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Salmo 69 (68)

Estoy cansado de gritar

69 Al maestro del coro. Según “Los lirios”. De David.
Oh Dios, sálvame, que estoy
con el agua al cuello,
que me hundo en un profundo cenagal
y no tengo dónde apoyar el pie;
me encuentro en el seno de las aguas
y me arrastra la corriente.
Estoy cansado de gritar,
tengo seca la garganta
y se consumen mis ojos
mientras espero a mi Dios.
Más numerosos que mis cabellos
son los que me odian sin motivo;
son fuertes quienes quieren destruirme,
quienes me detestan sin razón alguna.
¿Tendré que devolver lo que no robé?
Oh Dios, tú conoces mi necedad,
no se te ocultan mis pecados.
Que no se avergüencen por mi culpa
quienes ponen en ti su esperanza,
Dios mío, Señor del universo;
que no se sonrojen por mi culpa
quienes te buscan, Dios de Israel,
pues por ti soporto la humillación
y la vergüenza cubre mi rostro.
Soy un desconocido para mis hermanos,
un extraño para los hijos de mi madre.
10 Me consume la pasión por tu Templo,
me abate el desprecio de quienes te desprecian.
11 Yo me mortifico con el ayuno
y soy por esto motivo de burla;
12 me visto con tela de saco
y soy para ellos motivo de risa.
13 Me critican los que se sientan en la plaza
y también los bebedores en sus cantos.
14 Pero yo, Señor, te dirijo mi oración
en el momento propicio.
Oh Dios, por tu inmenso amor, respóndeme;
por tu fidelidad, sálvame.
15 Sácame del barro, que no me hunda;
líbrame de mis enemigos y del seno de las aguas.
16 Que no me arrastre la corriente,
que no me trague el abismo,
que no se cierre sobre mí el brocal del pozo.
17 Respóndeme, Señor, por la bondad de tu amor;
por tu gran misericordia vuélvete hacia mí.
18 No apartes tu rostro de tu siervo;
estoy angustiado, respóndeme pronto.
19 Acércate a mí y redímeme,
rescátame porque tengo enemigos.
20 Tú conoces mi humillación,
mi vergüenza y mi deshonra;
todos mis rivales te son conocidos.
21 El insulto ha roto mi corazón
y no tiene cura alguna;
esperé consuelo pero no lo tuve,
no encontré quien me confortara.
22 Pusieron veneno en mi comida
y apagaron mi sed con vinagre.
23 Que su mesa se convierta en su red,
en una trampa para sus amigos;
24 que se queden ciegos y no vean,
que sin cesar tiemble su espalda.
25 Derrama sobre ellos tu furor,
que los alcance tu cólera ardiente;
26 que su campamento sea arrasado,
que no quede nadie en sus tiendas.
27 Porque persiguen al que tú hieres,
pregonan el sufrimiento de tus víctimas.
28 Impútales todas sus culpas
y que no les alcance tu perdón;
29 que sean borrados del libro de los vivos,
que no sean inscritos con los justos.
30 Pero a mí, humilde y sufriente,
que tu poder salvador, oh Dios, me proteja.
31 Alabaré con canciones el nombre de Dios,
con himnos de gratitud lo ensalzaré.
32 Y esto complacerá a Dios más que un toro,
más que un novillo astado con pezuñas.
33 Que se alegren los humildes cuando lo vean,
que se reanime el corazón de los que a Dios buscan.
34 Porque el Señor escucha a los oprimidos,
no desprecia a los cautivos.
35 Que lo alaben los cielos y la tierra,
los mares y cuanto se mueve en ellos,
36 pues Dios salvará a Sión,
reconstruirá las ciudades de Judá,
habitarán allí y la heredarán;
37 la poseerá la estirpe de sus siervos,
los que aman su nombre vivirán en ella.

For the choir director; according to shoshannim; by David.

69 Save me, O God!
The water is already up to my neck!
I am sinking in deep mud.
There is nothing to stand on.
I am in deep water.
A flood is sweeping me away.
I am exhausted from crying for help.
My throat is hoarse.
My eyes are strained ⌞from⌟ looking for my God.
Those who hate me for no reason
outnumber the hairs on my head.
Those who want to destroy me are mighty.
They have no reason to be my enemies.
I am forced to pay back what I did not steal.

O God, you know my stupidity,
and the things of which I am guilty are not hidden from you.
Do not let those who wait with hope for you
be put to shame because of me, O Almighty Lord of Armies.
Do not let those who come to you for help
be humiliated because of me, O God of Israel.

Indeed, for your sake I have endured insults.
Humiliation has covered my face.
I have become a stranger to my ⌞own⌟ brothers,
a foreigner to my mother’s sons.
Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
10 I cried and fasted, but I was insulted for it.
11 I dressed myself in sackcloth, but I became the object of ridicule.
12 Those who sit at the gate gossip about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.

13 May my prayer come to you at an acceptable time, O Lord.
O God, out of the greatness of your mercy,
answer me with the truth of your salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mud.
Do not let me sink ⌞into it⌟.
I want to be rescued from those who hate me
and from the deep water.
15 Do not let floodwaters sweep me away.
Do not let the ocean swallow me up,
or the pit close its mouth over me.
16 Answer me, O Lord, because your mercy is good.
Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me.
17 I am in trouble, so do not hide your face from me.
Answer me quickly!
18 Come close, and defend my soul.
Set me free because of my enemies.

19 You know that I have been insulted, put to shame, and humiliated.
All my opponents are in front of you.
20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none.
I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one.
21 They poisoned my food,
and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink.

22 Let the table set for them become a trap
and a snare for their friends.
23 Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see.
Let their thighs continually shake.

24 Pour your rage on them.
Let your burning anger catch up with them.
25 Let their camp be deserted
and their tents empty.

26 They persecute the one you have struck,
and they talk about the pain of those you have wounded.
27 Charge them with one crime after another.
Do not let them be found innocent.
28 Let their ⌞names⌟ be erased from the Book of Life.
Do not let them be listed with righteous people.

29 I am suffering and in pain.
Let your saving power protect me, O God.
30 I want to praise God’s name with a song.
I want to praise his great name with a song of thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than ⌞sacrificing⌟ an ox
or a bull with horns and hoofs.
32 Oppressed people will see ⌞this⌟ and rejoice.
May the hearts of those who look to God for help be refreshed.

33 The Lord listens to needy people.
He does not despise his own who are in prison.
34 Let heaven and earth, the seas, and everything that moves in them, praise him.
35 When God saves Zion, he will rebuild the cities of Judah.
His servants will live there and take possession of it.
36 The descendants of his servants will inherit it.
Those who love him will live there.

Psalm 69[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

Save me, O God,
    for the waters(A) have come up to my neck.(B)
I sink in the miry depths,(C)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.
I am worn out calling for help;(D)
    my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,(E)
    looking for my God.
Those who hate me(F) without reason(G)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(H)
    those who seek to destroy me.(I)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.

You, God, know my folly;(J)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.(K)

Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.
For I endure scorn(L) for your sake,(M)
    and shame covers my face.(N)
I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;(O)
for zeal for your house consumes me,(P)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(Q)
10 When I weep and fast,(R)
    I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,(S)
    people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gate(T) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.(U)

13 But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;(V)
in your great love,(W) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.(X)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(Y) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up(Z)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.(AA)

16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(AB)
    in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your face(AC) from your servant;
    answer me quickly,(AD) for I am in trouble.(AE)
18 Come near and rescue me;
    deliver(AF) me because of my foes.

19 You know how I am scorned,(AG) disgraced and shamed;
    all my enemies are before you.
20 Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,(AH) but I found none.(AI)
21 They put gall in my food
    and gave me vinegar(AJ) for my thirst.(AK)

22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and[b] a trap.(AL)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
    and their backs be bent forever.(AM)
24 Pour out your wrath(AN) on them;
    let your fierce anger overtake them.
25 May their place be deserted;(AO)
    let there be no one to dwell in their tents.(AP)
26 For they persecute those you wound
    and talk about the pain of those you hurt.(AQ)
27 Charge them with crime upon crime;(AR)
    do not let them share in your salvation.(AS)
28 May they be blotted out of the book of life(AT)
    and not be listed with the righteous.(AU)

29 But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
    may your salvation, God, protect me.(AV)

30 I will praise God’s name in song(AW)
    and glorify him(AX) with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.(AY)
32 The poor will see and be glad(AZ)
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!(BA)
33 The Lord hears the needy(BB)
    and does not despise his captive people.

34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,(BC)
35 for God will save Zion(BD)
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.(BE)
Then people will settle there and possess it;
36     the children of his servants will inherit it,(BF)
    and those who love his name will dwell there.(BG)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:1 In Hebrew texts 69:1-36 is numbered 69:2-37.
  2. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become