1 O ye, oh Jehová, una causa justa; está atento a mi clamor. Escucha mi oración hecha de labios sin engaño.

Hear what is right, O Lord. Listen to my cry. Hear my prayer, for it does not come from lying lips.

2 D e tu presencia proceda mi vindicación; Vean tus ojos la rectitud.

May You decide in my favor. May Your eyes see what is right.

3 T ú has probado mi corazón, me has visitado de noche; Me has puesto a prueba, y nada inicuo hallaste; He resuelto que mi boca no haga transgresión.

You have tested my heart. You have visited me during the night. You have tested me and have found nothing wrong. I have decided that my mouth will not sin.

4 E n cuanto a las obras humanas, por la palabra de tus labios Yo me he guardado de las sendas de los violentos.

As for the actions of men, by the word of Your lips, I have kept myself from the paths of those who want to hurt others.

5 S ustenta mis pasos en tus caminos, Para que mis pies no resbalen.

My steps have followed Your paths. My feet have not turned from them.

6 Y o te he invocado, por cuanto tú me oirás, oh Dios; Inclina a mí tu oído, escucha mi palabra.

I have called to You, O God, for You will answer me. Listen to me and hear my words.

7 M uestra tus maravillosas misericordias, tú que salvas a los que se refugian a tu diestra, De los que se levantan contra ellos.

Show Your great loving-kindness. You save by Your right hand the people that come to You for help from those who hate them.

8 G uárdame como a la niña de tus ojos; Escóndeme bajo la sombra de tus alas,

Keep me safe as You would Your own eye. Hide me in the shadow of Your wings,

9 D e la vista de los malos que me oprimen, De mis enemigos que buscan mi vida.

from the sinful who fight against me, those who would kill me and are all around me.

10 E nvueltos están con su grosura; Con su boca hablan arrogantemente.

They have closed their fat hearts to pity. And their mouths speak with pride.

11 H an cercado ahora nuestros pasos; Tienen puestos sus ojos para echarnos por tierra.

They have followed our every step and are all around us. They are watching for a way to bring us down to the ground.

12 S on como león que desea hacer presa, Y como leoncillo que está en su escondite.

He is like a hungry lion, like a young lion hiding and waiting.

13 L evántate, oh Jehová; Sal a su encuentro, póstrales; Libra mi alma de los malos con tu espada,

Rise up, O Lord. Stand against him. Bring him down. Save me from the sinful with Your sword.

14 D e los hombres con tu mano, oh Jehová, De los hombres mundanos, cuya porción la tienen en esta vida, Y cuyo vientre está lleno de tu tesoro. Sacian a sus hijos, Y aun sobra para sus pequeñuelos.

O Lord, save me by Your hand from such men. Their riches are in this life. Their stomach is filled with what you have stored for them. Their children are filled. Let them leave some for their babies.

15 E n cuanto a mí, veré tu rostro en justicia; Estaré satisfecho cuando despierte a tu semejanza. Acción de gracias por la victoria (2 S. 22. 1-51) Al músico principal. Salmo de David, siervo de Jehová, el cual dirigió a Jehová las palabras de este cántico el día que le libró Jehová de mano de todos sus enemigos, y de mano de Saúl. Entonces dijo:

As for me, I will see Your face in what is right and good. I will be happy to see You when I awake.