Sòm 71
1 Seyè, se nan ou mwen mete tout konfyans mwen! Pa janm kite m' wont!
In you, O Lord, 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!
In your faithfulness save me and rescue me, bend your 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 to me a rock of defence, a fortified house, to save me; for my rock and my fortress are you.
4 Bondye mwen, wete m' anba men mechan yo, anba ponyèt moun k'ap bay manti yo ak moun k'ap fè mechanste yo.
Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
5 Seyè, se ou menm ki tout espwa mwen. Mwen mete konfyans mwen nan ou depi lè m' te jenn gason.
For you, Lord, are my hope, in whom from my youth I have trusted.
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.
On you have I leaned from my birth; from my mother’s womb it was you who did draw me. In you is my hope evermore.
7 Lavi m' se yon mistè pou anpil moun. Men, se ou menm k'ap pwoteje m' ak tout fòs ou.
I have been as a wonder to many, for you are my refuge and strength.
8 Tout lajounen lwanj ou nan bouch mwen. M'ap fè konnen jan ou gen pouvwa.
All the day long my mouth is filled with your praise and your glory.
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; when my strength is spent, forsake me not.
10 Lènmi m' yo ap pale m' mal. Yo mete tèt yo ansanm, yo dèyè pou yo touye m'.
For my foes whisper against me, they who watch me take counsel together;
11 Y'ap plede di: -Bondye lage l'. Kouri dèyè l', kenbe l', paske pa gen moun pou delivre l'.
‘God has left him,’ they say: ‘pursue and seize him, for he is helpless.’
12 Bondye, pa rete lwen mwen. Bondye mwen, prese vin pote m' sekou.
O God, be not far from me, haste, O my God, to my help.
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.
Put my foes to shame and dishonour, with insult and shame be they covered.
14 M'ap toujou mete espwa mwen sou ou. M'ap fè lwanj ou tout tan tout tan.
But I will never stop hoping, and more and yet more will I praise you.
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.
All the day long shall my mouth tell your faithfulness and your salvation, though I know not how they may be counted.
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 tell of the might of the Lord, and your faithfulness praise, you alone.
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.
You have taught me, O God, from my youth, and till now have I told of your wonders.
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,
Even in old age and grey hair, O God, do not forsake me. Still would I tell of your might unto all generations to come.
19 jan jistis ou rive jouk nan syèl la. Bondye, ou fè bèl bagay. Pa gen tankou ou!
Your power and your justice, O God, extend as far as the heavens: for great are the things you have done. Who is like you, O God?
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.
You have caused us to see troubles many, but you will revive us again. From the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
21 W'ap fè m' pi grannèg pase jan m' te ye a. W'ap konsole m' ankò.
You will multiply my greatness, and comfort me again.
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.
So with harp I will praise you, and your faithfulness, O my God; and make music to you on the lyre, O you 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 ring out their joy, my mouth shall sing praises to you; all of me, which you 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.
Yes, all the day long shall my tongue utter your righteousness; for ashamed and confounded are they who were seeking my hurt.
