Daily Psalms: Reading Schedules for Two or One Month Cycles

One of Christianity’s simplest—and most ancient—practices for developing a vibrant spirituality is the daily reading of Psalms.

The book of Psalms is vast, with 150 Psalms of varying length. In my experience, taking on a reading schedule that allows you to have a prescribed psalm or two to read each day makes it very manageable as a spiritual practice. Simply pick up the book, pray through the day’s selections and set it aside for the next day. Every month or two you repeat the cycle, which means you’ll return to each Psalm a handful of times each year. Over time your familiarity with these ancient poems will grow—the formative potency of such a practice has an arc of years, rather than days.

Below are pdf files of a couple of schedules I have used. There is one for a one-month cycle, and a schedule for a two-month cycle through the Psalms. I find it very helpful to simply print one out, cut out the schedule, and tape it on the inside cover of my Bible. That way it’s waiting for me each day, cutting out any friction in getting started with my prayers.