Psaumes 65
1 Au chef de musique. Psaume de David. Cantique. Ô Dieu! la louange t’attend dans le silence en Sion, et le vœu te sera payé.
God, it is right/appropriate [for us] to praise you in Jerusalem, and to do what [we] have promised you that [we] would do,
2 Ô toi qui écoutes la prière! toute chair viendra à toi.
[because] you answer our prayers. People everywhere will come to you
3 Les iniquités ont prévalu sur moi; nos transgressions, toi tu les pardonneras.
because of the sins [that they have committed]. Our many sins are like a very heavy burden to us, but you forgive us.
4 Bienheureux celui que tu as choisi et que tu fais approcher: il habitera tes parvis. Nous serons rassasiés du bien de ta maison, de ton saint temple.
You are pleased with those whom you have chosen to live close to your temple. We are happy with all the blessings that we receive from [worshiping in] your sacred temple.
5 Tu nous répondras par des choses terribles de justice, ô Dieu de notre salut, toi qui es la confiance de tous les bouts de la terre, et des régions lointaines de la mer!
[God, when we pray to you], you answer us and save us by doing awesome deeds; you are the one who rescues us; people who live in very remote places on the earth, on the other side of the oceans, trust in you.
6 Toi qui as établi les montagnes par ta force, qui es ceint de puissance,
By your strength you put the mountains in their places, [showing that] you are very powerful.
7 Qui apaises le tumulte des mers, le tumulte de leurs flots, et l’agitation des peuplades.
You calm the seas when they roar, and you stop the waves from crashing [on the shore]; you [also] calm people when they (make a great uproar/shout angrily together).
8 Et ceux qui habitent aux bouts [de la terre] craindront à la vue de tes prodiges; tu fais chanter de joie les sorties du matin et du soir.
People who live in very remote/distant places on the earth (are awed by/revere) you because of the miracles that you perform; because of what you do, people who live far to the west and far to the east shout joyfully.
9 Tu as visité la terre, tu l’as abreuvée, tu l’enrichis abondamment: le ruisseau de Dieu est plein d’eau. Tu prépares les blés, quand tu l’as ainsi préparée.
You take care of the soil and send rain, causing many good things to grow; you fill the streams with water, and cause grain/crops to grow. That is what you have determined/said would happen.
10 Tu arroses ses sillons, tu aplanis ses mottes, tu l’amollis par des ondées, tu bénis son germe.
You [send plenty of rain] on the fields that have been plowed, and you fill the furrows with water. With showers you soften the [hard clods/lumps of] soil, and you bless the soil by causing young plants to grow.
11 Tu couronnes l’année de ta bonté, et tes sentiers distillent la graisse.
Because you bless the soil, there are very good crops at harvest season; wherever you have gone [MTY], good crops are very abundant [IDM].
12 Ils distillent sur les pâturages du désert, et les collines se ceignent d’allégresse.
The pastures are full of flocks [of sheep and goats]; [it is as though] the hills are very joyful.
13 Les prairies se revêtent de menu bétail, et les plaines sont couvertes de froment: elles poussent des cris de triomphe; oui, elles chantent.
The meadows are full of sheep and goats, and the valleys are full of grain; [it is as though] they [also] sing and shout joyfully.
