Daily Wisdom Plan

¹I look up to the mountains — does my help come from there?

²My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth!

³He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.

⁴Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.

⁵The LORD himself watches over you! The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade.

⁶The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.

⁷The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.

⁸The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.

¹I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

²And now here we are, standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.

³Jerusalem is a well-built city; its seamless walls cannot be breached.

⁴All the tribes of Israel — the LORD’s people — make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the LORD, as the law requires of Israel.

⁵Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David.

⁶Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper.

⁷O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces.

⁸For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “May you have peace.”

⁹For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.

¹I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven.

²We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.

³Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.

⁴We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant.