Salmos 68
La Biblia de las Américas
El Dios del Sinaí y del santuario
Para el director del coro. Salmo de David. Cántico.
68 Levántese Dios; sean esparcidos sus enemigos,
y huyan delante de Él los que le aborrecen(A).
2 Como se disipa el humo, disípalos(B);
como la cera se derrite delante del fuego(C),
así perezcan los impíos delante de Dios(D).
3 Pero alégrense los justos(E), regocíjense delante de Dios;
sí, que rebosen de alegría.
4 Cantad a Dios, cantad alabanzas a su nombre(F);
abrid paso[a](G) al que cabalga por los desiertos[b](H),
cuyo nombre es el Señor[c](I); regocijaos delante de Él.
5 Padre de los huérfanos(J) y defensor[d] de las viudas(K)
es Dios en su santa morada(L).
6 Dios prepara un hogar(M) para los solitarios[e];
conduce[f] a los cautivos(N) a prosperidad;
solo los rebeldes habitan en una tierra seca(O).
7 Oh Dios, cuando saliste al frente[g] de tu pueblo(P),
cuando marchaste por el desierto(Q), (Selah[h])
8 tembló la tierra(R);
también se derramaron los cielos ante la presencia de Dios(S);
el Sinaí mismo[i] tembló delante de Dios(T), el Dios de Israel.
9 Tú esparciste lluvia abundante, oh Dios(U),
tú fortaleciste[j] tu heredad cuando estaba extenuada[k].
10 Los de tu pueblo[l] se establecieron en ella;
en tu bondad, oh Dios, proveíste para el pobre(V).
11 El Señor da la palabra[m];
las mujeres(W) que anuncian las buenas nuevas son gran multitud[n]:
12 Los reyes de los ejércitos huyen(X); sí huyen,
y la que se queda en casa repartirá el botín(Y).
13 Cuando[o] os acostáis en los apriscos[p](Z),
sois como alas de paloma cubiertas de plata,
y sus plumas de oro resplandeciente.
14 Cuando el Omnipotente[q] dispersó allí[r] a los reyes,
nevaba en el monte Salmón(AA).
15 Monte de Dios[s](AB) es el monte de Basán;
monte de muchos picos es el monte de Basán.
16 ¿Por qué miráis con envidia, oh montes de muchos picos,
al monte que Dios ha deseado para morada suya(AC)?
Ciertamente el Señor habitará allí para siempre(AD).
17 Los carros de Dios(AE) son miríadas, millares y millares[t](AF);
el Señor está entre ellos en santidad, como en el Sinaí[u].
18 Tú has ascendido a lo alto(AG), has llevado en cautividad a tus cautivos(AH);
has recibido dones entre los hombres,
y aun entre los rebeldes, para que el Señor[v] Dios habite entre ellos.
19 Bendito sea el Señor, que cada día lleva nuestra carga(AI),
el Dios que es nuestra salvación(AJ). (Selah)
20 Dios es para nosotros un Dios de salvación[w](AK),
y a Dios[x] el Señor pertenece el librar[y] de la muerte(AL).
21 Ciertamente Dios herirá la cabeza de sus enemigos(AM),
la testa cabelluda del que anda en sus delitos[z](AN).
22 Dijo[aa] el Señor: De Basán(AO) los haré volver;
los haré volver de las profundidades del mar(AP);
23 para que tu pie los aplaste[ab] en sangre(AQ),
y la lengua de tus perros tenga la porción de tus enemigos(AR).
24 Ellos han visto tu procesión[ac](AS), oh Dios,
la procesión[ad] de mi Dios, mi Rey, hacia el santuario[ae](AT).
25 Los cantores iban delante, los músicos detrás(AU),
en medio de las doncellas[af] tocando panderos(AV).
26 Bendecid a Dios en las congregaciones(AW),
al Señor, vosotros del linaje[ag] de Israel(AX).
27 Allí va Benjamín(AY), el más joven[ah], dirigiéndolos[ai],
los príncipes de Judá con su grupo,
los príncipes de Zabulón, los príncipes de Neftalí(AZ).
28 El Dios tuyo ha mandado[aj] tu fuerza(BA);
muestra tu poder, oh Dios, tú que has obrado por nosotros(BB).
29 Por causa de[ak] tu templo en Jerusalén
te traerán presentes los reyes(BC).
30 Reprende las fieras de las cañas(BD),
la manada de toros[al](BE) con los becerros de los pueblos,
pisoteando las piezas de plata;
Él ha dispersado a los pueblos que se deleitan en la guerra(BF).
31 De Egipto(BG) saldrán mensajeros;
Etiopía[am] se apresurará a extender sus manos hacia Dios(BH).
32 Cantad a Dios, oh reinos de la tierra(BI);
cantad alabanzas al Señor(BJ). (Selah)
33 Cantad al que cabalga(BK) sobre los cielos de los cielos(BL), que son desde la antigüedad;
he aquí, Él da su voz(BM), voz poderosa(BN).
34 Atribuid a Dios fortaleza[an](BO);
su majestad es sobre Israel,
y su poder está en los cielos[ao](BP).
35 Imponente(BQ) eres, oh Dios, desde tu santuario[ap].
El Dios mismo de Israel da fortaleza y poder al pueblo(BR).
¡Bendito sea Dios(BS)!
Footnotes
- Salmos 68:4 O, exaltad
- Salmos 68:4 Posiblemente, los cielos; véase vers. 33
- Salmos 68:4 Heb., Yah
- Salmos 68:5 O, juez
- Salmos 68:6 Lit., Dios hace morar a los solitarios en una casa
- Salmos 68:6 Lit., saca
- Salmos 68:7 O, delante
- Salmos 68:7 Posiblemente, Pausa, Crescendo, o Interludio
- Salmos 68:8 Lit., este Sinaí
- Salmos 68:9 O, reanimaste
- Salmos 68:9 O, agotada
- Salmos 68:10 O, Tus criaturas
- Salmos 68:11 U, orden
- Salmos 68:11 Lit., ejército
- Salmos 68:13 Lit., Si
- Salmos 68:13 O, entre las alforjas, o, entre las piedras de fogón
- Salmos 68:14 Heb., Shaddai
- Salmos 68:14 Lit., en ella; i.e., en la heredad
- Salmos 68:15 O, Monte poderoso
- Salmos 68:17 Lit., dos veces diez mil
- Salmos 68:17 Otra posible lectura es: el Señor ha venido desde Sinaí al santuario
- Salmos 68:18 Heb., Yah
- Salmos 68:20 Lit., salvaciones
- Salmos 68:20 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
- Salmos 68:20 O, dar escapes
- Salmos 68:21 O, culpas
- Salmos 68:22 O, Dice
- Salmos 68:23 Algunas versiones antiguas dicen: bañes tu pie
- Salmos 68:24 Lit., tus idas
- Salmos 68:24 Lit., las idas
- Salmos 68:24 Lit., en el santuario o en santidad
- Salmos 68:25 O, las doncellas en medio
- Salmos 68:26 Lit., de la fuente
- Salmos 68:27 O, el más pequeño
- Salmos 68:27 O, gobernándolos, o, su gobernador
- Salmos 68:28 Algunos mss. dicen: Manda, Dios
- Salmos 68:29 O, Desde
- Salmos 68:30 Lit., fuertes
- Salmos 68:31 Heb., Cush
- Salmos 68:34 O, poder
- Salmos 68:34 Lit., las nubes
- Salmos 68:35 Lit., tus lugares santos
Psalm 68
King James Version
68 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Psalm 68
Common English Bible
Psalm 68
For the music leader. Of David. A psalm. A song.
68 Let God rise up;
let his enemies scatter;
let those who hate him
run scared before him!
2 Like smoke is driven away,
drive them away!
Like wax melting before fire,
let the wicked perish before God!
3 But let the righteous be glad
and celebrate before God.
Let them rejoice with gladness!
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name!
Exalt the one who rides the clouds!
The Lord is his name.
Celebrate before him!
5 Father of orphans and defender of widows
is God in his holy habitation.
6 God settles the lonely in their homes;
he sets prisoners free with happiness,[a]
but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7 When you went forth before your people, God,
when you marched through the wasteland, Selah
8 the earth shook!
Yes, heaven poured down
before God, the one from Sinai—
before God, the God of Israel!
9 You showered down abundant rain, God;
when your inheritance grew weary,
you restored it yourself,
10 and your creatures settled in it.
In your goodness, God,
you provided for the poor.
11 My Lord gives the command—
many messengers are bringing good news:
12 “The kings of armies are on the run!
The women back home divide the spoil.
13 Even if you lie down among the sheepfolds,
there are wings of a dove covered with silver;
its pinions covered in precious gold.”[b]
14 When the Almighty[c] scattered the kings there,
snow fell on Mount Zalmon.
15 Mighty mountain, Mount Bashan;
many-peaked mountain, Mount Bashan!
16 You many-peaked mountain:
Why do you look with envy
at the mountain God desired for his dwelling,
the mountain where the Lord dwells forever?
17 God’s chariots are twice ten thousand—
countless thousands!
My Lord came from Sinai[d] into the sanctuary.
18 You ascended the heights,
leading away your captives,
receiving tribute from people,
even from those who rebel
against the Lord God’s dwelling there.
19 Bless the Lord!
The God of our salvation
supports us day after day! Selah
20 Our God is the God of salvation,
and escape from certain death comes through God my Lord.
21 Yes, God will shatter the heads of his enemies—
the very skulls of those who walk in guilt.
22 My Lord has spoken:
“From Bashan I will bring those people back.
I will bring them back from the ocean’s depths
23 so that you can wash your feet in their blood,
so that your dogs’ tongues
can lap up their share of your enemies.”
24 They saw your procession, God—
the procession of my God,
my king, into the sanctuary.
25 First came the singers,
then the musicians;
between them the young women
were playing hand drums:
26 “Bless God in the great congregation;
bless the Lord from Israel’s fountain!”
27 There’s Benjamin leading them,
though he’s little;
then the princes of Judah,
their speaker;
then the princes of Zebulun
and the princes of Naphtali.
28 Summon your strength, God!
Show how strong you are, God,
just as you’ve done for us before,
29 from your temple above Jerusalem,
where kings bring you gifts.
30 Rebuke the wild animals of the marshland,
the herd of bulls among the calves of the peoples.
Trample those who delight in money;
scatter the peoples who take pleasure in battles.
31 Let ambassadors come from Egypt;
let Cush stretch out its hands to God.
32 Sing to God, all kingdoms of the earth!
Sing praises to my Lord. Selah
33 Sing to the one who rides through heaven,
the most ancient heaven.
Look! God sends forth his voice,
his mighty voice.
34 Recognize how strong God is!
His majesty extends over Israel;
his strength is in the clouds.
35 You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries—
the God of Israel who gives strength and power to his people!
Bless God!
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:6 Or skillfully; LXX, Vulg with strength; Heb uncertain
- Psalm 68:13 Heb uncertain
- Psalm 68:14 Heb Shaddai
- Psalm 68:17 Correction; MT My Lord was among them, the one from Sinai, in holiness.
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