This last weekday before the Easter Triduum is also known as Spy Wednesday, when, as we hear in the Gospel, Judas Iscariot bargained for Christ’s arrest. Earlier in the Mass, Isaiah affirms his faith in the Lord: "I have set my face like flint, He is near who upholds me." The Psalm echoes this staunch fidelity, even though the singer is beset by trials and insults.