1 Of David. Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.
2 For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.
3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
5 Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.
6 And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.
7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
8 Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.
9 For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.
10 For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.
11 But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.
12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
13 He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
14 The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
15 But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
17 For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.
18 The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.
19 They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.
20 But the wrongdoers will come to destruction, and the haters of the Lord will be like the fat of lambs, they will be burned up; they will go up in smoke, and never again be seen.
21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.
24 Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.
25 I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.
26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
27 Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.
28 For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.
29 The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.
30 The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.
32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
33 The Lord will not give him into their hands, or be against him when he is judged.
34 Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.
35 I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
36 But he came to an end, and there was no sign of him; I made a search for him and he was not there.
37 Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.
38 But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.
39 But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.
1 Psaume de David. Ne t'irrite pas contre les méchants; ne porte pas envie à ceux qui font le mal.
2 Car ils seront bientôt fauchés comme l'herbe; ils se faneront comme l'herbe verte.
3 Confie-toi en l'Éternel, et fais le bien; habite la terre, et fais de la vérité ta pâture.
4 Et prends ton plaisir en l'Éternel, et il t'accordera les demandes de ton cœur.
5 Remets ta voie à l'Éternel et confie-toi en lui, et il agira.
6 Il fera ressortir ta justice comme la lumière, et ton droit comme le plein midi.
7 Demeure tranquille en regardant à l'Éternel, et attends-toi à lui; ne t'irrite pas contre celui qui vient à bout de ses desseins.
8 Réprime la colère, et laisse l'emportement; ne t'irrite point pour mal faire.
9 Car ceux qui font le mal seront retranchés, mais ceux qui s'attendent à l'Éternel posséderont la terre.
10 Encore un peu de temps et le méchant ne sera plus; tu considéreras sa place, et il ne sera plus.
11 Mais les débonnaires posséderont la terre, et jouiront d'une paix abondante.
12 Le méchant machine contre le juste, et grince les dents contre lui.
13 Le Seigneur se rira de lui, car il voit que son jour approche.
14 Les méchants ont tiré l'épée et bandé leur arc, pour abattre l'affligé et le pauvre, pour égorger ceux qui suivent la droite voie.
15 Leur épée entrera dans leur cœur, et leurs arcs seront brisés.
16 Mieux vaut le peu du juste que l'abondance de plusieurs méchants.
17 Car les bras des méchants seront brisés, mais l'Éternel soutient les justes.
18 L'Éternel connaît les jours des gens intègres, et leur héritage subsistera toujours.
19 Ils ne seront pas confus au temps du malheur; ils seront rassasiés aux jours de la famine.
20 Car les méchants périront, et les ennemis de l'Éternel seront consumés comme la graisse des agneaux; ils périront, ils s'en iront en fumée.
21 Le méchant emprunte, et ne rend pas; mais le juste a compassion, et il donne.
22 Car ceux qu'il bénit hériteront la terre, mais ceux qu'il maudit seront retranchés.
23 Les pas de l'homme de bien sont conduits par l'Éternel, et il prend plaisir à sa voie.
24 S'il tombe, il ne sera pas entièrement abattu, car l'Éternel lui soutient la main.
25 J'ai été jeune, et je suis devenu vieux; mais je n'ai point vu le juste abandonné, ni sa postérité mendiant son pain.
26 Tous les jours il a compassion et il prête, et sa postérité est bénie.
27 Détourne-toi du mal et fais le bien, et tu demeureras à toujours.
28 Car l'Éternel aime la justice, et il n'abandonne pas ses bien-aimés; ils sont gardés à jamais, mais la postérité des méchants est retranchée.
29 Les justes posséderont la terre, et y demeureront à perpétuité.
30 La bouche du juste profère la sagesse, et sa langue prononce ce qui est droit.
31 La loi de son Dieu est dans son cœur; ses pas ne chancelleront point.
32 Le méchant épie le juste, et cherche à le faire mourir.
33 L'Éternel ne le laissera pas en son pouvoir, et ne le laissera point condamner quand on le jugera.
34 Attends-toi à l'Éternel, et observe sa voie; il t'élèvera pour posséder la terre; les méchants seront retranchés à tes yeux.
35 J'ai vu le méchant terrible et s'étendant comme un arbre vigoureux.
36 Mais il a passé, et voici, il n'est plus; je l'ai cherché: il ne se trouve plus.
37 Observe l'homme intègre, et considère l'homme droit; car il y a un avenir pour l'homme de paix.
38 Mais les rebelles sont entièrement détruits; l'avenir des méchants est retranché.
39 La délivrance des justes vient de l'Éternel; il est leur force au temps de la détresse.
40 L'Éternel les aide et les délivre; il les délivre des méchants et les sauve, parce qu'ils se sont confiés en lui.