Sòm 12

1 Pou direktè koral la; sou yon gita uit kòd Yon sòm David. Sekou, SENYÈ, paske moun ladwati yo sispann egziste, Paske fidèl yo vin disparèt pami fis a lòm yo.

to/for to conduct upon [the] Sheminith melody to/for David to save [emph?] LORD for to cease pious for to disappear faithful from son: child man

2 Yo pale sa ki fo a youn lòt. Lèv flatè yo ak kè doub yo pale.

vanity: false to speak: speak man: anyone with neighbor his lips smoothness in/on/with heart and heart to speak: speak

3 Ke SENYÈ a vin koupe tout lèv flatè yo, ak lang ki pale gwo bagay yo;

to cut: eliminate LORD all lips smoothness tongue to speak: speak great: large

4 ki te di: “Avèk lang nou, nou va reyisi. Lèv nou se pou nou. Se kilès ki kab mèt sou nou?”

which to say to/for tongue our to prevail lips our with us who? lord to/for us

5 “Akoz dega a aflije yo, akoz kri a malere yo, koulye a, Mwen va leve”, pale SENYÈ a; “Mwen va mete li ansekirite de (sila) ki maltrete l la.”

from violence afflicted from groaning needy now to arise: rise to say LORD to set: put in/on/with salvation to breathe to/for him

6 Pawòl a SENYÈ a se pawòl ki san tach; tankou ajan ki teste nan founo, rafine nan tè sèt fwa.

word LORD word pure silver: money to refine in/on/with furnace to/for land: soil to refine sevenfold

7 Ou menm, O SENYÈ, va pwoteje yo. Ou va prezève yo soti nan jenerasyon (sila) a jis pou tout tan.

you(m. s.) LORD to keep: guard them to watch him from [the] generation this to/for forever: enduring

8 Mechan yo pwomennen toupatou tout kote lè bagay ki lèd vin leve wo pami fis a lòm yo.

around: side wicked to go: walk [emph?] like/as to exalt vileness to/for son: child man