1 Célébrez l'Eternel, invoquez son Nom, faites connaître parmi les peuples ses exploits.
2 Chantez-lui, psalmodiez-lui, parlez de toutes ses merveilles.
3 Glorifiez-vous du Nom de sa sainteté, [et] que le cœur de ceux qui cherchent l'Eternel se réjouisse.
4 Recherchez l'Eternel, et sa force; cherchez continuellement sa face.
5 Souvenez-vous de ses merveilles qu'il a faites, de ses miracles, et des jugements de sa bouche.
6 La postérité d'Abraham sont ses serviteurs; les enfants de Jacob sont ses élus;
7 Il est l'Eternel notre Dieu; ses jugements sont sur toute la terre.
8 Il s'est souvenu à toujours de son alliance, de la parole qu'il a commandée en mille générations;
9 Du traité qu'il a fait avec Abraham, et du serment qu'il a fait à Isaac,
10 Lequel il a ratifié pour être une ordonnance à Jacob, [et] à Israël [pour] être une alliance éternelle;
11 En disant : je te donnerai le pays de Canaan, pour le lot de ton héritage;
12 Encore qu'ils fussent un petit nombre de gens, et qu'ils y séjournassent peu de temps comme étrangers.
13 Car ils allaient de nation en nation, et d'un Royaume vers un autre peuple.
14 Il ne souffrit pas qu'aucun les opprimât : et il a même châtié des Rois pour l'amour d'eux.
15 [Disant] : Ne touchez point à mes Oints, et ne faites point de mal à mes Prophètes.
16 Il appela aussi la famine sur la terre, [et] rompit tout le bâton du pain.
17 Il envoya un personnage devant eux; Joseph fut vendu pour esclave.
18 On lui enserra les pieds en des ceps, sa personne fut mise aux fers.
19 Jusqu’au temps que sa parole fût venue, et que la parole de l'Eternel l'eût éprouvé.
20 Le Roi envoya, et on le relâcha; le dominateur des peuples [envoya], et on le délia.
21 Il l'établit pour maître sur sa maison, et pour dominateur sur tout son domaine;
22 Pour soumettre les principaux à ses désirs, et pour instruire ses Anciens.
23 Puis Israël entra en Egypte, et Jacob séjourna au pays de Cam.
24 Et l'[Eternel] fit extrêmement multiplier son peuple, et le rendit plus puissant que ceux qui l'opprimaient.
25 Il changea leur cœur, de sorte qu'ils eurent son peuple en haine, jusques à conspirer contre ses serviteurs.
26 Il envoya Moïse son serviteur, [et] Aaron, qu'il avait élu.
27 [Lesquels] accomplirent sur eux les prodiges, et les miracles qu'ils avaient eu charge de faire dans le pays de Cam.
28 Il envoya les ténèbres, et fit obscurcir [l'air]; et ils ne furent point rebelles à ses ordres.
29 Il convertit leurs eaux en sang, et fit mourir leurs poissons.
30 Leur terre produisit en abondance des grenouilles, jusqu’au dedans des cabinets de leurs Rois.
31 Il parla, et une mêlée de bêtes vint, et des poux sur tout leur pays.
32 Il fit que leurs pluies furent de la grêle, [et] qu'il y eut sur leur terre un feu flamboyant.
33 Il frappa leurs vignes, et leurs figuiers, et il brisa les arbres de leur pays.
34 Il commanda, et les sauterelles vinrent, et des hurebecs sans nombre;
35 Qui broutèrent toute l'herbe en leur pays, et qui dévorèrent le fruit de leur terroir.
36 Et il frappa tout premier-né dans leur pays, qui étaient les prémices de toute leur vigueur.
37 Puis il les tira dehors avec de l'or et de l'argent, et il n'y eut aucun qui chancelât parmi ses Tribus.
38 L'Egypte se réjouit à leur départ; car la peur qu'ils avaient d'eux, les avait saisis.
39 Il étendit la nuée pour couverture, et le feu pour éclairer la nuit.
40 [Le peuple] demanda, et il fit venir des cailles, et il les rassasia du pain des cieux.
41 Il ouvrit le rocher, et les eaux en coulèrent; et coururent par les lieux secs, [comme] une rivière.
42 Car il se souvint de la parole de sa sainteté, laquelle il avait donnée à Abraham son serviteur.
43 Et il tira dehors son peuple avec allégresse, et ses élus avec chant de joie.
44 Il leur donna les pays des nations, et ils possédèrent le fruit du travail des peuples.
45 Afin qu'ils gardassent ses statuts, et qu'ils observassent ses lois. Louez l'Eternel.
1 O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
2 Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
3 Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
4 Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
5 Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
6 O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
7 He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
8 He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
10 And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
11 Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
12 When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
13 When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
15 Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
18 His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
19 Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
20 The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
22 To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
23 Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
24 And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
25 Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
27 He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
29 At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
30 Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
31 He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
32 He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
34 At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
35 And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
36 He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
37 He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
38 Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
39 A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
40 At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
41 His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
42 For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
44 And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
45 So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.