1 H ear the right (my righteous cause), O Lord; listen to my shrill, piercing cry! Give ear to my prayer, that comes from unfeigned and guileless lips.

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

2 L et my sentence of vindication come from You! May Your eyes behold the things that are just and upright.

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

3 Y ou have proved my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

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

4 C oncerning the works of men, by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent (the paths of the destroyer).

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

5 M y steps have held closely to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

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

6 I have called upon You, O God, for You will hear me; incline Your ear to me and hear my speech.

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

7 S how Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them.

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

8 K eep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

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

9 F rom the wicked who despoil and oppress me, my deadly adversaries who surround me.

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

10 T hey are enclosed in their own prosperity and have shut up their hearts to pity; with their mouths they make exorbitant claims and proudly and arrogantly speak.

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

11 T hey track us down in each step we take; now they surround us; they set their eyes to cast us to the ground,

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

12 L ike a lion greedy and eager to tear his prey, and as a young lion lurking in hidden places.

Se parecen al león que desea hacer presa, y al leoncillo que está escondido.

13 A rise, O Lord! Confront and forestall them, cast them down! Deliver my life from the wicked by Your sword,

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

14 F rom men by Your hand, O Lord, from men of this world whose portion in life is idle and vain. Their bellies are filled with Your hidden treasure; their children are satiated, and they leave the rest wealth to their babes.

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.

15 A s for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness (rightness, justice, and right standing with You); I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake beholding Your form.

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