1 C iertamente es bueno Dios para con Israel, Para con los limpios de corazón.

For sure God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

2 E n cuanto a mí, casi se deslizaron mis pies; Por poco resbalaron mis pasos.

But as for me, my feet came close to falling. My steps had almost tripped.

3 P orque tuve envidia de los arrogantes, Viendo la prosperidad de los impíos.

For I was jealous of the proud when I saw that all was going well with the sinful.

4 P orque no hay congojas para ellos, Pues su vigor está entero.

For they suffer no pain in their death, and their body is fat.

5 N o pasan trabajos como los otros mortales, Ni son azotados como los demás hombres.

They do not have the troubles of other men or suffer like other men.

6 P or tanto, la soberbia los rodea como un collar; Se cubren de vestido de violencia.

So they wear pride around their neck. Fighting covers them like a coat.

7 L os ojos se les saltan de gordura; Logran con creces los antojos del corazón.

They are so fat that their eyes are pushed out. The crazy thoughts of their hearts run wild.

8 S e mofan y hablan con maldad de hacer violencia; Hablan con altanería.

They laugh at the truth, and speak sinful things about making it hard for others. They speak from a high place.

9 P onen su boca contra el cielo, Y su lengua recorre la tierra.

They say bad things against heaven, and their tongue walks through the earth.

10 P or eso, mi pueblo se vuelve hacia ellos, Y bebe a grandes sorbos de sus aguas.

And so his people return to this place and drink water from a full cup.

11 Y dicen: ¿Cómo sabe Dios? ¿Y hay conocimiento en el Altísimo?

They say, “How does God know? Is there much learning with the Most High?”

12 H e aquí estos impíos, Sin ser turbados del mundo, alcanzaron riquezas.

See, this is what the sinful are like. They always have it easy and their riches grow.

13 V erdaderamente en vano he limpiado mi corazón, Y lavado mis manos en inocencia;

For no good reason I have kept my heart pure and have not sinned.

14 P ues he sido azotado todo el día, Y castigado todas las mañanas.

For I have suffered all day long. I have been punished every morning.

15 S i dijera yo: Hablaré como ellos, He aquí, a la generación de tus hijos engañaría.

I would not have been true to Your children if I had spoken this way.

16 C uando medité para entender esto, Fue un duro trabajo para mí,

It was too hard for me when I tried to understand this,

17 H asta que, entrando en el santuario de Dios, Comprendí el fin de ellos.

until I went into the holy place of God. Then I understood their end.

18 C iertamente los has puesto en deslizaderos; Los precipitas en una completa ruina.

For sure, You set the sinful in places where there is danger at every step. You throw them down to be destroyed.

19 ¡ Cómo han sido asolados de repente! Perecieron, se consumieron de terrores.

How they are destroyed right away! They come to an end with much fear.

20 C omo sueño del que despierta, Así, Señor, cuando te levantes, los menospreciarás como a fantasmas.

Like a dream when one wakes up, so You will hate what they look like when You rise up, O Lord.

21 S e llenó de amargura mi alma, Y en mi corazón sentía punzadas.

My heart was troubled and I was hurt inside.

22 T an torpe era yo, que no entendía; Era como una bestia delante de ti.

I was without reason and did not know better. I was like an animal before You.

23 C on todo, yo siempre estoy contigo; Me tomaste de la mano derecha.

Yet I am always with You. You hold me by my right hand.

24 M e has guiado según tu consejo, Y después me recibirás en gloria.

You will lead me by telling me what I should do. And after this, You will bring me into shining-greatness.

25 ¿ A quién tengo yo en los cielos sino a ti? Estando contigo, nada me deleita ya en la tierra.

Whom have I in heaven but You? I want nothing more on earth, but You.

26 M i carne y mi corazón desfallecen; Mas la roca de mi corazón y mi porción es Dios para siempre.

My body and my heart may grow weak, but God is the strength of my heart and all I need forever.

27 P orque he aquí, los que se alejan de ti perecerán; Tú destruirás a todo aquel que de ti se aparta.

For, see, those who are far from You will be lost from You forever. You have destroyed all those who are not faithful to You.

28 P ero en cuanto a mí, el acercarme a Dios es el bien; He puesto en Jehová el Señor mi esperanza, Para contar todas tus obras.

But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Lord God my safe place. So I may tell of all the things You have done.