Psalms 84
1 Lord, you who are the Commander of the armies of angels, your temple is very beautiful!
Au chef des chantres. Sur la Ghitit. Par les fils de Koré. Psaume. Que tes demeures sont aimables, Eternel-Cebaot!
2 I [SYN] would like to be there; Yahweh, I desire that very much [DOU]. With all of my inner being I sing joyfully to you, the all-powerful God.
Mon âme soupirait et languissait après les parvis du Seigneur: que mon cœur, tout mon être célèbrent le Dieu vivant!
3 Even sparrows and swallows have built nests [near your temple, where you protect them] [DOU]; they take care of their young babies near the altars [where people offer sacrifices to] you, who are the commander of the armies of heaven, and my king and my God.
Même le passereau trouve un abri, l’hirondelle a son nid où elle dépose ses petits. Moi, je rêvais de tes autels, Eternel-Cebaot, mon roi et mon Dieu.
4 (Happy are/You are pleased with) those who (live/continually worship) in your temple, constantly singing to praise you.
Heureux ceux qui habitent dans ta maison, et sans cesse récitent tes louanges! (Sélah)
5 Happy are those who [know that] you are the one who causes them to be strong, those who strongly desire to (make the trip/go) to Zion [Hill].
Heureux l’homme qui met sa force en toi, dont le cœur connaît les vraies routes!
6 While they travel through the [dry] Baca Valley, [you cause] it to become a place where there are springs of water, where the rains (in the autumn/before the cold season) fill the valley with pools of water.
En traversant la vallée des larmes, ils en font un pays de sources, qu’en outre une pluie précoce couvre de bénédictions.
7 [As a result, those who travel through there] become stronger/refreshed [knowing that] they will appear in your presence (on Zion [Hill]/in Jerusalem).
Ils s’avancent avec une force toujours croissante, pour paraître devant Dieu à Sion.
8 Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, listen to my prayer; God, who [is worshiped by us (descendants of] Jacob/Israeli people), hear [IDM] what I am saying!
Eternel, Dieu-Cebaot, écoute donc ma prière, prête l’oreille, Dieu de Jacob. (Sélah)
9 God, be kind to [IDM] our king, the one who protects us [MTY], the one whom you have chosen [MTY] [to rule us].
Regarde, ô Dieu, celui qui est notre bouclier, fixe les yeux sur la face de ton oint.
10 [For me], spending one day in your temple is better than spending 1,000 days somewhere else; [standing] at the entrance to your temple, [ready to go inside], is better than living in the tents/homes where wicked [people live].
Assurément, un jour dans tes parvis vaut mieux que mille autres; je préfère me tenir au seuil de la maison de mon Dieu, plutôt que de séjourner dans les tentes de l’impiété.
11 Yahweh our God is [like] the sun [that shines on us] and [like] a shield [that protects us] [MET]; he is kind to [us] and honors [us]. Yahweh does not refuse to give any good thing/blessing to those who do what is right.
Car le Seigneur Dieu est un soleil, un bouclier: l’Eternel octroie grâce et honneurs; il ne refuse pas le bonheur à ceux qui marchent dans la droiture.
12 Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, (happy are/you are pleased with) those who trust in you!
Eternel-Cebaot, heureux l’homme qui a confiance en toi!
