Psalms 71
1 Yahweh, I have come to you to (get refuge/be protected); never allow me to become ashamed [because of being defeated].
En toi, Éternel! j’ai mis ma confiance: que je ne sois jamais confus!
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 fais que j’échappe; incline ton oreille vers moi et sauve-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 d’habitation, afin que j’y entre continuellement; tu as donné commandement de me sauver, car tu es mon rocher et mon lieu fort.
4 God, rescue me from wicked [people], from the power of unjust and evil men.
Mon Dieu! fais-moi échapper de la main du méchant, de la main de l’injuste et de l’oppresseur.
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 toi tu es mon attente, Seigneur Éternel! ma confiance dès 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.
Je me suis appuyé sur toi dès le ventre; c’est toi qui m’as tiré hors des entrailles de ma mère: tu es le sujet continuel de ma louange.
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 plusieurs comme un prodige; mais toi, tu es mon fort refuge.
8 I praise you all day long, and I proclaim that you are glorious/wonderful.
Ma bouche est pleine de ta louange [et] de ta magnificence, tout le jour.
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 au temps de [ma] vieillesse; ne m’abandonne pas quand ma force est consumée.
10 My enemies say [that they want to kill] me; they plan together [how they can do that].
Car mes ennemis parlent contre moi, et ceux qui guettent mon âme consultent ensemble,
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 et saisissez-le, car il n’y a personne qui le délivre.
12 God, do not stay far away from me; hurry to help me!
Ô Dieu! ne te tiens pas loin 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 honteux, qu’ils soient consumés, ceux qui sont ennemis de mon âme; qu’ils soient couverts d’opprobre et de confusion, ceux qui cherchent mon malheur.
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.
Mais moi, j’attendrai continuellement, et je redirai sans cesse toutes tes louanges.
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 racontera tout le jour ta justice [et] ton salut, car je n’en connais pas l’énumération.
16 Yahweh, my Lord, I will praise you for your mighty deeds; I will proclaim that only you always act justly.
J’irai dans la puissance du Seigneur Éternel; je ferai mention de ta justice, de 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.
Ô Dieu! tu m’as enseigné dès ma jeunesse; et jusqu’ici j’ai annoncé 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!
Et aussi, jusqu’à la vieillesse et aux cheveux blancs, ô Dieu! ne m’abandonne pas, jusqu’à ce que j’annonce ton bras à [cette] génération, ta puissance à tous ceux qui viendront.
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].
Et ta justice, ô Dieu! est haut élevée. Toi qui as fait de grandes choses, ô Dieu! qui est comme 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 as fait voir de nombreuses et amères détresses, tu nous redonneras la vie, et tu nous feras remonter hors des profondeurs de la terre.
21 You will cause me to be greatly honored and you will encourage/comfort me again.
Tu multiplieras ma grandeur, et tu te tourneras, 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].
Aussi, mon Dieu, je te célébrerai avec le luth, [je louerai] ta vérité; je chanterai tes louanges avec la harpe, ô 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.
Mes lèvres, et mon âme, que tu as rachetée, exulteront quand je chanterai tes louanges.
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.
Ma langue aussi redira tout le jour ta justice; car ils seront honteux, car ils seront confondus, ceux qui cherchent mon malheur.
