| | King James | Abbé Crampon | American std |
| 1 | Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, | Ah ! si vous déchiriez les cieux, si vous descendiez, – les montagnes seraient ébranlées devant vous! – | Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, |
| 2 | As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! | comme un feu qui embrase le bois sec, comme un feu qui fait bouillonner l'eau, pour manifester votre nom à vos adversaires, de sorte que les nations tremblent devant vous, | as when fire kindleth the brushwood, [and] the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! |
| 3 | When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. | en faisant des choses terribles, inattendues, -- vous descendriez, les montagnes seraient ébranlées devant vous ! – | When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence. |
| 4 | For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. | dont jamais on n'eût entendu parler ! Jamais on n'a entendu, nul oeil n'a vu un Dieu autre que vous, agir ainsi pour qui espère en lui. | For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him. |
| 5 | Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved. | Vous venez au-devant de qui pratique avec joie la justice, de qui, marchant dans vos voies, se souvient de vous. Voici que vous étiez courroucé, et nous étions coupables ; -- il en est ainsi depuis longtemps : serions-nous sauvés ? – | Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: in them [have we been] of long time; and shall we be saved? |
| 6 | But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. | Nous étions tous semblables à un homme impur, et toutes nos justices étaient pareilles à un vêtement souillé. Nous étions tous flétris comme la feuille, et nos iniquités nous emportaient comme le vent. | For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. |
| 7 | And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. | Il n'y avait personne qui invoquât votre nom, qui se réveillât pour s'attacher à vous. Car vous nous aviez caché votre visage, et vous nous laissiez périr dans nos iniquités. | And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us by means of our iniquities. |
| 8 | But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. | Et maintenant, ô Yahweh, vous étés notre père; nous sommes l'argile, et vous celui qui nous a formés ; nous sommes tous l'ouvrage de votre main. | But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. |
| 9 | Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. | Ne vous irritez pas à l'extrême, ô Yahweh : et ne vous souvenez pas à jamais de l'iniquité. Regardez donc : nous sommes tous votre peuple ! | Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, look, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. |
| 10 | Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. | Vos villes saintes sont devenues un désert; Sion est devenue un désert, Jérusalem une solitude. | Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. |
| 11 | Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste. | Notre maison sainte et glorieuse, où nos pères célébraient vos louanges, est devenue la proie des flammes, et tout ce qui nous était cher a été dévasté. | Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste. |
| 12 | Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? | En face de ces maux, vous contiendrez-vous, ô Yahweh ? Vous tairez-vous et nous affligerez-vous à l'excès ? | Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? |
