| | King James | Abbé Crampon | American std |
| 1 | Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. | Au maître de chant. Sur la Colombe muette des pays lointains. Hymne de David. Lorsque les Philistins le saisirent à Geth. Aie pitié de moi, ô Dieu, car l'homme s'acharne après moi ; tout le jour on me fait la guerre, on me persécute. | Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me. |
| 2 | Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. | Tout le jour mes adversaires me harcèlent ; car ils sont nombreux ceux qui me combattent le front levé. | Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me. |
| 3 | What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. | Quand je suis dans la crainte, je me confie en toi. | What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee. |
| 4 | In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. | Par le secours de Dieu, je célébrerai l'accomplissement de sa parole. Je me confie en Dieu, je ne crains rien : que peut me faire un faible mortel ? | In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me? |
| 5 | Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. | Sans cesse ils enveniment mes paroles, toutes leurs pensées sont contre moi pour me perdre. | All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil. |
| 6 | They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. | Ils complotent, ils apostent des espions, ils observent mes traces, parce qu'ils en veulent à ma vie. | They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul. |
| 7 | Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. | Chargés de tant de crimes, échapperont-ils ? Dans ta colère, ô Dieu, abats les peuples ! | Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God. |
| 8 | Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? | Tu as compté les pas de ma vie errante, tu as recueilli mes larmes dans ton outre : ne sont-elles pas inscrites dans ton livre ? | Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book? |
| 9 | When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. | Alors mes ennemis retourneront en arrière, au jour où je t'invoquerai ; je le sais, Dieu est pour moi. | Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me. |
| 10 | In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. | Par le secours de Dieu, je célébrerai l'accomplissement de sa parole ; par le secours de Yahweh, je célébrerai l'accomplissement de sa promesse, | In God (I will praise [his] word), In Jehovah (I will praise [his] word), |
| 11 | In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. | Je me confie en Dieu, je ne crains rien : Que peut me faire un faible mortel ? | In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me? |
| 12 | Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. | Les voeux que je t'ai faits, ô Dieu, j'ai a les acquitter; je t'offrirai des sacrifices d'actions de grâces. | Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee. |
| 13 | For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? | Car tu as délivré mon âme de la mort, - n'as-tu pas préservé mes pieds de la chute ? afin que je marche devant Dieu à la lumière des vivants. | For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? Psalm 57 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tash-heth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. |
