Latter-day Scriptures in a Year

2 Samuel 1-4; Psalm 6

●2 Samuel 1 David learns of the death of Saul and Jonathan—He slays the Amalekite who claims to have killed Saul—David laments the passing of Saul and Jonathan with a song.

●2 Samuel 2 David is anointed king over the house of Judah—Ishbosheth becomes the king of Israel—David’s followers defeat Abner and the men of Israel.

●2 Samuel 3 The houses of David and Saul engage in a long war—David grows stronger—Abner joins David but is slain by Joab—David mourns for Abner.

●2 Samuel 4 Two of Saul’s captains slay Ishbosheth—They take his head to David, who has them slain for killing a righteous person.

●Psalm 6 David prays for mercy, healing, and salvation.

Psalms 4, 18, 121, 123-125, & 128-130

●Psalm 4 victory over the Amalekites

●Psalm 18 David praises God for His greatness and preserving care

●Psalm 121 help comes from the Lord; He keeps Israel

●Psalms 123-125 pleads for mercy; help is in the Lord; trust in the Lord

●Psalms 128-130 fear the Lord; confound Zion haters; forgive us

Psalm 58, 63, 108, 7; & 1 Samuel 28-31

●Psalm 58 David reproves wicked judges—They go astray and speak lies.

●Psalm 63 David thirsts for God, whom he praises with joyful lips.

●Psalm 108 David praises and exalts God—Judah (via Christ) is the Lord’s lawgiver.

●Psalm 7 David trusts in the Lord, who will judge the people—God is angry with the wicked.

●1st Samuel 28 Saul inquires of the witch of Endor for revelation—She foretells his death, the death of his sons, and the defeat of Israel by the Philistines.

●1st Samuel 29 Israel and the Philistines gather for war—The Philistine princes send David away.

●1st Samuel 30 The Amalekites spoil Ziklag and the borders of Judah—David smites Amalek and regains and divides the spoil.

●1st Samuel 31 The Philistines defeat Israel—Saul and his three sons are slain—Their bodies are retrieved by the Gileadites and burned.

1 Samuel 24-27; Psalm 43, 57

●1 Samuel 24 David finds Saul in a cave and spares his life—Saul confesses that David is more righteous than he—David swears that he will not cut off the seed of Saul.

●1 Samuel 25 Samuel dies—Nabal rebuffs David and refuses to give him food—Abigail intercedes, saves Nabal, and gives David a present—David is pacified, Nabal dies, and David marries Abigail.

●1 Samuel 26 David again spares Saul’s life—He again refuses to stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed—Saul and David separate.

●1 Samuel 27 David flees to Achish at Gath—He dwells among the Philistines for sixteen months.

●Psalm 43 The righteous praise God and cry, Send out Thy light and Thy truth.

●Psalm 57 David pleads for mercy and acclaims the glory and exaltation of God.

Psalms 13, 16, 17, 31, 54, & 140

● Ps 140 & 31 David in Keilah

● Ps 13 David goes to Ziph fleeing Saul

● Ps 17 David's last meeting with his friend Jonathan

● Ps 54 betrayed by the Ziphites, David escapes to En-gedi

● Ps 16 David dwelt at En-gedi

and History of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST)

Psalms 35, 52, 109; 1 Samuel 23

●Psalm 35 David complains of his enemies and their wrong dealings—He asks the Lord to judge him according to his righteousness.

●Psalm 52 David says that wicked tongues devise mischief and the wicked trust in riches—The Saints trust in the mercy of God forever.

●Psalm 109 David speaks of the cursings due to the wicked and deceitful—He prays that his enemies will be confounded.

●1 Samuel 23 David smites the Philistines and saves Keilah—He continues to flee from Saul—Jonathan comforts him in Ziph.

1 Samuel 21-22; Psalm 34, 56, 64, 141, 142

●1 Samuel 21 David gets help from Ahimelech the priest—He eats the shewbread—He goes to Gath, where he pretends madness.

●1 Samuel 22 David gains followers—He goes from one place to another, fleeing from Saul—Saul slays the priests who showed kindness to David.

●Psalm 34 David blesses the Lord at all times—He counsels, Keep your tongue from evil; do good and seek peace—He says that not one of the Messiah’s bones will be broken.

●Psalm 56 David seeks mercy, trusts in and praises the Lord, and thanks Him for deliverance.

●Psalm 64 David prays for safety—The righteous will be glad in heart.

●Psalm 141 David pleads with the Lord to hear his prayers—The reproof of the righteous is a kindness.

●Psalm 142 David prays for preservation from his persecutors.

Psalms 5, 11, 12, 22, 23, 26, 59

●Ps 5 David asks the Lord to hear his voice—The Lord hates workers of iniquity—He blesses and shields the righteous.

●Ps 11 David rejoices that the Lord is in His holy temple—The Lord tests the righteous and hates the wicked.

●Ps 12 David decries flattering lips and proud tongues—He says, The words of the Lord are pure words.

●Ps 22 A messianic psalm of David—He foretells events in the Messiah’s life—The Messiah will say, My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?—They will pierce His hands and feet—He will yet govern among all nations.

●Ps 23 The Lord is my shepherd.

●Ps 26 David says that he has walked in integrity and obedience—He loves the Lord’s house.

●Ps 59 David prays to be delivered from his enemies—God rules in Jacob unto the ends of the earth.

AND ● A Brief History of Scripture: The Old Testament Canon

Psalms 8, 9, & 19; 1 Samuel 18-20

● Psalm 19 David testifies, The heavens declare the glory of God, the law of the Lord is perfect, and the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

● Psalm 8 A messianic psalm of David—He says that babes and children praise the Lord—He asks, What is man, that Thou art mindful of him?

● Psalm 9 A messianic psalm of David—He praises the Lord for rebuking the nations—The Lord will judge the world in righteousness—He will dwell in Zion—The wicked will be sent to hell.

●1 Samuel 18 Jonathan loves David—Saul sets David over his armies—David is honored by the people, and Saul becomes jealous—David marries Michal, a daughter of Saul.

●1 Samuel 19 Saul seeks to kill David—Michal saves David by artifice—David joins Samuel and the company of prophets.

●1 Samuel 20 David and Jonathan make a covenant of friendship and peace—They take leave of each other.

●1 Samuel 15 Saul is commanded to smite and destroy the Amalekites and all that they have—He saves some animals to sacrifice—Saul is rejected as king and told that to obey is better than sacrifice—Samuel destroys Agag.

●1 Samuel 16 The Lord chooses David of Bethlehem as king—He is anointed by Samuel—Saul chooses David as his companion and armor bearer.

●1 Samuel 17 Israel and the Philistines engage in war—Goliath of Gath, a giant, defies Israel and challenges any Israelite to personal combat—David goes against him in the name of the Lord—David slays Goliath with a sling and a stone—Israel defeats the Philistines.

●Psalm 39 David seeks to control his tongue—Man is altogether vanity—He is a stranger and a sojourner on the earth.