Psaumes 79

1Psaume d’Asaph. Ô Dieu, les nations ont envahi ton héritage, elles ont profané ton saint temple, elles ont fait de Jérusalem un monceau de pierres.

2Elles ont livré les cadavres de tes serviteurs en pâture aux oiseaux du ciel, et la chair de tes fidèles aux bêtes de la terre.

3Elles ont versé leur sang comme de l’eau, tout autour de Jérusalem, et personne pour leur donner la sépulture !

4Nous sommes devenus un objet d’opprobre pour nos voisins, de risée et de moquerie pour ceux qui nous entourent.

5Jusques à quand, Yahweh, seras-tu irrité pour toujours, et ta colère s’allumera-t-elle comme le feu ?

6Répands ta fureur sur les nations qui ne te connaissent pas, sur les royaumes qui n’invoquent pas ton nom.

7Car ils ont dévoré Jacob, et ravagé sa demeure.

8Ne te souviens plus contre nous des iniquités de nos pères ; que ta compassion vienne en hâte au-devant de nous, car notre misère est au comble.

9Secours-nous, Dieu de notre salut, pour la gloire de ton nom, délivre-nous et pardonne nos péchés à cause de ton nom.

10Pourquoi les nations diraient-elles : « Où est leur Dieu ? » Qu’on connaisse parmi les nations, et sous nos yeux, la vengeance que tu tires du sang de tes serviteurs, quand il est répandu !

11Que les gémissements des captifs montent jusqu’à toi ; selon la grandeur de ton bras, sauve ceux qui vont périr !

12Fais retomber sept fois dans le sein de nos voisins les outrages qu’ils t’ont faits, Seigneur !

13Et nous, ton peuple, le troupeau de ton pâturage, nous te rendrons gloire à jamais ; d’âge en âge, nous publierons tes louanges.

1Psalmus Asaph. [Deus, venerunt gentes in hæreditatem tuam; polluerunt templum sanctum tuum; posuerunt Jerusalem in pomorum custodiam.

2Posuerunt morticina servorum tuorum escas volatilibus cæli; carnes sanctorum tuorum bestiis terræ.

3Effuderunt sanguinem eorum tamquam aquam in circuitu Jerusalem, et non erat qui sepeliret.

4Facti sumus opprobrium vicinis nostris; subsannatio et illusio his qui in circuitu nostro sunt.

5Usquequo, Domine, irasceris in finem? accendetur velut ignis zelus tuus?

6Effunde iram tuam in gentes quæ te non noverunt, et in regna quæ nomen tuum non invocaverunt:

7quia comederunt Jacob, et locum ejus desolaverunt.

8Ne memineris iniquitatum nostrarum antiquarum; cito anticipent nos misericordiæ tuæ, quia pauperes facti sumus nimis.

9Adjuva nos, Deus salutaris noster, et propter gloriam nominis tui, Domine, libera nos: et propitius esto peccatis nostris, propter nomen tuum.

10Ne forte dicant in gentibus: Ubi est Deus eorum? et innotescat in nationibus coram oculis nostris ultio sanguinis servorum tuorum qui effusus est.

11Introëat in conspectu tuo gemitus compeditorum; secundum magnitudinem brachii tui posside filios mortificatorum:

12et redde vicinis nostris septuplum in sinu eorum; improperium ipsorum quod exprobraverunt tibi, Domine.

13Nos autem populus tuus, et oves pascuæ tuæ, confitebimur tibi in sæculum; in generationem et generationem annuntiabimus laudem tuam.]

1A psalm for Asaph. O God, the heathens are come into thy inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit.

2They have given the dead bodies of thy servants to be meat for the fowls of the air: the flesh of thy saints for the beasts of the earth.

3They have poured out their blood as water, round about Jerusalem and there was none to bury them.

4We are become a reproach to our neighbours: a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

5How long, O Lord, wilt thou be angry for ever: shall thy zeal be kindled like a fire?

6Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that have not known thee: and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

7Because they have devoured Jacob; and have laid waste his place.

8Remember not our former iniquities: let thy mercies speedily prevent us, for we are become exceeding poor.

9Help us, O God, our saviour: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us: and forgive us our sins for thy name’s sake:

10Lest they should say among the Gentiles: Where is their God? And let him be made known among the nations before our eyes, By the revenging the blood of thy servants, which hath been shed:

11Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee. According to the greatness of thy arm, take possession of the children of them that have been put to death.

12And render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom: the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

13But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever. We will shew forth thy praise, unto generation and generation.