Daily Wisdom Plan

¹A Psalm of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul.

²O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence], Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed; Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

³Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed; Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

⁴Let me know Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths.

⁵Guide me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.

⁶Remember, O LORD, Your [tender] compassion and Your lovingkindnesses, For they have been from of old.

⁷Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Your lovingkindness remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD.

⁸Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

⁹He leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way.

¹⁰All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulness To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

¹¹For Your name's sake, O LORD, Pardon my wickedness and my guilt, for they are great.

¹²Who is the man who fears the LORD [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with submissive wonder]? He will teach him [through His word] in the way he should choose.

¹³His soul will dwell in prosperity and goodness, And his descendants will inherit the land.

¹⁴The secret [of the wise counsel] of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning.

¹⁵My eyes are continually toward the LORD, For He will bring my feet out of the net.

¹⁶Turn to me [LORD] and be gracious to me, For I am alone and afflicted.

¹⁷The troubles of my heart are multiplied; Bring me out of my distresses.

¹⁸Look upon my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins.

¹⁹Look upon my enemies, for they are many; They hate me with cruel and violent hatred.

²⁰Guard my soul and rescue me; Do not let me be ashamed or disappointed, For I have taken refuge in You.

²¹Let integrity and uprightness protect me, For I wait [expectantly] for You.

²²O God, redeem Israel, Out of all his troubles.

¹A Psalm of David. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity; I have [relied on and] trusted [confidently] in the LORD without wavering and I shall not slip.

²Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my heart and my mind.

³For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked [faithfully] in Your truth.

⁴I do not sit with deceitful or unethical or worthless men, Nor seek companionship with pretenders (self-righteous hypocrites).

⁵I hate the company of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I will wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about Your altar, O LORD,

⁷That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving And declare all Your wonders.

⁸O LORD, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.

⁹Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, Nor [sweep away] my life with men of bloodshed,

¹⁰In whose hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.

¹¹But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.

¹²My foot stands on a level place; In the congregations I will bless the LORD.

¹A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation— Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the refuge and fortress of my life— Whom shall I dread?

²When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

³Though an army encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, Even in this I am confident.

⁴One thing I have asked of the LORD, and that I will seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD [in His presence] all the days of my life, To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.

⁵For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.

⁶And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, In His tent I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

⁷Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud; Be gracious and compassionate to me and answer me.

⁸When You said, "Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need]," my heart said to You, "Your face, O LORD, I will seek [on the authority of Your word]."

⁹Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor leave me, O God of my salvation!

¹⁰Although my father and my mother have abandoned me, Yet the LORD will take me up [adopt me as His child].

¹¹Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me on a level path Because of my enemies [who lie in wait].

¹²Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, For false witnesses have come against me; They breathe out violence.

¹³I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.

¹⁴Wait for and confidently expect the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for and confidently expect the LORD.

¹A Psalm of David. To you I call, O LORD, My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit (grave).

²Hear the voice of my supplication (specific requests, humble entreaties) as I cry to You for help, As I lift up my hands and heart toward Your innermost sanctuary (Holy of Holies).

³Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who do evil, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While malice and mischief are in their hearts.

⁴Repay them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Repay them according to the deeds of their hands; Repay them what they deserve.

⁵Because they have no regard for the works of the LORD Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

⁶Blessed be the LORD, Because He has heard the voice of my supplication.

⁷The LORD is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield; My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.

⁸The LORD is their [unyielding] strength, And He is the fortress of salvation to His anointed.

⁹Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.