For the 30th

Proverbs 30 & 31

Proverbs 30 ...surely I am more brutish than any man...

Morning: Psalm 144-146

Psalm 144: Blessed be the LORD my strength...

Evening: Psalm 147-150

Psalm 149: ...let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hands...

For the 29th

Proverbs 29

verse 25: The fear of man bringeth a snare - but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made safe.

Morning: Psalm 139-141

Psalm 139:20 For they speak against thee wickedly - thine enemies take thy name in vain.
* Question: Do WE say "Oh, my God!" in vain? We'd better not!

Psalm 140:12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted - and the right of the poore (1611 spelling ;)).

Psalm 141:3 Set a watch (O LORD) before my mouth: keepe the doore of my lips.

Evening: Psalm 142-143

Psalm 142: I Cried...

For the 28th

Proverbs 28

Morning: Psalm 132-135
Evening: Psalm 136-138

For the 27th

Proverbs 27

Morning: Psalm 120-125
Evening: Psalm 126-131

For the 26th

Proverbs 26
Morning: Psalm 119:105-144 (Nun - Tsaddi)
Evening: Psalm 119:145-176 (Koph - Tav)

"As the bird by wandering, and as the swallow by flying; so the curse, causeless, shall not come." (My best rendition from memory of Proverbs 26:2, right?)

For the 25th

Morn: Ps. 119: He-Teth (vs. 33-72)
Eve: Ps. 119: Yod-Mem (vs. 73-104)
Proverbs 25

It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes. Psalm 119:71

For the 24th

Morning: Psalm 116-118
Evening: Psalm 119 Aleph - Daleth (verses 1-32)
Proverbs 24

Psalm 116: "I love the LORD..."

For the 23rd

Morning: Psalm 110-113
Evening: Psalm 114-115
Proverbs 23

Psalm 112: "Blessed is the man the feareth the LORD - that delighteth greatly in his commandments."

For the 22nd day of the month:

Morning: Psalm 107
Evening: Psalm 108-109
Proverbs Chapter 22

Psalm 107: "Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" (four times, if not five!)

For the 21st

Morning: Psalm 105
Evening: Psalm 106
+ Proverbs 21

Ps. 105: "...He suffered no man to do them wrong - yea, he reproved kings for their sakes..."
Ps. 106: "...We have sinned with our fathers - we have done wickedly..."
Pr. 21: "The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD as the rivers of water - he turneth it withersoever he will."

As of the 20th

Morning: Psalms 102 & 103

Note: Psalm 102 contains complaining! Do ye complain to God at times? I do! So did the Psalmist!
Question: How are God's ways higher than ours?

Evening: Psalm 104

Note: We read of "wine which maketh glad the heart of man..."...

Portion from Proverbs: Chapter 20

...but here we read of wine being a mocker, and strong drink raging, and the folly of being deceived thereby - so if ye want to "drink a little wine" from time to time, please do not let me stand in your way; but be ye careful!

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Love,

Daniel

As of the 19th

Morning:
Psalm 95-97

Evening:
Psalm 98-101

Proverbs portion: Proverbs 19

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As of the 17th: "Today's Psalms, and Chapter from Proverbs"

Morning Psalms: Psalm 86-88
Evening Psalms: Psalm 89
Proverbs portions: Chapter 17

Selected verses:
Psalm 86:10 For thou art great, and doest wondroush things: thou art God alone.
11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

Psalm 87:1 His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Psalm 88:13 But unto thee have I cried, O LORD, and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

Psalm 89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints: and to be had in reverence of all them that are round about him...
52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore, Amen, and Amen.

Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Psalm 85:6

"Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?"

As of the 16th: "Today's Psalms, and Chapter from Proverbs"

Morning: Psalms 79-81
Evening: Psalms 82-84 - Note - Sorry! I forgot a Psalm! Psalm 85!

* And I note Psalm 85:6 "Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?"

Proverbs Chapter: 16
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As of the 14th: "Today's Psalms, and Chapter from Proverbs"

As of the 14th:

http://www.gregwolf.com/lp-kjv/Psalms.htm#71

Morning Psalms:

Psalms 71
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me...

Psalms 72
[A Psalm] for Solomon.
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son...

Evening Psalms:

Psalms 73
A Psalm of Asaph.
Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked...

Psalms 74
Maschil of Asaph.
O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?...

The Proverbs chapter:

http://www.gregwolf.com/lp-kjv/Proverbs.htm#14

Proverbs 14
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him...

The schedule (or "table", as they called it) - here it is!

"Day of the month" / Morning Psalms / Evening Psalms

1st / Psalms 1-5 / Psalms 6-8

2nd / Ps. 9-11 / Ps. 12-14

3rd / Ps. 15-17 / Ps. 18

4th / Ps. 19-21 / Ps. 22-23

5th / Ps. 24-26 / Ps. 27-29

6th / Ps. 30-32 / Ps. 33-34

7th / Ps. 35-36 / Ps. 37

8th / Ps. 38-40 / Ps. 41-43

9th / Ps. 44-46 / Ps. 47-49

10th / Ps. 50-52 / Ps. 53-55

11th / Ps. 56-58 / Ps. 59-61

12th / Ps. 62-64 / Ps. 65-67

13th / Ps. 68 / Ps. 69-70

14th / Ps. 71-72 / Ps. 73-74

15th / Ps. 75-77 / Ps. 78

16th / Ps. 79-81 / Ps. 82-85

17th / Ps. 86-88 / Ps. 89

18th / Ps. 90-92 / Ps. 93-94

19th / Ps. 95-97 / Ps. 98-101

20th / Ps. 102-103 / Ps. 104

21st / Ps. 105 / Ps. 106

22nd / Ps. 107 / Ps. 108-109

23rd / Ps. 110-113 / Ps. 114-115

24th / Ps. 116-118 / Ps. 119 "Aleph" - "Daleth" (verses 1-32)

25th / Ps. 119 "He" - "Teth" (vss. 33-72)/ Ps. 119 "Yod" - "Mem" (vss.73-104)

26th / Ps. 119 "Nun" - "Tzaddi" (vss. 105-144)/ Ps. 119 "Koph" - "Tav" (vss. 145-176)

27th / Ps. 120-125 / Ps. 126-131

28th / Ps. 132-135 / Ps. 136-138

29th / Ps. 139-141 / Ps. 142-144

30th / Ps. 144-146 / Ps. 147-150

The above "table" is taken from the 1611 edition of the Authorized Version of the Bible. Again, it takes one through the Psalms in a 30-day month. Of course, the Proverbs can be read once a month as well, as long as you "double up" for one day on 30-day months (in such a case, I usually read Proverbs 30 and 31, on "day 30"), because Proverbs has 31 chapters.

Note: For the present month - the first month, or "January" - they recommend reading the Psalms through as usual, and then "sandwiching" the following month - the second month, or "February" - a 28-day month, with 1/31, and 3/1. So, on 1/31 (January 31st), read the first day's psalms (Ps. 1-5/6-8); on 2/1 (February 1st), read the second day's psalms (Ps. 9-11/12-14); on 2/2 (February 2nd), read the third day's psalms (Ps. 15-17/18)...; on 2/28, read the 29th day's psalms (Ps. 139-144); and on 3/1 (March 1st), read the 30th day's psalms (Ps. 144-150). Seeing the third month ("March") is a 31-day month, one can read the psalms again, starting on 3/2, and finishing on 3/31. In short, the first month has 31 days, the second month has 28, and the third month has 31. Those days add up to 60. Therefore, you can simply follow the above table through 3 times over the course of "January - March", by, again, "sandwiching" "February" between the last day of "January", and the first day of "March".

Happy praying and praising!

Daniel

O how love thy law - it is my meditation all the day! Psalm 119:97

Welcome!

There are 30 days in most months, 31 in four of them, and 28 in one. Therefore, many have come to know Proverbs as a good "once a month" Bible-book to read. One can simply read the chapter of proverbs corresponding to the day of the month. For example, today, being 1/12/2007, would be "Proverbs 12" day.

A similar technique, however, can be used for reading the Psalms through in a month. There are 150 of them, and - again - 30 days in most months. Therefore, averaging 5 Psalms per day gets you through the Psalms in 30 days. I have used three different techniques to this end:

Technique 1. On the first day of the month, read Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, and 121; on the second day, 2, 32, 62, 92, and 122, etc.

Technique 2. On the first day of the month, read Psalm 1-5; second day, 6-10, etc.

Technique 3. (My favourite, and the one I have settled on): On the first day of the month, read Psalm 1-5 in the morning, and 6-8 in the evening; on the second day, read 9-11 in the morning, and 12-14 in the evening, etc. This third method takes into account the fact that some Psalms are short, and some long. When they are short, you read more of them; and when they are long, you read less. Accordingly, for example, for the 13th (1/13), there is only one morning Psalm to read: Psalm 68 - because it is so long (for the evening, they give you Psalms 69 and 70). This follows a schedule published in the 1611 edition of the "King James", or Authorized, Version of the Bible. This schedule is shown above.

Reading the Psalms, as well as the Proverbs, through every month has been a very enriching habit, and I welcome you to go for it! The Psalms, in particular, throb with emotion, authenticity, and praise to our Saviour, redeemer, and merciful Creator. By the way, I also find them an indispensable "balm" for the "ups and downs" of this life. Hallelujah!

Of course, if one were to read 50 Psalms per month (averaging less than 2 psalms per day), they would be through the Psalms in three months. It is, most definitely, better to read some of the Scriptures every day, than none. If ye (i.e. "you") do, however, ask for a hunger and thirst after righteousness, ye will soon find yourselves delightfully hungry and thirsty for the Scriptures - and then satisfied.

"I opened my mouth and panted - I longed for thy commandments." Psalm 119:131

Sincerely,

Daniel