Psaumes 48

1 Cantique. Psaume des fils de Coré. 2 Yahweh est grand, il est l’objet de toute louange, dans la cité de notre Dieu, sur sa montagne sainte. 3 Elle s’élève gracieuse, joie de toute la terre, la montagne de Sion, aux extrémités du septentrion, la cité du grand Roi. 4 Dieu, dans ses palais, s’est fait connaître comme un refuge. 5 Car voici que les rois s’étaient réunis, ensemble ils s’étaient avancés. 6 Ils ont vu, soudain ils ont été dans la stupeur ; éperdus, ils ont pris la fuite. 7 Là un tremblement les a saisis, une douleur comme celle de la femme qui enfante. 8 Par le vent d’Orient tu brises les vaisseaux de Tharsis. 9 Ce que nous avions entendu dire, nous l’avons vu
dans la cité de Yahweh des armées ;
dans la cité de notre Dieu :
Dieu l’affermit pour toujours. — Séla. 10 Ô Dieu nous rappelons la mémoire de ta bonté,
au milieu de ton temple. 11 Comme ton nom, ô Dieu, ainsi ta louange
arrive jusqu’aux extrémités de la terre.
Ta droite est pleine de justice. 12 Que la montagne de Sion se réjouisse,
que les filles de Juda soient dans l’allégresse,
à cause de tes jugements ! 13 Parcourez Sion et faites-en le tour,
comptez ses forteresses ; 14 observez son rempart,
examinez ses palais,
pour le raconter à la génération future. 15 Voilà le Dieu qui est notre Dieu à jamais et toujours ;
il sera notre guide dans tous les siècles.

1 Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core. 2 Hear these things, all ye nations: give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world. 3 All you that are earthborn, and you sons of men: both rich and poor together. 4 My mouth shall speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding. 5 I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery. 6 Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me. 7 They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches, 8 No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom, 9 Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever, 10 And shall still live unto the end. 11 He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers: 12 And their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names. 13 And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them. 14 This way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth. 15 They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory. 16 But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me. 17 Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased. 18 For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him. 19 For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him. 20 He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light. 21 Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them.