Psalm 13

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

13 How long, Lord? Will You ^(A)forget me forever?
How long ^(B)will You hide Your face from me?
²How long am I to ^(C)feel anxious in my soul,
With ^(D)grief in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

³^(E)Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
^(F)Enlighten my eyes, or I will ^(G)sleep the sleep of death,
⁴And my enemy will ^(H)say, “I have overcome him,”
And ^(I)my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

⁵But I have ^(J)trusted in Your faithfulness;
My heart shall ^(K)rejoice in Your salvation.
⁶I will ^(L)sing to the Lord,
Because He has ^(M)looked after me.

Psalm 43

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Help.

43 ^(A)Vindicate me, God, and ^(B)plead my case against an ungodly nation;
^[a]Save me from ^(C)the deceitful and unjust person!
²For You are the ^(D)God of my strength; why have You ^(E)rejected me?
Why do I go about ^(F)mourning ^[b]because of the oppression of the enemy?

³Send out Your ^(G)light and Your truth, they shall lead me;
They shall bring me to Your ^(H)holy hill
And to Your ^(I)dwelling places.
⁴Then I will go to ^(J)the altar of God,
To God ^[c]my exceeding ^(K)joy;
And I will praise You on the ^(L)lyre, God, my God.

⁵^(M)Why are you ^[d]in despair, my soul?
And why are you restless within me?
Wait for God, for I will ^[e]again praise ^[f]Him
For the ^[g]help of His presence, my God.

Notas al pie

Psalm 43:1 Or May You
Psalm 43:2 Or while the enemy oppresses
Psalm 43:4 Lit the gladness of my joy
Psalm 43:5 Or dissolved away
Psalm 43:5 Or still
Psalm 43:5 As in some ancient mss; MT Him, the help of my face and my God
Psalm 43:5 Or saving acts of

Psalm 73

New American Standard Bible

BOOK 3

The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.

A Psalm of Asaph.

73 God certainly is ^(A)good to Israel,
To those who are ^(B)pure in heart!
²But as for me, ^(C)my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps ^[a]had almost slipped.
³For I was ^(D)envious of the ^[b]arrogant
As I saw the ^(E)prosperity of the wicked.
⁴For there are no pains in their death,
And their belly is fat.
⁵They are ^(F)not ^[c]in trouble like other people,
Nor are they ^(G)tormented together with the rest of mankind.
⁶Therefore arrogance is ^(H)their necklace;
The ^(I)garment of violence covers them.
⁷Their eye ^[d]bulges from ^(J)fatness;
The imaginations of their heart overflow.
⁸They ^(K)mock and ^[e]wickedly speak of oppression;
They ^(L)speak from on high.
⁹They have ^(M)set their mouth ^[f]against the heavens,
And their tongue ^[g]parades through the earth.

¹⁰Therefore ^[h]his people return here,
And ^(N)abundant waters are drunk by them.
¹¹They say, “^(O)How does God know?
And is there knowledge ^[i]with the Most High?”
¹²Behold, ^(P)these are the wicked;
And always ^(Q)at ease, they have increased in wealth.
¹³Surely ^(R)in vain I have ^[j]kept my heart pure
And ^(S)washed my hands in innocence;
¹⁴For I have been stricken ^(T)all day long,
And ^[k]^(U)punished every morning.

¹⁵If I had said, “I will speak this way,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the ^(V)generation of Your children.
¹⁶When I ^(W)thought of understanding this,
It was ^[l]troublesome in my sight
¹⁷Until I entered the ^[m]^(X)sanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their ^(Y)end.
¹⁸You indeed put them on ^(Z)slippery ground;
You dropped them into ^[n]^(AA)ruin.
¹⁹How they are ^[o]^(AB)destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by ^(AC)sudden terrors!
²⁰Like a ^(AD)dream when one awakes,
Lord, when ^(AE)stirred, You will ^(AF)despise their image.

²¹When my ^(AG)heart was embittered
And I was ^(AH)pierced ^[p]within,
²²Then I was ^(AI)stupid and ignorant;
I was like an ^(AJ)animal ^[q]before You.
²³Nevertheless ^(AK)I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
²⁴You will ^(AL)guide me with Your plan,
And afterward ^(AM)receive me ^[r]to glory.

²⁵^(AN)Whom do I have in heaven but You?
And with You, I desire nothing on earth.
²⁶My ^(AO)flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the ^[s]strength of my heart and my ^(AP)portion forever.
²⁷For, behold, ^(AQ)those who are far from You will ^(AR)perish;
You have destroyed all those who ^[t]^(AS)are unfaithful to You.
²⁸But as for me, ^(AT)the nearness of God is good for me;
I have made the Lord ^[u]God my ^(AU)refuge,
So that I may ^(AV)tell of all Your works.

Notas al pie

Psalm 73:2 Lit were caused to slip
Psalm 73:3 Or boasters
Psalm 73:5 Lit in the trouble of people
Psalm 73:7 Lit goes forth
Psalm 73:8 Or they speak in wickedness; From on high they speak of oppression
Psalm 73:9 Or in
Psalm 73:9 Lit walks
Psalm 73:10 Or His
Psalm 73:11 Lit in
Psalm 73:13 Or cleansed my heart
Psalm 73:14 Lit my punishment
Psalm 73:16 Lit labor, trouble
Psalm 73:17 Lit sanctuaries
Psalm 73:18 Or deception
Psalm 73:19 Lit become a desolation
Psalm 73:21 Lit in my kidneys
Psalm 73:22 Lit with You
Psalm 73:24 Or with honor
Psalm 73:26 Lit rock
Psalm 73:27 Lit go to a whoring from
Psalm 73:28 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

Psalm 103

New American Standard Bible

Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.

A Psalm of David.

103 ^(A)Bless the Lord, my soul,
And all that is within me, bless His ^(B)holy name.
²Bless the Lord, my soul,
And ^(C)do not forget any of His benefits;
³Who ^(D)pardons all your guilt,
Who ^(E)heals all your diseases;
⁴Who ^(F)redeems your life from the pit,
Who ^(G)crowns you with favor and compassion;
⁵Who ^(H)satisfies your ^[a]years with good things,
So that your youth is ^(I)renewed like the eagle.

⁶The Lord ^(J)performs ^[b]righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are ^(K)oppressed.
⁷He ^(L)made known His ways to Moses,
His ^(M)deeds to the sons of Israel.
⁸The Lord is ^(N)compassionate and gracious,
^(O)Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.
⁹He ^(P)will not always contend with us,
Nor will He ^(Q)keep His anger forever.
¹⁰He has ^(R)not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds.
¹¹For as high ^(S)as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who ^[c]fear Him.
¹²As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He ^(T)removed our wrongdoings from us.
¹³Just ^(U)as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who ^[d]fear Him.
¹⁴For ^(V)He Himself knows ^[e]our form;
He ^(W)is mindful that we are nothing but ^(X)dust.

¹⁵As for man, his days are ^(Y)like grass;
Like a ^(Z)flower of the field, so he flourishes.
¹⁶When the ^(AA)wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its ^(AB)place no longer knows about it.
¹⁷But the ^[f]^(AC)mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting for those who ^[g]fear Him,
And His justice ^(AD)to the children’s children,
¹⁸To ^(AE)those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts, so as to do them.

¹⁹The Lord has established His ^(AF)throne in the heavens,
And His ^[h]^(AG)sovereignty rules over ^[i]all.
²⁰Bless the Lord, you ^(AH)His angels,
^(AI)Mighty in strength, who ^(AJ)perform His word,
^(AK)Obeying the voice of His word!
²¹Bless the Lord, all you ^(AL)His ^[j]angels,
You ^(AM)who serve Him, doing His will.
²²Bless the Lord, ^(AN)all you works of His,
In all places of His dominion;
Bless the Lord, my soul!

Notas al pie

Psalm 103:5 Or desire
Psalm 103:6 Or deeds of vindication
Psalm 103:11 Or revere
Psalm 103:13 Or revere
Psalm 103:14 I.e., what we are made of
Psalm 103:17 Or faithfulness
Psalm 103:17 Or revere
Psalm 103:19 Or kingdom
Psalm 103:19 I.e., the universe
Psalm 103:21 Lit hosts

Psalm 133

New American Standard Bible

The Excellency of Brotherly Unity.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For ^(A)brothers to live together in unity!
²It is like the precious ^(B)oil on the head,
Running down upon the beard,
As on Aaron’s beard,
The oil which ran down upon the ^(C)edge of his robes.
³It is like the ^(D)dew of ^(E)Hermon
Coming down upon the ^(F)mountains of Zion;
For the Lord ^(G)commanded the blessing there—^(H)life forever.

Proverbs 13

New American Standard Bible

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

13 A ^(A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a ^(B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
²From the fruit of a person’s mouth he ^[a]^(C)enjoys good,
But the ^[b]desire of the treacherous is ^(D)violence.
³One who ^(E)guards his mouth protects his life;
One who ^(F)opens wide his lips ^[c]comes to ruin.
⁴The soul of the ^[d]lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made ^[e]prosperous.
⁵A righteous person ^(G)hates a false statement,
But a wicked person ^[f]^(H)acts disgustingly and shamefully.
⁶Righteousness ^(I)guards the ^[g]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness brings the ^[h]sinner to ruin.
⁷There is one who ^(J)pretends to be rich but has nothing;
Another pretends to be ^(K)poor, but has great wealth.
⁸The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
⁹The ^(L)light of the righteous ^[i]rejoices,
But the ^(M)lamp of the wicked goes out.
¹⁰Through overconfidence ^[j]comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
¹¹Wealth obtained from ^[k]nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers ^[l]by labor increases it.
¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire ^[m]fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³One who ^(N)despises the word will do badly,
But one who fears the commandment will be ^(O)rewarded.
¹⁴The ^[n]teaching of the wise is a ^(P)fountain of life,
To turn aside from the ^(Q)snares of death.
¹⁵^(R)Good understanding produces favor,
But the way of the treacherous is ^[o]their own disaster.
¹⁶Every ^(S)prudent person acts with knowledge,
But a fool ^[p]displays foolishness.
¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into adversity,
But ^(T)a faithful messenger brings healing.
¹⁸Poverty and shame will come to one who ^(U)neglects ^[q]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.
¹⁹Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
²⁰^(V)One who walks with wise people will be wise,
But a companion of fools will suffer harm.
²¹^(W)Adversity pursues sinners,
But the ^(X)righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
²²A good person ^(Y)leaves an inheritance to his ^[r]grandchildren,
And the ^(Z)wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
²³^(AA)Abundant food is in the uncultivated ground of the poor,
But ^[s]it is swept away by injustice.
²⁴He who ^(AB)withholds his ^[t]rod hates his son,
But he who loves him ^[u]^(AC)disciplines him diligently.
²⁵The ^(AD)righteous ^[v]has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the ^(AE)wicked is in need.