Psaumes 71
1 Éternel! je cherche en toi mon refuge: Que jamais je ne sois confondu!
Yahweh, I have come to you to (get refuge/be protected); never allow me to become ashamed [because of being defeated].
2 Dans ta justice, sauve-moi et délivre-moi! Incline vers moi ton oreille, et secours-moi!
Because you always do what is right, help me and rescue me; listen to me, and save me!
3 Sois pour moi un rocher qui me serve d’asile, Où je puisse toujours me retirer! Tu as résolu de me sauver, Car tu es mon rocher et ma forteresse.
Be [like an overhanging] rock [MET] under which I [can be] safe/protected; [be like] a strong fortress in which I am safe [DOU]. You [continually] command (OR, [Continually] command) [your angels] to rescue me.
4 Mon Dieu, délivre-moi de la main du méchant, De la main de l’homme inique et violent!
God, rescue me from wicked [people], from the power of unjust and evil men.
5 Car tu es mon espérance, Seigneur Éternel! En toi je me confie dès ma jeunesse.
Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one whom I confidently expect [to help me]; I have trusted in you since I was young.
6 Dès le ventre de ma mère je m’appuie sur toi; C’est toi qui m’as fait sortir du sein maternel; Tu es sans cesse l’objet de mes louanges.
I have depended on you all my life; you have taken care of me [IDM] since the day that I was born, [so] I will always praise you.
7 Je suis pour plusieurs comme un prodige, Et toi, tu es mon puissant refuge.
The manner in which I have conducted my life has been an example to many [people], because [they realize that] you have been my strong defender.
8 Que ma bouche soit remplie de tes louanges, Que chaque jour elle te glorifie!
I praise you all day long, and I proclaim that you are glorious/wonderful.
9 Ne me rejette pas au temps de la vieillesse; Quand mes forces s’en vont, ne m’abandonne pas!
Now, when I have become an old man, do not reject/abandon me; do not abandon me now, when I am not strong any more.
10 Car mes ennemis parlent de moi, Et ceux qui guettent ma vie se consultent entre eux,
My enemies say [that they want to kill] me; they plan together [how they can do that].
11 Disant: Dieu l’abandonne; Poursuivez, saisissez-le; il n’y a personne pour le délivrer.
They say [about me], “God has abandoned him; so now we can pursue him and seize him, because there is no one who will rescue him.”
12 O Dieu, ne t’éloigne pas de moi! Mon Dieu, viens en hâte à mon secours!
God, do not stay far away from me; hurry to help me!
13 Qu’ils soient confus, anéantis, ceux qui en veulent à ma vie! Qu’ils soient couverts de honte et d’opprobre, ceux qui cherchent ma perte!
Cause those who (accuse me/say that I have done things that are wrong) to be defeated and destroyed; cause those who want to harm me to be shamed and disgraced.
14 Et moi, j’espérerai toujours, Je te louerai de plus en plus.
But [as for me], I will continually and confidently expect [you to do great things for me], and I will praise you more and more.
15 Ma bouche publiera ta justice, ton salut, chaque jour, Car j’ignore quelles en sont les bornes.
I will tell people that you do what is right; all day long I will tell people how you have saved me, although what you have done is more than I can fully understand.
16 Je dirai tes œuvres puissantes, Seigneur Éternel! Je rappellerai ta justice, la tienne seule.
Yahweh, my Lord, I will praise you for your mighty deeds; I will proclaim that only you always act justly.
17 O Dieu! Tu m’as instruit dès ma jeunesse, Et jusqu’à présent j’annonce tes merveilles.
God, you have taught me [many/those things] ever since I was young, and I still tell people about your wonderful deeds.
18 Ne m’abandonne pas, ô Dieu! Même dans la blanche vieillesse, Afin que j’annonce ta force à la génération présente, Ta puissance à la génération future!
And now, God, when I am old and my hair is gray, do not abandon me. [Stay with me] while I continue to proclaim to my children and grandchildren [HYP] that you are [very] powerful!
19 Ta justice, ô Dieu! Atteint jusqu’au ciel; Tu as accompli de grandes choses: ô Dieu! Qui est semblable à toi?
God, you do many righteous deeds; [it is as though] they extend up to the sky. You have done great things; there is no one like you [RHQ].
20 Tu nous as fait éprouver bien des détresses et des malheurs; Mais tu nous redonneras la vie, Tu nous feras remonter des abîmes de la terre.
You have caused me to have many troubles and to suffer much, [but] you will cause me to become strong again; when I am almost dead [HYP], you will keep me alive.
21 Relève ma grandeur, Console-moi de nouveau!
You will cause me to be greatly honored and you will encourage/comfort me again.
22 Et je te louerai au son du luth, je chanterai ta fidélité, mon Dieu, Je te célébrerai avec la harpe, Saint d’Israël!
I will also praise you [while I play] my harp; I will praise you, my God, for faithfully [doing what you have promised to do]. I will play hymns to praise you, the holy God whom [we] Israelis [worship].
23 En te célébrant, j’aurai la joie sur les lèvres, La joie dans mon âme que tu as délivrée;
I [SYN] will shout joyfully while I play [the harp] for you; with my entire inner being I will sing because you have rescued me.
24 Ma langue chaque jour publiera ta justice, Car ceux qui cherchent ma perte sont honteux et confus.
All day long I will tell people that you act righteously, because those who wanted to harm me will have been defeated and disgraced.
