Psaumes 57
1 Au maître chantre. Sur « Ne détruis pas » Ecrit de David, quand, fuyant devant Saül, il se retira dans la caverne. Prends pitié de moi, ô Dieu! prends pitié de moi! Car mon âme cherche en toi son refuge; et je me réfugie à l'ombre de tes ailes, en attendant que la calamité passe,
To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.
2 J'invoque le Dieu suprême, le Dieu qui agit en ma faveur.
I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me.
3 Il enverra des Cieux, pour me sauver et confondre mes ennemis, (Pause) Dieu enverra sa grâce et sa fidélité.
He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.
4 Je vis au milieu des lions, gisant parmi des hommes qui vomissent des flammes, des hommes dont les dents sont des dards et des flèches, et la langue, une épée tranchante.
My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.
5 Montre, ô Dieu, que tu domines les Cieux! Que sur toute la terre apparaisse ta gloire!
O God, be lifted up higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
6 Ils tendent un filet sous mes pas, mon âme succombe, ils creusent une fosse devant moi; ils y tombent eux-mêmes. (Pause)
They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah)
7 Mon cœur se rassure, ô Dieu! mon cœur se rassure. Je veux te célébrer par mes chants et mes accords.
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs, and give praise.
8 Èveille-toi, mon esprit, éveille-toi, mon luth, ma harpe! Je veux me lever avec l'aurore!
You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn.
9 Je te célébrerai parmi les peuples, Seigneur, je te chanterai parmi les nations;
I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make songs to you among the nations.
10 car ta miséricorde est grande jusques aux Cieux, et ta fidélité jusques aux nues.
For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.
11 Montre, ô Dieu, que tu domines les Cieux; et que sur toute la terre apparaisse ta gloire!
Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens, let your glory be over all the earth.
