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, Seigneur, je m’abrite! Puissé-je n’être jamais déçu!
2 Because you always do what is right, help me and rescue me; listen to me, and save me!
Dans ta justice, sauve-moi, retire-moi du danger; incline vers moi ton oreille, et viens à mon secours.
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 tutélaire, toujours accessible; fais-toi une loi de me prêter assistance, car tu es bien mon rocher et ma citadelle.
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 poigne de l’homme inique et violent.
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 espoir, Seigneur Dieu, ma sauvegarde 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.
Sur toi je m’appuie depuis mon enfance; c’est toi qui m’as tiré des entrailles de ma mère: tu es l’objet constant de mes louanges.
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.
Pour beaucoup, j’ai l’air d’un insigne prodige; mais toi, tu es mon solide abri.
8 I praise you all day long, and I proclaim that you are glorious/wonderful.
J’Ai la bouche pleine de louanges; sans cesse je prône ta gloire.
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; alors que ma vigueur est épuisée, ne m’abandonne point.
10 My enemies say [that they want to kill] me; they plan together [how they can do that].
Car mes ennemis s’entretiennent de moi, ceux qui guettent ma vie se concertent 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.”
Ils disent: "Dieu l’a délaissé, courez-lui sus, empoignez-le, car il n’est personne pour le sauver!"
12 God, do not stay far away from me; hurry to help me!
O Dieu, ne te tiens pas éloigné de moi; mon Dieu, hâte-toi de me venir en aide.
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 confondus, réduits à néant, ceux qui me vouent leur haine; qu’ils soient enveloppés de honte et d’ignominie, 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.
Pour moi, je serai toujours plein d’espoir, et j’ajouterai encore à 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 proclamera ton équité, tout le temps, ta protection; car je suis impuissant à tout énumérer.
16 Yahweh, my Lord, I will praise you for your mighty deeds; I will proclaim that only you always act justly.
Je me présenterai avec tes hauts faits, ô Seigneur Dieu, je célébrerai ta justice à toi seul.
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 appris à les connaître dès ma jeunesse, et jusqu’à ce jour, j’annonce 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!
Aussi, jusque dans ma vieillesse et sous les cheveux blancs, tu ne m’abandonneras pas, ô Dieu, pour que je puisse révéler ta force à ma génération, ta puissance à toute la postérité.
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, en effet, jusqu’au ciel: tu accomplis 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 m’as fait voir des épreuves nombreuses et cruelles, à nouveau tu me rendras la vie, à nouveau tu me feras remonter du fond des abîmes.
21 You will cause me to be greatly honored and you will encourage/comfort me again.
Tu accroîtras ma grandeur, et tu te retourneras vers moi pour me consoler.
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].
En retour, moi, je te louerai au son du luth, pour ta bonté fidèle, ô mon Dieu; je te chanterai 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 entonneront des cantiques, lorsque je voudrai te célébrer, ainsi que mon âme qui te doit sa délivrance.
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.
Oui, ma langue proclamera ta justice tout le long du jour, car ils auront été confondus, couverts de honte, ceux qui voulaient mon malheur.
