1No te impacientes a causa de los malignos
ni tengas envidia de los malhechores,
2 porque como la hierba serán pronto cortados
y como la hierba verde se secarán.
3 Confía en Jehová y haz el bien;
habitarás en la tierra y te apacentarás de la verdad.
4 Deléitate asimismo en Jehová
y él te concederá las peticiones de tu corazón.
5 Encomienda a Jehová tu camino,
confía en él y él hará.
6 Exhibirá tu justicia como la luz
y tu derecho como el mediodía.
7 Guarda silencio ante Jehová y espera en él.
No te alteres con motivo del que prospera en su camino,
por el hombre que hace lo malo.
8 Deja la ira y desecha el enojo;
no te excites en manera alguna a hacer lo malo,
9 porque los malignos serán destruidos,
pero los que esperan en Jehová heredarán la tierra,
10 pues dentro de poco no existirá el malo;
observarás su lugar, y ya no estará allí.
11 Pero los mansos heredarán la tierra
y se recrearán con abundancia de paz.
12 Maquina el impío contra el justo
y rechina contra él sus dientes.
13 El Señor se reirá de él,
porque ve que viene su día.
14 Los impíos desenvainan espada y tensan su arco
para derribar al pobre y al menesteroso,
para matar a los de recto proceder.
15 Su espada entrará en su mismo corazón
y su arco será quebrado.
16 Mejor es lo poco del justo
que las riquezas de muchos pecadores,
17 porque los brazos de los impíos serán quebrados;
mas el que sostiene a los justos es Jehová.
18 Conoce Jehová los días de los íntegros
y la heredad de ellos será para siempre.
19 No serán avergonzados en el tiempo de dificultad,
y en los días de hambre serán saciados.
20 Mas los impíos perecerán,
los enemigos de Jehová serán consumidos;
como la grasa de los carneros,
se disiparán como el humo.
21 El impío toma prestado y no paga;
pero el justo tiene misericordia y da.
22 Los benditos de él heredarán la tierra
y los malditos de él serán destruidos.
23 Por Jehová son ordenados los pasos del hombre
y él aprueba su camino.
24 Cuando el hombre caiga, no quedará postrado,
porque Jehová sostiene su mano.
25 Joven fui y he envejecido,
y no he visto justo desamparado
ni a su descendencia que mendigue pan.
26 En todo tiempo tiene misericordia y presta.
Su descendencia es para bendición.
27 Apártate del mal, haz el bien
y vivirás para siempre,
28 porque Jehová ama la rectitud
y no desampara a sus santos.
Para siempre serán guardados,
mas la descendencia de los impíos será destruida.
29 Los justos heredarán la tierra
y vivirán para siempre en ella.
30 La boca del justo habla sabiduría
y su lengua habla justicia.
31 La Ley de su Dios está en su corazón;
por tanto, sus pies no resbalarán.
32 Espía el impío al justo
y procura matarlo.
33 Jehová no lo dejará en sus manos
ni lo condenará cuando lo juzguen.
34 Espera en Jehová,
guarda su camino,
y él te exaltará para heredar la tierra;
cuando sean destruidos los pecadores, lo verás.
35 Vi yo al impío sumamente enaltecido
y que se extendía como laurel verde.
36 Pero él pasó, y he aquí ya no estaba;
lo busqué, y no lo hallé.
37 Considera al íntegro y mira al justo,
porque hay un final dichoso para el hombre de paz.
38 Mas los transgresores serán todos a una destruidos;
la posteridad de los impíos será extinguida.
39 Pero la salvación de los justos es de Jehová
y él es su fortaleza en el tiempo de angustia.
40 Jehová los ayudará y los librará;
los libertará de los impíos y los salvará,
por cuanto en él esperaron.
En Él,
Juan
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It was almost a year ago that I moved to Dallas to get my master’s degree in Biblical Exegesis and Linguistics. I only have one month left till I go to Spain for the summer. I can’t wait!
A week ago I was elected as the Homecoming King. The queen was Raquel, a friend from Venezuela. It was such an American experience even though the “royalty” was foreign… (See left picture above)
I am currently taking a “Field Methods” class in which I have to analyze the grammar and phonology of an Indian language called Guajarati. I have been studying this language for like three months now. The class is really interesting but it is stressing me out because I have to write papers 24/7 about a “strange” language that Vaibhavi, our language consultant from India, is teaching us. She is the one in the black dress in the picture on the right above. The other two girls are Raquel and Colleen, two of my classmates.
Over a month ago I became an official member of Proel (Wycliffe Spain), the organization I will be working with in Africa in the future. I don’t have any information about how, when or what I will do but I am planning on going to their headquarters in Madrid so that I can talk to them over the summer.
These weeks have also been stressful because I have been doing all the paperwork that DTS needed from me. I still needed to send them some documents and immigration forms to become an official student. After a long process they finally accepted me as an international student! The bad news is that they are not giving me any scholarships. They told they could only support 100 international students and, unfortunately, I am not one of them. Now, things are not looking good for me because tuition, books, and housing are really expensive (especially tuition) but I am still holding on to God’s faithfulness and believing He will provide somehow. Here is Psalm 37. Hopefully next time I update the blog I will be in Spain enjoying the summer!
1Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret—it only causes harm.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,
But it shall be no more.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plots against the just,
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 The Lord knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish;
And the enemies of the Lord,
Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
Into smoke they shall vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,
But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
22 For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,
But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old;
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his descendants begging bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and lends;
And his descendants are blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell forevermore.
28 For the Lord loves justice,
And does not forsake His saints;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
And his tongue talks of justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
None of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked watches the righteous,
And seeks to slay him.
33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand,
Nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait on the Lord,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
And spreading himself like a native green tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
For the future of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together;
The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord shall help them and deliver them;
He shall deliver them from the wicked,
And save them,
Because they trust in Him.
