Psaumes 9
1 Au chef de musique. Sur Muth-Labben. Psaume de David. Je célébrerai l’Éternel de tout mon cœur; je raconterai toutes tes merveilles.
Yahweh, I will praise you with all of my inner being. I will tell [others] about all the wonderful things that you have done.
2 Je me réjouirai et je m’égaierai en toi; je chanterai ton nom, ô Très-haut!
I will sing to celebrate what you [MTY], who are much greater than all other gods, [have done].
3 Quand mes ennemis sont retournés en arrière, ils ont bronché, et ont péri devant toi.
When my enemies realize [that you are very powerful], they stumble, and then they are killed.
4 Car tu as maintenu mon droit et ma cause; tu t’es assis sur le trône, toi qui juges justement.
You sat on your throne to judge people, and you have judged fairly/justly concerning me.
5 Tu as tancé les nations, tu as fait périr le méchant; tu as effacé leur nom pour toujours et à perpétuité.
You rebuked the [people of other] nations and you have gotten rid of the wicked people; you have erased their names forever.
6 Ô ennemi! les dévastations sont venues à leur fin pour toujours. Tu as aussi rasé des villes, leur mémoire a péri avec elles.
Our enemies have disappeared; you destroyed their cities, and people do not even remember them any more.
7 Mais l’Éternel est assis pour toujours; il a préparé son trône pour le jugement,
But Yahweh rules forever. He judges [people while he sits] on his throne to judge people,
8 Et il jugera le monde avec justice, et exercera le jugement sur les peuples avec droiture.
and he will judge [all the people in] [SYN] the world justly; he will judge the people [of all nations] fairly [DOU].
9 Et l’Éternel sera une haute retraite pour l’opprimé, une haute retraite dans les temps de détresse.
Yahweh will be a refuge for those who are oppressed; [yes, he will be like] a shelter for them when they have trouble.
10 Et ceux qui connaissent ton nom se confieront en toi; car tu n’as pas abandonné ceux qui te cherchent, ô Éternel!
Those who know Yahweh [MTY] trust in him; he never abandons those who come to him ([for help/to worship him]).
11 Chantez à l’Éternel qui habite en Sion, annoncez parmi les peuples ses [hauts] faits.
Yahweh rules from Zion [Hill]; praise him while you sing to him. Tell [the people of all] the nations the [marvelous] things that he has done.
12 Car en recherchant le sang il se souvient d’eux; il n’oublie pas le cri des affligés.
He does not forget [to punish] those who have murdered others; and he will not ignore people who are crying because they are suffering.
13 Ô Éternel! use de grâce envers moi; regarde mon affliction [que je souffre] de la part de ceux qui me haïssent, toi qui me fais remonter des portes de la mort;
Yahweh, be merciful to me! Look at the ways that my enemies have injured me. Do not allow me to die [because of these injuries].
14 Afin que je raconte toutes tes louanges dans les portes de la fille de Sion. Je me réjouirai en ton salut.
I want to live in order that I can praise you at the gates of Jerusalem [MTY] and to rejoice because you rescued me.
15 Les nations se sont enfoncées dans la fosse qu’elles ont faite; au filet même qu’elles ont caché, leur pied a été pris.
[It is as though] the [wicked people of many] nations have dug a pit for me to fall into [MET], but they have fallen into that same pit. [It is as if] they spread out a net to catch me [MET], but their feet have been caught in that same net.
16 L’Éternel s’est fait connaître par le jugement qu’il a exécuté; le méchant est enlacé dans l’œuvre de ses mains. Higgaïon. (Sélah)
Because of what you have done, people know that you decide matters [fairly/justly], but [you allow] wicked people to be trapped by the same evil things that they themselves do.
17 Les méchants seront repoussés jusque dans le shéol, toutes les nations qui oublient Dieu; (Sheol h7585)
Wicked people will all [die and] be buried in their graves, and [their spirits] will go to be with all those who have (forgotten about/rejected) you. (Sheol h7585)
18 Car le pauvre ne sera pas oublié à jamais, l’attente des débonnaires ne périra pas pour toujours.
But you will not forget those who are needy/poor; what they confidently expect will certainly happen.
19 Lève-toi, Éternel! que l’homme ne prévale pas. Que les nations soient jugées devant ta face.
Yahweh, arise and judge the [wicked] people of the nations; do not allow them to think that [because they are strong] they will never be punished.
20 Éternel! remplis-les de frayeur. Que les nations sachent qu’elles ne sont que des hommes. (Sélah)
Yahweh, teach them to be terrified about you. Cause them to know that they are merely human beings.
