Psalm 73 JPS Tanakh (1917)
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1 BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart.
1 Salmo de Asaph. CIERTAMENTE bueno es Dios á Israel, á los limpios de corazón.
1 A Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
2 Mas yo, casi se deslizaron mis pies; por poco resbalaron mis pasos.
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
3 For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
3 Porque tuve envidia de los insensatos, viendo la prosperidad de los impíos.
3 For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound.
4 Porque no hay ataduras para su muerte; antes su fortaleza está entera.
4 For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
5 In the trouble of man they are not; neither are they plagued like men.
5 No están ellos en el trabajo humano; ni son azotados con [los otros] hombres.
5 They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.
6 Por tanto soberbia los corona: cúbrense de vestido de violencia.
6 Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
7 Their eyes stand forth from fatness; they are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart.
7 Sus ojos están salidos de gruesos: logran con creces los antojos del corazón.
7 Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high.
8 Soltáronse, y hablan con maldad de [hacer] violencia; hablan con altanería.
8 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
9 They have set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
9 Ponen en el cielo su boca, y su lengua pasea la tierra.
9 They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
10 Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them.
10 Por eso su pueblo vuelve aquí, y aguas de lleno les son exprimidas.
10 Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
11 And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
11 Y dicen: ¿Cómo sabe Dios? ¿y hay conocimiento en lo alto?
11 They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches.
12 He aquí estos impíos, sin ser turbados del mundo, alcanzaron riquezas.
12 Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;
13 Verdaderamente en vano he limpiado mi corazón, y lavado mis manos en inocencia;
13 Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,
14 For all the day have I been plagued, and my chastisement came every morning.
14 Pues he sido azotado todo el día, [y empezaba] mi castigo por las mañanas.
14 For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.
15 If I had said: 'I will speak thus', behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children.
15 Si dijera yo, Discurriré de esa suerte; he aquí habría negado la nación de tus hijos:
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
16 And when I pondered how I might know this, it was wearisome in mine eyes;
16 Pensaré pues para saber esto: es á mis ojos [duro] trabajo,
16 When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me—
17 Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, and considered their end.
17 Hasta que venido al santuario de Dios, entenderé la postrimería de ellos.
17 until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
18 Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.
18 Ciertamente los has puesto en deslizaderos; en asolamientos los harás caer.
18 Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors.
19 ¡Cómo han sido asolados! ¡cuán en un punto! Acabáronse, fenecieron con turbaciones.
19 How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awaketh, so, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.
20 Como sueño del que despierta, así, Señor, cuando despertares, menospreciarás sus apariencias.
20 As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
21 For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins.
21 Desazonóse á la verdad mi corazón, y en mis riñones sentía punzadas.
21 For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
22 But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.
22 Mas yo era ignorante, y no entendía: era como una bestia acerca de ti.
22 I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand.
23 Con todo, yo siempre estuve contigo: trabaste de mi mano derecha.
23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
24 Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me with glory.
24 Hasme guiado según tu consejo, y después me recibirás en gloria.
24 You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth.
25 ¿A quién tengo yo en los cielos? Y fuera de ti nada deseo en la tierra.
25 Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
26 Mi carne y mi corazón desfallecen: [mas] la roca de mi corazón y mi porción es Dios para siempre.
26 My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.
27 Porque he aquí, los que se alejan de ti perecerán: tú cortarás á todo aquel que fornicando, de ti [se aparta].
27 For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
28 But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works.
28 Y en cuanto á mí, el acercarme á Dios es el bien: he puesto en el Señor Jehová mi esperanza, para contar todas tus obras.
28 But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 5:8; Psalm 51:10; Psalm 84:11; Luke 12:32; James 4:8
- 2 Psalm 94:18; 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 116:8; Psalm 38:16; Psalm 17:5
- 3 Job 21:7; Jeremiah 12:1; Psalm 37:7; Proverbs 23:17; Psalm 37:1
- 4 Job 21:23–24; Ecclesiastes 2:16; Luke 16:22; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Psalm 17:14
- 5 Psalm 73:12; Job 21:9; Revelation 3:19; Jeremiah 12:1–2; Job 21:6
- 6 Psalm 109:18; 1 Peter 5:5; Daniel 4:30; Proverbs 1:9; Judges 8:26
- 7 Job 15:27; Jeremiah 5:28; Psalm 17:10; Psalm 73:12; 1 Samuel 25:36
- 8 Jude 16; Psalm 17:10; Psalm 10:2; 2 Peter 2:18; Proverbs 30:13–14
- 9 Revelation 13:6; James 3:6; Exodus 5:2; Daniel 7:25; 2 Chronicles 32:15
- 10 Psalm 75:8
- 11 Hosea 7:2; Zephaniah 1:12; Psalm 94:7; Psalm 139:1–6; Psalm 44:21
- 12 Psalm 52:7; Hosea 12:7–8; Jeremiah 5:28; James 5:1–3; Psalm 17:14
- 13 Psalm 26:6; Job 21:15; Job 34:9; James 4:8; Malachi 3:14
- 14 Hebrews 12:5; Psalm 94:12; Amos 3:2; Jeremiah 15:18; Job 7:3–4
- 15 Matthew 18:6–7; Romans 14:21; Psalm 24:6; Romans 14:15; Malachi 2:8
- 16 Ecclesiastes 8:17; John 16:18–19; Proverbs 30:2–3; Romans 11:33; Psalm 97:2
- 17 Psalm 77:13; Luke 12:20; Ecclesiastes 8:12–13; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 63:2
- 18 Jeremiah 23:12; Psalm 35:6; Deuteronomy 32:35; Psalm 55:23; 2 Thessalonians 1:9
- 19 Isaiah 47:11; Proverbs 28:1; Daniel 5:6; Revelation 18:10; Job 20:5
- 20 Job 20:8; Psalm 78:65; Psalm 90:5; Psalm 39:6; Isaiah 29:7–8
- 21 Psalm 73:3; Psalm 37:7; Lamentations 3:13; Job 16:13; Psalm 37:1
- 22 Ecclesiastes 3:18; Psalm 92:6; Isaiah 1:3; Psalm 49:10; Psalm 32:9
- 23 Isaiah 41:13; Psalm 63:8; Matthew 28:20; Psalm 16:8; Hebrews 13:5
- 24 Psalm 32:8; Isaiah 58:11; Proverbs 3:5–6; Isaiah 48:17; Psalm 48:14
- 25 Philippians 3:8; Psalm 16:2; Psalm 63:3; Psalm 16:5; Isaiah 26:8–9
- 26 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Isaiah 40:29–31; Psalm 138:3; Psalm 18:2; 2 Corinthians 4:8–10
- 27 James 4:4; Psalm 119:155; Exodus 34:15; Numbers 15:39; Psalm 106:39
- 28 James 4:8; Psalm 40:5; Hebrews 10:19–22; Lamentations 3:25–26; Psalm 65:4
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