The Psalms – An Outline

January 10 –        Introduction

January 17 –        Psalms of Compline
                                             BCP 127-35
                                             Psalms 4, 31, 91, 134, (124, 40, 17, 102)

January 24 –        Messianic Psalms (Psalms of Hebrews)
                                             Hebrews 1:1-2:9, 7:11-25; 2Cor 3; Matt. 22:41-45
                                             Psalms 2, 110, 8, (45, 102, 72, 20-21) (Ps. 2:9, Rev.2:27)
                                             Bonhoeffer “Messiah”; Lewis, Ch.12

January 31 –        Imprecatory/Cursing Psalms
                                             Psalms 109, 137, 58, 4, 35
                                             Bonhoeffer “The Enemies”; Lewis, Ch.3
                                             Psalms 137

February 7 –       Worship in the Psalms
                                             Lewis, Ch.5
                                             Incense – Psalm 141:1-2, Rev. 8:3-4
                                             Longing for God – Psalms 27:1-7; 42:1-2; 84
                                             In the Temple – 92:11-14; 50; 23:6
                                             Music – 33:1-3, 81:1-5; 92:1-4; 68:24-26 (Calvin on Psalm 33)                      

February 14 –     Ash Wednesday Psalms (Penitent Psalms)
                                             Bonhoeffer “Guilt”, Prayer of Manasseh
                                             Psalms 51, 6, 32, 38, 130, 143, 102

February 21 –     Creation and Nature in the Psalms
                                             Genesis 1
                                             Bonhoeffer “Creation”; Lewis, Ch.8
                                             Psalms 104, 147; 29, 65, 93, 148, 19.

February 28 –     Wisdom Psalms
                                             Sermon on Mount – Matt 5-7
                                             Bonhoeffer “Life”; Lewis, Ch. 7  
                                             Psalms 1, 37, 49, 1399

March 7 –            The Law of Psalm 119
                                             Bonhoeffer “The Law”; Lewis, Ch.6
                                             Psalm 119

March 14 –          Psalms of Praise and Thanksgiving
                                             Psalms 118:15-29; 100, 24, 148-50, 136 (98)
                                             Lewis, Ch.9

March 21 –          Psalms of Holy Week
                                             BCP 274-83
                                             Psalms 22, 78, 40, 69, 130, 49,

March 28 –          Seder Meal @ Trinity

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