Wisdom
Chapter 9
Send it from Heaven
God of our fathers and Lord of mercy, whose word has created everything and
to rule the world in holiness and justice, passing sentence with right judgment,
give me Wisdom that sits beside your throne and do not reject me from among your children.
For I am your servant, son of your handmaid, a weak and mortal man with little understanding of judgment and laws.
Even the most perfect among us counts for nothing, unless he has received Wisdom that comes from you.
You have commanded me to build a temple on your holy mountain and an altar in the city where you live, in imitation of the holy tent that was yours from the beginning.
With you is Wisdom, who knows your works, was present when you made the world, and is aware of what pleases you and what is right according to your commandments.
Send her from the holy heavens, dispatch her from your holy throne to work beside me so that I may understand what is pleasing to you.
For she knows and understands everything, she will direct my actions with prudence and protect me with her power.
Then my deeds will please you, and I shall judge your people with justice and be worthy of my father’s throne.
Who can know God’s intentions? Who can understand the Lord’s plan?
a fragile body is a burden for the soul, and our tent of clay weighs down the active mind.
We hardly understand the things of the earth, and it is difficult to grasp what is close to us; so who can hope to understand heavenly things?
Who has ever known your will unless you first give him Wisdom and send down you Holy Spirit to him?
In this way, you guide humanity on the right path; they learn what pleases you and are saved by Wisdom.