Psaumes 99
1 Yahvé règne! Que les peuples tremblent. Il est assis sur un trône parmi les chérubins. Que la terre s'émeuve.
Yahweh is the [supreme] king, so [all] the people-groups should tremble ([in his presence/in front of him])! He sits on his throne [in the temple] above the [statues of] winged creatures, [so] the earth should quake/shake!
2 Yahvé est grand en Sion. Il est élevé au-dessus de tous les peuples.
Yahweh is a mighty [king] in Jerusalem; [but] he is [also] the supreme ruler of all people-groups.
3 Qu'ils louent ton nom grand et redoutable. Il est saint!
[So] they should praise him because he is very great/powerful; and he is holy!
4 La force du roi aime aussi la justice. Vous établissez l'équité. Tu exécutes la justice et la droiture en Jacob.
He is a mighty king who (loves/is pleased with) what is just/right; he has acted justly and fairly [DOU] in Israel.
5 Exaltez Yahvé notre Dieu. Se prosterner devant son marchepied. Il est saint!
Praise Yahweh our God! Worship him [in front of the Sacred Chest in his temple] [MTY], where he rules people. He is holy!
6 Moïse et Aaron étaient parmi ses prêtres, Samuel était parmi ceux qui invoquent son nom. Ils invoquèrent Yahvé, et il leur répondit.
Moses and Aaron were two of his priests; Samuel also was someone who prayed to him. Those [three] cried out to Yahweh [to help them], and he answered them.
7 Il leur parla dans la colonne de nuée. Ils ont gardé ses témoignages, le statut qu'il leur a donné.
He spoke to Moses and Aaron from the cloud [that was like a huge] pillar; they obeyed [all] the laws and commandments [DOU] that he gave to them.
8 Tu leur as répondu: Yahvé, notre Dieu. Tu es un Dieu qui leur a pardonné, bien que vous vous soyez vengé de leurs actes.
Yahweh, our God, you answered [your people] [when they cried out to you to help them]; you are a God who forgave them [for those sins that they had committed], even though you punished them for the things that they did that are wrong.
9 Exaltez Yahvé, notre Dieu. Vénérer sur sa colline sacrée, car Yahvé, notre Dieu, est saint!
Praise Yahweh, our God, and worship him [at the temple] on his sacred hill; [it is right to do that] because Yahweh, our God, is holy!
