Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in his ways.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
around your table.
Thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the Lord.
The Lord bless you from Zion.
May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.
May you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!
Questions
1. The Wisdom Psalms were written to teach God’s people. What is then lesson the psalm is teaching?
2. Why would this lesson be taught and preserved as a psalm?
3. What ideas about God, the Church, or your faith would you like to be taught and expressed as a psalm? Use the psalm of the day as inspiration to write a line of your new psalm. Use this as your prayer today.