Salmos 40

Dios Habla Hoy

Me agrada hacer tu voluntad, Dios mío^(A)

⁽¹⁾Del maestro de coro. Salmo de David.

40 ⁽²⁾Puse mi esperanza en el Señor,
y él se inclinó para escuchar mis gritos;
²⁽³⁾me salvó de la fosa mortal,
me libró de hundirme en el pantano.
Afirmó mis pies sobre una roca;
dio firmeza a mis pisadas.
³⁽⁴⁾Hizo brotar de mis labios un nuevo canto,
un canto de alabanza a nuestro Dios.
Muchos, al ver esto, se sintieron conmovidos
y pusieron su confianza en el Señor.
⁴⁽⁵⁾¡Feliz el hombre que confía en el Señor
y no busca a los insolentes
ni a los que adoran a dioses falsos!

⁵⁽⁶⁾Señor y Dios mío,
muchas son las maravillas que tú has hecho
y las consideraciones que nos tienes.
¡Nada es comparable a ti!
Quisiera anunciarlas, hablar de ellas,
pero son más de las que puedo contar.

⁶⁽⁷⁾Tú no te complaces en los sacrificios
ni en las ofrendas de cereales;
tampoco has pedido holocaustos
ni ofrendas para quitar el pecado.
En cambio, me has abierto los oídos.
⁷⁽⁸⁾Por eso he dicho: Aquí estoy,
tal como el libro dice de mí.
⁸⁽⁹⁾A mí me agrada hacer tu voluntad, Dios mío;
¡llevo tu enseñanza en el corazón!
⁹⁽¹⁰⁾En presencia de tu pueblo numeroso
he dado a conocer lo que es justo.
¡Tú bien sabes, Señor, que no he guardado silencio!
¹⁰⁽¹¹⁾No me he quedado callado acerca de tu justicia;
he hablado de tu fidelidad y salvación.
Jamás he ocultado tu amor y tu verdad
ante tu pueblo numeroso.

¹¹⁽¹²⁾Y tú, Señor, ¡no me niegues tu ternura!
¡Que siempre me protejan tu amor y tu fidelidad!
¹²⁽¹³⁾Pues me han pasado tantas desgracias
que ni siquiera las puedo contar.
Me han atrapado mis propias maldades;
¡hasta he perdido la vista!
Son más que los pelos de mi cabeza,
y hasta el ánimo he perdido.

¹³⁽¹⁴⁾Señor, por favor, ¡ven a librarme!
Señor, ¡ven pronto en mi ayuda!
¹⁴⁽¹⁵⁾¡Que sean puestos en completo ridículo
los que tratan de acabar con mi vida!
¡Que huyan en forma vergonzosa
los que quieren hacerme daño!
¹⁵⁽¹⁶⁾¡Que huyan avergonzados
los que se burlan de mí!
¹⁶⁽¹⁷⁾Pero que todos los que te buscan
se llenen de alegría;
que cuantos desean tu salvación
digan siempre: «¡El Señor es grande!»

¹⁷⁽¹⁸⁾Y a mí, que estoy pobre y afligido,
no me olvides, Señor.
Tú eres quien me ayuda y me liberta;
¡no te tardes, Dios mío!

Psalm 40

Easy-to-Read Version

To the director: A song of David.

40 I called^[a] to the Lord, and he heard me.
    He heard my cries.
²He lifted me out of the grave.^[b]
    He lifted me from that muddy place.^[c]
He picked me up, put me on solid ground,
    and kept my feet from slipping.
³He put a new song^[d] in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will see what he did and worship him.
    They will put their trust in the Lord.
⁴Great blessings belong to those who trust in the Lord,
    for those who do not turn to demons and false gods^[e] for help.
⁵Lord my God, you have done many amazing things!
    You have made great plans for us—too many to list.
I could talk on and on about them,
    because there are too many to count.

⁶Lord, you made me understand this:^[f]
    You don’t really want sacrifices and grain offerings.
    You don’t want burnt offerings and sin offerings.
⁷So I said, “Here I am,
    ready to do what was written about me in the book.
⁸My God, I am happy to do whatever you want.
    I never stop thinking about your teachings.”
⁹I told the good news of victory^[g] to the people in the great assembly.
    And, Lord, you know that I will never stop telling that good news.
¹⁰I told about the good things you did.
    I did not hide these things in my heart.
I spoke of how you can be trusted to save us.
    I did not hide your love and loyalty from those in the great assembly.
¹¹Lord, do not hide your mercy from me.
    Let your love and loyalty always protect me.

¹²Troubles have surrounded me.
    They are too many to count!
My sins have caught me,
    and I cannot escape them.
They are more than the hairs on my head.
    I have lost my courage.
¹³Please, Lord, rescue me!
    Lord, hurry and help me!
¹⁴People are trying to kill me.
    Please disappoint them.
    Humiliate them completely!
They wanted to hurt me.
    Make them run away in shame!
¹⁵May those who make fun of me
    be too embarrassed to speak!
¹⁶But may those who come to you be happy and rejoice.
    May those who love being saved by you always be able to say, “Praise the Lord!”^[h]

¹⁷My Lord, I am only a poor, helpless man,
but please pay attention to me.
You are my helper, the one who can save me.
My God, don’t be too late.

Footnotes

Psalm 40:1 called Or “waited patiently.”
Psalm 40:2 grave Literally, “pit of destruction.” That is, “Sheol,” the place of death.
Psalm 40:2 muddy place In many ancient stories, Sheol, the place of death, is a dark place with mud all around, like a grave.
Psalm 40:3 new song Whenever God did a new and wonderful thing for his people, they would write a new song about it.
Psalm 40:4 demons and false gods Or “proud and deceptive people.”
Psalm 40:6 you made … this Literally, “you have dug my ears.” The ancient Greek version has “you prepared a body for me.”
Psalm 40:9 victory Or “goodness” or “righteousness.”
Psalm 40:16 Praise the Lord Literally, “The Lord is great” or “May the Lord be magnified.”

Dios Habla Hoy (DHH)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

Salmos 40 Dios Habla Hoy

Me agrada hacer tu voluntad, Dios mío(A)

(1) Del maestro de coro. Salmo de David.