Daily Wisdom Plan

¹A song of ascents. Of David. [1] If the LORD had not been on our side — let Israel say —

²If the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,

³then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us.

⁴Then the water would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us;

⁵the raging water would have swept over us.

⁶Blessed be the LORD, who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.

⁷We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net; the net is torn, and we have escaped.

⁸Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

¹A song of ascents. [1] Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.

²The mountains surround Jerusalem and the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever.

³The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.

⁴Do what is good, LORD, to the good, to those whose hearts are upright.

⁵But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways, the LORD will banish them with the evildoers. Peace be with Israel.

¹A song of ascents. [1] When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.

²Our mouths were filled with laughter then, and our tongues with shouts of joy. Then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

³The LORD had done great things for us; we were joyful.

⁴Restore our fortunes, LORD, like watercourses in the Negev.

⁵Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

⁶Though one goes along weeping, carrying the bag of seed, he will surely come back with shouts of joy, carrying his sheaves.