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Psalms in 30 Days

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All 150 psalms in a month, five a day, with Psalm 119 given a day of its own. Laments, thanksgivings, royal psalms and the Songs of Ascents, read in order so you hear the whole range of prayer the Bible puts in our mouths.

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Day 1
Psalms 1-5
Psalms 1 Psalms 2 Psalms 3 Psalms 4 Psalms 5
Book I opens with a gateway pair: the two ways of Psalm 1 and the royal Psalm 2. Then David's first laments, Psalm 3 written while fleeing Absalom, with prayers for morning and evening.
Day 2
Psalms 6-10
Psalms 6 Psalms 7 Psalms 8 Psalms 9 Psalms 10
Psalm 6 is the first of the penitential psalms and 7 a plea for justice. Psalm 8 marvels at human dignity under the heavens, and 9-10, likely one acrostic poem, move from thanks to lament over the wicked.
Day 3
Psalms 11-15
Psalms 11 Psalms 12 Psalms 13 Psalms 14 Psalms 15
Short psalms of trust and complaint. Psalm 11 refuses to flee when foundations shake, 13 asks how long four times, 14 describes the fool who denies God, and 15 asks who may dwell on the holy hill.
Day 4
Psalms 16-20
Psalms 16 Psalms 17 Psalms 18 Psalms 19 Psalms 20
Psalm 16 trusts God for the path of life, and 17 is an innocent man's plea. Psalm 18 is David's long victory song, also in 2 Samuel 22; 19 joins the heavens and the law; 20 prays for the king before battle.
Day 5
Psalms 21-25
Psalms 21 Psalms 22 Psalms 23 Psalms 24 Psalms 25
Psalm 21 celebrates the king's victory. Psalm 22 begins with the cry of forsakenness Jesus prayed on the cross and ends in praise; 23 is the shepherd psalm, 24 an entrance liturgy, 25 an acrostic prayer.
Day 6
Psalms 26-30
Psalms 26 Psalms 27 Psalms 28 Psalms 29 Psalms 30
Psalm 26 pleads integrity, and 27 asks for one thing: to dwell in God's house. Psalm 29 hears God's voice in a storm over the waters, and 30 gives thanks for healing, mourning turned to dancing.
Day 7
Psalms 31-35
Psalms 31 Psalms 32 Psalms 33 Psalms 34 Psalms 35
Psalm 31 contains the words of trust Jesus spoke at his death in Luke. Psalm 32 is relief after confession, 33 a hymn to the Creator, 34 an acrostic thanksgiving, and 35 a plea against false witnesses.
Day 8
Psalms 36-40
Psalms 36 Psalms 37 Psalms 38 Psalms 39 Psalms 40
Psalm 36 sets human wickedness beside God's steadfast love. Psalm 37 is wisdom for those tempted to fret over evildoers, 38 a sick man's confession, 39 a meditation on brevity, and 40 a new song after waiting.
Day 9
Psalms 41-45
Psalms 41 Psalms 42 Psalms 43 Psalms 44 Psalms 45
Psalm 41 closes Book I with a doxology. Book II opens with the sons of Korah: 42-43, one poem with a refrain about a thirsting soul, then the national lament of 44 and the royal wedding song of 45.
Day 10
Psalms 46-50
Psalms 46 Psalms 47 Psalms 48 Psalms 49 Psalms 50
Zion psalms: 46 calls God a refuge and tells the nations to be still, 47 celebrates his kingship, 48 walks around the city. Psalm 49 is wisdom on wealth and death, and 50 puts God's people on trial over sacrifice.
Day 11
Psalms 51-55
Psalms 51 Psalms 52 Psalms 53 Psalms 54 Psalms 55
Psalm 51 is David's confession after Bathsheba, a model of repentance. Psalms 52 and 54 recall his flight from Saul, 53 nearly repeats Psalm 14, and 55 grieves betrayal by a close friend.
Day 12
Psalms 56-60
Psalms 56 Psalms 57 Psalms 58 Psalms 59 Psalms 60
Most of these psalms are tied to David's years on the run: 56 at Gath, 57 in the cave, 59 with his house watched. Psalm 58 indicts unjust rulers, and 60 laments a national defeat.
Day 13
Psalms 61-65
Psalms 61 Psalms 62 Psalms 63 Psalms 64 Psalms 65
Quieter psalms of trust. Psalm 61 asks to be led to the rock, 62 waits in silence for God alone, and 63 thirsts in the wilderness of Judah. Psalm 64 faces secret plotting, and 65 thanks God for rain and harvest.
Day 14
Psalms 66-70
Psalms 66 Psalms 67 Psalms 68 Psalms 69 Psalms 70
Psalm 66 invites all to come and see God's deeds, and 67 extends the priestly blessing to the nations. Psalm 68 is a processional march from Sinai to Zion, 69 a lament from deep waters often cited in the New Testament.
Day 15
Psalms 71-75
Psalms 71 Psalms 72 Psalms 73 Psalms 74 Psalms 75
Psalm 71 is a prayer for old age. Psalm 72, for the king, closes Book II with a note that David's prayers are ended. Book III opens with Asaph: 73 resolves envy of the wicked in the sanctuary, and 74 mourns a ruined temple.
Day 16
Psalms 76-80
Psalms 76 Psalms 77 Psalms 78 Psalms 79 Psalms 80
Psalm 77 cannot sleep for distress until it remembers the Exodus. Psalm 78 is a long history lesson from Egypt to David, 79 mourns Jerusalem in ruins, and 80 pictures Israel as a vine with the refrain to restore us.
Day 17
Psalms 81-85
Psalms 81 Psalms 82 Psalms 83 Psalms 84 Psalms 85
Psalm 81 calls a festival and recalls God's offer to fill an open mouth. Psalm 82 sees God judging in the divine council, 84 longs for God's courts, and 85 prays for restoration where love and faithfulness meet.
Day 18
Psalms 86-90
Psalms 86 Psalms 87 Psalms 88 Psalms 89 Psalms 90
Psalm 86 is the only Davidic psalm in Book III, and 88 is the darkest lament, ending in darkness. Psalm 89 recalls the covenant with David and asks if it has failed, closing Book III; Book IV opens with Moses' prayer in 90.
Day 19
Psalms 91-95
Psalms 91 Psalms 92 Psalms 93 Psalms 94 Psalms 95
Psalm 91, on the shelter of the Most High, is the psalm the tempter quotes in the wilderness. Psalm 92 is a Sabbath song, 93 proclaims the Lord as king, and 95 moves from glad worship to a warning about the hardness of Meribah.
Day 20
Psalms 96-100
Psalms 96 Psalms 97 Psalms 98 Psalms 99 Psalms 100
A cluster of enthronement psalms: the Lord reigns, so sing a new song, let the earth rejoice and the sea roar. Psalm 99 stresses his holiness, and 100 calls all the earth to enter with thanksgiving.
Day 21
Psalms 101-105
Psalms 101 Psalms 102 Psalms 103 Psalms 104 Psalms 105
Psalm 101 is a king's pledge of integrity and 102 an afflicted man's prayer. Psalm 103 counts God's benefits, 104 is a creation hymn, and 105 retells covenant faithfulness from Abraham to the land.
Day 22
Psalms 106-110
Psalms 106 Psalms 107 Psalms 108 Psalms 109 Psalms 110
Psalm 106 closes Book IV by confessing Israel's long unfaithfulness. Book V opens with 107, the redeemed in four scenes of rescue. Psalm 109 is a fierce imprecation, and 110, the priest after Melchizedek, is the psalm most cited in the New Testament.
Day 23
Psalms 111-115
Psalms 111 Psalms 112 Psalms 113 Psalms 114 Psalms 115
Psalms 111 and 112 are acrostic twins, one on God's works and one on the person who fears him. Psalm 113 begins the Egyptian Hallel sung at Passover, 114 recalls the sea fleeing, and 115 mocks idols.
Day 24
Psalms 116-118
Psalms 116 Psalms 117 Psalms 118
The Hallel continues. Psalm 116 gives thanks for rescue from death, 117 is the shortest psalm and calls every nation to praise, and 118 sings of the rejected stone made cornerstone, likely sung at the close of the Last Supper.
Day 25
Psalm 119
Psalms 119
Psalm 119 alone: the longest psalm, twenty-two stanzas of eight lines, one for each Hebrew letter, with nearly every line naming God's word. Read it slowly; it is a prayer, often troubled, not a lecture.
Day 26
Psalms 120-126
Psalms 120 Psalms 121 Psalms 122 Psalms 123 Psalms 124 Psalms 125 Psalms 126
The Songs of Ascents begin, pilgrim songs for the road to Jerusalem. Psalm 120 starts far from home among liars, 121 lifts eyes to the hills, 122 arrives at the house of the Lord, and 126 turns tears to joy.
Day 27
Psalms 127-133
Psalms 127 Psalms 128 Psalms 129 Psalms 130 Psalms 131 Psalms 132 Psalms 133
More Songs of Ascents. Psalm 127 says the Lord must build the house, 128 blesses the family table, 130 cries out of the depths, 131 rests like a weaned child, and 133 praises brothers dwelling in unity.
Day 28
Psalms 134-140
Psalms 134 Psalms 135 Psalms 136 Psalms 137 Psalms 138 Psalms 139 Psalms 140
Psalm 134 closes the Songs of Ascents with a night blessing. Psalm 136 repeats that his steadfast love endures forever, 137 weeps by the rivers of Babylon and ends harshly, and 139 marvels at being searched and known.
Day 29
Psalms 141-146
Psalms 141 Psalms 142 Psalms 143 Psalms 144 Psalms 145 Psalms 146
A final Davidic collection: an evening prayer in 141, a cry from the cave in 142, the last penitential psalm in 143, and the acrostic praise of 145. Psalm 146 begins the closing Hallel and warns against trusting princes.
Day 30
Psalms 147-150
Psalms 147 Psalms 148 Psalms 149 Psalms 150
The closing Hallel. Psalm 147 sees God counting stars and binding the broken, 148 summons all creation, and 149 calls for a new song. Psalm 150 ends Book V and the whole Psalter with everything that breathes praising.

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Psalms in 30 Days

Psalms 1-5

Psalms 6-10

Psalms 11-15

Psalms 16-20

Psalms 21-25

Psalms 26-30

Psalms 31-35

Psalms 36-40

Psalms 41-45

Psalms 46-50

Psalms 51-55

Psalms 56-60

Psalms 61-65

Psalms 66-70

Psalms 71-75

Psalms 76-80

Psalms 81-85

Psalms 86-90

Psalms 91-95

Psalms 96-100

Psalms 101-105

Psalms 106-110

Psalms 111-115

Psalms 116-118

Psalm 119

Psalms 120-126

Psalms 127-133

Psalms 134-140

Psalms 141-146

Psalms 147-150

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