Tsadhe Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules. You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.

My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words. Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true. Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight. Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.

Ish Elohim gets directly to the point--”What is righteousness?” Look at the various points he makes in these pithy and to the point statements. 1) The Lord is the definition of righteousness. 2) All His rules are righteousness. 3) Often forgotten by His foes. 4) It stands the test of time. 5) Ish Elohim and Joe Bagadonuts find it useful as tools to define their lives. 6) It is universally useful. 7) Obedience brings delight. 8) It is universally consistent throughout the ages. 9) Lastly, but certainly not least, it is unchanging.

Lord, may Your Word ever be the Guide for my life in all aspects. May Your Commandments always serve as the beacon for my path.

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Reading

Morning Psalm 5, Noon Psalm 119:41-48, Evening Psalm 86, If you follow this regimen, you will pray through the Psalms every 47 days or just under 8 times per year.

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. This plan, over a several year period will result in an average reading of the entire Bible in slightly over twice per year. I've been following this plan since 1989 and still find the mixture of Scriptures presented each day to be a delightful way to end my day. The NLB app has a scheduling tool that assists greatly in keeping track of the reading list.

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.

Suggested Supplementary Reading

Our Dance With Grace, Spending the Day With God, by Rev. Gerald Skillicorn, Kindle Press. Jerry’s writing, as is characteristic with his life, bubbles over with his joy of being in the presence of the LORD, God, the Almighty.