Daily Wisdom Plan

¹What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:

²What if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us?

³They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger.

⁴The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

⁵Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.

⁶Praise the LORD, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

⁷We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!

⁸Our help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

¹Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.

²Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever.

³The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.

⁴O LORD, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with you.

⁵But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!

¹When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!

²We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the LORD has done for them.”

³Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! What joy!

⁴Restore our fortunes, LORD, as streams renew the desert.

⁵Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.

⁶They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.