| Title: | The CHRISTIAN Notesfile |
| Notice: | Jesus reigns! - Intros: note 4; Praise: note 165 |
| Moderator: | ICTHUS::YUILLE ON |
| Created: | Tue Feb 16 1993 |
| Last Modified: | Fri May 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 962 |
| Total number of notes: | 42902 |
The Psalms are one of the most important books of Holy Scripture, and for that matter, of all the literature of the world. They consist of hymns, songs of thanksgiving, lamentations of individuals and of God's people, petitions, pilgrimage songs, royal songs, wisdom songs, and, most importantly, messianic psalms. The Psalms present a unique view into the inner structure of God's revelation: the Psalter makes known that revelation is not effected as a monolog by God, but that God has prepared in his chosen people a partner that is brought into the process of revelation. Revelation is thus a dialogue: God acts and speaks, and the People of Israel act and speak in response. As the ancient prayer book of God's People, the Psalter retained its importance in the early Church and still does so today. Christians should be encouraged to constantly pray the psalms, to let the glory of God, the relationship with God, and the promises of God, fulfilled in Christ, more fully be impressed upon their minds and spirits. I present two methods for repeatedly reading the entire Psalter on a regular and constant basis. You may adapt them in your own way to your own rule of life, or develop any scheme of your own. Take comfort in knowing that as you pray the psalms, you are praying together with millions of Christians all over the world. /john
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| 520.1 | A Seven Week Cycle | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Mon Jul 11 1994 11:53 | 57 |
Morning Evening
1 Sunday 146, 147 111, 112, 113
Monday 1, 2, 3 4, 7
Tuesday 5, 6 10, 11
Wednesday 119:1-24 12, 13, 14
Thursday 18:1-20 18:21-50
Friday 16, 17 22
Saturday 20, 21 110, 116, 117
2 Sunday 148, 149, 150 114, 115
Monday 25 9, 15
Tuesday 26, 28 36, 39
Wednesday 38 119:25-48
Thursday 37:1-18 37:19-42
Friday 31 35
Saturday 30, 32 42, 43
3 Sunday 63, 98 103
Monday 41, 52 44
Tuesday 45 47, 48
Wednesday 119:49-72 49, 53
Thursday 50 59, 60
Friday 40, 54 51
Saturday 55 138,139
4 Sunday 24, 29 8, 84
Monday 56, 57, 58 64, 65
Tuesday 61, 62 68
Wednesday 72 119:73-96
Thursday 70, 71 74
Friday 69 73
Saturday 75, 76 23, 27
5 Sunday 93, 96 34
Monday 80 77, 79
Tuesday 78:1-39 78:40-72
Wednesday 119:97-120 81, 82
Thursday 83 85, 86
Friday 88 91, 92
Saturday 87, 90 136
6 Sunday 66, 67 19, 46
Monday 89:1-18 89:19-52
Tuesday 97, 99, 100 94, 95
Wednesday 101, 109 119:121-144
Thursday 105:1-22 105:23-45
Friday 102 107:1-32
Saturday 107:33-43, 108 33
7 Sunday 118 145
Monday 106:1-18 106:19-48
Tuesday 120,121,122,123 124, 125, 126, 127
Wednesday 119:145-176 128, 129, 130
Thursday 131, 132, 133 134, 135
Friday 140, 142 141, 143
Saturday 137, 144 104
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| 520.2 | A Thirty Day Cycle | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Mon Jul 11 1994 11:54 | 34 |
Morning Evening Day 1 1,2,3,4,5 6,7,8 Day 2 9,10,11 12,13,14 Day 3 15,16,17 18 Day 4 19,20,21 22,23 Day 5 24,25,26 27,28,29 Day 6 30,31 32,33,34 Day 7 35,36 37 Day 8 38,39,40 41,42,43 Day 9 44,45,46 47,48,49 Day 10 50,51,52 53,54,55 Day 11 56,57,58 59,60,61 Day 12 62,63,64 65,66,67 Day 13 68 69,70 Day 14 71,72 73,74 Day 15 75,76,77 78 Day 16 79,80,81 82,83,84,85 Day 17 86,87,88 89 Day 18 90,91,92 93,94 Day 19 95,96,97 98,99,100,101 Day 20 102,103 104 Day 21 105 106 Day 22 107 108,109 Day 23 110,111,112,113 114,115 Day 24 116,117,118 119:1-32 Day 25 119:32-72 119:73-104 Day 26 119:105-144 119:145-176 Day 27 120,121,122,123,124,125 126,127,128,129,130,131 Day 28 132,133,134,135 136,137,138 Day 29 139,140 141,142,143 Day 30 144,145,146 147,148,149,150 In months with thirty-one days, repeat the psalms for Day 30 on Day 31. | |||||
| 520.3 | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Mon Jul 11 1994 12:05 | 22 | |
Some comments on my own usage. I use the seven week cycle together with a regular program of scriptural reading which cycles through the entire bible with an OT reading, a reading from an epistle, and a Gospel reading. I use the psalms for the morning between the first two readings, and the psalms for the evening between the second and last readings. I most commonly use the Coverdale Psalter which was one of the first widely available English Psalters, about 75 years older than the King James Bible. But I also read the psalms in other translations, and even in other languages (French and German). I always try to do a full cycle in the chosen translation without switching around during a cycle. If I somehow miss a day, rather than skipping readings, I double up on the next day to catch back up. The thirty day cycle will get you reading the Psalter more frequently, and will more quickly and more deeply impress the Psalms upon you; but it takes more time each day. You should chose a plan that you can really stick with. /john | |||||
| 520.4 | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Mon Jul 11 1994 12:09 | 14 | |
Another note: The verses in many of the psalms are numbered differently in different translations. For example, my French and German bibles often (but not always) number the directions to the choirmaster which precede many of the psalms as verse 1 or even verses 1 and 2. In other translations, verses will be combined or separated, yielding different numbering. For the psalms which are divided on verse boundaries, look at your bible and try to figure out were, within one or two verses in either direction, the logical breaking point is. Psalm 119 has a common verse numbering in all translations. /john | |||||
| 520.5 | AIMHI::JMARTIN | Mon Jul 11 1994 16:20 | 7 | ||
John:
This idea really ministers to me...thank you very much. I used to pray
through the Psalms and really enjoyed it. Haven't done it this way in
a long time.
-Jack
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| 520.6 | A Seven Day Cycle | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Sat Jul 30 1994 18:05 | 13 |
The seven-day cycle (in .1) can be accomplished in seven days, as follows: Pray the psalms listed for: at: Sunday 6am Monday 9am Tuesday 12n Wednesday 3pm Thursday 6pm Friday 9pm Saturday 12m | |||||