Salmos 73
La Palabra (España)
Salmo 73 (72)
Ahora estoy siempre contigo
73 Salmo de Asaf.
En verdad es bondadoso Dios con Israel,
con los que tienen limpio el corazón.
2 Pero mis pasos casi se tuercen,
mis pies por poco resbalan,
3 pues envidié a los soberbios
al ver la dicha de los malos.
4 No se angustian por su muerte,
todo su cuerpo está sano;
5 ignoran las fatigas humanas,
no sufren su azote como los demás.
6 Por eso, el orgullo ciñe su cuello,
un manto de violencia los cubre.
7 La maldad surge de sus entrañas,
la ambición desborda su corazón.
8 Se burlan y hablan con malicia,
se expresan con arrogante tiranía.
9 Ofenden al cielo con su boca,
con su lengua a los que habitan la tierra.
10 Por eso el pueblo los sigue
y bebe con deleite su enseñanza.
11 Dicen: “¡Qué puede saber Dios!
¿Está el saber junto al Altísimo?”.
12 Mira, estos son los malvados:
viven en paz y atesoran riqueza.
13 ¿De qué me vale purificar mi corazón,
lavar mis manos en señal de inocencia,
14 si cada día soy golpeado,
castigado cada mañana?
15 Si dijese: “Hablaré como ellos”,
traicionaría al linaje de tus hijos.
16 Yo medité tratando de entenderlo
y fue para mí una dura tarea,
17 hasta que llegué al santuario de Dios
y comprendí entonces su destino.
18 Porque en verdad tú los colocas
sobre una pendiente resbaladiza,
los empujas a la ruina.
19 ¡Qué pronto son destruidos,
perecen muertos de miedo!
20 Son, Señor, como un sueño al despertar,
imágenes que olvidas al levantarte.
21 Cuando mi corazón se enfurecía
y sentía envidia en mi interior,
22 yo, necio, no comprendía nada,
era como un animal ante ti.
23 Pero ahora estoy siempre contigo,
tú me agarras de la mano,
24 con tus consejos me conduces
y después me colmas de gloria.
25 ¿A quién sino a ti tengo en el cielo?
A tu lado no me agrada ya la tierra.
26 Aunque mi corazón y mi cuerpo desfallezcan,
mi refugio y mi heredad por siempre es Dios.
27 Quienes de ti se alejan, mueren;
tú destruyes a quien de ti se aparta.
28 Pero yo junto a Dios soy feliz,
en Dios mi Señor me refugio
para proclamar todas sus obras.
Psalm 73
New King James Version
BOOK THREE
Psalms 73–89
The Tragedy of the Wicked, and the Blessedness of Trust in God
A Psalm of (A)Asaph.
73 Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly (B)slipped.
3 (C)For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the (D)wicked.
4 For there are no [a]pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.
5 (E)They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them (F)like a garment.
7 (G)Their [b]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
8 (H)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They (I)speak [c]loftily.
9 They set their mouth (J)against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.
10 Therefore his people return here,
(K)And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
11 And they say, (L)“How does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
13 Surely I have [d]cleansed my heart in (M)vain,
And washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
16 When I thought how to understand this,
It was [e]too painful for me—
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their (N)end.
18 Surely (O)You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.
21 Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was [f]vexed in my mind.
22 (P)I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
24 (Q)You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
25 (R)Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
26 (S)My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the [g]strength of my heart and my (T)portion forever.
27 For indeed, (U)those who are far from You shall perish;
You have destroyed all those who [h]desert You for harlotry.
28 But it is good for me to (V)draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord God,
That I may (W)declare all Your works.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:4 pains
- Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
- Psalm 73:8 Proudly
- Psalm 73:13 kept my heart pure in vain
- Psalm 73:16 troublesome in my eyes
- Psalm 73:21 Lit. pierced in my kidneys
- Psalm 73:26 Lit. rock
- Psalm 73:27 Are unfaithful to You
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