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Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters. Let not the floodwater overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.
Hear me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in trouble; Hear me speedily. Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; Deliver me because of my enemies.
What can I do? Stand and shake my fist at the god's of happenstance; fill sandbags with the grains of despair? I remember 10 years ago when the Williams River rose 20 feet in about 20 minutes a few hundred yards from my home as the rains of Hurricane Irene pelted Vermont's impervious mountains. The foremost question was whether or not the flooding was going to cease before it reached my home. It did! Praise the LORD.
Once again, David, provides leadership as he turns to the LORD, begging the LORD to “turn to him according to the multitude of His tender mercies.” Like David, I must learn to admit my failures, to recognize that I can not handle the mess that I've gotten myself into. That's a challenge.
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Reading
Morning Psalm 4, Noon Psalm 119:97-104, Evening Psalm 50.
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.