Psalms 39
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Louis Segond 1910
1Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.
1Au chef des chantres. A Jeduthun, Psaume de David.
2With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.
2Je disais: Je veillerai sur mes voies, De peur de pécher par ma langue; Je mettrai un frein à ma bouche, Tant que le méchant sera devant moi.
3And he heard my prayers, and brought me out of the pit of misery and the mire of dregs. And he set my feet upon a rock, and directed my steps.
3Je suis resté muet, dans le silence; Je me suis tu, quoique malheureux; Et ma douleur n’était pas moins vive.
4And he put a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many shall see, and shall fear: and they shall hope in the Lord.
4Mon cœur brûlait au-dedans de moi, Un feu intérieur me consumait, Et la parole est venue sur ma langue.
5Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies.
5Éternel! Dis-moi quel est le terme de ma vie, Quelle est la mesure de mes jours; Que je sache combien je suis fragile.
6Thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, O Lord my God: and in thy thoughts there is no one like to thee. I have declared and I have spoken they are multiplied above number.
6Voici, tu as donné à mes jours la largeur de la main, Et ma vie est comme un rien devant toi. Oui, tout homme debout n’est qu’un souffle. — Pause.
7Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require:
7Oui, l’homme se promène comme une ombre, Il s’agite vainement; Il amasse, et il ne sait qui recueillera.
8Then said I, Behold I come. In the head of the book it is written of me
8Maintenant, Seigneur, que puis-je espérer? En toi est mon espérance.
9That I should do thy will: O my God, I have desired it, and thy law in the midst of my heart.
9Délivre-moi de toutes mes transgressions! Ne me rends pas l’opprobre de l’insensé!
10I have declared thy justice in a great church, lo, I will not restrain my lips: O Lord, thou knowest it.
10Je reste muet, je n’ouvre pas la bouche, Car c’est toi qui agis.
11I have not hid thy justice within my heart: I have declared thy truth and thy salvation. I have not concealed thy mercy and thy truth from a great council.
11Détourne de moi tes coups! Je succombe sous les attaques de ta main.
12Withhold not thou, O Lord, thy tender mercies from me: thy mercy and thy truth have always upheld me.
12Tu châties l’homme en le punissant de son iniquité, Tu détruis comme la teigne ce qu’il a de plus cher. Oui, tout homme est un souffle. — Pause.
13For evils without number have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I was not able to see. They are multiplied above the hairs of my head: and my heart hath forsaken me.
13Écoute ma prière, Éternel, et prête l’oreille à mes cris! Ne sois pas insensible à mes larmes! Car je suis un étranger chez toi, Un habitant, comme tous mes pères.
14Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me, look down, O Lord, to help me.
14Détourne de moi le regard, et laisse-moi respirer, Avant que je m’en aille et que ne sois plus!
15Let them be confounded and ashamed together, that seek after my soul to take it away. Let them be turned backward and be ashamed that desire evils to me.
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16Let them immediately bear their confusion, that say to me: Tis well, tis well.
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17Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say always: The Lord be magnified.
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18But I am a beggar and poor: the Lord is careful for me. Thou art my helper and my protector: O my God, be not slack.
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