< Psalms 65 >

1 God, it is right/appropriate [for us] to praise you in Jerusalem, and to do what [we] have promised you that [we] would do,
Au maître chantre. Cantique de David. A toi confiance et louange, ô Dieu, en Sion! et qu'en ton honneur des vœux soient accomplis!
2 [because] you answer our prayers. People everywhere will come to you
O toi, qui exauces la prière! toute chair s'adresse à toi.
3 because of the sins [that they have committed]. Our many sins are like a very heavy burden to us, but you forgive us.
Les iniquités l'emportent sur moi, mais tu pardonneras nos péchés.
4 You are pleased with those whom you have chosen to live close to your temple. We are happy with all the blessings that we receive from [worshiping in] your sacred temple.
Heureux celui que tu choisis, et admets à séjourner dans tes parvis! Nous voulons être nourris du bonheur de ta maison, de ton saint temple!
5 [God, when we pray to you], you answer us and save us by doing awesome deeds; you are the one who rescues us; people who live in very remote places on the earth, on the other side of the oceans, trust in you.
Tu fais des prodiges pour nous exaucer, en nous donnant la grâce, ô notre Dieu sauveur, en qui se confient toutes les extrémités lointaines de la terre et de la mer!
6 By your strength you put the mountains in their places, [showing that] you are very powerful.
Celui qui par sa force affermit les montagnes, est ceint de puissance.
7 You calm the seas when they roar, and you stop the waves from crashing [on the shore]; you [also] calm people when they (make a great uproar/shout angrily together).
Il met fin au tumulte de la mer, au tumulte de ses flots, et à la rumeur des peuples;
8 People who live in very remote/distant places on the earth (are awed by/revere) you because of the miracles that you perform; because of what you do, people who live far to the west and far to the east shout joyfully.
les habitants de l'horizon s'effraient à ses miracles, et tu remplis d'allégresse les lieux d'où surgissent l'aube et le crépuscule.
9 You take care of the soil and send rain, causing many good things to grow; you fill the streams with water, and cause grain/crops to grow. That is what you have determined/said would happen.
Tu visites la terre et tu lui donnes l'abondance, tu l'enrichis de mille dons; les eaux remplissent le ruisseau de Dieu; tu prépares le blé des hommes, quand tu la prépares
10 You [send plenty of rain] on the fields that have been plowed, and you fill the furrows with water. With showers you soften the [hard clods/lumps of] soil, and you bless the soil by causing young plants to grow.
en abreuvant ses sillons, en nivelant ses glèbes; tu l'amollis par des rosées, et tu bénis ses germes.
11 Because you bless the soil, there are very good crops at harvest season; wherever you have gone [MTY], good crops are very abundant [IDM].
Tu couronnes l'année que ta bonté nous donne, et sous tes pas coule la fécondité;
12 The pastures are full of flocks [of sheep and goats]; [it is as though] the hills are very joyful.
ils fertilisent les pacages du désert, et les collines prennent une ceinture riante;
13 The meadows are full of sheep and goats, and the valleys are full of grain; [it is as though] they [also] sing and shout joyfully.
les prairies se couvrent de brebis, et les blés revêtent les vallées: les cris de joie et les chants retentissent.

< Psalms 65 >