| | King James | Abbé Crampon | American std |
| 1 | Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. | Prière de David. Yahweh, entends la justice, écoute mon cri ; prête l'oreille à ma prière, qui n'est pas proférée par des lèvres trompeuses. | Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. |
| 2 | Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. | Que mon jugement sorte de ta face, que tes yeux regardent l'équité ! | Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity. |
| 3 | Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. | Tu as éprouvé mon coeur, tu l'as visité la nuit, tu m'as mis dans le creuset : tu ne trouves rien. Avec ma pensée ma bouche n'est pas en désaccord. | Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. |
| 4 | Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. | Quant aux actions de l'homme, fidèle à la parole de tes lèvres; j'ai pris garde aux voies des violents. | As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent. |
| 5 | Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. | Mes pas se sont attachés à tes sentiers, et mes pieds n'ont pas chancelé. | My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped. |
| 6 | I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. | Je t'invoque, car tu m'exauces, ô Dieu ; incline vers moi ton oreille, écoute ma prière. | I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech. |
| 7 | Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. | Signale ta bonté, toi qui sauves ceux qui se réfugient dans ta droite contre leurs adversaires. | Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge [in thee ]From those that rise up [against them]. |
| 8 | Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, | Garde-moi comme la prunelle de l'oeil ; à l'ombre de tes ailes mets-moi à couvert; | Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings, |
| 9 | From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. | des impies qui me persécutent, des ennemis mortels qui m'entourent. | From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about. |
| 10 | They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. | Ils ferment leurs entrailles à la pitié, ils ont à la bouche des paroles hautaines. | They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly. |
| 11 | They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; | Ils sont sur nos pas, ils nous entourent, ils nous épient pour nous renverser par terre. | They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth. |
| 12 | Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. | Ils ressemblent au lion avide de dévorer, au lionceau campé dans son fourré. | He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. |
| 13 | Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: | Lève-toi, Yahweh, marche à sa rencontre, terrasse-le; délivre mon âme du méchant par ton glaive, | Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword; |
| 14 | From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. | des hommes par ta main, de ces hommes du siècle dont la part est dans la vie présente, dont tu remplis le ventre de tes trésors, qui sont rassasiés de fils, et laissent leur superflu à leurs petits-fils. | From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes. |
| 15 | As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. | Pour moi, dans mon innocence je contemplerai ta face ; à mon réveil, je me rassasierai de ton image. | As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with [beholding] thy form. Psalm 18 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said, |
