Psalms 7
1 Yahweh my God, I come to you to protect me. Rescue me, save me from all those who are pursuing me [in order to harm me].
Dithyrambe de David, qu’il chanta à Yahweh à l’occasion des paroles de Chus, le Benjamite. Yahweh, mon Dieu, en toi je me confie; sauve-moi de tous mes persécuteurs et délivre-moi,
2 If you do not do that, they will tear me into pieces like a lion does [when it attacks the animals it wants to kill], and no one will save me [from them].
de peur qu’il ne me déchire, comme un lion, qu’il ne dévore sa proie, sans que nul ne la lui arrache.
3 Yahweh my God, if I have done anything that is wrong,
Yahweh, mon Dieu, si j’ai fait cela, s’il y a de l’iniquité dans mes mains;
4 if I have done evil to some friend who did good things to me, or if, for no good reason, I have spared (OR, acted violently toward) those who were my enemies,
si j’ai rendu le mal à qui est en paix avec moi, si j’ai dépouillé celui qui m’opprime sans raison,
5 allow my enemies to pursue me and capture me. Allow them to trample me into the ground and leave me [SYN] [lying dead] in the dirt.
que l’ennemi me poursuive et m’atteigne, qu’il foule à terre ma vie, qu’il couche ma gloire dans la poussière.
6 But Yahweh, because you are [very] angry [with those who pursue me], arise and attack/defeat my enemies who are furiously/angrily [attacking me] Do to them what is just!
Lève-toi, Yahweh, dans ta colère, porte-toi contre les fureurs de mes adversaires; réveille-toi pour me secourir, toi qui ordonnes un jugement.
7 Gather around you the people of [all] nations, and rule them from where you are in heaven [MTY].
Que l’assemblée des peuples t’environne! Puis, t’élevant au-dessus d’elle, remonte dans les hauteurs.
8 Yahweh, judge the people of [all] nations! And, Yahweh, show that I have done nothing that is wrong.
Yahweh juge les peuples: rends-moi justice, Yahweh, selon mon droit et mon innocence.
9 God, you know what every person is thinking, and because you are righteous, you [always] do what is just/right. [So now] stop evil people from doing wicked [deeds], and defend [all of us who are] righteous!
Mets un terme à la malice des méchants, et affermis le juste, toi qui sondes les cœurs et les reins, ô Dieu juste!
10 God, you protect me like a shield [protects soldiers] [MET]; you protect all those who are righteous in their inner being.
Mon bouclier est en Dieu, qui sauve les hommes au cœur droit.
11 You judge [everyone] correctly, and every day you punish [wicked people].
Dieu est un juste juge; tous les jours, le Tout-Puissant fait entendre ses menaces.
12 Whenever your enemies do not (repent/change their behavior), [it is as though] [MET] you sharpen your sword and put a string on your bow [to get ready to kill them].
Certes, de nouveau il aiguise son glaive, il bande son arc et il vise;
13 You are preparing your weapons that kill those whom they strike; the arrows that you will shoot have flaming tips.
il dirige sur lui des traits meurtriers, il rend ses flèches brûlantes.
14 Wicked people tell lies, and they think that they surely will be able to do [MET] the evil things that they are planning to do [just as surely as] a pregnant woman [knows that she is going to give birth to a child] [MET].
Voici le méchant en travail de l’iniquité: il a conçu le malheur, et il enfante le mensonge.
15 But when they dig a deep pit [to trap others], they themselves will fall into it.
il ouvre une fosse, il la creuse, et il tombe dans l’abîme qu’il préparait.
16 They themselves will experience the trouble that they want to cause others to have; they will hurt themselves by the violent things that they want to do to others.
Son iniquité retombe sur sa tête, et sa violence redescend sur son front.
17 I praise Yahweh because he [always acts] righteously/justly; I sing to praise Yahweh, the one who is much greater than any other god.
Je louerai Yahweh pour sa justice, je chanterai le nom de Yahweh, le Très-Haut.
