Psalms 72

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	JERUSALEM
1 A Psalm of Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to those who are upright in heart.	1 De Salomon. O Dieu, donne au roi ton jugement, au fils de roi ta justice,
2 But my feet were nearly moved; my steps had nearly slipped.	2 qu'il rende à ton peuple sentence juste et jugement à tes petits.
3 For I was zealous over the iniquitous, seeing the peacefulness of sinners.	3 Montagnes, apportez, et vous collines, la paix au peuple. Avec justice
4 For they have no respect for their death, nor do they have support in their wounds.	4 il jugera le petit peuple, il sauvera les fils de pauvres, il écrasera leurs bourreaux.
5 They are not with the hardships of men, nor will they be scourged with men.	5 Il durera sous le soleil et la lune siècle après siècle;
6 Therefore, arrogance has held on to them. They have been covered with their iniquity and impiety.	6 il descendra comme la pluie sur le regain, comme la bruine mouillant la terre.
7 Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.	7 En ses jours justice fleurira et grande paix jusqu'à la fin des lunes;
8 They have thought and spoken wickedness. They have spoken iniquity in high places.	8 il dominera de la mer à la mer, du Fleuve jusqu'aux bouts de la terre.
9 They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has traversed the earth.	9 Devant lui se courbera la Bête, ses ennemis lécheront la poussière;
10 Therefore, my people will be converted here, and fullness of days will be found in them.	10 les rois de Tarsis et des îles rendront tribut. Les rois de Saba et de Seba feront offrande;
11 And they said, “How would God know?” and, “Isn’t there knowledge in high places?”	11 tous les rois se prosterneront devant lui, tous les païens le serviront.
12 Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches.	12 Car il délivre le pauvre qui appelle et le petit qui est sans aide;
13 And I said: So then, it is without purpose that I have justified my heart and washed my hands among the innocent.	13 compatissant au faible et au pauvre, il sauve l'âme des pauvres.
14 And I have been scourged all day long, and I have received my chastisement in the mornings.	14 De l'oppression, de la violence, il rachète leur âme, leur sang est précieux à ses yeux.
15 If I were to say that I would explain this: Behold, I would condemn this nation of your sons.	15 (Qu'il vive et que lui soit donné l'or de Saba! ) On priera pour lui sans relâche, tout le jour, on lebénira.
16 I considered, so that I might know this. It is a hardship before me,	16 Foisonne le froment sur la terre, qu'il ondule au sommet des montagnes, comme le Liban quand iléveille ses fruits et ses fleurs, comme l'herbe de la terre!
17 until I may enter into the Sanctuary of God, and understand it to its last part.	17 Soit béni son nom à jamais, qu'il dure sous le soleil! Bénies seront en lui toutes les races de laterre, que tous les païens le disent bienheureux!
18 So, because of deceitfulness, truly, you have placed it before them. While they were being lifted up, you were casting them down.	18 Béni soit Yahvé, le Dieu d'Israël, qui seul a fait des merveilles;
19 How have they been brought to desolation? They have suddenly failed. They have perished because of their iniquity.	19 béni soit à jamais son nom de gloire, toute la terre soit remplie de sa gloire! Amen! Amen!
20 As a dream is to those who awaken, O Lord, so will you reduce their image to nothing in your city.	20 Fin des prières de David, fils de Jessé.
21 For my heart has been inflamed, and my temperament has been changed.
22 And so, I have been reduced to nothing, and I did not know it.
23 I have become like a beast of burden to you, and I am always with you.
24 You have held my right hand. And in your will, you have conducted me, and with your glory, you have taken me up.
25 For what is there for me in heaven? And what do I wish for on earth before you?
26 My body has failed, and my heart: O God of my heart, and God my portion, into eternity.
27 For behold, those who put themselves far from you will perish. You have perished all those who fornicate away from you.
28 But it is good for me to adhere to God, to put my hope in the Lord God, so that I may announce all your prophecies, at the gates of the daughter of Zion.