El panorama
Salmos 55 abre con “Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.”, cambia cerca del versículo 12 con “For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it…” y termina con “But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Salmos · Versión King James · 23Salmos 55:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Salmos 55:1–8 abre con “Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.” y llega a “I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Salmos 55 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.” Nombrar a Give mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Salmos 55:1-8
Versión King James1Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
8I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
Salmos 55:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and…
Salmos 55:9–16 abre con “Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.” y llega a “As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Salmos 55 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.” Nombrar a Destroy mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.” Nombrar a Wickedness mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Salmos 55:9-16
Versión King James9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
Salmos 55:17-23
Versículos 17–23: Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he…
Salmos 55:17–23 abre con “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.” y llega a “But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Salmos 55 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen battle, delivered, peace. Su relación con los versículos 17 y 19 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Salmos 55:17-23
Versión King James17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
18He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
19God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
20He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
22Cast thy burden upon the LORD , and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Psalms 55:1 comienza con “Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Psalms 55:13 forma un giro natural: “But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.”
La nota final
Psalms 55:23 deja al lector con “But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras hear, LORD, death, enemy, heart, midst ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.