Psaumes 140
1 Éternel, délivre-moi de l'homme méchant, et garde-moi de l'homme violent,
Yahweh, rescue/save me from [being attacked by] evil men; and [even more], (keep me safe/protect me) from being attacked by violent people.
2 Qui méditent le mal dans leur cœur, et suscitent tous les jours des combats;
They are always planning to do evil things and they are always inciting/urging people to start quarrels.
3 Qui affilent leur langue comme un serpent; qui ont un venin d'aspic sous leurs lèvres. (Sélah, pause)
By what they say [MTY] [they injure people like] poisonous snakes do; the words that they speak [MTY] [can kill people as easily as] cobras/vipers do.
4 Éternel, garde-moi des mains du méchant, préserve-moi de l'homme violent, qui méditent de me faire tomber.
Yahweh, protect me from the power [MTY] of wicked [people]. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to destroy me [SYN].
5 Les orgueilleux m'ont dressé un piège et des lacs; ils ont tendu des rets sur le bord du chemin; ils m'ont dressé des embûches. (Sélah)
[It is as though] proud people have set a trap for me; [it is as though] they have spread their nets to catch me; [it is as though] they have put those things along the road to catch/seize me.
6 J'ai dit à l'Éternel: Tu es mon Dieu; prête l'oreille, ô Éternel, à la voix de mes supplications!
I say to you, “Yahweh, you are my God;” [so] listen to me while I cry out to you to help me.
7 Seigneur Éternel, qui es la force de mon salut, tu as couvert ma tête au jour de la bataille.
Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one who defends me strongly; you have [protected me] during battles [MET] [as though you had put a helmet on] my head.
8 Éternel, n'accorde pas au méchant ses souhaits; ne fais pas réussir ses desseins; ils s'élèveraient. (Sélah)
Yahweh, do allow wicked [people] to do the things that they desire, and do not allow them to do the [evil things that] they plan to do.
9 Que sur la tête de ceux qui m'assiègent, retombe l'iniquité de leurs lèvres!
[Do not allow] my enemies to (become proud/defeat me); cause the evil things that they say [MTY] they will do to me to happen to them, [instead].
10 Que des charbons embrasés tombent sur eux! Qu'il les précipite dans le feu, dans des flots profonds d'où ils ne se relèvent plus!
Cause burning coals to fall on their [heads]! Cause them to be thrown into deep pits, from which they cannot climb out!
11 L'homme à la langue méchante ne sera point affermi sur la terre; et quant à l'homme violent, le mal le poursuivra et le renversera.
Do not allow those who slander others to succeed; cause evil things to happen to violent men and destroy them!
12 Je sais que l'Éternel fera droit à l'affligé, qu'il fera justice aux misérables.
Yahweh, I know that you defend those who are oppressed, and that you do what is just/fair for those who are needy/poor.
13 Oui, les justes célébreront ton nom; les hommes droits habiteront devant ta face.
Righteous [people] will surely thank you [MTY], and they will live (in your presence/with you).
