Daily Wisdom Plan

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

²It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep.

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

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

⁵Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

¹A Song of Ascents. [1] Blessed is every one who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways.

²When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.

³Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table.

⁴Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the LORD.

⁵The LORD bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem All the days of your life.

⁶Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!

¹Song of Ascents. [1] “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,” Let Israel now say—

²“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth; Yet they have not prevailed against me.

³The plowers plowed on my back; They made their furrows long.”

⁴The LORD is righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.

⁵Let all those who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned back.

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

⁷With which the reaper does not fill his hand, Nor he who binds sheaves, his arms.

⁸Neither let those who pass by them say, “The blessing of the LORD be upon you; We bless you in the name of the LORD!”