Exploring the richness of the Psalms

The psalms give us a chance to see what a relationship with God looks like from the inside of a real person.  We can see the highs and lows, victories and frustrations, revelation and wisdom along with questions.  There are a number of ways you can discover more about the psalms: reading them all through, using a study, picking them up as part of a daily readling plan, or using the daily lectionary.  Below is a tabulation of the cycle of psalms set for morning and evening in the daily lectionary.  Often they are grouped in themes.  You may like to print it out and use it over the next 49 days - just cross them off as you go through each day.  I invite you to come back with a comment about your experience.

  Day  Psalms
  1. 1 2 3 4 7
  2. 5 6 10 11
  3. 119:1-24 12 13 14
  4. 18
  5. 16 17 22
  6. 20 21 110 116 117
  7. 148 149 150 114 115
  8. 25 9 15
  9. 20 28 36 39
  10. 38 119:25-48
  11. 37
  12. 31 35
  13. 30 32 42 43
  14. 63 98 103
  15. 41 52 44
  16. 45 47 48
  17. 119:49-72 49 53
  18. 50 59 60 33
  19. 40 54 51
  20. 55 138 139
  21. 24 29 8 84
  22. 56 57 58 64 65
  23. 61 62 68
  24. 72 119:73-96
  25. 70 71 74
  26. 69 73
  27. 75 76 23 27
  28. 93 96 34
  29. 80 77 79
  30. 78
  31. 119:97-120 81 82
  32. 83 146 147 85 86
  33. 88 91 92
  34. 87 90 136
  35. 66 67 19 46
  36. 89
  37. 97 99 100 94 95
  38. 101 109 119:121-144
  39. 105
  40. 102 107:1-32
  41. 107:33-43 108 33
  42. 118 145
  43. 106
  44. 120 121 122 123 124 125 126
  45. 119:145-176 128 129 130
  46. 131 132 133 134 135
  47. 140 142 141 143
  48. 137 144 104
  49. 146 147 111 112 113

David Wanstall, 06/08/2008