That She May Be With Me

God of my ancestors, Lord of mercy,
you who have made all things by your word
and in your wisdom have established humankind
to rule the creatures produced by you,
and to govern the world in holiness and righteousness,
and to render judgment in integrity of heart:

Give me Wisdom, the consort at your throne,
and do not reject me from among your children;
for I am your servant, the child of your maidservant,
a man weak and short-lived
and lacking in comprehension of judgment and of laws.

Indeed, though one be perfect among mortals,
if Wisdom, who comes from you, be lacking,
that one will count for nothing.

Now with you is Wisdom, who knows your works
and was present when you made the world;
who understands what is pleasing in your eyes
and what is conformable with your commands.

Send her forth from your holy heavens
and from your glorious throne dispatch her
that she may be with me and work with me,
that I may know what is pleasing to you.

For she knows and understands all things,
and will guide me prudently in my affairs
and safeguard me by her glory.

--Wisdom 9.1-6, 9-11