Salmos 71:11-21

11 Y dicen: «¡Dios lo ha abandonado!¡Persíganlo y agárrenlo, que nadie lo rescatará!»

12 Dios mío, no te alejes de mí;Dios mío, ven pronto a ayudarme.

13 Que perezcan humillados mis acusadores;que se cubran de oprobio y de ignominialos que buscan mi ruina.

14 Pero yo siempre tendré esperanza,y más y más te alabaré.

15 Todo el día proclamará mi bocatu justicia y tu salvación,aunque es algo que no alcanzo a descifrar.

16 Soberano SEÑOR, relataré tus obras poderosas,y haré memoria de tu justicia,de tu justicia solamente.

17 Tú, oh Dios, me enseñaste desde mi juventud,y aún hoy anuncio todos tus prodigios.

18 Aun cuando sea yo anciano y peine canas,no me abandones, oh Dios,hasta que anuncie tu podera la generación venidera,y dé a conocer tus proezasa los que aún no han nacido.

19 Oh Dios, tú has hecho grandes cosas;tu justicia llega a las alturas.¿Quién como tú, oh Dios?

20 Me has hecho pasar por muchos infortunios,pero volverás a darme vida;de las profundidades de la tierravolverás a levantarme.

21 Acrecentarás mi honory volverás a consolarme.

Salmos 71:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 71

This psalm is without a title, but is thought to be David's: the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, and all the Oriental ones, ascribe it to him; and both the subject and style show it to be his. According to the title of the Syriac version, it was composed by him when Saul made war against the house of David; but this is not likely, since it was written by him in his old age, Ps 71:9,18; rather, according to Kimchi and Arama, it was penned when he fled from his son Absalom: there are several things in it which incline to this. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions call it

``A Psalm of David, of the sons of Jonadab, and of the first that were carried captive;''

and so the Ethiopic and Arabic versions. Apollinarius says the sons of Jonadab composed it; but without any foundation for it; and the Syriac version is, it is a prophecy concerning the sufferings and resurrection of the Messiah; and so Jerom and others interpret it. The literal meaning respecting David seems best, though it may be applied to the church, and to any believer in distress. Theodoret thinks it was written by David in the person of the captives in Babylon.