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Psaumes 107
Louis Segond
Psaumes 107
Louis Segond
107 Louez l'Éternel, car il est bon, Car sa miséricorde dure à toujours!
2 Qu'ainsi disent les rachetés de l'Éternel, Ceux qu'il a délivrés de la main de l'ennemi,
3 Et qu'il a rassemblés de tous les pays, De l'orient et de l'occident, du nord et de la mer!
4 Ils erraient dans le désert, ils marchaient dans la solitude, Sans trouver une ville où ils pussent habiter.
5 Ils souffraient de la faim et de la soif; Leur âme était languissante.
6 Dans leur détresse, ils crièrent à l'Éternel, Et il les délivra de leurs angoisses;
7 Il les conduisit par le droit chemin, Pour qu'ils arrivassent dans une ville habitable.
8 Qu'ils louent l'Éternel pour sa bonté, Et pour ses merveilles en faveur des fils de l'homme!
9 Car il a satisfait l'âme altérée, Il a comblé de biens l'âme affamée.
10 Ceux qui avaient pour demeure les ténèbres et l'ombre de la mort Vivaient captifs dans la misère et dans les chaînes,
11 Parce qu'ils s'étaient révoltés contre les paroles de Dieu, Parce qu'ils avaient méprisé le conseil du Très Haut.
12 Il humilia leur coeur par la souffrance; Ils succombèrent, et personne ne les secourut.
13 Dans leur détresse, ils crièrent à l'Éternel, Et il les délivra de leurs angoisses;
14 Il les fit sortir des ténèbres et de l'ombre de la mort, Et il rompit leurs liens.
15 Qu'ils louent l'Éternel pour sa bonté, Et pour ses merveilles en faveur des fils de l'homme!
16 Car il a brisé les portes d'airain, Il a rompu les verrous de fer.
17 Les insensés, par leur conduite coupable Et par leurs iniquités, s'étaient rendus malheureux.
18 Leur âme avait en horreur toute nourriture, Et ils touchaient aux portes de la mort.
19 Dans leur détresse, ils crièrent à l'Éternel, Et il les délivra de leurs angoisses;
20 Il envoya sa parole et les guérit, Il les fit échapper de la fosse.
21 Qu'ils louent l'Éternel pour sa bonté, Et pour ses merveilles en faveur des fils de l'homme!
22 Qu'ils offrent des sacrifices d'actions de grâces, Et qu'ils publient ses oeuvres avec des cris de joie!
23 Ceux qui étaient descendus sur la mer dans des navires, Et qui travaillaient sur les grandes eaux,
24 Ceux-là virent les oeuvres de l'Éternel Et ses merveilles au milieu de l'abîme.
25 Il dit, et il fit souffler la tempête, Qui souleva les flots de la mer.
26 Ils montaient vers les cieux, ils descendaient dans l'abîme; Leur âme était éperdue en face du danger;
27 Saisis de vertige, ils chancelaient comme un homme ivre, Et toute leur habileté était anéantie.
28 Dans leur détresse, ils crièrent à l'Éternel, Et il les délivra de leurs angoisses;
29 Il arrêta la tempête, ramena le calme, Et les ondes se turent.
30 Ils se réjouirent de ce qu'elles s'étaient apaisées, Et l'Éternel les conduisit au port désiré.
31 Qu'ils louent l'Éternel pour sa bonté, Et pour ses merveilles en faveur des fils de l'homme!
32 Qu'ils l'exaltent dans l'assemblée du peuple, Et qu'ils le célèbrent dans la réunion des anciens!
33 Il change les fleuves en désert, Et les sources d'eaux en terre desséchée,
34 Le pays fertile en pays salé, A cause de la méchanceté de ses habitants.
35 Il change le désert en étang, Et la terre aride en sources d'eaux,
36 Et il y établit ceux qui sont affamés. Ils fondent une ville pour l'habiter;
37 Ils ensemencent des champs, plantent des vignes, Et ils en recueillent les produits.
38 Il les bénit, et ils deviennent très nombreux, Et il ne diminue point leur bétail.
39 Sont-ils amoindris et humiliés Par l'oppression, le malheur et la souffrance;
40 Verse-t-il le mépris sur les grands, Les fait-il errer dans des déserts sans chemin,
41 Il relève l'indigent et le délivre de la misère, Il multiplie les familles comme des troupeaux.
42 Les hommes droits le voient et se réjouissent, Mais toute iniquité ferme la bouche.
43 Que celui qui est sage prenne garde à ces choses, Et qu'il soit attentif aux bontés de l'Éternel.
Psalm 107
New International Version
Psalm 107
New International Version
BOOK V
Psalms 107–150
Psalm 107
2 Let the redeemed(C) of the Lord tell their story—
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered(D) from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.[a]
4 Some wandered in desert(E) wastelands,
finding no way to a city(F) where they could settle.
5 They were hungry(G) and thirsty,(H)
and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried out(I) to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way(J)
to a city(K) where they could settle.
8 Let them give thanks(L) to the Lord for his unfailing love(M)
and his wonderful deeds(N) for mankind,
9 for he satisfies(O) the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.(P)
10 Some sat in darkness,(Q) in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering(R) in iron chains,(S)
11 because they rebelled(T) against God’s commands
and despised(U) the plans(V) of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.(W)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them(X) from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness,(Y) the utter darkness,(Z)
and broke away their chains.(AA)
15 Let them give thanks(AB) to the Lord for his unfailing love(AC)
and his wonderful deeds(AD) for mankind,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze
and cuts through bars of iron.
17 Some became fools(AE) through their rebellious ways(AF)
and suffered affliction(AG) because of their iniquities.
18 They loathed all food(AH)
and drew near the gates of death.(AI)
19 Then they cried(AJ) to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them(AK) from their distress.
20 He sent out his word(AL) and healed them;(AM)
he rescued(AN) them from the grave.(AO)
21 Let them give thanks(AP) to the Lord for his unfailing love(AQ)
and his wonderful deeds(AR) for mankind.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings(AS)
and tell of his works(AT) with songs of joy.(AU)
23 Some went out on the sea(AV) in ships;(AW)
they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24 They saw the works of the Lord,(AX)
his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25 For he spoke(AY) and stirred up a tempest(AZ)
that lifted high the waves.(BA)
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their peril(BB) their courage melted(BC) away.
27 They reeled(BD) and staggered like drunkards;
they were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried(BE) out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.(BF)
29 He stilled the storm(BG) to a whisper;
the waves(BH) of the sea[b] were hushed.(BI)
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them(BJ) to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks(BK) to the Lord for his unfailing love(BL)
and his wonderful deeds(BM) for mankind.
32 Let them exalt(BN) him in the assembly(BO) of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He turned rivers into a desert,(BP)
flowing springs(BQ) into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste,(BR)
because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water(BS)
and the parched ground into flowing springs;(BT)
36 there he brought the hungry to live,
and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards(BU)
that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,(BV)
and he did not let their herds diminish.(BW)
39 Then their numbers decreased,(BX) and they were humbled(BY)
by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40 he who pours contempt on nobles(BZ)
made them wander in a trackless waste.(CA)
41 But he lifted the needy(CB) out of their affliction
and increased their families like flocks.(CC)
42 The upright see and rejoice,(CD)
but all the wicked shut their mouths.(CE)
Footnotes
- Psalm 107:3 Hebrew north and the sea
- Psalm 107:29 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / their waves
Psalm 107
New King James Version
Psalm 107
New King James Version
BOOK FIVE
Psalms 107–150
Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance
107 Oh, (A)give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His [a]mercy endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3 And (B)gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in (C)the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
6 (D)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And He led them forth by the (E)right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
8 (F)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For (G)He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Those who (H)sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
(I)Bound[b] in affliction and irons—
11 Because they (J)rebelled against the words of God,
And [c]despised (K)the counsel of the Most High,
12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was (L)none to help.
13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
14 (M)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
15 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For He has (N)broken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.
17 Fools, (O)because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
18 (P)Their soul abhorred all manner of food,
And they (Q)drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
20 (R)He sent His word and (S)healed them,
And (T)delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
22 (U)Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And (V)declare His works with [d]rejoicing.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters,
24 They see the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.
25 For He commands and (W)raises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
26 They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
(X)Their soul melts because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And [e]are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.
29 (Y)He calms the storm,
So that its waves are still.
30 Then they are glad because they are quiet;
So He guides them to their desired haven.
31 (Z)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt Him also (AA)in the assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the company of the elders.
33 He (AB)turns rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
34 A (AC)fruitful land into [f]barrenness,
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 (AD)He turns a wilderness into pools of water,
And dry land into watersprings.
36 There He makes the hungry dwell,
That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,
That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
38 (AE)He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
And He does not let their cattle (AF)decrease.
39 When they are (AG)diminished and brought low
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
40 (AH)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
41 (AI)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And (AJ)makes their families like a flock.
42 (AK)The righteous see it and rejoice,
And all (AL)iniquity stops its mouth.
43 (AM)Whoever is wise will observe these things,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 107:1 Heb. same as goodness, vv. 8, 15, 21, 31, and lovingkindness, v. 43
- Psalm 107:10 Prisoners
- Psalm 107:11 scorned
- Psalm 107:22 joyful singing
- Psalm 107:27 Lit. all their wisdom is swallowed up
- Psalm 107:34 Lit. a salty waste
Louis Segond (LSG)
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