Psalms 71
1 Yahweh, I have come to you to (get refuge/be protected); never allow me to become ashamed [because of being defeated].
Éternel, je me suis retiré vers toi; 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!
Délivre-moi par ta justice et me fais échapper; 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 de retraite, où je puisse toujours me retirer; tu as ordonné que je sois sauvé; 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 du pervers 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 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 ma naissance; c'est toi qui m'as tiré du sein de ma mère; tu es ma louange en tout temps.
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.
J'ai été comme un monstre aux yeux de plusieurs; mais toi, tu es ma forte retraite.
8 I praise you all day long, and I proclaim that you are glorious/wonderful.
Que ma bouche soit pleine de ta louange et de ta gloire chaque 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 la vieillesse; quand ma force s'en va, 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 parlent de moi; ceux qui guettent mon âme tiennent conseil 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 le saisissez, car il n'y a personne qui le délivre.
12 God, do not stay far away from me; hurry to help me!
O Dieu! ne t'éloigne pas de moi; mon Dieu, accours à mon 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.
Que les ennemis de mon âme soient couverts d'opprobre et de honte; que ceux qui cherchent ma perte soient confus, et qu'ils périssent!
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'espérerai toujours, et je te louerai de plus en plus.
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 chaque jour ta justice et tes délivrances; car je n'en sais pas le nombre.
16 Yahweh, my Lord, I will praise you for your mighty deeds; I will proclaim that only you always act justly.
J'irai louant tes grandes œuvres, Seigneur Éternel; je célébrerai ta seule justice.
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'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 même jusqu'à la vieillesse, jusqu'à la blanche vieillesse, ô Dieu, ne m'abandonne pas; jusqu'à ce que j'aie annoncé la force de ton bras à cette génération, ta puissance à tous ceux qui naîtront,
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, qui est haut élevée. Tu fais de grandes choses. O 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, m'ayant fait voir plusieurs détresses et plusieurs maux, reviens me rendre la vie, et qui me fais remonter hors des abîmes de la terre.
21 You will cause me to be greatly honored and you will encourage/comfort me again.
Tu accroîtras ma grandeur, et tu me consoleras encore.
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 je te louerai sur l'instrument du luth, pour ta fidélité, ô mon Dieu! Je te psalmodierai sur 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, chanteront de joie quand je te psalmodierai.
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 chaque jour redira ta justice; car ceux qui cherchent mon mal seront honteux et rougiront.
