Psaumes 101

1 Psaume de David. Je chanterai la miséricorde et la justice; Eternel! je te psalmodierai.

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 me rendrai attentif à une conduite pure jusqu’à ce que tu viennes 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 point devant mes yeux de chose méchante; j'ai en haine les actions des débauchés; [rien] ne s'en attachera 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 mauvais se retirera d'auprès de moi; je n'avouerai point le méchant.

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

5 Je retrancherai celui qui médit en secret de son prochain; je ne pourrai pas [souffrir] celui qui a les yeux élevés et le cœur enflé.

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 Je prendrai garde aux gens de bien du pays, afin qu'ils demeurent avec moi; celui qui marche dans la voie entière, me servira.

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 usera de tromperie ne demeurera point dans ma maison; celui qui profère mensonge, ne sera point affermi devant mes yeux.

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 Je retrancherai chaque matin tous les méchants du pays, afin d'exterminer de la Cité de l'Eternel tous les ouvriers d'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.