A Song of Ascents. When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad. Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negeb Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

This seems to start each sentence with an “Alas, all is lost” mentality and wind up with an “Isn’t God good, all the time” paean of joy. I wish I could remember that as I go through various challenges. I, like many others, tend to initially see a challenge as an ‘Alles gewacht’. German for all is lost; just can’t get any worse than this. However, the LORD, God the Almighty, in His Goodness, ALWAYS finishes with His own perfect vision of ‘Gutmotlich’ I’ll leave it to others to puzzle out the definition.

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Reading

Morning Psalm 30, Noon Psalm 119:81-88, Evening Psalm 23

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.