Salmos 59

Al director musical. Sígase la tonada de «No destruyas». Mictam de David, cuando Saúl había ordenado que vigilaran la casa de David con el propósito de matarlo.

1 Líbrame de mis enemigos, oh Dios;protégeme de los que me atacan.

2 Líbrame de los malhechores;sálvame de los asesinos.

3 ¡Mira cómo me acechan!Hombres crueles conspiran contra mísin que yo, SEÑOR, haya delinquido ni pecado.

4 Presurosos se disponen a atacarmesin que yo haya cometido mal alguno.¡Levántate y ven en mi ayuda!¡Mira mi condición!

5 Tú, SEÑOR, eres el Dios Todopoderoso,¡eres el Dios de Israel!¡Despiértate y castiga a todas las naciones;no tengas compasión de esos viles traidores! Selah

6 Ellos vuelven por la noche,gruñendo como perrosy acechando alrededor de la ciudad.

7 Echan espuma por la boca,lanzan espadas por sus fauces,y dicen: «¿Quién va a oírnos?»

8 Pero tú, SEÑOR, te burlas de ellos;te ríes de todas las naciones.

9 A ti, fortaleza mía, vuelvo los ojos,pues tú, oh Dios, eres mi protector.

10 Tú eres el Dios que me ama,e irás delante de mípara hacerme ver la derrota de mis enemigos.

11 Pero no los mates,para que mi pueblo no lo olvide.Zarandéalos con tu poder; ¡humíllalos!¡Tú, Señor, eres nuestro escudo!

12 Por los pecados de su boca,por las palabras de sus labios,que caigan en la trampa de su orgullo.Por las maldiciones y mentiras que profieren,

13 consúmelos en tu enojo;¡consúmelos hasta que dejen de existir!Así todos sabrán que Dios gobierna en Jacob,y hasta los confines de la tierra. Selah

14 Porque ellos vuelven por la noche,gruñendo como perrosy acechando alrededor de la ciudad.

15 Van de un lado a otro buscando comida,y aúllan si no quedan satisfechos.

16 Pero yo le cantaré a tu poder,y por la mañana alabaré tu amor;porque tú eres mi protector,mi refugio en momentos de angustia.

17 A ti, fortaleza mía, te cantaré salmos,pues tú, oh Dios, eres mi protector.¡Tú eres el Dios que me ama!

Salmos 59 Commentary

Chapter 59

David prays for deliverance from his enemies. (1-7) He foresees their destruction. (8-17)

Verses 1-7 In these words we hear the voice of David when a prisoner in his own house; the voice of Christ when surrounded by his merciless enemies; the voice of the church when under bondage in the world; and the voice of the Christian when under temptation, affliction, and persecution. And thus earnestly should we pray daily, to be defended and delivered from our spiritual enemies, the temptations of Satan, and the corruptions of our own hearts. We should fear suffering as evil-doers, but not be ashamed of the hatred of workers of iniquity. It is not strange, if those regard not what they themselves say, who have made themselves believe that God regards not what they say. And where there is no fear of God, there is nothing to secure proper regard to man.

Verses 8-17 It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he does not quarrel with Providence, nor fret within himself. It is not poverty, but discontent that makes a man unhappy. David would praise God because he had many times, and all along, found Him his refuge in the day of trouble. He that is all this to us, is certainly worthy of our best affections, praises, and services. The trials of his people will end in joy and praise. When the night of affliction is over, they will sing of the Lord's power and mercy in the morning. Let believers now, in assured faith and hope, praise Him for those mercies, for which they will rejoice and praise him for ever.

Chapter Summary

To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. The history of Saul's sending messengers to watch the house of David, and to kill him when he rose in the morning, is in 1 Samuel 19:11; which was the occasion of his writing this psalm; though the title of the Syriac version of it is, "David said or composed this, when he heard that the priests were slain by Saul:" and in the same is added, "but unto us it declares the conversion of the Gentiles to the faith, and the rejection of the Jews." And which perhaps is designed in Psalm 59:5; and some interpreters are of opinion that the whole psalm is to be understood of Christ, of whom David was a type, especially in his sufferings; and there are some things in it which better agree with him than with David, as particularly his being without sin, Psalm 59:3.