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. Lord, please hear my cry for justice! Please pay attention to my call for help! Listen to the prayer of an honest man!
2 De delante de tu rostro salga mi juicio; vean tus ojos la rectitud.
Vindicate me before you—for you see what is right.
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.
You have observed my thoughts, you have visited me at night, you have examined me—and you have found nothing wrong. I promised myself I wouldn't say anything I shouldn't.
4 Para las obras humanas, por la palabra de tus labios yo observé los caminos del violento.
With regard to the actions of others: I have done what you told me and I have avoided what violent people do.
5 Sustenta mis pasos en tus caminos, para que mis pies no resbalen.
I have not strayed from your path; my feet have not slipped from it.
6 Yo te he invocado, por cuanto tú me oyes, oh Dios: Inclina a mí tu oído, escucha mi palabra.
God, I call out to you because I know you will answer; please listen carefully to what I have to say.
7 Haz maravillosas tus misericordias, salvador de los que en ti confían, de los que se levantan contra tu diestra.
Show me how wonderful your trustworthy love really is, Savior of those who come to you for protection against their enemies!
8 Guárdame como lo negro de la niña del ojo, escóndeme con la sombra de tus alas.
Keep me safe as someone you love; hide me underneath your wings.
9 De delante de los malos que me oprimieron, de mis enemigos que me cercan por la vida.
Protect me from the attacks of the wicked who want to destroy me, from my enemies who surround me, intent on killing me.
10 Cerrados están con su grosura; con su boca hablan soberbiamente.
They have no compassion, and all they have to say is pure arrogance.
11 Nuestros pasos nos han cercado ahora; puestos tienen sus ojos para echarnos por tierra.
They hunt me down and surround me, looking for the chance to knock me down in the dust.
12 Parecen al león que desea hacer presa, y al leoncillo que está escondido.
They are like lions, longing to tear their prey apart; like fierce lions crouching in ambush.
13 Levántate, oh SEÑOR; prevén su encuentro, póstrale; libra mi alma del malo con tu espada;
Lord, stand up and confront them! Force them to back down! By your sword rescue me from the wicked!
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.
Lord, by your power, save me from people whose only thought is for this world. May they be filled with what you have in store for them, their children too, with left-overs for their grandchildren!
15 Yo en justicia veré tu rostro; seré saciado cuando despertaré a tu semejanza.
As for me, I shall see your face in all its goodness. When I awake, I will be so pleased to see you face to face.
