Salmos 11:2

2 Los malvados ponen las cuerdas a sus arcos
y acomodan sus flechas sobre las cuerdas.
Disparan desde las sombras
contra los de corazón recto.

Salmos 11:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 11:2

For, lo, the wicked bend [their] bow
Are devising mischief, and making preparations to accomplish it;

they make ready their arrow upon the string;
of the bow, and are just about to execute their wicked designs;

that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart;
such as David, and those that were with him, were; they were men whose hearts were upright before God, and were of upright conversations before men, and so became the butt of the malice and resentment of wicked men; against these they formed evil purposes, delivered out bitter words, which were like sharp arrows of the mighty; threatened them with ruin and destruction, and took methods to bring about their designs and make good their words, in the most private and secret manner. Hence some of David's friends thought it most advisable for him to make his escape; adding,

Salmos 11:2 In-Context

1 Salmo 11
Para el director del coro: salmo de David.
Yo confío en la protección del Señor
.
Así que, ¿por qué me dicen:
«¡Vuela como un ave a las montañas para ponerte a salvo!

2 Los malvados ponen las cuerdas a sus arcos
y acomodan sus flechas sobre las cuerdas.
Disparan desde las sombras
contra los de corazón recto.

3 Cuando los fundamentos de la ley y del orden se desmoronan,
¿qué pueden hacer los justos?»?

4 Pero el Señor
está en su santo templo;
el Señor
aún gobierna desde el cielo.
Observa de cerca a cada uno
y examina a cada persona sobre la tierra.

5 El Señor
examina tanto a los justos como a los malvados
y aborrece a los que aman la violencia.