Daily Wisdom Plan

¹A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.

²It is vain for you to rise early, To retire late, To eat the bread of anxious labors— For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.

³Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the LORD, The fruit of the womb a reward.

⁴Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth.

⁵How blessed [happy and fortunate] is the man whose quiver is filled with them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies [in gatherings] at the [city] gate.

¹A Song of Ascents. Blessed [happy and sheltered by God's favor] is everyone who fears the LORD [and worships Him with obedience], Who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.

²For you shall eat the fruit of [the labor of] your hands, You will be happy and blessed and it will be well with you.

³Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within the innermost part of your house; Your children will be like olive plants Around your table.

⁴Behold, for so shall the man be blessed and divinely favored Who fears the LORD [and worships Him with obedience].

⁵May the LORD bless you from Zion [His holy mountain], And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life;

⁶Indeed, may you see your [family perpetuated in your] children's children. Peace be upon Israel!

¹A Song of Ascents. "Many times they have persecuted me (Israel) from my youth," Let Israel now say,

²"Many times they have persecuted me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed against me.

³"The [enemies, like] plowers plowed on my back; They made their furrows [of suffering] long [in Israel]."

⁴The LORD is righteous; He has cut in two the [thick] cords of the wicked [which enslaved the people of Israel].

⁵May all who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned backward [in defeat].

⁶Let them be like the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up,

⁷With which the reaper does not fill his hand, Nor the binder of sheaves his arms,

⁸Nor do those who pass by say, "The blessing of the LORD be upon you; We bless you in the name of the LORD."