{"id":4501,"date":"2026-04-01T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstrinity.org\/?p=4501"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:53:44","slug":"lent-day-43-spy-wednesday-psalm-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstrinity.org\/esp\/lent-day-43-spy-wednesday-psalm-55\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00eda 43 de Cuaresma: Mi\u00e9rcoles de Esp\u00edas | Salmo 55"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

In Christian tradition, Spy Wednesday commemorates the Bargain of Judas, also known as the betrayal of Jesus, during holy week.<\/strong> Judas Iscariot spied on Jesus and made a secret deal with the chief priests (Sanhedrin) to have Him arrested (Matt. 26, Mark 14, & Luke 22).This day begins the pivot of the Holy week narrative from the celebration and jubilation of the Triumphal Entry to the eventual conviction, death, and resurrection of the Messiah. This day is also called Holy Wednesday, Good Wednesday, or Silent Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

Opening Prayer: Psalm 55<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

1 <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>Listen to my prayer, O God,
    do not ignore my plea;
2 <\/sup><\/strong>    hear me and answer me.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
3 <\/sup><\/strong>    because of what my enemy is saying,
    because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me
    and assail me in their anger.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em><\/p>\n

4 <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>My heart is in anguish within me;
    the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 <\/sup><\/strong>Fear and trembling have beset me;
    horror has overwhelmed me.
6 <\/sup><\/strong>I said, \u201cOh, that I had the wings of a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest.
7 <\/sup><\/strong>I would flee far away
    and stay in the desert;[<\/sup><\/em>c<\/sup><\/em><\/a>]<\/sup><\/em>
8 <\/sup><\/strong>I would hurry to my place of shelter,
    far from the tempest and storm.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em><\/p>\n

9 <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,
    for I see violence and strife in the city.
10 <\/sup><\/strong>Day and night they prowl about on its walls;
    malice and abuse are within it.
11 <\/sup><\/strong>Destructive forces are at work in the city;
    threats and lies never leave its streets.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em><\/p>\n

12 <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.
13 <\/sup><\/strong>But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,
14 <\/sup><\/strong>with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship
    at the house of God,
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em><\/p>\n

15 <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>Let death take my enemies by surprise;
    let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,
    for evil finds lodging among them.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em><\/p>\n

16 <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>As for me, I call to God,
    and the Lord saves me.
17 <\/sup><\/strong>Evening, morning and noon
    I cry out in distress,
    and he hears my voice.
18 <\/sup><\/strong>He rescues me unharmed
    from the battle waged against me,
    even though many oppose me.
19 <\/sup><\/strong>God, who is enthroned from of old,
    who does not change\u2014
he will hear them and humble them,
    because they have no fear of God.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em><\/p>\n

20 <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>My companion attacks his friends;
    he violates his covenant.
21 <\/sup><\/strong>His talk is smooth as butter,
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
    yet they are drawn swords.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em><\/p>\n

22 <\/sup><\/em><\/strong>Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.
23 <\/sup><\/strong>But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
    will not live out half their days.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em><\/p>\n

But as for me, I trust in you.<\/em><\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Voice:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n