A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore. For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong. Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts! But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!

Look at the part that “trust” plays in the first sentence and throughout the balance of the Psalm. Right through to that beautiful blessing. Peace be upon Israel. Who is the Psalmist begging for a blessing to be conferred upon? Israel is not only his nation but also his family. The descendants of Jacob through to the modern day Jews who trust in the LORD. And to those of us who have been grafted into the family of believers. How does the hymn go? “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.”

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Reading

Morning Psalm 28, Noon Psalm 119:65-72, Evening Psalm 21

An alternate Reading Plan is 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.

Or set your own reading schedule up in convenient groupings as fits your study habits. But a daily time in the Word of the LORD is an absolute.