Psaumes 101

1 De David. Psaume. Je chanterai la bonté et la justice; C’est à toi, Éternel! Que je chanterai.

Yahweh, I will sing to you! I will sing about [your] faithfully loving [us] (OR, my being loyal to you and acting justly/fairly [toward people]).

2 Je prendrai garde à la voie droite. Quand viendras-tu à moi? Je marcherai dans l’intégrité de mon cœur, Au milieu de ma maison.

[I promise that] while I rule people [MTY], I will behave in such a way that no one will be able to criticize me. Yahweh, (when will you come to [help] me?/I need you to come to [help] me.) [RHQ] I will do things that are right.

3 Je ne mettrai rien de mauvais devant mes yeux; Je hais la conduite des pécheurs; Elle ne s’attachera point à moi.

I will not allow stay away from those who do what is evil [SYN]. I hate the deeds of those who ([turn away from/sin against]) you; I will (completely avoid those people/not allow those people to come near me).

4 Le cœur pervers s’éloignera de moi; Je ne veux pas connaître le méchant.

I will not be dishonest, and I will not have anything to do with evil (OR, evil people).

5 Celui qui calomnie en secret son prochain, je l’anéantirai; Celui qui a des regards hautains et un cœur enflé, je ne le supporterai pas.

I will get rid of anyone who secretly slanders someone else, and I will not (tolerate/allow to be near me) anyone who is proud and arrogant [DOU].

6 J’aurai les yeux sur les fidèles du pays, Pour qu’ils demeurent auprès de moi; Celui qui marche dans une voie intègre sera mon serviteur.

I will approve of [IDM] people in this land who (are loyal to/faithfully [obey]) [God], and I will allow them to (live with/work for) me. I will allow those who behave in such a way that no one can criticize them to (serve me/be my officials).

7 Celui qui se livre à la fraude n’habitera pas dans ma maison; Celui qui dit des mensonges ne subsistera pas en ma présence.

I will not allow anyone who deceives others to work in my palace; no one who tells lies will be allowed to continually come to [work for] me.

8 Chaque matin j’anéantirai tous les méchants du pays, Afin d’exterminer de la ville de l’Éternel Tous ceux qui commettent l’iniquité.

Every day I will [try to] get rid of all the wicked people in this land; I will [do that by] expelling them from [this] city, which is Yahweh’s city.