Psalm 48:3-14

God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. For behold, the kings assembled, They passed by together. They saw it, and so they marveled; They were troubled, they hastened away. Fear took hold of them there, And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs, As when You break the ships of Tarshish With an east wind. As we have heard, So we have seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, In the city of our God: God will establish it forever. Selah

We have thought, O God, on Your lovingkindness, In the midst of Your temple. According to Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments. Walk about Zion, And go all around her. Count her towers; Mark well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces; That you may tell it to the generation following. For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death.

This appears to me to be a double barrel statement of praise for the LORD, God, the Almighty and His habitation. A recognition of the permanence, the eternal permanence of the structures. It is interesting that the kings were troubled and frightened, even to the point of fleeing. The most powerful men on earth and they were frightened into flight.

The second paragraph describes the lovingkindness of the LORD, God, the Almighty. Could it be that is was the lovingkindness of the LORD that frightened the kings of the earth? That they were face to face with a Being that ruled through love? That this is so powerful an emotion that it resulted in a temple of absolute splendor? May I state that the lovingkindness of the LORD results in a demonstration, a proof of His eternal being as the God who will last for ever and forevermore.

Reading

Morning Psalm 7, Noon Psalm 119:9-16, Evening Psalm 135

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.