Daily Wisdom Plan

¹Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever.

²Give thanks to the God of gods, For His lovingkindness endures forever.

³Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For His lovingkindness endures forever.

⁴To Him who alone does great wonders, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

⁵To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

⁶To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

⁷To Him who made the great lights, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

⁸The sun to rule over the day, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

⁹The moon and stars to rule by night, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹⁰To Him who struck the firstborn of Egypt, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹¹And brought Israel out from among them, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹²With a strong hand and with an outstretched arm, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹³To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹⁴And made Israel pass through the midst of it, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹⁵But tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹⁶To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹⁷To Him who struck down great kings, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹⁸And killed mighty kings, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

²⁰And Og, king of Bashan, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

²¹And gave their land as a heritage, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

²²Even a heritage to Israel His servant, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

²³Who [faithfully] remembered us in our lowly condition, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

²⁴And has rescued us from our enemies, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

²⁵Who gives food to all flesh, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

²⁶Give thanks to the God of heaven, For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever.

¹By the rivers of Babylon, There we [captives] sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion [the city God imprinted on our hearts].

²On the willow trees in the midst of Babylon We hung our harps.

³For there they who took us captive demanded of us a song with words, And our tormentors [who made a mockery of us demanded] amusement, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."

⁴How can we sing the Lord's song In a strange and foreign land?

⁵If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget [her skill with the harp].

⁶Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not prefer Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

⁷Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom, The day of [the fall of] Jerusalem, Who said "Down, down [with her] To her very foundation."

⁸O daughter of Babylon, you devastator, How blessed will be the one Who repays you [with destruction] as you have repaid us.

⁹How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.

¹A Psalm of David. I will give You thanks with all my heart; I sing praises to You before the [pagan] gods.

²I will bow down [in worship] toward Your holy temple And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word together with Your name.

³On the day I called, You answered me; And You made me bold and confident with [renewed] strength in my life.

⁴All the kings of the land will give thanks and praise You, O LORD, When they have heard of the promises of Your mouth [which were fulfilled].

⁵Yes, they will sing of the ways of the LORD [joyfully celebrating His wonderful acts], For great is the glory and majesty of the LORD.

⁶Though the LORD is exalted, He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship]; But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.

⁷Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.

⁸The LORD will accomplish that which concerns me; Your [unwavering] lovingkindness, O LORD, endures forever— Do not abandon the works of Your own hands.