Psaumes 82

1 Cantique d’Asaph. Dieu se tient dans l’assemblée du Tout-Puissant ; au milieu des dieux il rend son arrêt : 2 « Jusques à quand jugerez-vous injustement, et prendrez-vous parti pour les méchants ? — Séla. 3 « Rendez justice au faible et à l’orphelin, faites droit au malheureux et au pauvre, 4 sauvez le misérable et l’indigent, délivrez-les de la main des méchants. 5 « Ils n’ont ni savoir ni intelligence, ils marchent dans les ténèbres ; tous les fondements de la terre sont ébranlés. 6 « J’ai dit : Vous êtes des dieux, vous êtes tous les fils du Très-Haut. 7 Cependant, vous mourrez comme des hommes, vous tomberez comme le premier venu des princes. » 8 Lève-toi, ô Dieu, juge la terre, car toutes les nations t’appartiennent.

1 A canticle of a psalm for Asaph. 2 O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God. 3 For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 4 They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints. 5 They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more. 6 For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee, 7 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens, 8 Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre. 9 Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot. 10 Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson. 11 Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth. 12 Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes, 13 Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance. 14 O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind. 15 As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains: 16 So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath. 17 Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord. 18 Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish. 19 And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.