Salmos 19
1 Para el músico principal. Un salmo de David. Los cielos declaran la gloria de Dios. La extensión muestra su obra.
[When people look at everything that] God [has placed in] the skies, they can see that he is very great; they can see the great things that he has created.
2 Día tras día derraman su discurso, y noche tras noche despliegan conocimiento.
Day after day [it is as though the sun] proclaims [the glory of God], and night after night [it is as though the moon and stars] say that they know [that God made them].
3 No hay discurso ni lenguaje donde su voz no es escuchada.
They do not really speak; they do not say any words. There is no voice [from them] for anyone to hear.
4 Su voz se ha extendido por toda la tierra, sus palabras hasta el fin del mundo. En ellos ha puesto una tienda para el sol,
But what they declare [about God] goes throughout the world, and [even people who live in] the most distant/remote places on earth can know it. The sun is in the skies where God placed it [MET];
5 que es como un novio que sale de su habitación, como un hombre fuerte que se regocija de seguir su curso.
it rises each morning like a bridegroom [who is happy] as he comes out of his bedroom after his wedding. It is like a strong athlete who is very eager to start running in a race.
6 Su salida es desde el final de los cielos, su circuito hasta sus extremos. No hay nada oculto a su calor.
The sun rises at one side of the sky and goes across [the sky and sets on] the other side, and nothing can hide from its heat.
7 La ley de Yahvé es perfecta y restaura el alma. El pacto de Yahvé es seguro, hace sabio al simple.
The instructions that Yahweh has given us are perfect; they (revive us/give us new strength). We can be sure that the things that Yahweh has told us will never change, and [by learning them] people who have not been previously taught/instructed will become wise.
8 Los preceptos de Yahvé son rectos, alegran el corazón. El mandamiento de Yahvé es puro, ilumina los ojos.
Yahweh’s laws are fair/just; [when we obey them], we become joyful. The commands of Yahweh are clear, and [by reading them] [PRS] we start to understand [how God wants us to behave].
9 El temor de Yahvé es limpio, perdurable para siempre. Las ordenanzas de Yahvé son verdaderas y justas en su totalidad.
It is good for people to revere Yahweh; that is something that they will do forever. What Yahweh has decided is fair, and it is always right.
10 Son más deseables que el oro, sí, que mucho oro fino, más dulce también que la miel y el extracto del panal.
The things that God has decided are more valuable than gold, even the finest/purest gold. They are sweeter than honey that drips from honeycombs.
11 Además, tu siervo es advertido por ellos. Mantenerlos es una gran recompensa.
Furthermore, [by reading them] I learn [what things are good to do and what things are evil], and they promise a great reward to [us who] obey them.
12 ¿Quién puede discernir sus errores? Perdóname por los errores ocultos.
But there is no one who can know all his errors [RHQ]; so Yahweh, forgive me for these things which I do that I do not realize are wrong.
13 Guarda también a tu siervo de los pecados presuntuosos. Que no tengan dominio sobre mí. Entonces estaré erguido. Seré irreprochable e inocente de grandes transgresiones.
Keep me from doing things that I know are wrong; do not let my sinful desires control me. If you do that, I will no longer be guilty for committing such sins, and I will not commit the great sin [of rebelling terribly] against you.
14 Que las palabras de mi boca y la meditación de mi corazón sea aceptable a tus ojos, Yahvé, mi roca y mi redentor.
O Yahweh, you are [like] an [overhanging] rock [MET] under which I can be safe; you are the one who protects me. I hope/desire that the things that I say and what I think will [always] please you.
