Daily Wisdom Plan

¹For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah. [1] LORD, you showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

²You forgave your people’s guilt; you covered all their sin. Selah

³You withdrew all your fury; you turned from your burning anger.

⁴Return to us, God of our salvation, and abandon your displeasure with us.

⁵Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger for all generations?

⁶Will you not revive us again so that your people may rejoice in you?

⁷Show us your faithful love, LORD, and give us your salvation.

⁸I will listen to what God will say; surely the LORD will declare peace to his people, his faithful ones, and not let them go back to foolish ways.

⁹His salvation is very near those who fear him, so that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Faithful love and truth will join together; righteousness and peace will embrace.

¹¹Truth will spring up from the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven.

¹²Also, the LORD will provide what is good, and our land will yield its crops.

¹³Righteousness will go before him to prepare the way for his steps.

¹A prayer of David. [1] Listen, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

²Protect my life, for I am faithful. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you.

³Be gracious to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

⁴Bring joy to your servant’s life, because I appeal to you, Lord.

⁵For you, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, abounding in faithful love to all who call on you.

⁶LORD, hear my prayer; listen to my plea for mercy.

⁷I call on you in the day of my distress, for you will answer me.

⁸Lord, there is no one like you among the gods, and there are no works like yours.

⁹All the nations you have made will come and bow down before you, Lord, and will honor your name.

¹⁰For you are great and perform wonders; you alone are God.

¹¹Teach me your way, LORD, and I will live by your truth. Give me an undivided mind to fear your name.

¹²I will praise you with all my heart, Lord my God, and will honor your name forever.

¹³For your faithful love for me is great, and you rescue my life from the depths of Sheol.

¹⁴God, arrogant people have attacked me; a gang of ruthless men intends to kill me. They do not let you guide them.

¹⁵But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth.

¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant; save the son of your female servant.

¹⁷Show me a sign of your goodness; my enemies will see and be put to shame because you, LORD, have helped and comforted me.

¹A psalm of the sons of Korah. A song. [1] The city he founded is on the holy mountains.

²The LORD loves Zion’s city gates more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

³Glorious things are said about you, city of God. Selah

⁴“I will make a record of those who know me: Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush — each one was born there.”

⁵And it will be said of Zion, “This one and that one were born in her.” The Most High himself will establish her.

⁶When he registers the peoples, the LORD will record, “This one was born there.” Selah

⁷Singers and dancers alike will say, “My whole source of joy is in you.”