Psaume 52

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La fin d’un arriviste

1 Au chef de chœur: une méditation de David, 

2 qu’il composa lorsque Doëg l’Edomite vint informer Saül que David était entré dans la maison d’Ahimélek. (1S 21:8; 1S 22:9) 

3 Toi qui es fort, ╵qu’as-tu à te vanter ╵de ta méchanceté? Vois: la bonté de Dieu ╵se manifeste chaque jour. 

4 Ta langue trame des projets ╵de destruction, c’est un rasoir bien affilé, ╵elle est habile pour tromper. 

5 Tu as donné ta préférence ╵au mal plutôt qu’au bien, tu as préféré le mensonge ╵à la sincérité. Pause 

6 Tu aimes les mots qui détruisent, ta langue n’est que tromperie. 

7 C’est pourquoi Dieu te détruira ╵définitivement. Il te saisira dans ta tente, ╵et il t’en chassera, il arrachera tes racines ╵du pays des vivants. Pause 

8 Alors les justes le verront ╵et ils seront saisis de crainte, ils se riront de toi: 

9 « Le voici, l’homme ╵qui ne prenait pas Dieu ╵pour forteresse, celui qui se fiait ╵à ses grandes richesses et qui se croyait fort ╵par ses actes destructeurs! » 

10 Mais moi, je suis comme un olivier verdoyant ╵dans la maison de Dieu. Je compte sur l’amour de Dieu ╵à toujours, à jamais. 

11 Je te célébrerai toujours ╵pour ce que tu as fait. Je veux m’attendre à toi, car ta bonté se manifeste ╵à ceux qui te sont attachés. 

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Psaume 52

English Standard Version

The Steadfast Love of God Endures

1 To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. (1S 22:9) 

2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. (Ps 50:19; Ps 57:4; Ps 101:7) 

3 You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. (Jr 9:4) 

4 You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. 

5 But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Ps 27:13; Pr 2:22) 

6 The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, (Ps 2:4; Ps 40:3) 

7 “See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!” (Ps 49:6) 

8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. (Ps 1:3; Ps 37:35; Ps 92:12; Ps 128:3; Ps 144:12; Jr 11:16; Os 14:6) 

9 I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly. (Ps 50:5; Ps 54:6) 

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