Daily Wisdom Plan

¹Of David. [1] Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.

²For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants.

³Trust in the LORD and do what is good; dwell in the land and live securely.

⁴Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.

⁵Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act,

⁶making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday.

⁷Be silent before the LORD and wait expectantly for him; do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the person who carries out evil plans.

⁸Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated — it can only bring harm.

⁹For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

¹⁰A little while, and the wicked person will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there.

¹¹But the humble will inherit the land and will enjoy abundant prosperity.

¹²The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.

¹³The Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming.

¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bow to bring down the poor and needy and to slaughter those whose way is upright.

¹⁵Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

¹⁶The little that the righteous person has is better than the abundance of many wicked people.

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD supports the righteous.

¹⁸The LORD watches over the blameless all their days, and their inheritance will last forever.

¹⁹They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger.

²⁰But the wicked will perish; the LORD’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke.

²¹The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

²²Those who are blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be destroyed.

²³A person’s steps are established by the LORD, and he takes pleasure in his way.

²⁴Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the LORD supports him with his hand.

²⁵I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread.

²⁶He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing.

²⁷Turn away from evil, do what is good, and settle permanently.

²⁸For the LORD loves justice and will not abandon his faithful ones. They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.

²⁹The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it permanently.

³⁰The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just.

³¹The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.

³²The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and intends to kill him;

³³the LORD will not leave him in the power of the wicked one or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.

³⁴Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.

³⁵I have seen a wicked, violent person well-rooted, like a flourishing native tree.

³⁶Then I passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

³⁷Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the person of peace will have a future.

³⁸But transgressors will all be eliminated; the future of the wicked will be destroyed.

³⁹The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD, their refuge in a time of distress.

⁴⁰The LORD helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked and will save them because they take refuge in him.

¹A psalm of David for remembrance. [1] LORD, do not punish me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

²For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.

³There is no soundness in my body because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

⁴For my iniquities have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.

⁵My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.

⁶I am bent over and brought very low; all day long I go around in mourning.

⁷For my insides are full of burning pain, and there is no soundness in my body.

⁸I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.

⁹Lord, my every desire is in front of you; my sighing is not hidden from you.

¹⁰My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded.

¹¹My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance.

¹²Those who intend to kill me set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.

¹³I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth.

¹⁴I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth.

¹⁵For I put my hope in you, LORD; you will answer me, my Lord, my God.

¹⁶For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me — those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

¹⁷For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me.

¹⁸So I confess my iniquity; I am anxious because of my sin.

¹⁹But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; many hate me for no reason.

²⁰Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good.

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

²²Hurry to help me, my Lord, my salvation.

¹For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. [1] I said, “I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

²I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from speaking good, and my pain intensified.

³My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, a fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:

⁴“LORD, make me aware of my end and the number of my days so that I will know how short-lived I am.

⁵In fact, you have made my days just inches long, and my life span is as nothing to you. Yes, every human being stands as only a vapor. Selah

⁶Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.

⁷“Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

⁸Rescue me from all my transgressions; do not make me the taunt of fools.

⁹I am speechless; I do not open my mouth because of what you have done.

¹⁰Remove your torment from me. Because of the force of your hand I am finished.

¹¹You discipline a person with punishment for iniquity, consuming like a moth what is precious to him; yes, every human being is only a vapor. Selah

¹²“Hear my prayer, LORD, and listen to my cry for help; do not be silent at my tears. For I am here with you as an alien, a temporary resident like all my ancestors.

¹³Turn your angry gaze from me so that I may be cheered up before I die and am gone.”