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Psalm 79
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 79
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 79
Plea for Mercy for Jerusalem
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 O God, the nations have come into your inheritance;
they have defiled your holy temple;
they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.(A)
2 They have given the bodies of your servants
to the birds of the air for food,
the flesh of your faithful to the wild animals of the earth.(B)
3 They have poured out their blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was no one to bury them.(C)
4 We have become a taunt to our neighbors,
mocked and derided by those around us.(D)
5 How long, O Lord? Will you be angry forever?
Will your jealous wrath burn like fire?(E)
6 Pour out your anger on the nations
that do not know you
and on the kingdoms
that do not call on your name.(F)
7 For they have devoured Jacob
and laid waste his habitation.
8 Do not remember against us the iniquities of our ancestors;
let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are brought very low.(G)
9 Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins,
for your name’s sake.(H)
10 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes.(I)
11 Let the groans of the prisoners come before you;
according to your great power, preserve those doomed to die.(J)
12 Return sevenfold into the bosom of our neighbors
the taunts with which they taunted you, O Lord!(K)
13 Then we your people, the flock of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
from generation to generation we will recount your praise.(L)
Psaumes 79
La Bible du Semeur
Psaumes 79
La Bible du Semeur
Jérusalem est en ruine
79 Psaume d’Asaph[a].
O Dieu ! Des peuples étrangers |ont pénétré dans ton domaine,
ils ont rendu impur ton temple saint,
ils ont fait de Jérusalem |un tas de ruines[b].
2 Ils ont livré
les corps de tes serviteurs aux rapaces,
la chair de ceux qui te sont attachés
aux animaux sauvages.
3 Ils ont versé des flots de sang
tout autour de Jérusalem
sans qu’il y ait personne |pour enterrer les morts.
4 Nos voisins nous insultent,
et ceux qui nous entourent |se moquent de nous et nous raillent.
5 Jusques à quand, ô Eternel, |seras-tu sans cesse irrité ?
Et ton ardente indignation |brûlera-t-elle comme un feu ?
6 Déverse ta fureur |sur les peuples païens,
ceux qui ne te connaissent pas,
sur les royaumes
qui ne t’invoquent pas,
7 car ils ont dévoré Jacob[c],
et ils ont ravagé |le lieu de sa demeure[d].
8 Ne tiens plus compte de nos fautes du passé !
Que tes compassions |sans tarder nous assistent,
car nous sommes tombés bien bas.
9 Accorde-nous ton aide, |ô Dieu, notre Sauveur,
pour l’honneur de ton nom !
Délivre-nous, pardonne nos péchés
à cause de ce que tu es !
10 Pourquoi les autres peuples diraient-ils :
« Où est leur Dieu[e] ? »
Montre-leur sous nos yeux,
que tu demandes compte |du meurtre de tes serviteurs !
11 Que les plaintes des prisonniers |parviennent jusqu’à toi !
Et que les condamnés à mort
soient sauvés par ton bras puissant !
12 Rends en plein cœur à nos voisins, |et au septuple[f],
l’insulte qu’ils t’ont infligée, |ô Eternel !
13 Et nous, ton peuple, le troupeau |dont tu es le berger,
nous te célébrerons toujours,
et nous publierons tes louanges |au cours de tous les âges.
Footnotes
- 79.1 Voir note 50.1.
- 79.1 Voir 2 R 25.8-10 ; 2 Ch 36.17-19 ; Jr 52.12-14.
- 79.7 Jacob est mis ici pour le peuple d’Israël (Gn 32.28).
- 79.7 Voir Jr 10.25.
- 79.10 Voir 42.4, 11 ; Jr 2.17 ; Mi 7.10 ; Ml 2.17.
- 79.12 Sept est le nombre exprimant la plénitude, donc ici la rétribution complète (Gn 4.15 ; Pr 6.31).
Psalm 79
New International Version
Psalm 79
New International Version
Psalm 79
A psalm of Asaph.
1 O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;(A)
they have defiled(B) your holy temple,
they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.(C)
2 They have left the dead bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of the sky,(D)
the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.(E)
3 They have poured out blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there is no one to bury(F) the dead.(G)
4 We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,
of scorn(H) and derision to those around us.(I)
5 How long,(J) Lord? Will you be angry(K) forever?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?(L)
6 Pour out your wrath(M) on the nations
that do not acknowledge(N) you,
on the kingdoms
that do not call on your name;(O)
7 for they have devoured(P) Jacob
and devastated his homeland.
8 Do not hold against us the sins of past generations;(Q)
may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
for we are in desperate need.(R)
9 Help us,(S) God our Savior,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
for your name’s sake.(T)
10 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”(U)
Before our eyes, make known among the nations
that you avenge(V) the outpoured blood(W) of your servants.
11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you;
with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
12 Pay back into the laps(X) of our neighbors seven times(Y)
the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,(Z)
will praise you forever;(AA)
from generation to generation
we will proclaim your praise.
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