Salmo 38Sal 38 En el texto hebreo 38:1-22 se numera 38:2-23.
Salmo de David, para las ofrendas memoriales.
1Señor, no me reprendas en tu enojo
ni me castigues en tu ira.
2Porque tus flechas me han atravesado
y sobre mí ha caído tu mano.
3Por causa de tu indignación no hay nada sano en mi cuerpo;
por causa de mi pecado no me quedan huesos sanos.
4Mis maldades me abruman,
son una carga demasiado pesada para mí.
5Por causa de mi insensatez
mis llagas hieden y supuran.
6Estoy agobiado, del todo abatido;
todo el día ando afligido.
7Mi espalda está llena de dolores punzantes;
no hay nada sano en mi cuerpo.
8Me siento débil, completamente deshecho;
mi corazón gime angustiado.
9Ante ti, Señor, están todos mis deseos;
no te son un secreto mis suspiros.
10Late mi corazón con violencia,
las fuerzas me abandonan,
hasta la luz de mis ojos se apaga.
11Mis amigos y vecinos se apartan de mis llagas;
mis parientes se mantienen a distancia.
12Tienden sus trampas los que quieren matarme;
maquinan mi ruina los que buscan mi mal
y todo el día urden engaños.
13Pero yo, como un sordo, no escucho;
como un mudo, no respondo.
14Soy como los que no oyen
ni pueden hablar para defenderse.
15Yo, Señor, espero en ti;
tú, Señor y Dios mío, serás quien responda.
16Tan solo pido que no se burlen de mí,
que cuando tropiece no se crean superiores.
17Estoy por desfallecer;
el dolor no me deja un solo instante.
18Voy a confesar mi iniquidad,
pues mi pecado me angustia.
19Mis enemigos son muchos y poderosos;
abundan los que me odian sin motivo.
20Por hacer el bien, me pagan con el mal;
por procurar lo bueno, se ponen en mi contra.
21Señor, no me abandones;
Dios mío, no te alejes de mí.
22Señor de mi salvación,
¡ven pronto en mi ayuda!
Psalm 38
A psalm of David. A prayer.
1Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry.
Don’t punish me when you are burning with anger.
2You have wounded me with your arrows.
You have struck me with your hand.
3Because of your anger, my whole body is sick.
Because of my sin, I’m not healthy.
4My guilt has become too much for me.
It is a load too heavy to carry.
5My wounds are ugly. They stink.
I’ve been foolish. I have sinned.
6I am bent over. I’ve been brought very low.
All day long I go around weeping.
7My back is filled with burning pain.
My whole body is sick.
8I am weak and feel as if I’ve been broken in pieces.
I groan because of the great pain in my heart.
9Lord, everything I really want is clearly known to you.
You always hear me when I sigh.
10My heart pounds, and my strength is gone.
My eyes can hardly see.
11My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds.
My neighbors stay far away from me.
12Those who are trying to kill me set their traps.
Those who want to harm me talk about destroying me.
All day long they make their plans and tell their lies.
13Like a deaf person, I can’t hear.
Like someone who can’t speak, I can’t say a word.
14I’m like someone who doesn’t hear.
I’m like someone whose mouth can’t make any reply.
15Lord, I wait for you to help me.
Lord my God, I know you will answer.
16I said, “Don’t let my enemies have the joy of seeing me fall.
Don’t let them brag when my feet slip.”
17I am about to fall.
My pain never leaves me.
18I admit that I have done wrong.
I am troubled by my sin.
19Though I have done nothing to cause it, many people have become my enemies.
They hate me without any reason.
20They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them.
They bring charges against me, though I try only to do what is good.
21Lord, don’t desert me.
My God, don’t be far away from me.
22Lord my Savior,
come quickly to help me.
