A simple plan for reading the Psalms - one that allows the powerful words of this book to bless you on a regular basis - is one I have used for years. I can testify to the power of this plan; and best of all, it's so simple. Here it is...
Each day read 5 Psalms; at least have that as your goal. Some days you'll breeze right through the five; and other days you will get captured by a thought or verse and not read all five. And that's ok. In fact, it's great! The purpose of the reading plan is to have Psalms pour into your life and bless you.
On the 1st of the month, read Psalms 1-5; on the 2nd, Psalms 6-10. Each day you end your reading with the Psalm that matches that day times five. For example: on the 16th of the month, you end reading with Psalm 80 (16 x 5 = 80). Back up five from the ending Psalm, and those are the five you read that day (on the 16th, begin with Psalm 76 and read through Psalm 80). There are 150 Psalms. If you read five each day, you will read all 150 in 30 days. In February, you will just read 28 (or 29 in leap year) day's worth of Psalms. In months with 31 days, read from some other portion of Scripture, or take that day off.
Psalm 119 is really long - the longest chapter in the Bible! Fortunately, most translations now divide it up into 22 sections - as it was originally composed - each section containing eight verses. I have gone through and numbered each section, 1 to 22, in the Bible I use for this daily reading plan. On the first of the month, in addition to reading the five Psalms (Psalm 1 through Psalm 5), I read section 1 of Psalm 119. Since there are only 22 sections, on days 23 to the end of the month, I simply do not read from Psalm 119. On the first of the next month, I read section 1 of Psalm 119, starting it over again.
If you read five Psalms and one section from Psalm 119 each day, you will read through the whole book of Psalms each month...continually and regularly having the power of this book flowing into your life! So dive in... and be blessed
Each day read 5 Psalms; at least have that as your goal. Some days you'll breeze right through the five; and other days you will get captured by a thought or verse and not read all five. And that's ok. In fact, it's great! The purpose of the reading plan is to have Psalms pour into your life and bless you.
On the 1st of the month, read Psalms 1-5; on the 2nd, Psalms 6-10. Each day you end your reading with the Psalm that matches that day times five. For example: on the 16th of the month, you end reading with Psalm 80 (16 x 5 = 80). Back up five from the ending Psalm, and those are the five you read that day (on the 16th, begin with Psalm 76 and read through Psalm 80). There are 150 Psalms. If you read five each day, you will read all 150 in 30 days. In February, you will just read 28 (or 29 in leap year) day's worth of Psalms. In months with 31 days, read from some other portion of Scripture, or take that day off.
Psalm 119 is really long - the longest chapter in the Bible! Fortunately, most translations now divide it up into 22 sections - as it was originally composed - each section containing eight verses. I have gone through and numbered each section, 1 to 22, in the Bible I use for this daily reading plan. On the first of the month, in addition to reading the five Psalms (Psalm 1 through Psalm 5), I read section 1 of Psalm 119. Since there are only 22 sections, on days 23 to the end of the month, I simply do not read from Psalm 119. On the first of the next month, I read section 1 of Psalm 119, starting it over again.
If you read five Psalms and one section from Psalm 119 each day, you will read through the whole book of Psalms each month...continually and regularly having the power of this book flowing into your life! So dive in... and be blessed
