Psaumes 3

1Chant de David. À l’occasion de sa fuite devant Absalon, son fils

2Yahweh, que mes ennemis sont nombreux ! Quelle multitude se lève contre moi !

3Nombreux sont ceux qui disent à mon sujet : « Plus de salut pour lui auprès de Dieu ! » — Séla.

4Mais toi, Yahweh, tu es mon bouclier ; tu es ma gloire, et tu relèves ma tête.

5De ma voix je crie vers Yahweh, et il me répond de sa montagne sainte. — Séla.

6Je me suis couché et me suis endormi ; je me suis réveillé, car Yahweh est mon soutien.

7je ne crains pas devant le peuple innombrable, qui m’assiège de toutes parts.

8Lève-toi, Yahweh ! Sauve-moi, mon Dieu ! Car tu frappes à la joue tous mes ennemis, tu brises les dents des méchants.

9À Yahweh le salut ! Que ta bénédiction soit sur ton peuple ! — Séla.

1Psalmus David, cum fugeret a facie Absalom filii sui.

2[Domine, quid multiplicati sunt qui tribulant me? Multi insurgunt adversum me;

3multi dicunt animæ meæ: Non est salus ipsi in Deo ejus.

4Tu autem Domine, susceptor meus es, gloria mea, et exaltans caput meum.

5Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi; et exaudivit me de monte sancto suo.

6Ego dormivi, et soporatus sum; et exsurrexi, quia Dominus suscepit me.

7Non timebo millia populi circumdantis me. Exsurge, Domine; salvum me fac, Deus meus.

8Quoniam tu percussisti omnes adversantes mihi sine causa; dentes peccatorum contrivisti.

9Domini est salus; et super populum tuum benedictio tua.]

1The psalm of David when he fled from the face of his son Absalom.

2Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me.

3Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.

4But thou, O Lord art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

5I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill.

6I have slept and taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.

7I will not fear thousands of the people, surrounding me: arise, O Lord; save me, O my God.

8For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

9Salvation is of the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people.