Salmos 17:1-6

1 Oye, oh SEÑOR, una causa justa; atiende a mi clamor; presta oído a mi oración, que no es de labios engañosos.

2 Que mi vindicación venga de tu presencia; que tus ojos vean con rectitud.

3 Tú has probado mi corazón, me has visitado de noche; me has puesto a prueba y nada hallaste; he resuelto que mi boca no peque.

4 En cuanto a las obras de los hombres, por la palabra de tus labios yo me he guardado de las sendas de los violentos.

5 Mis pasos se han mantenido firmes en tus senderos. No han resbalado mis pies.

6 Yo te he invocado, oh Dios, porque tú me responderás; inclina a mí tu oído, escucha mi palabra.

Salmos 17:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 17

\\<>\\. This prayer was put up by David either in his own person, on his own account, praying to God for the vindication of his cause, and for salvation and deliverance from his enemies; or in the person of the Messiah, whose type he was, and of the whole church, so Jerom of old interpreted it; and the title of it in the Arabic version is, ``a prayer in the person of a perfect man, and of Christ himself, and of everyone that is redeemed by him;'' in which preservation and protection are prayed for, and hope of eternal life is expressed. It was written, according to Theodoret, when David suffered persecution from Saul.

Footnotes

• [a]. O, nada de engao hallaste en m;