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Salmos 73
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Salmos 73
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Libro III: Salmos 73—89
Prosperidad ilusoria de los impíos
73 Salmo de Asaf.
¡Ciertamente bueno es Dios para con Israel,
para con los limpios de corazón!
2 En cuanto a mí,
por poco se deslizaron mis pies; casi resbalaron mis pasos
3 porque tuve envidia de los arrogantes
al ver la prosperidad de los impíos.
4 Pues no hay para ellos dolores
de muerte;
más bien, es robusto su cuerpo.
5 No sufren las congojas humanas
ni son afligidos como otros hombres.
6 Por eso la soberbia los ciñe cual collar,
y los cubre un vestido de violencia.
7 Sus ojos se les salen de gordura;
logran con creces los antojos
de su corazón.
8 Se mofan y hablan con maldad; desde lo alto planean la opresión.
9 Dirigen contra el cielo su boca,
y su lengua recorre la tierra.
10 Por eso mi[a] pueblo va hacia ellos
y beben de lleno sus palabras.
11 Ellos dicen: “¿Cómo sabrá Dios?”.
O “¿Habrá conocimiento
en el Altísimo?”.
12 He aquí, estos impíos siempre están tranquilos
y aumentan sus riquezas.
13 ¡Ciertamente en vano he mantenido puro mi corazón
y he lavado mis manos en inocencia!
14 Pues he sido azotado todo el día, empezando mi castigo
por las mañanas.
15 Si yo dijera: “Hablaré como ellos”,
he aquí que traicionaría a la
generación de tus hijos.
16 Pensé para entender esto;
ha sido duro trabajo ante mis ojos
17 hasta que, venido al santuario de Dios, comprendí el destino final de ellos:
18 Ciertamente los has puesto
en deslizaderos
y los harás caer en la decepción.
19 ¡Cómo han sido desolados de repente!
Se acabaron; fueron consumidos por el terror.
20 Como al despertar del sueño, así, Señor, al levantarte
despreciarás sus apariencias.
21 De veras se amargaba mi corazón
y en mi interior sentía punzadas.
22 Pues yo era ignorante y no entendía;
yo era como un animal delante de ti.
23 Con todo, yo siempre estuve contigo. Me tomaste de la mano derecha.
24 Me has guiado según tu consejo,
y después me recibirás en gloria.
25 ¿A quién tengo yo en los cielos? Aparte de ti nada deseo en la tierra.
26 Mi cuerpo y mi corazón desfallecen; pero la roca de mi corazón y mi porción es Dios, para siempre.
27 Porque he aquí, los que se alejan de ti perecerán;
pues tú destruirás a todo aquel que
se prostituye apartándose de ti.
28 En cuanto a mí, la cercanía de Dios constituye el bien.
En el SEÑOR Dios[b] he puesto mi
refugio para contar todas tus obras.
Footnotes
- Salmos 73:10 Según LXX y Peshita; heb., su.
- Salmos 73:28 Lit., Señor YHWH.
Psalm 73
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Psalm 73
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BOOK III
Psalms 73–89
Psalm 73
A psalm of Asaph.
1 Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.(A)
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;(B)
I had nearly lost my foothold.(C)
3 For I envied(D) the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(E)
4 They have no struggles;
their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]
5 They are free(F) from common human burdens;
they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride(G) is their necklace;(H)
they clothe themselves with violence.(I)
7 From their callous hearts(J) comes iniquity[b];
their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;(K)
with arrogance(L) they threaten oppression.(M)
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
13 Surely in vain(P) I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.(Q)
14 All day long I have been afflicted,(R)
and every morning brings new punishments.
15 If I had spoken out like that,
I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand(S) all this,
it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary(T) of God;
then I understood their final destiny.(U)
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(V)
you cast them down to ruin.(W)
19 How suddenly(X) are they destroyed,
completely swept away(Y) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(Z) when one awakes;(AA)
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.(AB)
21 When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless(AC) and ignorant;
I was a brute beast(AD) before you.
23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.(AE)
24 You guide(AF) me with your counsel,(AG)
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?(AH)
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.(AI)
26 My flesh and my heart(AJ) may fail,(AK)
but God is the strength(AL) of my heart
and my portion(AM) forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:4 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
- Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat
- Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
Psalm 73
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Psalm 73
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Book Three
God Is My Strength and Portion Forever
A Psalm of (A)Asaph.
73 Truly God is good to (B)Israel,
to those who are (C)pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
3 (D)For I was (E)envious of the arrogant
when I saw the (F)prosperity of the wicked.
4 For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
5 They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not (G)stricken like the rest of mankind.
6 Therefore pride is (H)their necklace;
violence covers them as (I)a garment.
7 Their (J)eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
8 They scoff and (K)speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
9 They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
10 Therefore his people turn back to them,
and find (L)no fault in them.[a]
11 And they say, (M)“How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they (N)increase in riches.
13 All in vain have I (O)kept my heart clean
and (P)washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all the day long I have been (Q)stricken
and (R)rebuked (S)every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
I would have betrayed (T)the generation of your children.
16 But when I thought how to understand this,
it seemed to me (U)a wearisome task,
17 until I went into (V)the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their (W)end.
18 Truly you set them in (X)slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
19 How they are destroyed (Y)in a moment,
swept away utterly by (Z)terrors!
20 Like (AA)a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when (AB)you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.
21 When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
22 I was (AC)brutish and ignorant;
I was like (AD)a beast toward you.
23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you (AE)hold my right hand.
24 You (AF)guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will (AG)receive me to glory.
25 (AH)Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 (AI)My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is (AJ)the strength[b] of my heart and my (AK)portion (AL)forever.
27 For behold, those who are (AM)far from you shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is (AN)unfaithful to you.
28 But for me it is good to (AO)be near God;
I have made the Lord God my (AP)refuge,
that I may (AQ)tell of all your works.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:10 Probable reading; Hebrew the waters of a full cup are drained by them
- Psalm 73:26 Hebrew rock
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