How to pray through the Psalms monthly by Celtic Christian

"The Psalms is an amazing source of devotional prayer."

How I did it: I used a computer program to generate a month reading schedule that took chapter length into consideration.  Each day for the month I slowly read through the day's reading aloud as a prayer to God while taking in the beauty of the Hebrew poetry in the process.

Lessons & tips: Praying throught the Psalms in a month is a rich spiritual experience which I strongly recommend to anybody that has a love for them.  Just keep in mind that there are other parts of the Bible outside of the Psalms which is why this is something that I think is best to take in seasons as it is very hard to keep it up long term without neglecting the rest of the Bible in my experience. 


 

Oct 30, 2008, 09:34PM PDT | 5 comments | 31 cheers


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Nov 08, 2008, 06:10PM PST

Celtic Christian

okay

I have it formatted in as a table in a word processor document so it might take a little time to reformat but I’ll get it up. It is broken up into morning and evening readings.

Dec 06, 2008, 07:48PM PST | Respond to this 7 cheers

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Hebrew poetry

I assume you were reading them in translation…? Which translation?

Nov 29, 2008, 09:34AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Celtic Christian

Hebrew

Actually as a seminary graduate I know enough Hebrew to be able to work my way through Hebrew poetry slowly with a lexicon in hand. But you are right that I do primarily read Hebrew poetry in translation. I use the English Standard Version (ESV) as my primary translation which is fairly literally. Although for Hebrew poetry at times I enjoy reading the Concordant Literal Version (CLV) which is a very literal translation which one has to almost know at least some Hebrew to really enjoy as it brings through the earthy nature of Hebrew in a way that seems a bit awkward to people that do not know any Hebrew. Another thing that I like is how it how it “translates” the names of God as they are in the Hebrew for example it uses “Yahweh” instead of “the LORD” which I enjoy as it feels closer to the Hebrew to me that way.

Dec 06, 2008, 07:39PM PST | Thread | Respond to this 7 cheers

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Poetry

It sounds like your Hebrew is better than mine. Even with my bumbling amount, it is clear when you read them in Hebrew, even if you don’t understand all the words, how the Psalm really are poetry.

I also think that translating YHVH as “the LORD” is no good. There’s a reason why this word is ineffable.

I recommend the JPS translation, too, as an alternate to consider.

Dec 07, 2008, 08:14AM PST | Respond to this


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