Psaumes 146
1 Louez Jah. Mon âme, loue l’Éternel!
Praise Yahweh! With my whole inner being I will praise Yahweh.
2 Je louerai l’Éternel durant ma vie; je chanterai des cantiques à mon Dieu tant que j’existerai.
I will praise Yahweh as long as I am alive; I will sing to praise my God for [the rest of] my life.
3 Ne vous confiez pas dans les principaux, dans un fils d’homme, en qui il n’y a pas de salut.
[You people], do not trust in your leaders; do not trust humans because they cannot save/rescue you [from your difficulties/problems].
4 Son esprit sort, l’homme retourne dans le sol d’où il est tiré; en ce même jour ses desseins périssent.
And when they die, their corpses [decay and] become soil again. After they die, they can no longer do the things that they planned to do.
5 Bienheureux celui qui a le Dieu de Jacob pour son secours, qui s’attend à l’Éternel, son Dieu,
But those whose helper is the God whom Jacob [worshiped] are happy. The one whom they confidently expect [to help them] is Yahweh, their God.
6 Qui a fait les cieux et la terre, la mer, et tout ce qui s’y trouve; qui garde la vérité à toujours;
He is the one who created heaven and the earth and the oceans and all [the creatures] that are in them. He always does what he has promised to do.
7 Qui exécute le jugement en faveur des opprimés; qui donne du pain à ceux qui ont faim! L’Éternel met en liberté les prisonniers.
He decides matters fairly for those who are (treated unfairly/oppressed), and he provides food for those who are hungry. He frees those who are in prison.
8 L’Éternel ouvre les yeux des aveugles; l’Éternel relève ceux qui sont courbés; l’Éternel aime les justes;
Yahweh enables those who are blind to see again. He lifts up those who have fallen down. He loves righteous [people].
9 L’Éternel garde les étrangers; il affermit l’orphelin et la veuve, et confond la voie des méchants.
Yahweh takes care of those from other countries who live in our land, and he helps widows and orphans. But he gets rid of wicked [people].
10 L’Éternel régnera à toujours, – ton Dieu, ô Sion! de génération en génération. Louez Jah!
Yahweh will [continue to] be our king forever; you people of Israel, your God will rule forever! Praise Yahweh!
