Psaumes 65
1 Au chef des chantres. Psaume de David. Cantique. Avec confiance, ô Dieu! On te louera dans Sion, Et l’on accomplira les vœux qu’on t’a faits.
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 O toi, qui écoutes la prière! Tous les hommes viendront à toi.
[because] you answer our prayers. People everywhere will come to you
3 Les iniquités m’accablent: Tu pardonneras nos transgressions.
because of the sins [that they have committed]. Our many sins are like a very heavy burden to us, but you forgive us.
4 Heureux celui que tu choisis et que tu admets en ta présence, Pour qu’il habite dans tes parvis! Nous nous rassasierons du bonheur de ta maison, De la sainteté de ton 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 Dans ta bonté, tu nous exauces par des prodiges, Dieu de notre salut, Espoir de toutes les extrémités lointaines de la terre et 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 Il affermit les montagnes par sa force, Il est ceint de puissance;
By your strength you put the mountains in their places, [showing that] you are very powerful.
7 Il apaise le mugissement des mers, le mugissement de leurs flots, Et le tumulte des peuples.
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 Ceux qui habitent aux extrémités du monde s’effraient de tes prodiges; Tu remplis d’allégresse l’orient et l’occident.
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 visites la terre et tu lui donnes l’abondance, Tu la combles de richesses; Le ruisseau de Dieu est plein d’eau; Tu prépares le blé, quand tu la fertilises ainsi.
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 En arrosant ses sillons, en aplanissant ses mottes, Tu la détrempes par des pluies, 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 tes biens, Et tes pas versent l’abondance;
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 Les plaines du désert sont abreuvées, Et les collines sont ceintes d’allégresse;
The pastures are full of flocks [of sheep and goats]; [it is as though] the hills are very joyful.
13 Les pâturages se couvrent de brebis, Et les vallées se revêtent de froment. Les cris de joie et les chants retentissent.
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.
