1Y habló David a YHVH las palabras de este cántico el día que YHVH lo libró de la mano de Saúl y de todos sus enemigos.2Y dijo: YHVH es mi Roca y mi fortaleza, y mi libertador;3Dios es mi Roca, en Él me refugiaré; Mi escudo, y el cuerno de mi salvación, Mi alto refugio, y mi Salvador. De la violencia me libraste.4Invocaré a YHVH, quien es digno de ser alabado, Y seré salvo de mis enemigos.5Cuando me cercaban las olas de la Muerte, Y torrentes destructores me aterraban,6Y me envolvían los lazos del Seol, Y me alcanzaban los lazos de la Muerte,7En mi angustia invoqué a YHVH, Sí, invoqué a mi Dios, y oyó mi voz desde su morada, Y mi clamor llegó a sus oídos.8La tierra fue conmovida, y tembló, Se conmovieron los cimientos de los cielos; Se estremecieron, porque Él se indignó.9De su nariz se alzó una humareda, Y de su boca salió un fuego abrasador, Que lanzó carbones encendidos.10Inclinó los cielos, y descendió, Con espesas tinieblas debajo de sus pies;11Cabalgó sobre un querubín, y voló; Se cernió sobre las alas del viento,12Envuelto en un cerco de tinieblas, Oscuridad de aguas, y densos nubarrones.13Al fulgor de su presencia se encendieron las centellas;14YHVH tronó desde los cielos, ’Elyón hizo resonar su voz;15Disparó sus saetas, y los dispersó; Lanzó relámpagos, y los destruyó.16Entonces aparecieron los torrentes de las aguas, Y los cimientos del universo quedaron descubiertos, A la reprensión de YHVH, Por el soplo del aliento de su nariz.17Envió desde lo alto y me tomó; Me sacó de entre las muchas aguas.18Me libró de un poderoso enemigo, Y de los que me aborrecían, pues eran más fuertes que yo.19Me enfrentaron en el día de mi quebranto, Pero YHVH fue mi apoyo,20Y me sacó a lugar espacioso; Me libró, porque en mí se complació.21YHVH recompensó mi rectitud, Y retribuyó la pureza de mis manos.22Porque guardé los caminos de YHVH, Y no me aparté impíamente de mi Dios.23Pues todos sus preceptos estuvieron delante de mí, Y no me aparté de sus estatutos.24Fui recto para con Él, Y me he guardado de mi maldad;25YHVH recompensó mi rectitud; Mi pureza en su presencia.26Con el misericordioso te mostrarás misericordioso, Y recto para con el hombre recto.27Limpio te mostrarás para con el limpio, Y con el perverso, sagaz.28Tú salvas al pueblo afligido, Y humillas los ojos soberbios.29¡Tú eres mi lámpara, oh YHVH! ¡Oh YHVH, Tú alumbras mis tinieblas!30Contigo, aplastaré ejércitos, Con mi Dios, asaltaré muros.31En cuanto a Dios, perfecto es su camino, Y acrisolada la palabra de YHVH. Escudo a todos los que en Él esperan.32Porque ¿quién es Dios, sino sólo YHVH? ¿Y qué Roca hay fuera de nuestro Dios?33Dios es el que me ciñe de vigor, Y hace perfecto mi camino;34Quien hace mis pies como de ciervas, Y me hace estar firme en mis alturas;35Quien adiestra mis manos para la batalla, Y mis brazos para tensar el arco de bronce.36Me has dado también el escudo de tu salvación, Y tu benignidad me ha engrandecido.37Ensanchas mis pasos debajo de mí, Y mis pies no han resbalado.38Perseguiré a mis enemigos y los destruiré, Y no me volveré atrás hasta acabarlos.39Sí, acabaré con ellos y los golpearé, de modo que no puedan levantarse. ¡Ya han caído bajo mis pies!40Pues Tú me ceñiste de fuerza para la batalla, E hiciste que mis enemigos se doblegaran debajo de mí,41También has hecho que mis enemigos me vuelvan las espaldas, Para que destruya a los que me aborrecen.42Miraron en derredor, y no hubo quien salvara; Aun a YHVH, pero no los oyó.43Los he molido como polvo de la tierra; Pisado y triturado como el lodo de las calles.44Tú también me has librado de las contiendas de mi pueblo; Me guardaste para ser cabeza de naciones; Pueblo que yo no conocía me servirá.45Hijos de extranjeros se someterán a mí; Al oír de mí, me obedecerán.46Los extranjeros se debilitarán, Y saldrán temblando de sus encierros.47¡Viva YHVH, y bendita sea mi Roca! ¡Engrandecido sea el Dios de mi salvación!48El Dios que venga mis agravios, Y sujeta pueblos debajo de mí;49El que me saca de entre los enemigos; Sí, Tú me exaltas por encima de los que me resisten, Y me libras del hombre cruel.50Por tanto, oh YHVH, yo te confesaré entre las naciones, Y cantaré alabanzas a tu Nombre51Que salva maravillosamente a su rey, Y muestra misericordia a su ungido: ¡A David y a su simiente para siempre!
1And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. (Ex 15:1; Jue 5:1; 1 Cr 16:7)2He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, (Dt 32:4; Sal 18:2; Sal 31:3; Sal 71:3; Sal 91:2; Sal 144:2)3my[1] God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. (Gn 15:1; 2 S 22:31; 2 S 22:32; 2 S 22:47; Sal 9:9; Sal 14:6; Sal 46:7; Sal 46:11; Sal 59:9; Sal 59:16; Sal 62:2; Sal 62:6; Sal 71:7; Pr 18:10; Jer 16:19; Lc 1:69; Heb 2:13)4I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. (1 Cr 16:25; Sal 48:1; Sal 96:4)5“For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;[2] (Sal 42:7; Sal 93:4; Jon 2:3)6the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. (Sal 116:3)7“In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears. (Sal 18:6; Sal 116:4; Sal 120:1; Jon 2:2)8“Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry. (Jue 5:4; Job 26:11; Sal 77:18; Sal 97:4)9Smoke went up from his nostrils,[3] and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. (2 S 22:13)10He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. (Ex 20:21; 1 R 8:12; Sal 97:2; Sal 144:5; Is 64:1)11He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind. (Sal 104:3)12He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water. (2 S 22:10; Job 36:29)13Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth. (2 S 22:9)14The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice. (Job 37:4; Sal 29:3)15And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them. (Dt 32:23; Sal 7:13; Sal 77:17; Sal 144:6; Hab 3:11)16Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. (Ex 15:8)17“He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. (Sal 144:7)18He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support.20He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. (2 S 15:26; Sal 31:8; Sal 118:5)21“The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. (1 S 26:23; 1 R 8:32; Sal 7:8; Sal 24:4)22For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God. (Gn 18:19; Pr 8:32)23For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. (Sal 119:30; Sal 119:102)24I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. (Gn 6:9; Gn 17:1; Job 1:1)25And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. (2 S 22:21)26“With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; (2 S 22:24; Mt 5:7)27with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.28You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. (Sal 72:12; Is 2:11; Is 2:17; Lc 1:51)29For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. (2 S 21:17; Job 29:3; Sal 27:1)30For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.31This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. (Dt 32:4; 2 S 22:3; Sal 5:12; Sal 33:20; Sal 59:11; Sal 84:9; Pr 30:5; Mt 5:48)32“For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? (2 S 22:2)33This God is my strong refuge and has made my[4] way blameless.[5] (2 S 22:2; Sal 28:8; Sal 31:3)34He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. (Dt 32:13; Dt 33:29; 2 S 2:18; Is 58:14)35He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. (Sal 144:1)36You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.37You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet[6] did not slip; (Pr 4:12)38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.39I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet. (Mal 4:3)40For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. (Sal 44:5; Sal 59:1)41You made my enemies turn their backs to me,[7] those who hated me, and I destroyed them. (Ex 23:27)42They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them. (1 S 28:6; Pr 1:28; Is 1:15; Miq 3:4)43I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. (2 R 13:7; Is 10:6; Miq 7:10; Zac 10:5)44“You delivered me from strife with my people;[8] you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. (2 S 8:1; Is 55:5)45Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.46Foreigners lost heart and came trembling[9] out of their fortresses. (Miq 7:17)47“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, (Dt 32:15; 2 S 22:3; 2 S 22:32; Sal 89:26; Sal 95:1)48the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me, (Sal 144:2)49who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence. (2 S 22:40; Sal 140:1)50“For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name. (Ro 15:9)51Great salvation he brings[10] to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.” (1 S 16:12; 2 S 7:12; Sal 89:20; Sal 89:29; Sal 144:10)