| | Ostervald | American std | Easy to read |
| 1 | Au maître-chantre. Avec instruments à cordes. Psaume de David. Quand je crie, réponds-moi, ô Dieu de ma justice! Quand j'étais à l'étroit, tu m'as mis au large; aie pitié de moi, entends ma prière! | Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large [when I was] in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. | To the director. With stringed instruments. A song of David. My good God, answer me when I pray to you! Hear my prayer and be kind to me! Give me some relief from all my troubles! |
| 2 | Fils des hommes, jusques à quand ma gloire sera-t-elle mise en opprobre? Jusques à quand aimerez-vous la vanité, et rechercherez-vous le mensonge? (Sélah. ) | O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? [How long] will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah | People, how long will you say bad things about me? You people keep looking for new lies to tell about me. You people love telling those lies. SELAH |
| 3 | Sachez que l'Éternel s'est choisi un bien-aimé. L'Éternel m'entend quand je crie à lui. | But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself him that is godly: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him. | You know that the Lord listens to his good people. So the Lord hears me when I pray to him. |
| 4 | Tremblez, et ne péchez point! Parlez en vos coeurs sur votre couche, et gardez le silence! (Sélah. ) | Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah | If something is bothering you, you can be angry, but don’t sin. Think about those things when you go to bed, and then relax. SELAH |
| 5 | Offrez des sacrifices de justice, et confiez-vous en l'Éternel. | Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Jehovah. | Give good sacrifices to God, and trust the Lord! |
| 6 | Plusieurs disent: Qui nous fera voir du bien? Fais lever sur nous la lumière de ta face, ô Éternel! | Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. | Many people say, Who will show us God’s goodness? Lord, let us see your shining face! |
| 7 | Tu as mis dans mon coeur plus de joie, qu'ils n'en ont quand leur blé et leur vin sont abondants. | Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than [they have] when their grain and their new wine are increased. | Lord, you have made me very happy! I am happier now than at harvest time—when we celebrate because we have much grain and wine. |
| 8 | Je me coucherai, je m'endormirai aussi en paix; car toi seul, ô Éternel, tu me fais reposer en assurance. | In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety. Psalm 5 For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. | I go to bed and sleep in peace. Why? Because, Lord, you lay me down to sleep in safety. |
