Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word. I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure. I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law.

Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments. Great peace have those Yourwho love law, And nothing causes them to stumble.

LORD, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments. My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly. I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.

I love Your Law! It is my beacon, my headlamp, my guide. It leads me day by day as I seek to live out my life as one of Your disciples. You know that I will stumble and fall—frequently. As a good shepherd knows, sheep are suborn, self-willed critters, given to ignoring sound advice from experienced shepherds.

Yet you pick me up, dust me off, assure me that You love and point out where I went astray. One step at a time, loving me and nurturing me as one of your children.

Praise You, my LORD, God, the Almighty.

Reading

Morning Psalm 3 Noon Psalm 119:153-160, Evening Psalm 132

Alternate Reading Plan based on 7 chapters/day from 7 sections of the Scriptures. My groupings are: Genesis-Joshua, Judges to Esther, Job to Song of Solomon, Psalms breaking 119 into convenient sets, Isaiah to Malachi, Matthew to Acts, Romans to Revelation.

Set your own up in convenient groupings as fits your study habits.

I suggest either setting aside a period of the day to read all, or break the readings up into morning, mid-day, and evening series. Both approaches have their advantages, and both will build an awareness of the Bible as a whole over time.