Salmos 17

1 Oración de David. Oye, oh SEÑOR, justicia; está atento a mi clamor; escucha mi oración hecha sin labios de engaño.

A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2 De delante de tu rostro salga mi juicio; vean tus ojos la rectitud.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.

3 Tú has probado mi corazón, me has visitado de noche; me has refinado, y nada inicuo hallaste; lo que pensé, no pasó mi boca.

Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

4 Para las obras humanas, por la palabra de tus labios yo observé los caminos del violento.

As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

5 Sustenta mis pasos en tus caminos, para que mis pies no resbalen.

My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.

6 Yo te he invocado, por cuanto tú me oyes, oh Dios: Inclina a mí tu oído, escucha mi palabra.

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.

7 Haz maravillosas tus misericordias, salvador de los que en ti confían, de los que se levantan contra tu diestra.

Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge [in thee] From those that rise up [against them].

8 Guárdame como lo negro de la niña del ojo, escóndeme con la sombra de tus alas.

Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

9 De delante de los malos que me oprimieron, de mis enemigos que me cercan por la vida.

From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

10 Cerrados están con su grosura; con su boca hablan soberbiamente.

They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.

11 Nuestros pasos nos han cercado ahora; puestos tienen sus ojos para echarnos por tierra.

They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth.

12 Parecen al león que desea hacer presa, y al leoncillo que está escondido.

He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Levántate, oh SEÑOR; prevén su encuentro, póstrale; libra mi alma del malo con tu espada;

Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

14 de los hombres con tu mano, oh SEÑOR, de los hombres de mundo, cuya parte es en esta vida, y cuyo vientre está lleno de tu despensa: sacian a sus hijos, y dejan el resto a su familia.

From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

15 Yo en justicia veré tu rostro; seré saciado cuando despertaré a tu semejanza.

As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with [beholding] thy form.