Salmos 140
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Súplica en contra de los perseguidores
Al músico principal. Salmo de David.
140 Señor, líbrame de los malvados;
¡protégeme de los violentos!
2 Esa gente siempre está tramando el mal,
y no hay un día en que no busque pleito.
3 Su lengua es aguda como de serpiente;
sus labios destilan veneno mortal.(A)
4 Señor, ¡protégeme de la gente malvada!
¡Líbrame de la gente violenta,
que quiere hacerme caer!
5 Son gente soberbia, que me tiende trampas;
gente que a mi paso pone redes
con la intención de hacerme tropezar.
6 Yo, Señor, declaro que tú eres mi Dios;
¡dígnate, Señor, prestar oído a mi súplica!
7 Tú, Señor mi Dios, eres mi poderoso salvador;
¡tú me proteges en el día de la batalla!
8 ¡No permitas, Señor, que triunfen los malvados!
¡Frustra sus planes! ¡Que no se sientan superiores!
9 En cuanto a los malvados que me rodean,
¡que su propia maldad los destruya!
10 ¡Que caigan sobre ellos carbones encendidos!
¡Que sean arrojados al fuego!
¡Que caigan en un foso profundo y no vuelvan a salir!
11 ¡Que esos mentirosos no afiancen su poder!
¡Que el mal alcance y derribe a los violentos!
12 Yo sé que tú, Señor, defiendes a los pobres
y les haces justicia a los afligidos.
13 Por eso los hombres justos y rectos
alaban tu nombre y vivirán en tu presencia.
Psalm 140
New King James Version
Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
140 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
2 Who plan evil things in their hearts;
(A)They continually gather together for war.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The (B)poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
4 (C)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
5 The proud have hidden a (D)snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah
6 I said to the Lord: “You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
7 O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have [a]covered my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
(E)Lest they be exalted. Selah
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
10 (F)Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
12 I know that the Lord will (G)maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
Footnotes
- Psalm 140:7 sheltered
Psalm 140
English Standard Version
Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
140 (A)Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from (B)violent men,
2 who plan evil things in their heart
and (C)stir up wars continually.
3 They make (D)their tongue sharp as (E)a serpent's,
and (F)under their lips is the (G)venom of asps. Selah
4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from (H)violent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.
5 The arrogant have (I)hidden a trap for me,
and with cords they have spread (J)a net;[a]
beside the way they have set (K)snares for me. Selah
6 (L)I say to the Lord, You are my God;
give ear to (M)the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
7 O Lord, my Lord, (N)the strength of my salvation,
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
8 (O)Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not further their[b] evil plot, or (P)they will be exalted! Selah
9 As for the head of those who surround me,
let (Q)the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10 Let (R)burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more to rise!
11 Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
12 I know that the Lord will (S)maintain the cause of the afflicted,
and (T)will execute justice for the needy.
13 Surely (U)the righteous shall give thanks to your name;
(V)the upright shall dwell in your presence.
Footnotes
- Psalm 140:5 Or they have spread cords as a net
- Psalm 140:8 Hebrew his
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