1David dedicó al SEÑOR la letra de esta canción cuando el SEÑOR lo libró de Saúl y de todos sus enemigos.2Dijo así: «El SEÑOR es mi roca, mi amparo, mi libertador;3es mi Dios, el peñasco en que me refugio. Es mi escudo, el poder que me salva,[1] ¡mi más alto escondite! Él es mi protector y mi salvador. ¡Tú me salvaste de la violencia!4Invoco al SEÑOR, que es digno de alabanza, y quedo a salvo de mis enemigos.5»Las olas de la muerte me envolvieron; los torrentes destructores me abrumaron.6Me enredaron los lazos del sepulcro, y me encontré ante las trampas de la muerte.7En mi angustia invoqué al SEÑOR; llamé a mi Dios, y él me escuchó desde su templo; ¡mi clamor llegó a sus oídos!8»La tierra tembló, se estremeció; se sacudieron los cimientos de los cielos; ¡se tambalearon a causa de su enojo!9Por la nariz echaba humo, por la boca, fuego consumidor; ¡lanzaba carbones encendidos!10»Rasgando el cielo, descendió, pisando sobre oscuros nubarrones.11Montando sobre un querubín, surcó los cielos y se remontó[2] sobre las alas del viento. (Sal 18:10)12De las tinieblas y de los cargados nubarrones hizo pabellones que lo rodeaban.13De su radiante presencia brotaron carbones encendidos.14»Desde el cielo se oyó el trueno del SEÑOR, resonó la voz del Altísimo.15Lanzó flechas y centellas contra mis enemigos; los dispersó y los puso en fuga.16A causa de la reprensión del SEÑOR, y por el resoplido de su enojo,[3] las cuencas del mar quedaron a la vista; ¡al descubierto quedaron los cimientos de la tierra!17»Extendiendo su mano desde lo alto, tomó la mía y me sacó del mar profundo.18Me libró de mi enemigo poderoso, de aquellos que me odiaban y que eran más fuertes que yo.19En el día de mi desgracia me salieron al encuentro, pero mi apoyo fue el SEÑOR.20Me sacó a un amplio espacio; me libró porque se agradó de mí.21»El SEÑOR me ha pagado conforme a mi justicia, me ha premiado conforme a la limpieza de mis manos;22pues he andado en los caminos del SEÑOR; no he cometido mal alguno ni me he apartado de mi Dios.23Presentes tengo todas sus sentencias; no me he alejado de sus decretos.24He sido íntegro ante él y me he abstenido de pecar.25El SEÑOR me ha recompensado conforme a mi justicia, conforme a mi limpieza delante de él.26»Tú eres fiel con quien es fiel, e irreprochable con quien es irreprochable;27sincero eres con quien es sincero, pero sagaz con el que es tramposo.28Das la victoria a los humildes, pero tu mirada humilla a los altaneros.29Tú, SEÑOR, eres mi lámpara; tú, SEÑOR, iluminas mis tinieblas.30Con tu apoyo me lanzaré contra un ejército; contigo, Dios mío, podré asaltar murallas.31»El camino de Dios es perfecto; la palabra del SEÑOR es intachable. Escudo es Dios a los que en él se refugian.32¿Pues quién es Dios, si no el SEÑOR? ¿Quién es la roca, si no nuestro Dios?33Es él quien me arma de valor y endereza mi camino;34da a mis pies la ligereza del venado, y me mantiene firme en las alturas;35adiestra mis manos para la batalla, y mis brazos para tensar arcos de bronce.36Tú me cubres con el escudo de tu salvación; tu bondad me ha hecho prosperar.37Me has despejado el camino; por eso mis tobillos no flaquean.38»Perseguí a mis enemigos y los destruí; no retrocedí hasta verlos aniquilados.39Los aplasté por completo. Ya no se levantan. ¡Cayeron debajo de mis pies!40Tú me armaste de valor para el combate; bajo mi planta sometiste a los rebeldes.41Hiciste retroceder a mis enemigos, y así exterminé a los que me odiaban.42Pedían ayuda; no hubo quien los salvara. Al SEÑOR clamaron, pero no les respondió.43Los desmenucé. Parecían el polvo de la tierra. ¡Los pisoteé como al lodo de las calles!44»Me has librado de una turba amotinada; me has puesto por encima de los paganos; me sirve gente que yo no conocía.45Son extranjeros, y me rinden homenaje; apenas me oyen, me obedecen.46¡Esos extraños se descorazonan, y temblando salen de sus refugios!47¡El SEÑOR vive! ¡Alabada sea mi roca! ¡Exaltado sea Dios mi Salvador!48Él es el Dios que me vindica, el que pone los pueblos a mis pies.49Tú me libras de mis enemigos, me exaltas por encima de mis adversarios, me salvas de los hombres violentos.50Por eso, SEÑOR, te alabo entre las naciones y canto salmos a tu nombre.51»El SEÑOR da grandes victorias a su rey; a su ungido David y a sus descendientes les muestra por siempre su gran amor».
1And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. (Ex 15:1; Jue 5:1; 1 Cr 16:7)2He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, (Dt 32:4; Sal 18:2; Sal 31:3; Sal 71:3; Sal 91:2; Sal 144:2)3my[1] God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. (Gn 15:1; 2 S 22:31; 2 S 22:32; 2 S 22:47; Sal 9:9; Sal 14:6; Sal 46:7; Sal 46:11; Sal 59:9; Sal 59:16; Sal 62:2; Sal 62:6; Sal 71:7; Pr 18:10; Jer 16:19; Lc 1:69; Heb 2:13)4I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. (1 Cr 16:25; Sal 48:1; Sal 96:4)5“For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;[2] (Sal 42:7; Sal 93:4; Jon 2:3)6the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. (Sal 116:3)7“In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears. (Sal 18:6; Sal 116:4; Sal 120:1; Jon 2:2)8“Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry. (Jue 5:4; Job 26:11; Sal 77:18; Sal 97:4)9Smoke went up from his nostrils,[3] and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. (2 S 22:13)10He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. (Ex 20:21; 1 R 8:12; Sal 97:2; Sal 144:5; Is 64:1)11He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind. (Sal 104:3)12He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water. (2 S 22:10; Job 36:29)13Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth. (2 S 22:9)14The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice. (Job 37:4; Sal 29:3)15And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them. (Dt 32:23; Sal 7:13; Sal 77:17; Sal 144:6; Hab 3:11)16Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. (Ex 15:8)17“He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. (Sal 144:7)18He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support.20He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. (2 S 15:26; Sal 31:8; Sal 118:5)21“The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. (1 S 26:23; 1 R 8:32; Sal 7:8; Sal 24:4)22For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God. (Gn 18:19; Pr 8:32)23For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. (Sal 119:30; Sal 119:102)24I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. (Gn 6:9; Gn 17:1; Job 1:1)25And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. (2 S 22:21)26“With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; (2 S 22:24; Mt 5:7)27with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.28You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. (Sal 72:12; Is 2:11; Is 2:17; Lc 1:51)29For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. (2 S 21:17; Job 29:3; Sal 27:1)30For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.31This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. (Dt 32:4; 2 S 22:3; Sal 5:12; Sal 33:20; Sal 59:11; Sal 84:9; Pr 30:5; Mt 5:48)32“For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? (2 S 22:2)33This God is my strong refuge and has made my[4] way blameless.[5] (2 S 22:2; Sal 28:8; Sal 31:3)34He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. (Dt 32:13; Dt 33:29; 2 S 2:18; Is 58:14)35He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. (Sal 144:1)36You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.37You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet[6] did not slip; (Pr 4:12)38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.39I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet. (Mal 4:3)40For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. (Sal 44:5; Sal 59:1)41You made my enemies turn their backs to me,[7] those who hated me, and I destroyed them. (Ex 23:27)42They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them. (1 S 28:6; Pr 1:28; Is 1:15; Miq 3:4)43I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. (2 R 13:7; Is 10:6; Miq 7:10; Zac 10:5)44“You delivered me from strife with my people;[8] you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. (2 S 8:1; Is 55:5)45Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.46Foreigners lost heart and came trembling[9] out of their fortresses. (Miq 7:17)47“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, (Dt 32:15; 2 S 22:3; 2 S 22:32; Sal 89:26; Sal 95:1)48the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me, (Sal 144:2)49who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence. (2 S 22:40; Sal 140:1)50“For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name. (Ro 15:9)51Great salvation he brings[10] to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.” (1 S 16:12; 2 S 7:12; Sal 89:20; Sal 89:29; Sal 144:10)