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.

Psaume de David. Juge-moi, ô mon Dieu; sépare ma cause de celle d'une nation impie; sauve-moi de l'homme inique et trompeur.

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, ô mon Dieu, tu es ma force; pourquoi m'as-tu repoussé? et d'où vient que je chemine tout abattu, quand mon ennemi m'opprime?

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.

Envoie-moi ta lumière et ta vérité; elles m'ont guidé, elles m'ont conduit sur ta montagne sainte et dans tes tabernacles.

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.

Et j'entrerai à l'autel de Dieu, vers le Dieu qui réjouit ma jeunesse. Je te rendrai gloire sur la cithare, ô Dieu, ô 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.

O mon âme, pourquoi es-tu triste, et pourquoi me troubles-tu? Espère en Dieu; car je lui rendrai grâces, à lui le salut de ma face, à lui mon Dieu.