< Psalms 43 >
1 God, declare that I (am innocent/have not done things that are wrong). Defend me when (ungodly people/people who do not worship you) say things against me, rescue me from people who deceive and [say things about me that are] not true.
Justifie-moi, Dieu, et défends ma cause contre une nation impie. Oh, délivre-moi des hommes trompeurs et méchants.
2 You are God, the one who protects me; (why have you abandoned me?/it seems that you have abandoned me!) [RHQ] It does not seem right that [RHQ] I am forced to mourn/cry constantly because my enemies are cruel to me.
Car tu es le Dieu de ma force. Pourquoi m'as-tu rejeté? Pourquoi suis-je en deuil à cause de l'oppression de l'ennemi?
3 Shine your light on me and speak your truth to me; and let them guide me, and take me back to Zion, your sacred hill [at Jerusalem], and to [your temple], where you live.
Oh, envoie ta lumière et ta vérité. Laissez-les me guider. Qu'ils m'amènent à ta sainte colline, à vos tentes.
4 When you do that, I will go to your altar, to [worship you], my God, who causes me to be extremely joyful. There I will praise you, the God whom I [worship], while I play my harp.
Puis j'irai à l'autel de Dieu, à Dieu, mon immense joie. Je te louerai sur la harpe, Dieu, mon Dieu.
5 So (why am I sad and discouraged?/I should not be sad and discouraged!) [RHQ] I confidently expect God [to bless me], and I will praise him again, my God, the one who saves me.
Pourquoi es-tu désespéré, mon âme? Pourquoi es-tu troublé en moi? L'espoir en Dieu! Car je le louerai encore: mon sauveur, mon aide et mon Dieu.