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To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God with my voice—To God with my voice; And He gave ear to me.In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted. I remembered God, and was troubled; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah
You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night; I meditate within my heart, And my spirit makes diligent search. Will the Lord cast off forever? And will He be favorable no more? Has His mercy ceased forever? Has His promise failed forevermore? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah
Another of those grand psalms of worship and praise from Asaph as he begins in anguish and confession. Even more serious is the fear that the LORD, God, the Almighty has cast him off forever. The following sentences are a litany of negativity and despair. Loss of favor; withdrawal of mercy and promise; forgotten to be gracious; deliberate invoking of anger? Isn't the most startling the next to last phrase in the list? How can the LORD, God, the Almighty forget anything, He who spoke all into creation? No way! No how!
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Reading
Morning Psalm 30, Noon Psalm 119:129-136, Evening Psalm 76 .
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.