Daily Wisdom Plan

¹To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; Listen to my prayer.

²From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].

³For You have been a shelter and a refuge for me, A strong tower against the enemy.

⁴Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

⁵For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence].

⁶You will prolong the king's life [adding days upon days]; His years will be like many generations.

⁷He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God; Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.

⁸So I will sing praise to Your name forever, Paying my vows day by day.

¹To the Chief Musician; to Jeduthun [Ethan, the noted musician, founder of an official musical family]. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; From Him comes my salvation.

²He alone is my rock and my salvation, My defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened.

³How long will you attack a man So that you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

⁴They consult only to throw him down from his high position [to dishonor him]; They delight in lies. They bless with [the words of] their mouths, But inwardly they curse. Selah.

⁵For God alone my soul waits in silence and quietly submits to Him, For my hope is from Him.

⁶He only is my rock and my salvation; My fortress and my defense, I will not be shaken or discouraged.

⁷On God my salvation and my glory rest; He is my rock of [unyielding] strength, my refuge is in God.

⁸Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

⁹Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion). In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value]; They are together lighter than a breath.

¹⁰Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

¹¹God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.

¹²Also to You, O Lord, belong lovingkindness and compassion, For You compensate every man according to [the value of] his work.

¹A Psalm of David; when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You; My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

²So I have gazed upon You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

³Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

⁴So will I bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.

⁵My soul [my life, my very self] is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises [to You] with joyful lips.

⁶When I remember You on my bed, I meditate and thoughtfully focus on You in the night watches,

⁷For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.

⁸My soul [my life, my very self] clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

⁹But those who seek my life to destroy it Will [be destroyed and] go into the depths of the earth [into the underworld].

¹⁰They will be given over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him [honoring the true God, acknowledging His authority and majesty] will glory, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.