the morning feeling good/refreshed] because you, Yahweh, (take care of/protect) me [all during the night].
Je me couche et m’endors, puis je me réveille, car l’Eternel me soutient.
6 There may be thousands of [enemy] soldiers who surround me, but I am not afraid.
Je n’ai point peur des myriades de gens qui sont campés autour de moi.
7 Yahweh, arise! My God, [come and] rescue me [again]! You [insult] my enemies by slapping them on their cheeks; [when you strike them], you break their teeth, [with the result that they cannot hurt anyone] [MET].
Lève-toi, Eternel, viens à mon secours, ô mon Dieu! Oui, tu frappes à la joue tous mes ennemis, tu brises les dents des méchants.
8 Yahweh, you are the one who saves your people [from their enemies]. Yahweh, bless your people!
A l’Eternel appartient le salut! que ta bénédiction descende sur ton peuple! (Sélah)
