ס Samekh

113 I hate double-minded people,(A)
    but I love your law.(B)
114 You are my refuge and my shield;(C)
    I have put my hope(D) in your word.
115 Away from me,(E) you evildoers,
    that I may keep the commands of my God!
116 Sustain me,(F) my God, according to your promise,(G) and I will live;
    do not let my hopes be dashed.(H)
117 Uphold me,(I) and I will be delivered;(J)
    I will always have regard for your decrees.(K)
118 You reject all who stray(L) from your decrees,
    for their delusions come to nothing.
119 All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross;(M)
    therefore I love your statutes.(N)
120 My flesh trembles(O) in fear of you;(P)
    I stand in awe(Q) of your laws.

ע Ayin

121 I have done what is righteous and just;(R)
    do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Ensure your servant’s well-being;(S)
    do not let the arrogant oppress me.(T)
123 My eyes fail,(U) looking for your salvation,(V)
    looking for your righteous promise.(W)
124 Deal with your servant according to your love(X)
    and teach me your decrees.(Y)
125 I am your servant;(Z) give me discernment
    that I may understand your statutes.(AA)
126 It is time for you to act, Lord;
    your law is being broken.(AB)
127 Because I love your commands(AC)
    more than gold,(AD) more than pure gold,(AE)
128 and because I consider all your precepts right,(AF)
    I hate every wrong path.(AG)

פ Pe

129 Your statutes are wonderful;(AH)
    therefore I obey them.(AI)
130 The unfolding of your words gives light;(AJ)
    it gives understanding to the simple.(AK)
131 I open my mouth and pant,(AL)
    longing for your commands.(AM)
132 Turn to me(AN) and have mercy(AO) on me,
    as you always do to those who love your name.(AP)
133 Direct my footsteps according to your word;(AQ)
    let no sin rule(AR) over me.
134 Redeem me from human oppression,(AS)
    that I may obey your precepts.(AT)
135 Make your face shine(AU) on your servant
    and teach me your decrees.(AV)
136 Streams of tears(AW) flow from my eyes,
    for your law is not obeyed.(AX)

צ Tsadhe

137 You are righteous,(AY) Lord,
    and your laws are right.(AZ)
138 The statutes you have laid down are righteous;(BA)
    they are fully trustworthy.(BB)
139 My zeal wears me out,(BC)
    for my enemies ignore your words.
140 Your promises(BD) have been thoroughly tested,(BE)
    and your servant loves them.(BF)
141 Though I am lowly and despised,(BG)
    I do not forget your precepts.(BH)
142 Your righteousness is everlasting
    and your law is true.(BI)
143 Trouble and distress have come upon me,
    but your commands give me delight.(BJ)
144 Your statutes are always righteous;
    give me understanding(BK) that I may live.

ק Qoph

145 I call with all my heart;(BL) answer me, Lord,
    and I will obey your decrees.(BM)
146 I call out to you; save me(BN)
    and I will keep your statutes.
147 I rise before dawn(BO) and cry for help;
    I have put my hope in your word.
148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,(BP)
    that I may meditate on your promises.
149 Hear my voice(BQ) in accordance with your love;(BR)
    preserve my life,(BS) Lord, according to your laws.
150 Those who devise wicked schemes(BT) are near,
    but they are far from your law.
151 Yet you are near,(BU) Lord,
    and all your commands are true.(BV)
152 Long ago I learned from your statutes(BW)
    that you established them to last forever.(BX)

ר Resh

153 Look on my suffering(BY) and deliver me,(BZ)
    for I have not forgotten(CA) your law.
154 Defend my cause(CB) and redeem me;(CC)
    preserve my life(CD) according to your promise.(CE)
155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
    for they do not seek out(CF) your decrees.
156 Your compassion, Lord, is great;(CG)
    preserve my life(CH) according to your laws.(CI)
157 Many are the foes who persecute me,(CJ)
    but I have not turned(CK) from your statutes.
158 I look on the faithless with loathing,(CL)
    for they do not obey your word.(CM)
159 See how I love your precepts;
    preserve my life,(CN) Lord, in accordance with your love.
160 All your words are true;
    all your righteous laws are eternal.(CO)

ש Sin and Shin

161 Rulers persecute me(CP) without cause,
    but my heart trembles(CQ) at your word.
162 I rejoice(CR) in your promise
    like one who finds great spoil.(CS)
163 I hate and detest(CT) falsehood
    but I love your law.(CU)
164 Seven times a day I praise you
    for your righteous laws.(CV)
165 Great peace(CW) have those who love your law,
    and nothing can make them stumble.(CX)
166 I wait for your salvation,(CY) Lord,
    and I follow your commands.
167 I obey your statutes,
    for I love them(CZ) greatly.
168 I obey your precepts(DA) and your statutes,(DB)
    for all my ways are known(DC) to you.

ת Taw

169 May my cry come(DD) before you, Lord;
    give me understanding(DE) according to your word.(DF)
170 May my supplication come(DG) before you;
    deliver me(DH) according to your promise.(DI)
171 May my lips overflow with praise,(DJ)
    for you teach me(DK) your decrees.
172 May my tongue sing(DL) of your word,
    for all your commands are righteous.(DM)
173 May your hand be ready to help(DN) me,
    for I have chosen(DO) your precepts.
174 I long for your salvation,(DP) Lord,
    and your law gives me delight.(DQ)
175 Let me live(DR) that I may praise you,
    and may your laws sustain me.
176 I have strayed like a lost sheep.(DS)
    Seek your servant,
    for I have not forgotten(DT) your commands.

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Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) and Timothy(C) our brother,

To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters[a] in Christ:

Grace(D) and peace to you from God our Father.[b](E)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

We always thank God,(F) the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love(G) you have for all God’s people(H) the faith and love that spring from the hope(I) stored up for you in heaven(J) and about which you have already heard in the true message(K) of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(L) and growing throughout the whole world(M)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. You learned it from Epaphras,(N) our dear fellow servant,[c] who is a faithful minister(O) of Christ on our[d] behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(P)

For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(Q) we have not stopped praying for you.(R) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(S) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[e](T) 10 so that you may live a life worthy(U) of the Lord and please him(V) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(W) 11 being strengthened with all power(X) according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,(Y) 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(Z) who has qualified you[f] to share in the inheritance(AA) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(AB) 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(AC) and brought us into the kingdom(AD) of the Son he loves,(AE) 14 in whom we have redemption,(AF) the forgiveness of sins.(AG)

The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image(AH) of the invisible God,(AI) the firstborn(AJ) over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created:(AK) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(AL) all things have been created through him and for him.(AM) 17 He is before all things,(AN) and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head(AO) of the body, the church;(AP) he is the beginning and the firstborn(AQ) from among the dead,(AR) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(AS) to have all his fullness(AT) dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile(AU) to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,(AV) by making peace(AW) through his blood,(AX) shed on the cross.

21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies(AY) in your minds(AZ) because of[g] your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled(BA) you by Christ’s physical body(BB) through death to present you(BC) holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation(BD) 23 if you continue(BE) in your faith, established(BF) and firm, and do not move from the hope(BG) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(BH) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(BI)

Paul’s Labor for the Church

24 Now I rejoice(BJ) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(BK) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(BL) 25 I have become its servant(BM) by the commission God gave me(BN) to present to you the word of God(BO) in its fullness— 26 the mystery(BP) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known(BQ) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(BR) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(BS) the hope of glory.

28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing(BT) and teaching everyone with all wisdom,(BU) so that we may present everyone fully mature(BV) in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously(BW) contend(BX) with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.(BY)

Notas al pie

  1. Colossians 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 4:15.
  2. Colossians 1:2 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
  3. Colossians 1:7 Or slave
  4. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your
  5. Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
  6. Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us
  7. Colossians 1:21 Or minds, as shown by

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