Psalm 37:23-34 Just a day or two ago I commented that almost every verse in that day’s reading had to do with the wicked. Today is just the opposite – it’s all about the righteous. The word “wicked” only appears three times, in Psalm 37:28,32,34, and even there two of those occasions are half-verses. But …
Category Archives: RTB 2022 – Psalms and Wisdom Literature
April 5 / Psalm 37:12-22
Psalm 37:12-22 We’ve been through a lot of “the ways of the wicked” already in Job. This “wisdom” Psalm continues that theme, reflecting over and over that the wicked are doomed. Although they enjoy their riches for a time, in the end they will fall on their own sword (v. 15). John did a great …
April 4 / Psalm 37:1-11
Psalm 37:1-11 Three Study Bibles tell me that Psalm 37 is neither a praise Psalm nor a lament, but rather falls under the category of wisdom literature, like we will see later in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. In addition one of these Study Bibles noted that the heart of the Psalm is the first 11 verses …
April 3 / Psalm 36
Psalm 36 I often get distracted in my prayer time and in my Bible reading. It happened today with verse 7b: The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. I “woke up” a few verses later with the reality that I had been daydreaming. But my daydream topic was our Avanza …
April 2 / Psalm 35:19-28
Today, the third lament from Psalm 35. What stood out for me today was the amount of coverage David gave to his situation (to his enemies). It’s only the last two verses that speak of his friends or his thanksgiving, confidence, praise to the Lord. In all of David’s speaking of his enemies, another item …
April 1 / Psalm 35:11-18
Psalm 35:11-18 Is it my imagination? I somehow recall Debbie commenting on the “friends” for whom David grieved while they were ill, only to see them turn on him when he was “stumbling” (vv. 13-16). But if not Debbie, it’s still worth a comment. It’s hard to imagine a situation such as the one that …
April 2022 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Apr Psalm 35:11-18 8 02-Apr Psalm 35:19-28 10 03-Apr Psalm 36 12 04-Apr Psalm 37:1-11 11 05-Apr Psalm 37:12-22 11 06-Apr Psalm 37:23-34 12 07-Apr Psalm 37:35-40 6 08-Apr Psalm 38:1-12 12 09-Apr Psalm 38:13-22 10 10-Apr Psalm 39 13 11-Apr Psalm 40:1-8 8 12-Apr Psalm 40:9-17 9 13-Apr Psalm 41 13 …
March 31 / Psalm 35:1-10
Psalm 35:1-10 In putting these readings schedules together I’m never quite sure how to break up these longer Psalms. I originally scheduled verses 1-16 for today. The better breaks for Psalm 35 are 1-10, 11-18, and 19-28. One of my Study Bibles suggests that each of these sections is its own self-contained lament. You may …
March 30 / Psalm 34:11-22
Psalm 34:11-22 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. (v. 13) These words are true enough. James confirms them graphically in his epistle: If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they …
March 29 / Psalm 34:1-10
Psalm 34:1-10 We’ve had so many laments; finally today we get a Psalm that is full of praise! In fact, the first four verses make up a worship song familiar to many of us; it’s hard to read those words without singing them! So many of today’s verses are straightforward. However, I fear that the …