Psaumes 140
1 Au maître chantre. Cantique de David. Éternel, délivre-moi des hommes malfaisants! Garde-moi contre les hommes violents,
Yahweh, rescue/save me from [being attacked by] evil men; and [even more], (keep me safe/protect me) from being attacked by violent people.
2 qui complotent le mal dans leur cœur, et toujours sont occupés de guerres!
They are always planning to do evil things and they are always inciting/urging people to start quarrels.
3 Ils dardent leur langue, tels que des serpents, et le venin de l'aspic est sous leurs lèvres. (Pause)
By what they say [MTY] [they injure people like] poisonous snakes do; the words that they speak [MTY] [can kill people as easily as] cobras/vipers do.
4 Garantis-moi, Éternel, contre le bras de l'impie, et préserve-moi des hommes violents, qui méditent de faire broncher mes pieds!
Yahweh, protect me from the power [MTY] of wicked [people]. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to destroy me [SYN].
5 Des superbes cachent sous mes pas des pièges et des lacs, ils tendent des rets au bord de la voie, et me dressent des embûches. (Pause)
[It is as though] proud people have set a trap for me; [it is as though] they have spread their nets to catch me; [it is as though] they have put those things along the road to catch/seize me.
6 Je dis à l'Éternel: Tu es mon Dieu! Éternel, prête l'oreille à ma voix suppliante!
I say to you, “Yahweh, you are my God;” [so] listen to me while I cry out to you to help me.
7 L'Éternel, le Seigneur, est mon puissant secours; tu abrites ma tête au jour de la mêlée.
Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one who defends me strongly; you have [protected me] during battles [MET] [as though you had put a helmet on] my head.
8 Éternel, n'accomplis pas les souhaits de l'impie! Ne laisse pas leur plan réussir; ils en seraient fiers! (Pause)
Yahweh, do allow wicked [people] to do the things that they desire, and do not allow them to do the [evil things that] they plan to do.
9 Que sur la tête de ceux qui me cernent, retombent les menaces que prononcent leurs lèvres!
[Do not allow] my enemies to (become proud/defeat me); cause the evil things that they say [MTY] they will do to me to happen to them, [instead].
10 Que sur eux des charbons soient secoués, et qu'il les précipite dans les flammes, et dans les flots, pour qu'ils ne se relèvent pas!
Cause burning coals to fall on their [heads]! Cause them to be thrown into deep pits, from which they cannot climb out!
11 L'homme à la langue [méchante] ne dure pas sur la terre; et le violent, le malheur le poursuit à coups redoublés.
Do not allow those who slander others to succeed; cause evil things to happen to violent men and destroy them!
12 Je sais que l'Éternel fait droit à l'affligé, et justice aux indigents.
Yahweh, I know that you defend those who are oppressed, and that you do what is just/fair for those who are needy/poor.
13 Oui, les justes célébreront ton nom; les hommes droits demeurent en ta présence.
Righteous [people] will surely thank you [MTY], and they will live (in your presence/with you).
