Salmos 35

1De David. Disputa mi causa, oh Yahvé, contra mis contendores; combate Tú a los que me combaten.

2Echa mano al escudo y al broquel, y levántate en mi socorro.

3Empuña la lanza, y cierra contra mis perseguidores. Dile a mi alma: “Tu salvación soy Yo.”

4Queden confusos y avergonzados los que buscan mi vida. Vuelvan atrás, cubiertos de oprobio los que maquinan mi perdición.

5Sean como la paja ante el viento, acosados por el Ángel de Yahvé.

6Sea su camino obscuro y resbaloso, cuando el Ángel de Yahvé los persiga.

7Porque sin causa me tendieron su red; y sin causa cavaron una fosa para mi vida.

8Venga sobre ellos la muerte inesperada, y préndalos la red que para mí escondieron; caigan en la fosa que ellos mismos cavaron.

9Y mi alma se regocijará en Yahvé, y se alegrará de su auxilio.

10Todos mis huesos dirán: ¿Quién como Tú, Yahvé, que libras del prepotente al desvalido, y al pobre y afligido de la mano del que lo despoja?

11Se levantaron testigos de iniquidad; me pedían cuentas de cosas que yo ni conocía.

12Por el bien me devolvían mal, para desolación de mi alma.

13En tanto que yo, cuando ellos enfermaban, vestía de cilicio, me maceraba con el ayuno, y mis plegarias me golpeaban el seno.

14Me portaba como con un amigo, como con un hermano; me encorvaba triste, como quien llora a una madre.

15Ellos, en cambio, se alegraron en mi adversidad, y se juntaron; coligados contra mí me hirieron de improviso, me laceraron sin tregua.

16Entre impíos burladores de torta redonda, rechinaron contra mí sus dientes.

17¿Hasta cuándo. Señor, lo estarás viendo? libra de sus maldades mi vida, de los leones a mi único bien.

18Te daré gracias en la gran asamblea, te alabare ante un pueblo numeroso.

19No se alegren a costa mía mis injustos enemigos; no se hagan guiños de ojo los que sin causa me odian,

20porque ni siquiera hablan de paz, y planean traidoramente fraudes contra los pacíficos de la tierra.

21Ensanchan contra mí sus bocas y dicen: “aja, aja; lo hemos visto con nuestros propios ojos”.

22Tú, Yahvé, sí que lo has visto; no calles, Señor, no quieras estar lejos de mí.

23Despierta y vela por mi defensa, por mi causa, Dios mío y Señor mío.

24Júzgame Tú según tu justicia, Yahvé, Dios mío, que no se alegren a mi costa;

25que no piensen en su corazón: “Hemos salido con nuestro deseo”; no digan: “Lo hemos devorado.”

26Confundidos sean y abochornados a una los que se gozan en mi mal. Sean cubiertos de vergüenza e ignominia los que se ensoberbecen contra mí.

27Alégrense y gócense los que comparten mi causa, y digan siempre: “Grande es Yahvé que se deleita en la paz de su siervo.”

28Y mi lengua proclamará tu justicia; y tu alabanza perpetuamente.

1Ipsi David. [Judica, Domine, nocentes me; expugna impugnantes me.

2Apprehende arma et scutum, et exsurge in adjutorium mihi.

3Effunde frameam, et conclude adversus eos qui persequuntur me; dic animæ meæ: Salus tua ego sum.

4Confundantur et revereantur quærentes animam meam; avertantur retrorsum et confundantur cogitantes mihi mala.

5Fiant tamquam pulvis ante faciem venti, et angelus Domini coarctans eos.

6Fiat via illorum tenebræ et lubricum, et angelus Domini persequens eos.

7Quoniam gratis absconderunt mihi interitum laquei sui; supervacue exprobraverunt animam meam.

8Veniat illi laqueus quem ignorat, et captio quam abscondit apprehendat eum, et in laqueum cadat in ipsum.

9Anima autem mea exsultabit in Domino, et delectabitur super salutari suo.

10Omnia ossa mea dicent: Domine, quis similis tibi? eripiens inopem de manu fortiorum ejus; egenum et pauperem a diripientibus eum.

11Surgentes testes iniqui, quæ ignorabam interrogabant me.

12Retribuebant mihi mala pro bonis, sterilitatem animæ meæ.

13Ego autem, cum mihi molesti essent, induebar cilicio; humiliabam in jejunio animam meam, et oratio mea in sinu meo convertetur.

14Quasi proximum et quasi fratrem nostrum sic complacebam; quasi lugens et contristatus sic humiliabar.

15Et adversum me lætati sunt, et convenerunt; congregata sunt super me flagella, et ignoravi.

16Dissipati sunt, nec compuncti; tentaverunt me, subsannaverunt me subsannatione; frenduerunt super me dentibus suis.

17Domine, quando respicies? Restitue animam meam a malignitate eorum; a leonibus unicam meam.

18Confitebor tibi in ecclesia magna; in populo gravi laudabo te.

19Non supergaudeant mihi qui adversantur mihi inique, qui oderunt me gratis, et annuunt oculis.

20Quoniam mihi quidem pacifice loquebantur; et in iracundia terræ loquentes, dolos cogitabant.

21Et dilataverunt super me os suum; dixerunt: Euge, euge ! viderunt oculi nostri.

22Vidisti, Domine: ne sileas; Domine, ne discedas a me.

23Exsurge et intende judicio meo, Deus meus; et Dominus meus, in causam meam.

24Judica me secundum justitiam tuam, Domine Deus meus, et non supergaudeant mihi.

25Non dicant in cordibus suis: Euge, euge, animæ nostræ; nec dicant: Devoravimus eum.

26Erubescant et revereantur simul qui gratulantur malis meis; induantur confusione et reverentia qui magna loquuntur super me.

27Exsultent et lætentur qui volunt justitiam meam; et dicant semper: Magnificetur Dominus, qui volunt pacem servi ejus.

28Et lingua mea meditabitur justitiam tuam; tota die laudem tuam.]

1For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.

2Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me.

3Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation.

4Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me.

5Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.

6Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them.

7For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul.

8Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and into that very snare let them fall.

9But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; and shall be delighted in his salvation.

10All my bones shall say: Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him.

11Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not.

12They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul.

13But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom.

14As a neighbour and as an own brother, so did I please: as one mourning and sorrowful so was I humbled.

15But they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.

16They were separated, and repented not: they tempted me, they scoffed at me with scorn: they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

17Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou soul from their malice: my only one from the lions.

18I will give thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong people.

19Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes.

20For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.

21And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.

22Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent: O Lord, depart not from me.

23Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord.

24Judge me, O Lord my God according to thy justice, and let them not rejoice over me.

25Let them not say in their hearts: It is well, it is well, to our mind: neither let them say: We have swallowed him up.

26Let them blush: and be ashamed together, who rejoice at my evils. Let them be clothed with confusion and shame, who speak great things against me.

27Let them rejoice and be glad, who are well pleased with my justice, and let them say always: The Lord be magnified, who delights in the peace of his servant.

28Any my tongue shall meditate thy justice, thy praise all the day long.