Psaumes 99
1 Psaume à David (de David) lui-même.
Yahweh is the [supreme] king, so [all] the people-groups should tremble ([in his presence/in front of him])! He sits on his throne [in the temple] above the [statues of] winged creatures, [so] the earth should quake/shake!
2 Le Seigneur est grand dans Sion; il est élevé au-dessus de tous les peuples.
Yahweh is a mighty [king] in Jerusalem; [but] he is [also] the supreme ruler of all people-groups.
3 Qu’ils rendent gloire à votre grand nom, parce qu’il est terrible et saint,
[So] they should praise him because he is very great/powerful; and he is holy!
4 Et que l’honneur d’un roi aime le jugement. Vous avez préparé des voies droites: jugement et justice dans Jacob, c’est vous qui les avez exercés.
He is a mighty king who (loves/is pleased with) what is just/right; he has acted justly and fairly [DOU] in Israel.
5 Exaltez le Seigneur notre Dieu, et adorez l’escabeau de ses pieds, parce qu’il est saint.
Praise Yahweh our God! Worship him [in front of the Sacred Chest in his temple] [MTY], where he rules people. He is holy!
6 Moïse et Aaron parmi ses prêtres, et Samuel entre ceux qui invoquent son nom, Invoquaient le Seigneur, et le Seigneur les exauçait;
Moses and Aaron were two of his priests; Samuel also was someone who prayed to him. Those [three] cried out to Yahweh [to help them], and he answered them.
7 C’est du milieu d’une colonne de nuée qu’il leur parlait.
He spoke to Moses and Aaron from the cloud [that was like a huge] pillar; they obeyed [all] the laws and commandments [DOU] that he gave to them.
8 Seigneur notre Dieu, vous les exauciez: ô Dieu, vous leur avez été propice, mais en vous vengeant de toutes leurs inventions.
Yahweh, our God, you answered [your people] [when they cried out to you to help them]; you are a God who forgave them [for those sins that they had committed], even though you punished them for the things that they did that are wrong.
9 Exaltez le Seigneur notre Dieu, adorez-le sur sa montagne sainte; parce qu’il est saint, le Seigneur notre Dieu.
Praise Yahweh, our God, and worship him [at the temple] on his sacred hill; [it is right to do that] because Yahweh, our God, is holy!
