Daily Wisdom Plan

¹A Psalm of David. Do not worry because of evildoers, Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

²For they will wither quickly like the grass, And fade like the green herb.

³Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.

⁴Delight yourself in the LORD, And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.

⁵Commit your way to the LORD; Trust in Him also and He will do it.

⁶He will make your righteousness [your pursuit of right standing with God] like the light, And your judgment like [the shining of] the noonday [sun].

⁷Be still before the LORD; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him; Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

⁸Cease from anger and abandon wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evil.

⁹For those who do evil will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.

¹⁰For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever]; Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].

¹¹But the humble will [at last] inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace.

¹²The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth.

¹³The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous], For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.

¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].

¹⁵The sword [of the ungodly] will enter their own heart, And their bow will be broken.

¹⁶Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God] Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD upholds and sustains the righteous [who seek Him].

¹⁸The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will continue forever.

¹⁹They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have plenty and be satisfied.

²⁰But the wicked (ungodly) will perish, And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures and like the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke], They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

²¹The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.

²²For those blessed by God will [at last] inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

²³The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the LORD, And He delights in his way [and blesses his path].

²⁴When he falls, he will not be hurled down, Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand and sustains him.

²⁵I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned Or his descendants pleading for bread.

²⁶All day long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing.

²⁷Depart from evil and do good; And you will dwell [securely in the land] forever.

²⁸For the LORD delights in justice And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones); They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

²⁹The righteous will inherit the land And live in it forever.

³⁰The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice and truth.

³¹The law of his God is in his heart; Not one of his steps will slip.

³²The wicked lies in wait for the righteous And seeks to kill him.

³³The LORD will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

³⁴Wait for and expect the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; [In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

³⁵I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power] Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,

³⁶Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought him, but he could not be found.

³⁷Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity]; There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one's descendants].

³⁸As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed; The future of the wicked will be cut off.

³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.

⁴⁰The LORD helps them and rescues them; He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.

¹A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor discipline me in Your burning anger.

²For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply, And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.

³There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

⁴For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood]; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

⁵My wounds are loathsome and foul Because of my foolishness.

⁶I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go about mourning all day long.

⁷For my sides are filled with burning, And there is no health in my flesh.

⁸I am numb and greatly bruised [deadly cold and completely worn out]; I groan because of the disquiet and moaning of my heart.

⁹Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.

¹⁰My heart throbs violently, my strength fails me; And as for the light of my eyes, even that has also gone from me.

¹¹My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my neighbors stand far away.

¹²Those who seek my life lay snares for me, And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction; They devise treachery all the day long.

¹³But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

¹⁴Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, In whose mouth are no arguments.

¹⁵For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will answer, O Lord my God.

¹⁶For I pray, "May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me."

¹⁷For I am ready to fall; My sorrow is continually before me.

¹⁸For I do confess my guilt and iniquity; I am filled with anxiety because of my sin.

¹⁹But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who hate me without cause are many.

²⁰They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me, Because I follow what is good.

²¹Do not abandon me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me.

²²Make haste to help me, O Lord, my Salvation.

¹To the Chief Musician; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, "I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will muzzle my mouth While the wicked are in my presence."

²I was mute and silent [before my enemies], I refrained even from good, And my distress grew worse.

³My heart was hot within me. While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue:

⁴"LORD, let me know my [life's] end And [to appreciate] the extent of my days; Let me know how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].

⁵"Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths, And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight. Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.

⁶"Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade]; Surely they make an uproar for nothing; Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.

⁷"And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait? My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.

⁸"Save me from all my transgressions; Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.

⁹"I am mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who has done it.

¹⁰"Remove Your plague from me; I am wasting away because of the conflict and opposition of Your hand.

¹¹"With rebukes You discipline man for sin; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.

¹²"Hear my prayer, O LORD, and listen to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am Your temporary guest, A sojourner like all my fathers.

¹³"O look away from me, that I may smile and again know joy Before I depart and am no more."