Salmos 57
1 Ten misericordia de mí, o! Dios, ten misericordia de mí; porque en ti ha confiado mi alma, y en la sombra de tus alas me ampararé, hasta que pasen los quebrantamientos.
God, be merciful to me! Act mercifully toward me because I come to you to protect me. I ask you to protect me [like little birds are protected under their mother’s] wings [MET] until the storm/danger is ended.
2 Clamaré al Dios Altísimo, al Dios que me galardona.
God, you who are greater than all other gods, I cry out to you, the one who enables me to do all that you desire.
3 El enviará desde los cielos, y me salvará de la afrenta de él que me traga. (Selah) Dios enviará su misericordia y su verdad.
You will answer me from heaven and rescue me, but you will cause those who oppress me to be [defeated and] disgraced! (Think about that!) God will [always] faithfully love me and (will be faithful/will do what he promises).
4 Mi vida está entre leones: estoy echado entre hijos de hombres que echan llamas: sus dientes son lanza y saetas, y su lengua espada aguda.
[Sometimes] I am surrounded by [my enemies who are like] lions that [kill] humans; [they are like] lions that chew with their teeth [animals that they kill]; but my enemies have spears and arrows, not teeth; and [the false things that] they say [MTY] [hurt people as much as] sharp swords [hurt people] [MET].
5 Ensálzate sobre los cielos, o! Dios: sobre toda la tierra se ensalce tu gloria.
God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory to people all over the earth!
6 Red han compuesto a mis pasos, mi alma se ha abatido: hoyo han cavado delante de mí, caigan en medio de él. (Selah)
[It is as if] [MET, HYP] my enemies spread a net to seize me, and I became very distressed [IDM]. [It is as if] [MET, HYP] they dug a deep pit along the path where I walk, but they themselves fell into it!
7 Aparejado está mi corazón, o! Dios, aparejado está mi corazón: cantaré, y diré salmos.
God, I have complete confidence [DOU] in you. I will sing to you, and I will praise you while I sing.
8 Despierta, o! gloria mía, despierta salterio y arpa; levantarme he de mañana.
I will awaken myself; I will arise before the sun rises and [praise you while I play] my harp or my (lyre/small harp).
9 Alabarte he en los pueblos, o! Señor, cantaré de ti en las naciones:
Lord, I will thank you among [all] the people; and I will sing to praise you among [many] ethnic groups,
10 Porque grande es hasta los cielos tu misericordia, y hasta las nubes tu verdad.
because your faithful love for us is [as great as the distance from the earth] to the sky, and because your (faithfulness/faithfully doing what you promise) is [as great as the distance] up to the clouds [MET].
11 Ensálzate sobre los cielos, o! Dios; sobre toda la tierra se ensalce tu gloria.
God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory [to people] all over the earth!
