Daily Readings

(1) Del maestro de coro. De David, el servidor del Señor.
1 (2) La maldad habla al malvado
en lo íntimo de su corazón.
Jamás tiene él presente
que hay que temer a Dios.
2 (3) Se cree tan digno de alabanzas,
que no encuentra odiosa su maldad.
3 (4) Es malhablado y mentiroso,
perdió el buen juicio, dejó de hacer el bien.
4 (5) Acostado en su cama, planea hacer lo malo;
tan aferrado está a su mal camino
que no quiere renunciar a la maldad.

5 (6) Pero tu amor, Señor, llega hasta el cielo;
tu fidelidad alcanza al cielo azul.
6 (7) Tu justicia es como las grandes montañas;
tus decretos son como el mar grande y profundo.
Tú, Señor, cuidas de hombres y animales.
7 (8) ¡Qué maravilloso es tu amor, oh Dios!
¡Bajo tus alas, los hombres buscan protección!
8 (9) Quedan completamente satisfechos
con la abundante comida de tu casa;
tú les das a beber de un río delicioso,
9 (10) porque en ti está la fuente de la vida
y en tu luz podemos ver la luz.

10 (11) Brinda siempre tu amor y tu justicia
a los que te conocen,
a los hombres honrados.
11 (12) No dejes que me pisoteen los orgullosos
ni que me zarandeen los malvados.
12 (13) ¡Vean cómo caen los malhechores!
¡Caen para no volver a levantarse!

12 Jerusalén, alaba al Señor;
Sión, alaba a tu Dios.
13 Pues él reforzó los cerrojos de tus puertas
y bendijo a tus hijos dentro de la ciudad.
14 Él trae la paz a tu territorio
y te satisface con lo mejor del trigo.
15 Él envía su palabra a la tierra,
y su palabra corre a toda prisa.
16 Él produce la nieve como si fuera lana,
y esparce la escarcha como si fuera polvo.
17 Él envía el hielo en forma de granizo;
con el frío que envía, el agua se congela.
18 Pero envía su palabra, y la derrite;
hace soplar el viento, y el agua corre.
19 Él dio a conocer a Jacob, a Israel,
su palabra, sus leyes y decretos.
20 No hizo lo mismo con las otras naciones,
las cuales nunca conocieron sus decretos.

¡Aleluya!

³But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai, ⁴they on their part acted with cunning: they went and prepared provisions, and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended, ⁵with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes; and all their provisions were dry and moldy. ⁶They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the Israelites, "We have come from a far country; so now make a treaty with us." ⁷But the Israelites said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a treaty with you?" ⁸They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you? And where do you come from?" ⁹They said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard a report of him, of all that he did in Egypt, ¹⁰and of all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, King Sihon of Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan who lived in Ashtaroth. ¹¹So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, 'Take provisions in your hand for the journey; go to meet them, and say to them, "We are your servants; come now, make a treaty with us."' ¹²Here is our bread; it was still warm when we took it from our houses as our food for the journey, on the day we set out to come to you, but now, see, it is dry and moldy; ¹³these wineskins were new when we filled them, and see, they are burst; and these garments and sandals of ours are worn out from the very long journey." ¹⁴So the leaders partook of their provisions, and did not ask direction from the LORD. ¹⁵And Joshua made peace with them, guaranteeing their lives by a treaty; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

¹⁶But when three days had passed after they had made a treaty with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and were living among them. ¹⁷So the Israelites set out and reached their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. ¹⁸But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders. ¹⁹But all the leaders said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we must not touch them. ²⁰This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath may not come upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them." ²¹The leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the leaders had decided concerning them.

¹We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. ²Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. ³For Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me." ⁴For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. ⁵May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, ⁶so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. ⁸For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, ⁹and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "Therefore I will confess you among the Gentiles, and sing praises to your name"; ¹⁰and again he says, "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people"; ¹¹and again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him"; ¹²and again Isaiah says, "The root of Jesse shall come, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles shall hope." ¹³May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

⁶⁹Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant-girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean." ⁷⁰But he denied it before all of them, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about." ⁷¹When he went out to the porch, another servant-girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth." ⁷²Again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the man." ⁷³After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Certainly you are also one of them, for your accent betrays you." ⁷⁴Then he began to curse, and he swore an oath, "I do not know the man!" At that moment the cock crowed. ⁷⁵Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said: "Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.

¹   Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
          you who lead Joseph like a flock!
     You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
²        before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh.
     Stir up your might,
          and come to save us!

³   Restore us, O God;
     let your face shine, that we may be saved.

⁴   O LORD God of hosts,
          how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?
⁵   You have fed them with the bread of tears,
          and given them tears to drink in full measure.
⁶   You make us the scorn of our neighbors;
          our enemies laugh among themselves.

⁷   Restore us, O God of hosts;
          let your face shine, that we may be saved.

⁸   You brought a vine out of Egypt;
     you drove out the nations and planted it.
⁹   You cleared the ground for it;
          it took deep root and filled the land.
¹⁰  The mountains were covered with its shade,
          the mighty cedars with its branches;
¹¹  it sent out its branches to the sea,
          and its shoots to the River.
¹²  Why then have you broken down its walls,
          so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
¹³  The boar from the forest ravages it,
          and all that move in the field feed on it.

¹⁴  Turn again, O God of hosts;
          look down from heaven, and see;
     have regard for this vine,
¹⁵       the stock that your right hand planted.
¹⁶  They have burned it with fire, they have cut it down;
          may they perish at the rebuke of your countenance.
¹⁷  But let your hand be upon the one at your right hand,
          the one whom you made strong for yourself.
¹⁸  Then we will never turn back from you;
          give us life, and we will call on your name.

¹⁹  Restore us, O LORD God of hosts;
          let your face shine, that we may be saved.

¹   The LORD is my light and my salvation;
          whom shall I fear?
     The LORD is the stronghold of my life;
          of whom shall I be afraid?

²   When evildoers assail me
          to devour my flesh —
     my adversaries and foes —
          they shall stumble and fall.

³   Though an army encamp against me,
          my heart shall not fear;
     though war rise up against me,
          yet I will be confident.

⁴   One thing I asked of the LORD,
          that will I seek after:
     to live in the house of the LORD
          all the days of my life,
     to behold the beauty of the LORD,
          and to inquire in his temple.

⁵   For he will hide me in his shelter
          in the day of trouble;
     he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
          he will set me high on a rock.

⁶   Now my head is lifted up
          above my enemies all around me,
     and I will offer in his tent
          sacrifices with shouts of joy;
     I will sing and make melody to the LORD.

⁷   Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud,
          be gracious to me and answer me!
⁸   “Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
          Your face, LORD, do I seek.
⁹        Do not hide your face from me.

     Do not turn your servant away in anger,
          you who have been my help.
     Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
          O God of my salvation!
¹⁰   If my father and mother forsake me,
          the LORD will take me up.

¹¹  Teach me your way, O LORD,
          and lead me on a level path
          because of my enemies.
¹²  Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
          for false witnesses have risen against me,
          and they are breathing out violence.

¹³  I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD
          in the land of the living.
¹⁴   Wait for the LORD;
          be strong, and let your heart take courage;
          wait for the LORD!