Salmos 19
1 Los cielos cuentan la gloria de ʼElohim, Y el firmamento declara la obra de sus manos.
[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 pronuncian su mensaje, Y noche tras noche proclaman sabiduría.
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 lengua ni palabras En las cuales no sea oída la voz de ellos.
They do not really speak; they do not say any words. There is no voice [from them] for anyone to hear.
4 Su expresión llega a toda la tierra, Y sus Palabras hasta los confines del mundo. En ellos puso tabernáculo 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 Y éste, como esposo que sale de su aposento, Se alegra como atleta para recorrer su camino.
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 De un extremo de los cielos es su salida, Y su órbita hasta el término de ellos. Nada queda escondido de 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 Yavé es perfecta. Restaura el alma. El testimonio de Yavé es fiel. Hace sabio al sencillo.
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 Yavé son rectos. Alegran el corazón. El Mandamiento de Yavé es puro, Alumbra 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 a Yavé es limpio, Permanece para siempre. Los Juicios de Yavé son verdaderos, Todos justos.
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 Deseables son más que el oro, Más que mucho oro afinado, Y más dulces que la miel, Aun la que destila 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 Tu esclavo es además amonestado por ellos. En guardarlos hay grande galardón.
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 reconocerá sus propios errores? Declárame inocente de los que me son 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 Aparta también a tu esclavo de las soberbias, Que no me dominen. Entonces seré íntegro Y declarado absuelto de gran transgresión.
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 Sean aceptos los dichos de mi boca delante de Ti Y la meditación de mi corazón, Oh Yavé, Roca mía y Redentor mío.
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.
