Sòm 71
1 Seyè, se nan ou mwen mete tout konfyans mwen! Pa janm kite m' wont!
In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame.
2 Ou se yon jij ki pa nan patipri. Tanpri, sove m' non, delivre mwen. Panche zòrèy ou bò kote m'. Pote m' sekou!
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me. Bow down thine ear to me, and save me.
3 Se ou menm ki twou wòch kote pou m' kache. Se ou menm ki pou sèvi m' ranpa ki pou sove mwen. Se ou menm k'ap pwoteje mwen. Se ou menm k'ap pran defans mwen.
Be thou to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually resort. Thou have given commandment to save me, for thou are my rock and my fortress.
4 Bondye mwen, wete m' anba men mechan yo, anba ponyèt moun k'ap bay manti yo ak moun k'ap fè mechanste yo.
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of a wicked man, out of the hand of an unrighteous and cruel man.
5 Seyè, se ou menm ki tout espwa mwen. Mwen mete konfyans mwen nan ou depi lè m' te jenn gason.
For thou are my hope, O lord Jehovah, my trust from my youth.
6 Se sou ou mwen konte depi m' fèt. Se ou ki fè m' soti nan vant manman m'. Se tout tan m'ap fè lwanj ou.
By thee I have been held up from the womb. Thou are he who took me out of my mother's bowels. My praise shall be continually of thee.
7 Lavi m' se yon mistè pou anpil moun. Men, se ou menm k'ap pwoteje m' ak tout fòs ou.
I am as a wonder to many, but thou are my strong refuge.
8 Tout lajounen lwanj ou nan bouch mwen. M'ap fè konnen jan ou gen pouvwa.
My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy honor all the day.
9 Koulye a mwen fin granmoun, tanpri pa voye m' jete. Koulye a mwen fin pèdi fòs, pa lage m'.
Cast me not off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength fails.
10 Lènmi m' yo ap pale m' mal. Yo mete tèt yo ansanm, yo dèyè pou yo touye m'.
For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my soul take counsel together,
11 Y'ap plede di: -Bondye lage l'. Kouri dèyè l', kenbe l', paske pa gen moun pou delivre l'.
saying, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver.
12 Bondye, pa rete lwen mwen. Bondye mwen, prese vin pote m' sekou.
O God, be not far from me. O my God, make haste to help me.
13 Se pou moun k'ap atake m' yo wont, se pou yo disparèt. Wi, se pou yo wont, se pou moun pase yo nan rizib, moun sa yo ki te vle wè malè rive mwen.
Let them be put to shame and consumed who are adversaries to my soul. Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor who seek my hurt.
14 M'ap toujou mete espwa mwen sou ou. M'ap fè lwanj ou tout tan tout tan.
But I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.
15 M'ap fè konnen jan ou san patipri. Tout lajounen m'a fè konnen jan ou delivre mwen, paske se bagay moun p'ap janm fin konprann.
My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, of thy salvation all the day, for I know not the numbers.
16 Seyè, Bondye, m'a rakonte bagay ou fè avèk pouvwa ou. M'a fè chonje jan ou fè lèzòm gras. Se ou menm sèlman ki ka fè bagay konsa.
I will come with the mighty acts of the lord Jehovah. I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17 Bondye, depi lè m' te jenn gason w'ap aprann mwen anpil bagay. Jouk koulye a m'ap rakonte bèl bagay ou fè yo.
O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.
18 Koulye a mwen fin vye granmoun, tout cheve nan tèt mwen fin blan. Tanpri, Bondye, pa lage m'. Kanpe la avè m' pou m' ka fè moun k'ap viv koulye a konnen jan ou gen fòs, pou m' ka fè tout moun ki gen pou vin apre yo konnen jan ou vanyan,
Yea, even when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not, until I have declared thy strength to a generation, thy might to everyone who is to come.
19 jan jistis ou rive jouk nan syèl la. Bondye, ou fè bèl bagay. Pa gen tankou ou!
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, thou who have done great things. O God, who is like thee?
20 Ou voye traka ak soufrans ban nou. Men se ou k'ap ban nou lavi ankò. W'ap rale nou soti nan bouch twou a.
Thou, who have shown us many and great troubles, will revive us again, and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
21 W'ap fè m' pi grannèg pase jan m' te ye a. W'ap konsole m' ankò.
Increase thou my greatness, and turn again and comfort me.
22 Se vre wi, m'a fè lwanj ou avèk kout gita. M'a fè lwanj ou, Bondye mwen, paske w'ap toujou kenbe pawòl ou. M'a chante, m'a jwe mizik sou gita mwen pou Bondye pèp Izrayèl la.
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God. To thee I will sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23 M'a chante pou ou. M'a rele sitèlman mwen kontan. M'a chante ak tout kè m' paske ou te delivre m'.
My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to thee, and my soul, which thou have redeemed.
24 Tout lajounen m'a fè konnen jan ou pa nan patipri, paske moun ki te vle wè malè rive m' yo gen pou yo wont. Yo p'ap konn sa pou yo fè.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, who seek my hurt.
