July 13

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 81 to Psalm 87.

Psalm 81

To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. Of Asaph.

1 Sing aloud to God our strength;

    shout for joy to the God of Jacob!

2 Raise a song; sound the tambourine,

    the sweet lyre with the harp.

July 12

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 78 to Psalm 80.

Psalm 78

A Maskil of Asaph.

1 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;

    incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

2 I will open my mouth in a parable;

    I will utter dark sayings from of old,

3 things that we have heard and known,

    that our fathers have told us.

July 11

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 72 to Psalm 77.

Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

1 Give the king your justice, O God,

    and your righteousness to the royal son!

2 May he judge your people with righteousness,

    and your poor with justice!

July 10

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 67 to Psalm 71.

Psalm 67

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

1 May God be gracious to us and bless us

    and make his face to shine upon us, Selah

2 that your way may be known on earth,

    your saving power among all nations.

July 9

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 60 to Psalm 66.

Psalm 60

To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

July 8

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 52 to Psalm 59.

Psalm 52

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

1 Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?

July 7

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 46 to Psalm 51.

Psalm 46

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song.

1 God is our refuge and strength,

    a very present help in trouble.

July 6

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 40 to Psalm 45.

Psalm 40

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 I waited patiently for the Lord;

    he inclined to me and heard my cry.

2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction,

    out of the miry bog,

and set my feet upon a rock,

    making my steps secure.

July 5

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 36 to Psalm 39.

Psalm 36

To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the Lord.

1 Transgression speaks to the wicked

    deep in his heart;

there is no fear of God

    before his eyes.

July 4

Today’s Reading is from Psalm 33 to Psalm 35.

Psalm 33

1 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!

    Praise befits the upright.

2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;

    make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!