Reading Through the Psalms

Whatever situation in life you are going through, the Book of Psalms contains a chapter that addresses it.  Most of the Psalms were written by King David, the remainder by Asaph and his fellow Levites.

David lived a tumultuous life, from the youngest of eight brothers who was stuck out in the fields caring for the sheep, to being the gopher for his brothers when they were at war, to musician in Saul’s court.   He married the king’s daughter, was friends with the king’s son, and was on the run from the same king for most of his young adult life, alternating between living in caves and foreign lands until the time came for him to step into God’s promise to him as King of Israel.

The drama didn’t end there, but from his first years as a shepherd tending sheep, he learned to trust in God.  He knew where to turn.  He developed a relationship with his Heavenly Father and sought after God’s heart.  He praised God in victory.  He poured his heart out to God when he was betrayed.  He called on the Giver of Justice to judge rightly and presented his case before him.  And even in the times when he was depressed and felt that God was far from him, he trusted in the goodness and faithfulness of God.

He knew who his Savior was and trusted in his salvation (Yeshua.)

A Plan for Reading Through the Psalms

There is no “right way” for reading through the Psalms other than asking the Holy Spirit to guide you and speak to you through them.  However, for the past several years, I have read through the book of Psalms during the 50 days between Resurrection Sunday/First Fruits and Shavout/Pentecost as part of my devotional reading plan.   This fifty days is also known as the Counting of the Omer during the Feast of Weeks.  As there are 150 Psalms, I read three each day, beginning with Psalm 1, 51, and 101 and ending on the final day on Psalm 50, 100, and 150.

You don’t have to wait until specific time to begin.  Read through the Psalms any time you want to set aside a time to draw close to God.  Each morning as you begin, thank God for his goodness and faithfulness and for his gift of Jesus Christ, claim the atonement of the blood of Jesus and ask him to renew your mind, invite in the present of the Holy Spirit and ask God what he wants to reveal or speak to you about that day . . . and then begin.

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 1: Psalm 1, 51 & 101

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 2: Psalm 2, 52 & 102

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 3: Psalm 3, 53 & 103

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 4: Psalms 4, 54, & 104

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 5: Psalm 5, 55, & 105

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 6: Psalm 6, 56, & 106

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 7: Psalm 7, 57, & 107

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 8: Psalm 8, 58, & 108

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 9: Psalm 9, 59, & 109

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 10: Psalm 10, 60, & 110

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 11: Psalm 11, 61, & 111

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 12: Psalm 12, 62, & 112

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Reading through the Psalms Day 13: Psalm 13, 63, & 113

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 14: Psalm 14, 64, & 114

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 15: Psalm 15, 65, & 115

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 16: Psalm 16, 66, & 116

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 17: Psalm 17, 67, & 117

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 18: Psalm 18, 68, 118

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 19: Psalm 19, 69, & 119

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 20: Psalm 20, 70, & 120

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 21: Psalm 21, 71, & 121

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 22: Psalm 22, 72, & 122

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 23: Psalm 23, 73, & 123

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 24: Psalm 24, 74, & 124

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 25: Psalm 25, 75, & 125

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 26: Psalm 26, 76, & 126

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 27: Psalm 27, 77, & 127

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 28: Psalm 28, 78, & 128

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 29: Psalm 29, 79, & 129

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 30: Psalm 30, 80, & 130

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Reading Through The Psalms Day 31: Psalm 31, 81, & 131

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Reading through the Psalms Day 32: Psalm 32, 82, & 132

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Reading through the Psalms Day 33: Psalm 33, 83, & 133

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Reading through the Psalms Day 34: Psalm 34, 84, & 134

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Reading through the Psalms Day 35: Psalm 35, 85, & 135

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Reading Through the Psalms Day 36: Psalm 36, 86, & 136

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Reading through the Psalms Day 37: Psalm 37, 87, & 137

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Reading through the Psalms Day 38: Psalm 38, 88, & 138

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Reading through the Psalms Day 39: Psalm 39, 89, & 139

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Reading through the Psalms Day 40: Psalm 40, 90, & 140

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Reading through the Psalms Day 41: Psalm 41, 91, & 141

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Reading through the Psalms Day 42: Psalm 42, 92, & 142

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Reading through the Psalms Day 43: Psalm 43, 93, & 143

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Reading through the Psalms Day 44: Psalm 44, 94, & 144

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Reading through the Psalms Day 45: Psalm 45, 95, 145

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Reading through the Psalms Day 46: Psalm 46, 96, & 146

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Reading through the Psalms Day 47: Psalm 47, 97, & 147

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Reading through the Psalms Day 48: Psalm 48, Psalm 98, & Psalm 148

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Reading through the Psalms Day 49: Psalm 49, 99, & 149

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Reading through the Psalms Day 50: Psalm 50, 100, & 150

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