Sòm 18
1 Pou chèf sanba yo. Se chante sa a David, sèvitè Seyè a, te chante pou Bondye lè Bondye te delivre l' anba Sayil ansanm ak tout lòt lènmi l' yo. Ala renmen mwen renmen ou, Seyè! Se ou menm ki tout fòs mwen.
For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
2 Se ou menm ki twou wòch kote m' kache a. Se ou menm ki sèvi m' ranpa. Se ou menm ki delivre m'. Ou se Bondye mwen, se ou menm ki pwoteje m'. Se nan ou mwen mete tout konfyans mwen. Se ou ki tout defans mwen. Se fòs ou k'ap sove m'. Se anba zèl ou mwen jwenn kote pou m' kache.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 Mwen rele Seyè a: Li delivre m' anba lènmi m' yo. Lwanj pou Seyè a!
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
4 Lanmò te fin vlope m'. Mwen te pè lè m' wè tout malè sa yo tonbe sou mwen.
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. (Sheol h7585)
6 Nan mizè mwen te ye a, mwen rele nan pye Seyè a. Mwen mande Bondye m' lan sekou. Kote l' chita lakay li a, li tande vwa mwen, rèl mwen rive jouk nan zòrèy li.
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
7 Lè sa a, latè pran tranble, li souke. Mòn yo pran tranble jouk nan rasin yo. Yon sèl frison pran yo, paske Bondye te ankòlè!
Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
8 Lafimen t'ap soti nan twou nen li. Yon gwo flanm dife ak moso chabon tou limen t'ap soti nan bouch li.
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
9 Li bese syèl la, li desann avè yon gwo nwaj nwa anba pye li.
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
10 Li moute sou do yon zanj cheriben, li t'ap vole. Yon kouran van t'ap pouse l' ale.
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
11 Li te kache kò l' nan fènwa. Yon gwo nwaj pwès, plen dlo, te vlope l' toupatou.
He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
12 Anpil lagrèl ak anpil chabon dife t'ap soti nan gwo limyè ki t'ap klere devan l' lan.
From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
13 Seyè a pran gwonde nan syèl la. Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la fè tout moun tande vwa li.
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
14 Li voye flèch li yo, li gaye tout lènmi m' yo. Li fè yo tout kouri ak kout zèklè.
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
15 Lè ou ankòlè, Seyè, van yo soti ak fòs nan twou nen ou. Lè konsa moun wè fon lanmè a, fondasyon tè a parèt aklè.
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16 Seyè a rete nan syèl la, li lonje men l', li pran m'. Li rale m' soti nan gwo dlo yo kote m' te ye a.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
17 Li delivre m' anba gwo lènmi m' yo, anba tout moun sa yo ki te rayi m' epi ki te pi fò pase m'.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
18 Lè m' te nan tray, yo pwofite atake m'. Men, Seyè a te soutni m'.
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
19 Li wete m' nan move pa a. Li delivre m' paske li renmen mwen.
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
20 Seyè a ban m' rekonpans mwen, paske li wè m' mache dwat devan li. Li ban m' benediksyon, paske li wè mwen inonsan.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
21 Mwen te obeyi lalwa Seyè a, mwen pa vire do bay Bondye m' lan pou m' fè sa ki mal.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 Mwen fè tou sa ki nan lalwa li, mwen pa janm dezobeyi kòmandman li yo.
For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
23 Li konnen mwen pa antò. Mwen kenbe kò m' pou m' pa fè sa ki mal.
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
24 Se konsa li ban m' rekonpans mwen, paske mwen mache dwat devan li, paske li wè mwen inonsan.
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
25 Ou menm, Seyè, ou kenbe pawòl ou ak moun ki kenbe pawòl yo. Ou bon ak moun ki bon.
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
26 Ou pa fè ipokrit ak moun ki pa fè ipokrit avè ou, men ou malen ak moun ki malen.
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
27 Ou delivre moun ki soumèt devan ou, men ou desann moun ki konprann yo pa kanmarad pesonn.
For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
28 Seyè, ou se limyè mwen, ou se Bondye mwen. Se ou ki wete m' nan fènwa kote m' te ye a.
For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
29 Avè ou, mwen fonse sou bann lènmi m' yo ki ame jouk nan dan. Avèk ou, mwen eskalade miray ki sèvi yo defans.
For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
30 Bondye oo! Tou sa ou fè bon nèt ale. Ou toujou kenbe pawòl ou. Ou pwoteje tout moun ki chache pwoteksyon anba zèl ou.
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
31 Ki moun ki Bondye si se pa Seyè a? Ki moun ki pran defans nou si se pa Bondye nou an?
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
32 Se Bondye ki ban m' fòs, li fè m' mennen yon vi san repwòch.
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
33 Li asire pye m' tankou pye kabrit. Li fè m' mache sou mòn yo, san m' pa tonbe.
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
34 Li moutre m' jan pou m' goumen. Li ban m' fòs pou m' sèvi ak pi gwo banza ki genyen.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 Se ou menm, Seyè, ki pwoteje m'. Se ou ki delivre m'. Si m' kapab leve kanpe, se paske ou renmen m'. Pouvwa ou pa kite m' tonbe.
You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
36 Ou pa kite yo bare wout mwen. Mwen pa janm pèdi pye.
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
37 Mwen kouri dèyè lènmi m' yo, mwen jwenn yo. Mwen pa tounen jouk tan mwen pa fin kraze yo nèt.
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
38 Mwen jete yo atè, yo pa ka leve. Yo tonbe, mwen mete pye m' sou kou yo.
I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
39 Ou ban m' kont fòs pou batay la. Ou fè lènmi m' yo mande m' padon.
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
40 Ou fè lènmi m' yo kouri devan m'. Mwen disparèt tout moun ki rayi m' yo.
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
41 Y'ap rele, y'ap mande sekou. Men, pa gen moun ki ka delivre yo! Y'ap rele Seyè a, men li pa reponn yo.
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
42 Mwen kraze yo, yo tout tounen pousyè van pote yo ale. Mwen mache sou yo tankou sou labou nan lari.
I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
43 Ou delivre m' anba pèp rebèl sa a. Ou mete m' chèf pou m' gouvènen sou tout nasyon yo. Pèp mwen pa t' janm konnen, se yo menm k'ap sèvi m'.
You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
44 Moun lòt peyi yo ap flate m'. Kou yo tande vwa m', yo obeyi:
When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
45 Yo pèdi tout kouraj yo. Yo soti kote yo te kache a, y'ap tranble kou fèy bwa.
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
46 Viv Seyè a! Lwanj pou moun ki pran defans mwen an! Se Bondye ki delivre mwen! Ann fè konnen jan li gen pouvwa!
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
47 Se Bondye ki pran revanj mwen. Se li ki mete pèp yo anba pye mwen.
the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
48 Li sove m' anba lènmi m' yo. Li wete m' anba men moun ki t'ap konbat mwen yo. Ou delivre m' anba ansasen yo.
who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
49 Se poutèt sa, Seyè, m'a fè moun lòt nasyon yo konnen ki moun ou ye. M'a chante pou fè lwanj ou.
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
50 Bondye delivre wa li a anpil fwa. Li moutre jan li pa janm sispann renmen David, moun li te chwazi a, ansanm ak pitit pitit li yo pou tout tan.
Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
