1.Habló David a Jehová las palabras de este cántico, el día que Jehová le había librado de la mano de todos sus enemigos, y de la mano de Saúl.And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2.Dijo: Jehová es mi roca y mi fortaleza, y mi libertador;and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
3.Dios mío, fortaleza mía, en él confiaré; Mi escudo, y el fuerte de mi salvación, mi alto refugio; Salvador mío; de violencia me libraste.God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
4.Invocaré a Jehová, quien es digno de ser alabado, Y seré salvo de mi enemigos.I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5.Me rodearon ondas de muerte, Y torrentes de perversidad me atemorizaron.For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
6.Ligaduras del Seol me rodearon; Tendieron sobre mí lazos de muerte.The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
7.En mi angustia invoqué a Jehová, Y clamé a mi Dios; El oyó mi voz desde su templo, Y mi clamor llegó a sus oídos.In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears.
8.La tierra fue conmovida, y tembló, Y se conmovieron los cimientos de los cielos; Se estremecieron, porque se indignó él.Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
9.Humo subió de su nariz, Y de su boca fuego consumidor; Carbones fueron por él encendidos.There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
10.E inclinó los cielos, y descendió; Y había tinieblas debajo de sus pies.He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
11.Y cabalgó sobre un querubín, y voló; Voló sobre las alas del viento.And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12.Puso tinieblas por su escondedero alrededor de sí; Oscuridad de aguas y densas nubes.And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13.Por el resplandor de su presencia se encendieron carbones ardientes.At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
14.Y tronó desde los cielos Jehová, Y el Altísimo dio su voz;Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15.Envió sus saetas, y los dispersó; Y lanzó relámpagos, y los destruyó.And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.
16.Entonces aparecieron los torrentes de las aguas, Y quedaron al descubierto los cimientos del mundo; A la reprensión de Jehová, Por el soplo del aliento de su nariz.Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17.Envió desde lo alto y me tomó; Me sacó de las muchas aguas.He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
18.Me libró de poderoso enemigo, Y de los que me aborrecían, aunque eran más fuertes que yo.He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
19.Me asaltaron en el día de mi quebranto; Mas Jehová fue mi apoyo,They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20.Y me sacó a lugar espacioso; Mi libró, porque se agradó de mí.He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21.Jehová me ha premiado conforme a mi justicia; Conforme a la limpieza de mis manos me ha recompensado.Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22.Porque yo he guardado los caminos de Jehová, Y no me aparté impíamente de mi Dios.For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23.Pues todos sus decretos estuvieron delante de mí, Y no me he apartado de sus estatutos.For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24.Fui recto para con él, Y me he guardado de mi maldad;I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
25.Por lo cual me ha recompensado Jehová conforme a mi justicia; Conforme a la limpieza de mis manos delante de su vista.Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
26.Con el misericordioso te mostrarás misericordioso, Y recto para con el hombre íntegro.With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
27.Limpio te mostrarás para con el limpio, Y rígido serás para con el perverso.With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
28.Porque tú salvas al pueblo afligido, Mas tus ojos están sobre los altivos para abatirlos.And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29.Tú eres mi lámpara, oh Jehová; Mi Dios alumbrará mis tinieblas.For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
30.Contigo desbarataré ejércitos, Y con mi Dios asaltaré muros.For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
31.En cuanto a Dios, perfecto es su camino, Y acrisolada la palabra de Jehová. Escudo es a todos los que en él esperan.As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
32.Porque ¿quién es Dios, sino sólo Jehová? ¿Y qué roca hay fuera de nuestro Dios?For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33.Dios es el que me ciñe de fuerza, Y quien despeja mi camino;God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
34.Quien hace mis pies como de ciervas, Y me hace estar firme sobre mis alturas;He maketh his feet like hinds' feet, And setteth me upon my high places.
35.Quien adiestra mis manos para la batalla, De manera que se doble el arco de bronce con mis brazos.He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
36.Me diste asimismo el escudo de tu salvación, Y tu benignidad me ha engrandecido.Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
37.Tú ensanchaste mis pasos debajo de mí, Y mis pies no han resbalado.Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
38.Perseguiré a mis enemigos, y los destruiré, Y no volveré hasta acabarlos.I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
39.Los consumiré y los heriré, de modo que no se levanten; Caerán debajo de mis pies.And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40.Pues me ceñiste de fuerzas para la pelea; Has humillado a mis enemigos debajo de mí,For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
41.Y has hecho que mis enemigos me vuelvan las espaldas, Para que yo destruyese a los que me aborrecen.Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
42.Clamaron, y no hubo quien los salvase; Aun a Jehová, mas no les oyó.They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
43.Como polvo de la tierra los molí; Como lodo de las calles los pisé y los trituré.Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.
44.Me has librado de las contiendas del pueblo; Me guardaste para que fuese cabeza de naciones; Pueblo que yo no conocía me servirá.Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
45.Los hijos de extraños se someterán a mí; Al oir de mí, me obedecerán.The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
46.Los extraños se debilitarán, Y saldrán temblando de sus encierros.The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
47.Viva Jehová, y bendita sea mi roca, Y engrandecido sea el Dios de mi salvación.Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48.El Dios que venga mis agravios, Y sujeta pueblos debajo de mí;Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,
49.El que me libra de enemigos, Y aun me exalta sobre los que se levantan contra mí; Me libraste del varón violento.And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
50.Por tanto, yo te confesaré entre las naciones, oh Jehová, Y cantaré a tu nombre.Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
51.El salva gloriosamente a su rey, Y usa de misericordia para con su ungido, A David y a su descendencia para siempre.Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.