Psaumes 146
1 Alléluia! Mon âme, loue l'Éternel!
Praise Yahweh! With my whole inner being I will praise Yahweh.
2 Je louerai l'Éternel, tant que je vivrai; je chanterai mon Dieu, tant que je serai.
I will praise Yahweh as long as I am alive; I will sing to praise my God for [the rest of] my life.
3 Ne vous confiez pas dans les princes, dans les enfants des hommes, qui ne peuvent secourir!
[You people], do not trust in your leaders; do not trust humans because they cannot save/rescue you [from your difficulties/problems].
4 Leur souffle s'exhale, ils rentrent dans leur poudre: ce jour-là, c'en est fait de leurs plans.
And when they die, their corpses [decay and] become soil again. After they die, they can no longer do the things that they planned to do.
5 Heureux celui à qui le Dieu de Jacob est en aide, et dont l'espoir repose sur l'Éternel son Dieu!
But those whose helper is the God whom Jacob [worshiped] are happy. The one whom they confidently expect [to help them] is Yahweh, their God.
6 Il a fait les Cieux et la terre, la mer et tout ce qu'elle contient; Il garde fidélité éternellement;
He is the one who created heaven and the earth and the oceans and all [the creatures] that are in them. He always does what he has promised to do.
7 Il rend justice aux opprimés, donne du pain à ceux qui ont faim; l'Éternel délivre les captifs.
He decides matters fairly for those who are (treated unfairly/oppressed), and he provides food for those who are hungry. He frees those who are in prison.
8 L'Éternel ouvre les yeux aux aveugles, l'Éternel relève ceux qui sont affaissés; l'Éternel aime les justes.
Yahweh enables those who are blind to see again. He lifts up those who have fallen down. He loves righteous [people].
9 L'Éternel prend les étrangers sous sa garde; Il restaure la veuve et l'orphelin; mais Il fait dévier la voie de l'impie.
Yahweh takes care of those from other countries who live in our land, and he helps widows and orphans. But he gets rid of wicked [people].
10 L'Éternel règne éternellement. Ton Dieu, ô Sion, subsiste dans tous les âges. Alléluia!
Yahweh will [continue to] be our king forever; you people of Israel, your God will rule forever! Praise Yahweh!
