1 For the music director. A psalm of David. I waited for the Lord patiently, and he turned to me—he heard my cry for help. 2 He pulled me out of the pit of destruction, out from the mud and the slime. He set me on a rock, and gave me a safe place to stand. 3 He gave me a new song to sing, a song of praise to our God. Many people will see and be in awe, and they will put their trust in him. 4 Happy are those who trust in the Lord, who do not look for help from the arrogant or from those who worship idols. 5 Lord my God, you have done so many wonderful things for us, and you have so many plans for us. No one compares to you. I want to tell all that you've done—blessings too many to count. 6◆ You don't want sacrifices and offerings. Now you have helped me understand—you're not asking for burnt offerings or sin offerings. 7 Then I said, “Look! Here I am! I've come to do what is written about me in the scroll of the Book. 8 I am pleased to do your will, my God—your Law guides my mind.” 9 I have announced the good news of salvation to the whole congregation. I don't keep quiet, Lord, as you know. 10 I have not kept the truth of your goodness hidden inside me—I have spoken of your trustworthiness and your salvation. I have not concealed your unfailing love and your faithfulness from the whole congregation. 11 Lord, please don't keep back your mercy from me. May your trustworthy love and faithfulness always be my protection. 12 For I'm experiencing so many problems—I can't even count them! My sins have piled up so high I can't see over them. They're more than the number of hairs on my head! I feel like giving up! 13 Lord, please save me! Hurry, Lord, help me! 14 Please defeat and humiliate the people who are trying to kill me; turn back in disgrace those who want to hurt me. 15 May they be shocked at their defeat, those who taunted me. 16 But may everyone who comes to you be happy and glad; may those who love your salvation always say, “The Lord is great!” 17 As for me, I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. Help me! Save me! My God, please don't wait!
Salmos · Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
Salmo 40 Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
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Notas sobre este texto (1)
- Las Biblias griegas y latinas numeran la mayoría de los Salmos un número por debajo de las hebreas y las españolas.
Referencias cruzadas (17)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Salmo 27:13–14; Salmo 37:7; Santiago 5:7–11; Salmo 34:15; Salmo 116:2
- 2 Salmo 37:23; Salmo 119:133; Salmo 27:5; Salmo 61:2; Mateo 7:24–25
- 3 Salmo 33:3; Salmo 103:1–5; Salmo 34:1–6; Salmo 52:6; Salmo 144:9
- 4 Jeremías 17:7–8; Salmo 84:11–12; Salmo 34:8; Salmo 125:5; Salmo 118:8–9
- 5 Jeremías 29:11; Éxodo 15:11; Salmo 139:17–18; Salmo 71:15; Salmo 92:5
- 6 Hebreos 10:5–12; Isaías 1:11; 1 Samuel 15:22; Salmo 51:16; Oseas 6:6
- 7 Hebreos 10:7–9; Lucas 24:44; Juan 5:39; Lucas 24:27; 1 Corintios 15:3–4
- 8 Romanos 7:22; Juan 4:34; Jeremías 15:16; Salmo 119:16; Salmo 119:24
- 9 Salmo 22:25; Marcos 16:15–16; Salmo 71:15–18; Salmo 22:22; Hebreos 2:12
- 10 Romanos 1:16–17; Hechos 20:20–21; 1 Timoteo 1:15; Romanos 10:9–10; Lucas 2:30–32
- 11 Salmo 23:6; Salmo 43:3; Salmo 57:3; Proverbios 20:28; Salmo 69:16
- 12 Salmo 38:4; Salmo 73:26; Salmo 69:4; Isaías 53:6; Salmo 116:3
- 13 Salmo 38:22; Salmo 25:17–18; Salmo 70:1–5; Salmo 22:19; Salmo 71:12
- 14 Salmo 35:4; Salmo 35:26; Juan 18:6; Isaías 45:24; Salmo 9:3
- 15 Salmo 35:25; Salmo 35:21; Salmo 69:24–25; Lucas 19:43–44; Salmo 70:3–4
- 16 Salmo 35:27; Salmo 68:3; Salmo 119:123; Hechos 19:17; Isaías 65:13–14
- 17 Salmo 70:5; Hebreos 13:6; Isaías 41:17; Salmo 34:6; 1 Pedro 5:7
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
¿Por qué mi Biblia dice algo distinto?
- Salmo 40:6 y Hebreos 10:5: ¿«oídos» o «un cuerpo»?
En el texto hebreo del Salmo 40, Dios ha «cavado» o «abierto» los oídos del salmista. En la Septuaginta griega (Salmo 39:7), Dios le ha «preparado un cuerpo», y la Epístola a los Hebreos cita ese texto griego al hablar de la venida de Cristo al mundo. La Iglesia ortodoxa lee el griego. Los estudiosos siguen debatiendo cómo surgió la lectura griega.
Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
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