Psaumes 19
1 Pour la fin, psaume de David. Les cieux racontent la gloire de Dieu, et le firmament annonce les œuvres de ses mains.
[When people look at everything that] God [has placed in] the skies, they can see that he is very great; they can see the great things that he has created.
2 Le jour en fait le récit au jour, et la nuit en donne connaissance à la nuit.
Day after day [it is as though the sun] proclaims [the glory of God], and night after night [it is as though the moon and stars] say that they know [that God made them].
3 Ce ne sont point des paroles, ni des discours, dont on n’entende point les voix.
They do not really speak; they do not say any words. There is no voice [from them] for anyone to hear.
4 Leur bruit s’est répandu dans toute la terre, et leurs paroles jusques aux confins du globe de la terre.
But what they declare [about God] goes throughout the world, and [even people who live in] the most distant/remote places on earth can know it. The sun is in the skies where God placed it [MET];
5 Il a placé sa tente dans le soleil; et cet astre, comme un époux qui sort de son lit nuptial, S’est élancé comme un géant pour parcourir sa carrière:
it rises each morning like a bridegroom [who is happy] as he comes out of his bedroom after his wedding. It is like a strong athlete who is very eager to start running in a race.
6 À l’extrémité du ciel est sa sortie;
The sun rises at one side of the sky and goes across [the sky and sets on] the other side, and nothing can hide from its heat.
7 La loi du Seigneur est sans tache, elle convertit les âmes; le témoignage du Seigneur est fidèle; il donne la sagesse aux plus petits.
The instructions that Yahweh has given us are perfect; they (revive us/give us new strength). We can be sure that the things that Yahweh has told us will never change, and [by learning them] people who have not been previously taught/instructed will become wise.
8 Les justices du Seigneur sont droites, elles réjouissent les cœurs; le précepte du Seigneur est plein de lumière, il éclaire les yeux.
Yahweh’s laws are fair/just; [when we obey them], we become joyful. The commands of Yahweh are clear, and [by reading them] [PRS] we start to understand [how God wants us to behave].
9 La crainte du Seigneur est sainte, elle subsiste dans les siècles des siècles; les jugements du Seigneur sont vrais, ils se justifient par eux-mêmes.
It is good for people to revere Yahweh; that is something that they will do forever. What Yahweh has decided is fair, and it is always right.
10 Ils sont désirables au-dessus de l’or et de nombreuses pierres de prix, et plus doux que le miel et un rayon de miel.
The things that God has decided are more valuable than gold, even the finest/purest gold. They are sweeter than honey that drips from honeycombs.
11 Aussi votre serviteur les garde, et en les gardant, il trouve une grande récompense.
Furthermore, [by reading them] I learn [what things are good to do and what things are evil], and they promise a great reward to [us who] obey them.
12 Qui comprend ses fautes? Purifiez-moi des miennes qui sont cachées en moi:
But there is no one who can know all his errors [RHQ]; so Yahweh, forgive me for these things which I do that I do not realize are wrong.
13 Et préservez votre serviteur de la corruption des étrangers. S’ils ne me dominent point, je serai alors sans tache, et purifié d’un très grand péché.
Keep me from doing things that I know are wrong; do not let my sinful desires control me. If you do that, I will no longer be guilty for committing such sins, and I will not commit the great sin [of rebelling terribly] against you.
14 Alors les paroles de ma bouche pourront vous plaire aussi bien que la méditation de mon cœur que je ferai toujours en votre présence.
O Yahweh, you are [like] an [overhanging] rock [MET] under which I can be safe; you are the one who protects me. I hope/desire that the things that I say and what I think will [always] please you.
