Salmos 68
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Dios victorioso
SALMO 68 (67)
Himno de David.
68 ¡Vamos, Dios mío,
dispersa a tus enemigos!
¡Haz que huya de tu presencia
esa gente que te odia!
2 ¡Haz que desaparezcan por completo,
como desaparece el humo
tan pronto como sopla el viento!
¡Haz que esos malvados
se derritan como cera en el fuego!
3 Pero a la gente honrada
permítele alegrarse y hacer fiesta,
y estar feliz en tu presencia.
4 ¡Cantemos himnos a Dios!
¡Sí, cantémosle al que manda la lluvia!
¡Hagamos fiesta en su presencia!
¡Él es el Dios de Israel!
5 Dios, que vive en su santo templo,
cuida a los huérfanos
y defiende a las viudas;
6 les da hogar a los desamparados,
y libertad a los presos;
pero a los que no lo obedecen
les da tierras que nada producen.
7-8 Dios mío,
cuando sacaste de Egipto
a tu pueblo Israel
y lo guiaste por el desierto,
tan pronto llegaste al monte Sinaí,
la tierra tembló
y el cielo dejó caer su lluvia.
9 Dios mío, tú
enviaste abundantes lluvias
y nuestras tierras
volvieron a producir.
10 Y en esa tierra vivimos;
en la tierra que, por tu bondad,
preparaste para los pobres.
11 Tú, Dios mío, hablaste,
y miles de mujeres dieron la noticia:
12 «¡Huyen los reyes,
huyen sus ejércitos!»
Las mujeres, en sus casas,
se reparten las riquezas
que le quitaron al enemigo:
13 objetos de plata y de oro.
Pero algunos israelitas
se escondieron entre el ganado.
14 Cuando tú, Dios todopoderoso,
hiciste que los reyes de la tierra
salieran huyendo,
lo alto del monte Salmón
se llenó de nieve.
15 Las montañas de Basán
son montañas muy altas;
las montañas de Basán
son montañas majestuosas.
16 Ustedes, altas montañas,
¿por qué ven con envidia
la montaña que Dios ha elegido
para vivir allí para siempre?
17 Son miles los carros
que Dios usa para la guerra;
en uno de ellos vino del Sinaí
para entrar en su santuario.
18 Cuando tú, Dios y Señor,
subiste a las alturas,
te llevaste contigo a los presos,
y te quedaste a vivir allí.
¡Todo el mundo, hasta los rebeldes,
te dieron muchos regalos!
19 ¡Bendito seas siempre, nuestro Dios!
Tú, Dios y salvador nuestro,
nos ayudas en nuestros problemas.
20 Tú eres un Dios que salva;
¡tú nos libras de la muerte!
21 ¡A esos enemigos tuyos
que no dejan de pecar,
les aplastarás la cabeza
y se la partirás en dos!
22 Dios nuestro,
tú nos has dicho:
«Yo los haré volver de Basán;
yo los haré volver
de las profundidades del mar,
23 para que se empapen los pies
en la sangre de sus enemigos,
¡y hasta los perros de ustedes
lamerán esa sangre!»
24 En el santuario se ven
los desfiles de mi Dios y Rey.
25 Al frente van los cantores,
seguidos de las que tocan panderetas;
los músicos cierran el desfile.
26-27 Los dirige la tribu más joven,
que es la de Benjamín,
y los sigue una gran multitud:
¡Son los príncipes de Judá,
de Zabulón y de Neftalí!
Ustedes, israelitas,
¡bendigan a nuestro Dios,
cuando celebren sus reuniones!
28 Dios mío, Dios mío,
¡demuéstranos tu poder!
¡Déjanos ver la fuerza
que has usado para ayudarnos!
29-31 Dios mío,
por causa de tu templo
los reyes te traen regalos
a la ciudad de Jerusalén.
Reprende a esa nación
que vive sólo para la guerra.
Parece una fiera entre los juncos;
es como una manada de toros,
¡parece una nación de terneros!
Es tanta su ambición por las riquezas
que hasta entre ellos se pelean.
Egipto te enviará su bronce,
y Etiopía te traerá regalos.
32 Gente de todos los reinos,
¡cántenle a Dios!
¡Cántenle himnos a nuestro Dios!
33-34 ¡Reconozcan su poder!
Sobre el cielo de Israel pueden verse
su poder y su majestad.
Nuestro Dios va por el cielo
como si fuera montando un caballo,
y deja oír su potente voz,
que resuena como el trueno.
35 Dios mío, Dios de Israel,
¡qué imponente te ves
al venir de tu santuario!
Tú nos das fuerza y poder.
¡Bendito seas!
Psalm 68
International Standard Version
To the Director of music: A Psalm. A song.
A Song of Praise to God
68 God arises,
and his enemies are scattered.
Those who hate him flee from his presence.[a]
2 As smoke is driven away, so you drive them away.
As wax melts in the presence of fire,
so the wicked die in the presence of God.
3 But the righteous rejoice and exult before God;
they are overwhelmed with joy.
4 Sing to God!
Sing praise to his name!
Exalt the one who rides on the clouds.
The Lord is his name.
Be jubilant in his presence.
5 A father to orphans and an advocate for widows
is God in his holy dwelling place.
6 God causes the lonely to dwell in families.[b]
He leads prisoners into prosperity,
but rebels live on parched land.
7 God, when you led out your people,
when you marched through the desert,
8 the land quaked.
Indeed, the heavens poured down rain
from the presence of God,
this God of Sinai,
from the presence of God,
the God of Israel.
9 God, you poured out abundant rain on your inheritance.
When Israel[c] was weary, you sustained her.
10 Your people live[d] there;
you sustain the needy[e] with your goodness, God.
11 The Lord issues a command.
Numerous are the women who announce the news:
12 “Kings of armies retreat and flee,
while the lady of the house divides the spoil.
13 When you men lie down among the sheepfolds,
you are like[f] the wings of the dove covered with silver,
with its feathers in glittering gold.”
14 When the Almighty scattered the kings there,
there was snow on Mt. Zalmon.
15 The mountain of God is as the mountain of Bashan;
a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
16 You mountains of many peaks, why do you watch with envy
the mountain in which God has chosen to dwell?
Indeed, the Lord will live there forever.
17 God’s chariots were many thousands.
The Lord was there with them at Sinai in holiness.
18 You ascended to the heights,
you took captives.
You received gifts among mankind,
even the rebellious,
so the Lord God may live there.[g]
19 Blessed be the Lord who daily carries us.
God is our deliverer.
20 God is for us the God of our deliverance.
The Lord God rescues us from death.
21 God surely strikes the heads of his enemies,
even the hairy heads of those who continue in their guilt.
22 The Lord says, “From Bashan I will bring them,
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23 that your feet may wade through blood.
The tongues of your dogs will have their portions
from your enemies.”
24 They have observed your processions, God,
the processions of my God,
my king, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers are in front,
the musicians follow,
strumming their stringed instruments
among the maidens who are playing their tambourines.
26 Bless God in the great congregation,
the Lord who is the fountain of Israel.
27 Little Benjamin is there, leading them,
and the princes of Judah all together
with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
28 Summon the power of your God,
the power, God, that you have shown us.
29 Because of your Temple in Jerusalem,
kings bring tribute to you.
30 Rebuke the wildlife that lives among the reeds,
the nations that congregate like bulls and cows,
humbling themselves with pieces of silver,
for God[h] scatters the nations that delight in battle.
31 Envoys will come from Egypt.
Let the Ethiopians stretch out their hands to God.
32 You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God!
Sing praises to the Lord,
33 to the one who rides the heavens, the ancient heavens.
Behold! He thunders with a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe power to God, whose glory is over Israel,
whose power is in the skies.
35 You are awesome, God, from your sanctuaries.
The God of Israel is the one
who gives strength and power to the people.
Blessed be God!
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:1 Lit. face
- Psalm 68:6 Lit. in a house
- Psalm 68:9 Lit. it
- Psalm 68:10 Or tribe lives
- Psalm 68:10 Or afflicted
- Psalm 68:13 The Heb. lacks you are like
- Psalm 68:18 The Heb. lacks there
- Psalm 68:30 Lit. he
Psalm 68
New International Version
Psalm 68[a]
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1 May God arise,(A) may his enemies be scattered;(B)
may his foes flee(C) before him.
2 May you blow them away like smoke—(D)
as wax melts(E) before the fire,
may the wicked perish(F) before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice(G) before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(H)
extol him who rides on the clouds[b](I);
rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(J)
5 A father to the fatherless,(K) a defender of widows,(L)
is God in his holy dwelling.(M)
6 God sets the lonely(N) in families,[c](O)
he leads out the prisoners(P) with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(Q)
7 When you, God, went out(R) before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness,[d](S)
8 the earth shook,(T) the heavens poured down rain,(U)
before God, the One of Sinai,(V)
before God, the God of Israel.(W)
9 You gave abundant showers,(X) O God;
you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it,
and from your bounty,(Y) God, you provided(Z) for the poor.
11 The Lord announces the word,
and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:(AA)
12 “Kings and armies flee(AB) in haste;
the women at home divide the plunder.(AC)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[e](AD)
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty[f] scattered(AE) the kings in the land,
it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.(AF)
15 Mount Bashan,(AG) majestic mountain,(AH)
Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
at the mountain where God chooses(AI) to reign,
where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(AJ)
17 The chariots(AK) of God are tens of thousands
and thousands of thousands;(AL)
the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[g]
18 When you ascended(AM) on high,(AN)
you took many captives;(AO)
you received gifts from people,(AP)
even from[h] the rebellious(AQ)—
that you,[i] Lord God, might dwell there.
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,(AR)
who daily bears our burdens.(AS)
20 Our God is a God who saves;(AT)
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.(AU)
21 Surely God will crush the heads(AV) of his enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,(AW)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,(AX)
while the tongues of your dogs(AY) have their share.”
24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(AZ)
25 In front are the singers,(BA) after them the musicians;(BB)
with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(BC)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(BD)
praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(BE)
27 There is the little tribe(BF) of Benjamin,(BG) leading them,
there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(BH)
28 Summon your power,(BI) God[j];
show us your strength,(BJ) our God, as you have done(BK) before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings will bring you gifts.(BL)
30 Rebuke the beast(BM) among the reeds,(BN)
the herd of bulls(BO) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
Scatter the nations(BP) who delight in war.(BQ)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;(BR)
Cush[k](BS) will submit herself to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(BT)
sing praise(BU) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(BV) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
who thunders(BW) with mighty voice.(BX)
34 Proclaim the power(BY) of God,
whose majesty(BZ) is over Israel,
whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(CA) in your sanctuary;(CB)
the God of Israel gives power and strength(CC) to his people.(CD)
Praise be to God!(CE)
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.
- Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
- Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
- Psalm 68:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.
- Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
- Psalm 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai
- Psalm 68:17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness
- Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
- Psalm 68:18 Or they
- Psalm 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you
- Psalm 68:31 That is, the upper Nile region
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