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Psalm 17 in CPDV = Psalm 18 in RV1909.

CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 Unto the end. For David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke the words of this canticle to the Lord, in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:
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2 I will love you, O Lord my strength.
18:1 Al Músico principal: Salmo de David, siervo de Jehová, el cual profirió á Jehová las palabras de este cántico el día que le libró Jehová de mano de todos sus enemigos, y de mano de Saúl. Entonces dijo: AMARTE he, oh Jehová, fortaleza mía.
3 The Lord is my firmament, my refuge, and my liberator. My God is my helper, and I hope in him: my protector, and the horn of my salvation, and my support.
18:2 Jehová, roca mía y castillo mío, y mi libertador; Dios mío, fuerte mío, en él confiaré; escudo mío, y el cuerno de mi salud, mi refugio.
4 Praising, I will call upon the Lord. And I will be saved from my enemies.
18:3 Invocaré á Jehová, digno de ser alabado, y seré salvo de mis enemigos.
5 The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the torrents of iniquity dismayed me.
18:4 Cercáronme dolores de muerte, y torrentes de perversidad me atemorizaron.
6 The sorrows of Hell encompassed me, and the snares of death intercepted me.
18:5 Dolores del sepulcro me rodearon, previniéronme lazos de muerte.
7 In my tribulation, I called upon the Lord, and I cried out to my God. And he listened to my voice from his holy temple. And my cry in his presence entered into his ears.
18:6 En mi angustia invoqué á Jehová, y clamé á mi Dios: él oyó mi voz desde su templo, y mi clamor llegó delante de él, á sus oídos.
8 The earth was shaken, and it trembled. The foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and they were shaken, because he was angry with them.
18:7 Y la tierra fué conmovida y tembló; y moviéronse los fundamentos de los montes, y se estremecieron, porque se indignó él.
9 A smoke ascended by his wrath, and a fire flared up from his face: coals were kindled by it.
18:8 Humo subió de su nariz, y de su boca consumidor fuego; carbones fueron por él encendidos.
10 He bent the heavens, and they descended. And darkness was under his feet.
18:9 Y bajó los cielos, y descendió; y oscuridad debajo de sus pies.
11 And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew: he flew upon the feathers of the winds.
18:10 Y cabalgó sobre un querubín, y voló: voló sobre las alas del viento.
12 And he set darkness as his hiding place, with his tabernacle all around him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.
18:11 Puso tinieblas por escondedero suyo, su pabellón en derredor de sí; oscuridad de aguas, nubes de los cielos.
13 At the brightness that was before his sight, the clouds crossed by, with hail and coals of fire.
18:12 Por el resplandor delante de él, sus nubes pasaron; granizo y carbones ardientes.
14 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.
18:13 Y tronó en los cielos Jehová, y el Altísimo dió su voz; granizo y carbones de fuego.
15 And he sent forth his arrows and scattered them. He multiplied lightnings, and he set them in disarray.
18:14 Y envió sus saetas, y desbaratólos; y echó relámpagos, y los destruyó.
16 Then the fountains of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were revealed, by your rebuke, O Lord, by the inspiration of the Spirit of your wrath.
18:15 Y aparecieron las honduras de las aguas, y descubriéronse los cimientos del mundo, á tu reprensión, oh Jehová, por el soplo del viento de tu nariz.
17 He sent from on high, and he accepted me. And he took me up, out of many waters.
18:16 Envió desde lo alto; tomóme, sacóme de las muchas aguas.
18 He rescued me from my strongest enemies, and from those who hated me. For they had been too strong for me.
18:17 Libróme de mi poderoso enemigo, y de los que me aborrecían, aunque eran ellos más fuertes que yo.
19 They intercepted me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my protector.
18:18 Asaltáronme en el día de mi quebranto: mas Jehová fué mi apoyo.
20 And he led me out, into a wide place. He accomplished my salvation, because he willed me.
18:19 Y sacóme á anchura: libróme, porque se agradó de mí.
21 And the Lord will reward me according to my justice, and he will repay me according to the purity of my hands.
18:20 Hame pagado Jehová conforme á mi justicia: conforme á la limpieza de mis manos me ha vuelto.
22 For I have preserved the ways of the Lord, and I have not behaved impiously before my God.
18:21 Porque yo he guardado los caminos de Jehová, y no me aparté impíamente de mi Dios.
23 For all his judgments are in my sight, and his justice, I have not pushed away from me.
18:22 Pues todos sus juicios estuvieron delante de mí, y no eché de mí sus estatutos.
24 And I will be immaculate together with him, and I will keep myself from my iniquity.
18:23 Y fuí íntegro para con él, y cauteléme de mi maldad.
25 And the Lord will reward me according to my justice and according to the purity of my hands before his eyes.
18:24 Pagóme pues Jehová conforme á mi justicia; conforme á la limpieza de mis manos delante de sus ojos.
26 With the holy, you will be holy, and with the innocent, you will be innocent,
18:25 Con el misericordioso te mostrarás misericordioso, y recto para con el hombre íntegro.
27 and with the elect, you will be elect, and with the perverse, you will be perverse.
18:26 Limpio te mostrarás para con el limpio, y severo serás para con el perverso.
28 For you will save the humble people, but you will bring down the eyes of the arrogant.
18:27 Y tú salvarás al pueblo humilde, y humillarás los ojos altivos.
29 For you illuminate my lamp, O Lord. My God, enlighten my darkness.
18:28 Tú pues alumbrarás mi lámpara: Jehová mi Dios alumbrará mis tinieblas.
30 For in you, I will be delivered from temptation; and with my God, I will climb over a wall.
18:29 Porque contigo desharé ejércitos; y con mi Dios asaltaré muros.
31 As for my God, his way is undefiled. The eloquence of the Lord has been examined by fire. He is the protector of all who hope in him.
18:30 Dios, perfecto su camino: es acendrada la palabra de Jehová: escudo es á todos los que en él esperan.
32 For who is God, except the Lord? And who is God, except our God?
18:31 Porque ¿qué Dios hay fuera de Jehová? ¿y qué fuerte fuera de nuestro Dios?
33 It is God who has wrapped me with virtue and made my way immaculate.
18:32 Dios es el que me ciñe de fuerza, é hizo perfecto mi camino;
34 It is he who has perfected my feet, like the feet of deer, and who stations me upon the heights.
18:33 Quien pone mis pies como [pies] de ciervas, é hízome estar sobre mis alturas;
35 It is he who trains my hands for battle. And you have set my arms like a bow of brass.
18:34 Quien enseña mis manos para la batalla, y será quebrado con mis brazos el arco de acero.
36 And you have given me the protection of your salvation. And your right hand sustains me. And your discipline has corrected me unto the end. And your discipline itself will teach me.
18:35 Dísteme asimismo el escudo de tu salud: y tu diestra me sustentó, y tu benignidad me ha acrecentado.
37 You have expanded my footsteps under me, and my tracks have not been weakened.
18:36 Ensanchaste mis pasos debajo de mí, y no titubearon mis rodillas.
38 I will pursue my enemies and apprehend them. And I will not turn back until they have failed.
18:37 Perseguido he mis enemigos, y alcancélos, y no volví hasta acabarlos.
39 I will break them, and they will not be able to stand. They will fall under my feet.
18:38 Helos herido, y no podrán levantarse: cayeron debajo de mis pies.
40 And you have wrapped me with virtue for the battle. And those rising up against me, you have subdued under me.
18:39 Pues me ceñiste de fortaleza para la pelea; has agobiado mis enemigos debajo de mí.
41 And you have given the back of my enemies to me, and you have destroyed those who hated me.
18:40 Y dísteme la cerviz de mis enemigos, y destruí á los que me aborrecían.
42 They cried out, but there was none to save them, to the Lord, but he did not heed them.
18:41 Clamaron, y no hubo quien salvase: [aun] á Jehová, mas no los oyó.
43 And I will crush them into dust before the face of the wind, so that I will obliterate them like the mud in the streets.
18:42 Y molílos como polvo delante del viento; esparcílos como lodo de las calles.
44 You will rescue me from the contradictions of the people. You will set me at the head of the Gentiles.
18:43 Librásteme de contiendas de pueblo: pusísteme por cabecera de gentes: pueblo que yo no conocía, me sirvió.
45 A people I did not know has served me. As soon as their ears heard, they were obedient to me.
18:44 Así que hubo oído, me obedeció; los hijos de extraños me mintieron;
46 The sons of foreigners have been deceitful to me, the sons of foreigners have grown weak with time, and they have wavered from their paths.
18:45 Los extraños flaquearon, y tuvieron miedo desde sus encerramientos.
47 The Lord lives, and blessed is my God, and may the God of my salvation be exalted:
18:46 Viva Jehová, y sea bendita mi roca; y ensalzado sea el Dios de mi salud:
48 O God, who vindicates me and who subdues the people under me, my liberator from my enraged enemies.
18:47 El Dios que me da las venganzas, y sujetó pueblos á mí.
49 And you will exalt me above those who rise up against me. From the iniquitous man, you will rescue me.
18:48 Mi libertador de mis enemigos: hicísteme también superior de mis adversarios; librásteme de varón violento.
50 Because of this, O Lord, I will confess to you among the nations, and I will compose a psalm to your name:
18:49 Por tanto yo te confesaré entre las gentes, oh Jehová, y cantaré á tu nombre.
51 magnifying the salvation of his king, and showing mercy to David, his Christ, and to his offspring, even for all time.
18:50 El cual engrandece las saludes de su rey, y hace misericordia á su ungido, á David y á su simiente, para siempre.
Cross references (51)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.

  1. 1 2 Samuel 22:1–51; Colossians 1:11; 1 John 4:19; Isaiah 12:1–6; Philippians 4:13
  2. 2 2 Samuel 22:1–51; Colossians 1:11; 1 John 4:19; Isaiah 12:1–6; Philippians 4:13
  3. 3 Psalm 144:2; Psalm 62:7; Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 19:14; Psalm 91:2
  4. 4 Psalm 91:15; Luke 1:71; Romans 8:31–39; Psalm 62:8; 2 Samuel 22:4
  5. 5 Psalm 116:3; 2 Corinthians 1:9; Matthew 27:24–25; Mark 14:33–34; Psalm 22:12–13
  6. 6 Psalm 86:13; Psalm 88:15–17; Psalm 88:3–8; Acts 2:24; Ecclesiastes 9:12
  7. 7 Psalm 50:15; 2 Samuel 22:7; Psalm 34:15; Psalm 130:1–2; Psalm 120:1
  8. 8 Acts 4:31; Psalm 68:7–8; Ezekiel 38:19–20; Jeremiah 4:24; Acts 16:25–26
  9. 9 Psalm 21:9; Psalm 11:6; Nahum 1:5–6; Leviticus 10:2; Psalm 144:5–6
  10. 10 Psalm 144:5–15; Deuteronomy 33:26; 2 Peter 3:10; 2 Samuel 22:10; Deuteronomy 5:22–23
  11. 11 Psalm 104:3; 2 Samuel 22:11–12; Psalm 99:1; Ezekiel 10:20–22; Psalm 80:1
  12. 12 Deuteronomy 4:11; Psalm 97:2; Joel 2:2; Psalm 81:7; Psalm 91:1
  13. 13 Joshua 10:11; Revelation 16:21; Matthew 17:5; Exodus 9:23–24; Matthew 17:2
  14. 14 Psalm 104:7; 1 Samuel 7:10; Psalm 140:10; Psalm 29:3–4; Revelation 8:5
  15. 15 Psalm 144:6; Habakkuk 3:11; Numbers 24:8; Job 6:4; Joshua 10:10
  16. 16 Psalm 106:9; Exodus 15:8; Job 4:9; Psalm 76:6; Micah 6:2
  17. 17 2 Samuel 22:17; Psalm 144:7; Psalm 57:3; Jonah 2:5–6; Psalm 18:43
  18. 18 Hebrews 2:14–15; Job 16:9; Psalm 35:10; Psalm 142:6; Psalm 69:4–14
  19. 19 Obadiah 10–14; Psalm 46:11; Jeremiah 18:17; Deuteronomy 32:35; Psalm 59:16
  20. 20 Psalm 118:5; Psalm 31:8; Psalm 18:36; Job 36:16; Psalm 40:2
  21. 21 Psalm 24:4; Matthew 6:4; 1 Corinthians 3:8; Psalm 58:11; Job 22:30
  22. 22 Psalm 119:102; Psalm 26:1; Acts 24:16; Psalm 17:4; 1 John 2:19
  23. 23 Psalm 119:13; Psalm 119:112; Psalm 119:30; Psalm 119:117; Psalm 119:128
  24. 24 Matthew 18:8–9; Matthew 5:29–30; Psalm 37:27; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Samuel 26:23
  25. 25 Matthew 10:41–42; Ruth 2:12; 1 Samuel 26:23; Hebrews 6:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:6–7
  26. 26 Matthew 5:7; Psalm 62:12; Matthew 18:33–35; 1 Kings 8:32; Nehemiah 9:17
  27. 27 Proverbs 3:34; Leviticus 26:23–24; James 2:13; Leviticus 26:27–28; Psalm 109:17–19
  28. 28 Isaiah 66:2; Isaiah 57:15; James 2:5; 2 Samuel 22:28; Psalm 101:5
  29. 29 2 Samuel 22:29; Job 29:3; Isaiah 42:16; Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79
  30. 30 2 Samuel 22:30; Ephesians 6:10–13; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Revelation 3:21; Colossians 2:15
  31. 31 Deuteronomy 32:4; Proverbs 30:5; 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalm 84:11–12; Psalm 12:6
  32. 32 Deuteronomy 32:31; Psalm 86:8; Isaiah 45:5; 2 Samuel 22:32; Deuteronomy 32:39
  33. 33 Isaiah 45:5; 2 Corinthians 3:5; 2 Samuel 22:33; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 91:2
  34. 34 Habakkuk 3:19; Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 33:29; 2 Samuel 2:18; 2 Samuel 22:14
  35. 35 Psalm 144:1; Psalm 46:9; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 28:6; 2 Samuel 22:36
  36. 36 2 Samuel 22:36; James 3:17–18; Psalm 28:7; Galatians 5:22–23; 2 Corinthians 10:1
  37. 37 Proverbs 4:12; 2 Samuel 22:37; Job 36:16; Psalm 4:1; Luke 12:50
  38. 38 Isaiah 53:10–12; Psalm 44:5; Psalm 37:20; Psalm 9:3; Isaiah 63:1–6
  39. 39 Psalm 36:12; 2 Samuel 10:1–19; 2 Samuel 5:1–25; 2 Samuel 21:15–22; 2 Samuel 18:7–8
  40. 40 2 Samuel 22:40–41; Psalm 18:32; 1 Corinthians 15:25–28; Isaiah 45:14; Ephesians 1:22
  41. 41 Psalm 21:12; Psalm 94:23
  42. 42 Proverbs 1:28; Job 27:9; Isaiah 1:15; Psalm 50:22; Job 35:12–13
  43. 43 Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 41:15–16; Zechariah 10:5; 2 Kings 13:7; Isaiah 41:2
  44. 44 Isaiah 55:5; 2 Samuel 3:1; Isaiah 52:15; 1 Peter 2:10; 2 Samuel 19:9
  45. 45 Psalm 66:3; Psalm 81:15; 2 Samuel 22:44–46; Deuteronomy 33:29; Psalm 68:30
  46. 46 Micah 7:17; James 1:11; Revelation 6:16; Isaiah 24:4
  47. 47 2 Samuel 22:47; Psalm 18:2; Psalm 57:5; Revelation 1:18; John 14:19
  48. 48 Psalm 47:3; Romans 12:19; Psalm 144:2; Nahum 1:2; 2 Samuel 22:48
  49. 49 Psalm 140:11; Psalm 86:14; Psalm 140:4; Psalm 140:1; Psalm 59:1–2
  50. 50 Romans 15:9; 2 Samuel 22:50–51; Psalm 138:4; Psalm 108:1; Psalm 30:12
  51. 51 Psalm 144:10; Psalm 132:10; 2 Samuel 7:13; Psalm 89:3–4; Romans 11:29

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 18.

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 18:28 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IV, Chapters XIII–XV)

    "For Thou wilt light my candle; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness; and "of His fulness have all we received," for "that was the true Light which lighted every man that cometh into the world;" for in Thee there is "no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  2. Quotes verse 18:11 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LVI)

    … a dark cloud;--as on Mount Sinai; for "Moses," it is said, "entered into the cloud, and into the thick darkness; and as a vapor, so went up the smoke;" and the prophet said, when speaking of His threatening, "Dark water in clouds of the air;" --so here, because it was His desire not to alarm, but to teach, it is …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 18:9 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XII)

    Another also of the Prophets said, He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under His feet.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  4. Quotes verse 18:11 Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (The Second Theological Oration)

    Therefore this darkness of the body has been placed between us and God, like the cloud of old between the Egyptians and the Hebrews; and this is perhaps what is meant by "He made darkness His secret place," namely our dulness, through which few can see even a little.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 18:28 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XIII, Chapters VI–XI)

    … discovered their own darkness, dost Thou sufficiently disclose how noble Thou hast made the rational creature; to which nought which is inferior to Thee will suffice to yield a happy rest, and so not even herself. For Thou, O our God, shalt enlighten our darkness; from Thee are derived our garments of light, and then shall our darkness be as …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)