Psalms 71
1 Yahweh, I have come to you to (get refuge/be protected); never allow me to become ashamed [because of being defeated].
Yahweh, en toi j’ai placé mon refuge; que jamais je ne sois confondu!
2 Because you always do what is right, help me and rescue me; listen to me, and save me!
Dans ta justice délivre-moi et sauve-moi! Incline vers moi ton oreille et secours-moi!
3 Be [like an overhanging] rock [MET] under which I [can be] safe/protected; [be like] a strong fortress in which I am safe [DOU]. You [continually] command (OR, [Continually] command) [your angels] to rescue me.
Sois pour moi un rocher inaccessible, où je puisse toujours me retirer. Tu as commandé de me sauver, car tu es mon rocher et ma forteresse.
4 God, rescue me from wicked [people], from the power of unjust and evil men.
Mon Dieu, délivre-moi de la main du méchant, de la main de l’homme inique et cruel.
5 Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one whom I confidently expect [to help me]; I have trusted in you since I was young.
Car tu es mon espérance, Seigneur Yahweh, l’objet de ma confiance depuis ma jeunesse.
6 I have depended on you all my life; you have taken care of me [IDM] since the day that I was born, [so] I will always praise you.
C’est sur toi que je m’appuie depuis ma naissance, toi qui m’as fait sortir du sein maternel: tu es ma louange à jamais!
7 The manner in which I have conducted my life has been an example to many [people], because [they realize that] you have been my strong defender.
Je suis pour la foule comme un prodige, mais toi, tu es mon puissant refuge.
8 I praise you all day long, and I proclaim that you are glorious/wonderful.
Que ma bouche soit pleine de ta louange, que chaque jour elle exalte ta magnificence!
9 Now, when I have become an old man, do not reject/abandon me; do not abandon me now, when I am not strong any more.
Ne me rejette pas aux jours de ma vieillesse; au déclin de mes forces ne m’abandonne pas.
10 My enemies say [that they want to kill] me; they plan together [how they can do that].
Car mes ennemis conspirent contre moi, et ceux qui épient mon âme se concertent entre eux,
11 They say [about me], “God has abandoned him; so now we can pursue him and seize him, because there is no one who will rescue him.”
disant: « Dieu l’a abandonné! Poursuivez-le; saisissez-le; il n’y a personne pour le défendre! »
12 God, do not stay far away from me; hurry to help me!
O Dieu, ne t’éloigne pas de moi; mon Dieu, hâte-toi de me secourir!
13 Cause those who (accuse me/say that I have done things that are wrong) to be defeated and destroyed; cause those who want to harm me to be shamed and disgraced.
Qu’ils soient confus, qu’ils périssent, ceux qui en veulent à ma vie! Qu’ils soient couverts de honte et d’opprobre, ceux qui cherchent ma perte!
14 But [as for me], I will continually and confidently expect [you to do great things for me], and I will praise you more and more.
Pour moi, j’espérerai toujours; à toutes tes louanges, j’en ajouterai de nouvelles.
15 I will tell people that you do what is right; all day long I will tell people how you have saved me, although what you have done is more than I can fully understand.
Ma bouche publiera ta justice, tout le jour tes faveurs; car je n’en connais pas le nombre.
16 Yahweh, my Lord, I will praise you for your mighty deeds; I will proclaim that only you always act justly.
Je dirai tes œuvres puissantes, Seigneur Yahweh; je rappellerai ta justice, la tienne seule.
17 God, you have taught me [many/those things] ever since I was young, and I still tell people about your wonderful deeds.
O Dieu, tu m’as instruit dès ma jeunesse, et jusqu’à ce jour je proclame tes merveilles.
18 And now, God, when I am old and my hair is gray, do not abandon me. [Stay with me] while I continue to proclaim to my children and grandchildren [HYP] that you are [very] powerful!
Encore jusqu’à la vieillesse et aux cheveux blancs, O Dieu, ne m’abandonne pas, afin que je fasse connaître ta force à la génération présente, ta puissance à la génération future.
19 God, you do many righteous deeds; [it is as though] they extend up to the sky. You have done great things; there is no one like you [RHQ].
Ta justice, ô Dieu, atteint jusqu’au ciel, toi qui accomplis de grandes choses, — ô Dieu, qui est semblable à toi? —
20 You have caused me to have many troubles and to suffer much, [but] you will cause me to become strong again; when I am almost dead [HYP], you will keep me alive.
toi qui nous a causé des épreuves nombreuses et terribles. Mais tu nous rendras la vie, et des abîmes de la terre tu nous feras remonter.
21 You will cause me to be greatly honored and you will encourage/comfort me again.
Tu relèveras ma grandeur et de nouveau tu me consoleras.
22 I will also praise you [while I play] my harp; I will praise you, my God, for faithfully [doing what you have promised to do]. I will play hymns to praise you, the holy God whom [we] Israelis [worship].
Et je louerai au son du luth, je chanterai ta fidélité, ô mon Dieu, je te célébrerai avec la harpe, Saint d’Israël.
23 I [SYN] will shout joyfully while I play [the harp] for you; with my entire inner being I will sing because you have rescued me.
L’allégresse sera sur mes lèvres, quand je te chanterai, et dans mon âme, que tu as délivrée.
24 All day long I will tell people that you act righteously, because those who wanted to harm me will have been defeated and disgraced.
Et ma langue chaque jour publiera ta justice, car ils seront confus et ils rougiront, ceux qui cherchent ma perte.
