| | King James | Abbé Crampon | American std |
| 1 | O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? | Cantique d'Asaph. Pourquoi, ô Dieu, nous as-tu rejetés pour toujours ? Pourquoi ta colère est-elle allumée contre le troupeau de ton pâturage ? | O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? |
| 2 | Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. | Souviens-toi de ton peuple que tu as acquis aux jours anciens, que tu as racheté pour être la tribu de ton héritage ! Souviens-toi de ta montagne de Sion où tu faisais ta résidence; | Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; [And] mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. |
| 3 | Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. | porte tes pas vers ces ruines irréparables ; l'ennemi a tout ravagé dans le sanctuaire. | Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary. |
| 4 | Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs. | Tes adversaires ont rugi au milieu de tes saints parvis ; ils ont établi pour emblèmes leurs emblèmes. | Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly; They have set up their ensigns for signs. |
| 5 | A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. | On les a vus, pareils au bûcheron, qui lève la cognée dans une épaisse forêt. | They seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees. |
| 6 | But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers. | Et maintenant, toutes les sculptures ensemble ; ils les ont brisées à coups de hache et de marteau. | And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers. |
| 7 | They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. | Ils ont livré au feu ton sanctuaire ; ils ont abattu et profané la demeure de ton nom. | They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name [by casting it] to the ground. |
| 8 | They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. | Ils disaient dans leur coeur : Détruisons-les tous ensemble ! Ils ont brûlé dans le pays tous les lieux saints. | They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. |
| 9 | We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. | Nous ne voyons plus nos signes ; il n'y a plus de prophète, et personne parmi nous qui sache jusques à quand... | We see not our signs: There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. |
| 10 | O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? | Jusques à quand, ô Dieu, l'oppresseur insultera-t-il, l'ennemi blasphémera-t-il sans cesse ton nom ? | How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? |
| 11 | Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom. | Pourquoi retires-tu ta main et ta droite ? Tire-la de ton sein et détruis-les ! | Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? [Pluck it] out of thy bosom [and] consume [them]. |
| 12 | For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. | Pourtant Dieu est mon roi dès les temps anciens, lui qui a opéré tant de délivrances sur la terre. | Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. |
| 13 | Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. | C'est toi qui as divisé la mer par ta puissance, toi qui as brisé la tête des monstres dans les eaux. | Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters. |
| 14 | Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. | C'est toi qui as écrasé les têtes de Léviathan, et l'as donné en pâture au peuple du désert. | Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. |
| 15 | Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. | C'est toi qui as fait jaillir la source et le torrent, toi qui as mis à sec les fleuves qui ne tarissent pas. | Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers. |
| 16 | The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. | A toi est le jour, à toi est la nuit ; c'est toi qui as créé la lune et le soleil. | The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun. |
| 17 | Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. | C'est toi qui as fixé toutes les limites de la terre ; l'été et l'hiver, c'est toi qui les as établis. | Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter. |
| 18 | Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. | Souviens-toi : l'ennemi insulte Yahweh, un peuple insensé blasphème ton nom ! | Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name. |
| 19 | O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. | Ne livre pas aux bêtes l'âme de ta tourterelle, n'oublie pas pour toujours la vie de tes pauvres. | Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever. |
| 20 | Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. | Prends garde à ton alliance ! car tous les coins du pays sont pleins de repaires de violence. | Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence. |
| 21 | O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. | Que l'opprimé ne s'en retourne pas confus, que le malheureux et le pauvre puissent bénir ton nom ! | Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name. |
| 22 | Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. | Lève-toi, ô Dieu, prends en main ta cause ; souviens-toi des outrages que t'adresse chaque jour l'insensé. | Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day. |
| 23 | Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually. | N'oublie pas les clameurs de tes adversaires, l'insolence toujours croissante de ceux qui te haïssent. | Forget not the voice of thine adversaries: The tumult of those that rise up against thee ascendeth continually. Psalm 75 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tash-heth. A Psalm of Asaph; a song. |
