祈求上帝保护

大卫的诗,交给乐长。

140 耶和华啊!
求你拯救我脱离恶人,
保护我脱离残暴之徒。
他们心怀叵测,整天挑拨离间。
他们的言语恶毒如蛇,
嘴唇有蛇的毒液。(细拉)

耶和华啊,
求你使我免遭恶人的毒手,
保护我脱离残暴之徒。
他们图谋害我。
傲慢人在我的路上暗设网罗,
布下圈套,挖了陷阱。(细拉)

耶和华啊,
我说:“你是我的上帝。”
耶和华啊,求你垂听我的呼求。
主耶和华,我大能的拯救者啊,
在战争的日子,你保护我。
耶和华啊,
求你不要让恶人的愿望实现,
不要让他们的阴谋得逞,
免得他们狂妄自大。(细拉)

愿那些围攻我的人自食恶果。
10 愿火炭落在他们身上,
愿他们被丢进火里,
被抛进深坑,不得翻身。
11 愿毁谤者在地上无法立足,
愿祸患毁灭残暴之徒。
12 我知道耶和华必为贫穷人伸张正义,
为困苦者申冤。
13 义人必赞美你的名,
正直人必活在你面前。

140 I have cried to the, O Lord, hear me: hearken to my voice, when I cry to thee.

Let my prayer be directed as incense in thy sight; the lifting up of my hands, as evening sacrifice.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.

Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins. With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the choicest of them.

The just shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head. For my prayer also shall still be against the things with which they are well pleased:

Their judges falling upon the rock have been swallowed up. They shall hear my words, for they have prevailed:

As when the thickness of the earth is broken up upon the ground: Our bones are scattered by the side of hell.

But o to thee, O Lord, Lord, are my eyes: in thee have I put my trust, take not away my soul.

Keep me from the snare, which they have laid for me, and from the stumblingblocks of them that work iniquity.

10 The wicked shall fall in his net: I am alone until I pass.

Plegaria pidiendo protección

Para el director del coro. Salmo de David.

140 Líbrame (A), oh Señor, de los hombres malignos;
guárdame de los hombres violentos(B),
que traman maldades en su corazón(C);
que cada día provocan guerras(D).
Aguzan su lengua como serpiente(E);
veneno de víbora hay bajo sus labios(F). (Selah[a])

Guárdame, Señor, de las manos del impío;
protégeme de los hombres violentos(G),
que se han propuesto[b] hacerme tropezar[c](H).
Los soberbios han ocultado[d] trampa y cuerdas para mí(I);
han tendido red al borde del sendero(J);
me han puesto lazos(K). (Selah)

Dije al Señor: Tú eres mi Dios(L);
escucha(M), oh Señor, la voz de mis súplicas(N).
Oh Dios[e], Señor, poder de mi salvación(O),
tú cubriste mi cabeza en el día de la batalla[f](P).
No concedas, Señor, los deseos del impío(Q);
no hagas prosperar sus malos designios(R), para que no se exalten. (Selah)

En cuanto a[g] los que me rodean,
que la malicia de sus labios los cubra(S).
10 Caigan sobre ellos carbones encendidos(T);
sean arrojados en el fuego(U),
en abismos profundos[h] de donde no se puedan levantar[i](V).
11 Que el hombre de mala lengua no permanezca en la tierra;
que al hombre violento lo persiga el mal implacablemente[j](W).

12 Yo sé que el Señor sostendrá la causa del afligido(X),
y el derecho de los pobres(Y).
13 Ciertamente los justos darán gracias a tu nombre(Z),
y los rectos morarán en tu presencia(AA).

Footnotes

  1. Salmos 140:3 Posiblemente, Pausa, Crescendo, o Interludio
  2. Salmos 140:4 O, tramado
  3. Salmos 140:4 Lit., empujarme violentamente
  4. Salmos 140:5 Lit., escondido
  5. Salmos 140:7 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
  6. Salmos 140:7 Lit., las armas
  7. Salmos 140:9 Lit., La cabeza de
  8. Salmos 140:10 Lit., inundaciones
  9. Salmos 140:10 O, subir
  10. Salmos 140:11 Lit., golpe tras golpe

Psalm 140[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Rescue me,(A) Lord, from evildoers;
    protect me from the violent,(B)
who devise evil plans(C) in their hearts
    and stir up war(D) every day.
They make their tongues as sharp as(E) a serpent’s;
    the poison of vipers(F) is on their lips.[b]

Keep me safe,(G) Lord, from the hands of the wicked;(H)
    protect me from the violent,
    who devise ways to trip my feet.
The arrogant have hidden a snare(I) for me;
    they have spread out the cords of their net(J)
    and have set traps(K) for me along my path.

I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”(L)
    Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.(M)
Sovereign Lord,(N) my strong deliverer,
    you shield my head in the day of battle.
Do not grant the wicked(O) their desires, Lord;
    do not let their plans succeed.

Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(P)
10 May burning coals fall on them;
    may they be thrown into the fire,(Q)
    into miry pits, never to rise.
11 May slanderers not be established in the land;
    may disaster hunt down the violent.(R)

12 I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor(S)
    and upholds the cause(T) of the needy.(U)
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name,(V)
    and the upright will live(W) in your presence.(X)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:1 In Hebrew texts 140:1-13 is numbered 140:2-14.
  2. Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.