1 L íbrame, Jehová, del hombre malo; guárdame de hombres violentos,

O Lord, take me away from sinful men. Keep me safe from men who want to hurt others.

2 l os cuales maquinan males en el corazón y cada día provocan contiendas.

They make sinful plans in their hearts. They always start wars.

3 A guzan su lengua como una serpiente; veneno de víbora hay debajo de sus labios. Selah

They make their tongues sharp like a snake’s. And the poison of a snake is under their lips.

4 G uárdame, Jehová, de manos del impío; líbrame de hombres injuriosos, que han planeado trastornar mis pasos.

O Lord, keep me from the hands of the sinful. Keep me safe from men who want to hurt others and have planned to trip my feet.

5 M e han tendido lazo y cuerdas los soberbios; han tendido red junto a la senda; me han puesto lazos. Selah

The proud have hidden a trap for me. With ropes they have spread a net. They have set traps for me beside the road.

6 H e dicho a Jehová: «Dios mío eres tú; escucha, Jehová, la voz de mis ruegos.

I said to the Lord, “You are my God. Listen to the voice of my prayers, O Lord.

7 J ehová, Señor, potente salvador mío, tú pusiste a cubierto mi cabeza en el día de la batalla.»

O God the Lord, the strength that saves me, You have covered my head in the day of battle.

8 N o concedas, Jehová, al impío sus deseos; no saques adelante sus pensamientos, para que no se ensoberbezca. Selah

O Lord, do not give the sinful what they want. Do not let their plans work, or they will be honored.

9 E n cuanto a los que por todas partes me rodean, la maldad de sus propios labios cubrirá sus cabezas.

“As for those who gather around me, may the wrong-doing of their lips come upon their heads.

10 C aerán sobre ellos brasas, serán echados en el fuego, en abismos profundos de donde no escaparán.

May burning coals fall upon them. May they be thrown into the fire, into deep holes, and rise no more.

11 E l hombre deslenguado no será firme en la tierra; el mal cazará al hombre injusto para derribarlo.

Do not let the man whose talking hurts people stand in the land. May trouble hurry to catch and destroy the man who wants to hurt others.”

12 Y o sé que Jehová tomará a su cargo la causa del afligido y el derecho de los necesitados.

I know that the Lord will stand by those who suffer and do what is right for the poor.

13 C iertamente los justos alabarán tu nombre; ¡los rectos morarán en tu presencia!

For sure those who are right and good will give thanks to Your name. Those who are right will live with You.