Latter-day Scriptures in a Year

•Psalm 29 David counsels, Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness—David sets forth the wonder and power of the voice of the Lord.

•Psalm 37 David counsels, Trust in the Lord and do good—Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him—Cease from anger and forsake wrath—The meek will inherit the earth—The Lord loves justice and does not forsake His Saints.

•Psalm 38 David sorrows for his sins—They rest as a disease upon him—He asks the Lord to be compassionate.

•Psalm 40 A messianic psalm of David—The Messiah will come and preach righteousness—He will declare salvation—The righteous will say, The Lord be magnified.

•Psalm 41 A messianic psalm of David—Blessed is he who considers the poor—The treachery of Judas is foretold.

●1st Chronicles 26 The Levites are assigned as porters—They have charge of the treasures, serve as officers and judges, and conduct the outward business pertaining to the Israelites.

●1st Chronicles 27 The officers who serve the king are named—The princes of the tribes of Israel are set forth.

●1st Chronicles 28 David assembles the leaders of Israel—Solomon is appointed to build the temple—David exhorts Solomon and the people to keep the commandments—David gives Solomon the pattern and materials for the temple.

●Psalm 28 David pleads with the Lord to hear his voice and grant his petitions—David prays, Save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.

●Psalm 145 David proclaims the greatness and majesty of God—The Lord is good to all—His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom—He is near to all who call upon Him, and He preserves those who love Him.

●Psalm 30 David sings praises and gives thanks to the Lord—David pleads for mercy.

●Psalm 138 David praises the Lord for His loving kindness and truth—He worships toward the holy temple.

●Psalm 136 Give thanks unto God for all things, for His mercy endures forever.

● 1 Chronicles 23 Solomon is made king—The Levites are numbered and assigned their various religious duties.

●1 Chronicles 24 The sons of Aaron and the rest of the sons of Levi are divided into groups and assigned their duties by lot.

●1 Chronicles 25 The Levite singers and musicians are assigned their duties by lot.

●2 Samuel 23 David speaks by the power of the Holy Ghost—Rulers must be just, ruling in the fear of God—David’s mighty men are named and their deeds extolled.

●2 Samuel 24 David sins in numbering Israel and Judah—The men of war total 1,300,000—The Lord destroys 70,000 men by pestilence—David sees an angel, offers sacrifice, and the plague is stayed.

●1 Chronicles 21 David sins by numbering Israel—The Lord sends pestilence upon the people—David offers sacrifices and the plague is stayed.

●1 Chronicles 22 David prepares gold, silver, brass, iron, stone, and cedar wood for the temple—He charges Solomon to do the work of building it.

●2 Samuel 19 Joab rebukes David for favoring his enemies instead of his friends—David replaces Joab with Amasa—Shimei, who cursed David, is pardoned—Mephibosheth pledges allegiance to David—The men of Judah take David back to Jerusalem.

●2 Samuel 20 Sheba leads the tribes of Israel away from David—Joab slays Amasa and pursues Sheba—A wise woman intercedes—The death of Sheba ends the insurrection.

●2 Samuel 21 The Lord sends a famine—David understands that the famine came because Saul smote the Gibeonites, contrary to the oath of Israel—David delivers up seven sons of Saul to be hanged by the Gibeonites—Israel and the Philistines continue their wars.

●2 Samuel 22 David praises the Lord in a psalm of thanksgiving—The Lord is his fortress and savior, He is mighty and powerful in deliverance, He rewards men according to their righteousness, He shows mercy to the merciful, His way is perfect, He lives, and blessed is He.

2 Samuel 18; Psalms 27, 61-62, 70-71, 143-144

●2 Samuel 18 The Israelites are smitten in the woods of Ephraim—Joab slays Absalom—Tidings of his death are taken to David, who mourns for his son.

●Psalm 27 David says, The Lord is my light and my salvation—He desires to dwell in the house of the Lord forever—He counsels, Wait on the Lord and be of good courage.

●Psalm 61 David finds shelter in the Lord, abides in the Lord’s presence, and keeps his own vows.

●Psalm 62 (in David's persecution by Absalom) David praises God as his defense, his rock, and his salvation—The Lord judges men according to their works.

●Psalm 70 (on Absalom's rebellion) David proclaims, Let God be magnified.

●Psalm 71 (on Absalom's rebellion) David praises God with thanksgiving—Who is like unto the Lord!

●Psalm 143 (during the war with Absalom) David prays for favor in judgment—He meditates on the Lord’s works and trusts in Him.

●Psalm 144 (on the victory over Absalom) David blesses the Lord for deliverance and temporal prosperity—Happy is that people whose God is the Lord.

●2 Samuel 15 Absalom conspires against David and gains the support of the people—David flees, and Absalom enters Jerusalem.

●2 Samuel 16 Mephibosheth is alleged to be seeking to be king—Shimei, of the house of Saul, curses David—Ahithophel counsels Absalom, and Absalom takes his father’s concubines.

●2 Samuel 17 Ahithophel’s counsel is overthrown by Hushai’s—David is warned and flees over the Jordan—Ahithophel hangs himself—The people prepare for war.

●Psalm 3 David cries unto the Lord and is heard—Salvation is of the Lord.

●Psalm 55 David prays morning, noon, and night—He seeks protection and help against his enemies.

2 Samuel 13-14; Psalms 32, 33, 51, 103

●2 Samuel 13 Amnon desires Tamar, his sister, and forces her—He is slain by Absalom’s command—Absalom flees to Geshur.

●2 Samuel 14 Joab arranges by artifice to bring Absalom home after three years—After two more years, Absalom sees the king, and they are reconciled.

●Psalm 32 David says, Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputes not iniquity—David acknowledges his sin—He recommends that the righteous be glad in the Lord and rejoice.

●Psalm 33 Rejoice in the Lord—Sing unto Him a new song—He loves righteousness and judgment—Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.

●Psalm 51 David pleads for forgiveness after he went in to Bathsheba—He pleads, Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me.

●Psalm 103 David exhorts the Saints to bless the Lord for His mercy—The Lord is merciful unto those who keep His commandments.

2 Samuel 9-12; Psalm 20

●2 Samuel 9 David seeks to honor the house of Saul—He finds Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, to whom he restores all the land of Saul.

●2 Samuel 10 David’s messengers are abused by the Ammonites—Israel defeats the Ammonites and Syrians.

●2 Samuel 11 David lies with Bathsheba, and she conceives—He then arranges for the death in battle of her husband, Uriah.

●2 Samuel 12 Nathan tells David the parable of the ewe lamb—The Lord gave many wives to David, who is now cursed for taking Bathsheba—David fasts and prays for his son, but the Lord takes him—Solomon is born—David conquers the royal city of the Ammonites.

●1 Chronicles 19 The Ammonites insult David’s messengers and plan war against Israel—David defeats the Ammonites and the Syrians.

●1 Chronicles 20 The Ammonites are overcome—Israel defeats the Philistines.

●Psalm 20 David prays that the Lord will hear in time of trouble—The Lord saves His anointed.

1 Chr 17-18; Ps 60, 46, 2, 110, 118

● 1 Chronicles 17 Nathan first approves David’s building of a house of the Lord, then restrains him—David’s son will build the temple—The triumph of Israel is foretold—David thanks the Lord for His goodness to Israel.

● 1 Chronicles 18 David subdues all the adversaries of Israel and reigns in justice over the people.

● Psalm 60 David says that the Lord has scattered His people—The Lord places Ephraim at the head and makes Judah His lawgiver.

● Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength—He dwells in His city, does marvelous things, and says, Be still and know that I am God.

● Psalm 2 A messianic psalm—The heathen will rage against the Lord’s anointed—The Lord speaks of His Son, whom He has begotten.

● Psalm 110 A messianic psalm of David—Christ will sit on the Lord’s right hand—He will be a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

● Psalm 118 A messianic psalm—Let all Israel say of the Lord, His mercy endures forever—The Stone that the builders refused is become the headstone of the corner—Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.