July 30 / Psalm 78:32-55

Psalm 78:32-55 Today we continue the retelling of Israel’s history in Psalm 78, with the psalmist focusing on Israel’s rebelliousness, even in the wilderness soon after their deliverance from Egypt, and God’s faithfulness through it all. There were a few verses that stuck out for me. First, But they flattered Him with their mouths; they …

July 29 / Psalm 78:1-31

Psalm 78:1-31 We have three days in Psalm 78, much of it a retelling of Israel’s history. The psalmist wants to impress upon the people two things – their history and God’s commandments given to them at Sinai. So much of Psalm 78 is history, from Exodus and Numbers, fully interspersed with calls to obedience …

July 28 / Psalm 77

Psalm 77 Coffee. Bible. The quiet of the morning. Can’t beat it!! So, Psalm 77… One of my Study Bibles introduces today’s first few verses as “The psalmist’s miserable situation.” And when you consider the first four verses, then again verses 7-9, it certainly looks like a real down-time for the psalmist: My soul refused …

July 2022 Readings

Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jul Proverbs 10:1-16 16 02-Jul Proverbs 10:17-32 16 03-Jul Proverbs 11:1-15 15 04-Jul Proverbs 11:16-31 16 05-Jul Proverbs 12:1-14 14 06-Jul Proverbs 12:15-28 14 07-Jul Proverbs 13:1-13 13 08-Jul Proverbs 13:14-25 12 09-Jul Proverbs 14:1-17 17 10-Jul Proverbs 14:18-35 18 11-Jul Proverbs 15:1-17 17 12-Jul Proverbs 15:18-33 16 13-Jul Proverbs 16:1-16 16 …

June 22 / Psalm 70

Psalm 70 It seems a bit unusual – Psalm 70 has only five verses, but David addresses God (“O God…” v. 1), his enemies (“Let them…”, vv. 2-3), the faithful (“Let all…, Let those…”, v. 4), and himself (“But I…”, v. 5). Yesterday I mentioned that God seems to favor the poor and needy. Today …

June 20 / Psalm 69:13-28

Psalm 69:13-28 There are two things going on in today’s section of Psalm 69 – the psalmist’s lamenting of his own situation (vv. 13-21) and his documenting of his enemies’ evils and crying out for justice/revenge against these enemies (vv. 21-28). I’ve said before that I can relate to the former more than to the …