Latter-day Scriptures in a Year

Psalms 43, 44, 45, 49, 78 (part), 84, 85, 87

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

●Ps 44 The Saints praise the Lord and boast in His name forever—They are persecuted, maligned, and considered as sheep for the slaughter.

●Ps 45 A messianic psalm—The Messiah is fairer than the children of men—He is anointed with the oil of gladness above His fellows—His name will be rememb...

Psalm 10, 14, & 21; 1 Chr 1-2

●Psalm 10 David speaks of various acts of the wicked—God is not in their thoughts—But the Lord is King forever and ever—He will judge the fatherless and oppressed.

●Psalm 14 David says, The fool has said in his heart, there is no God—Israel will rejoice in the day of restoration.

●Psalm 21 A messianic psalm of David—He tells of the glory of the great King&mdas...

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...

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.

●1^st Samuel 28 Saul ...

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 Davi...

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 Sa...

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 s...

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 foretell...

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 natio...

1 Samuel 15-17; Psalm 39

●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 Isr...

1 Samuel 11-14

●1 Samuel 11 The Ammonites encamp against the Israelites of Jabesh-gilead—Saul rescues them and defeats the Ammonites—His kingship is renewed in Gilgal.

●1 Samuel 12 Samuel testifies of his own just dealings in Israel—He reproves the people for their ingratitude—He exhorts them to keep the commandments lest the Lord consume them and their king.

●1 Samuel 13 Saul offers a burnt offerin...

1 Samuel 6-10

●1 Samuel 6 The Philistines send back the ark with an offering—The Lord smites and slays the Israelites in Beth-shemesh who look into the ark.

●1 Samuel 7 Samuel exhorts Israel to forsake Ashtaroth and Baalim and serve the Lord—Israel fasts and seeks the Lord—The Philistines are subdued—Samuel judges Israel.

●1 Samuel 8 Samuel’s sons take bribes and pervert judgment—The Isr...

1 Samuel 1-5

●1 Samuel 1 Hannah prays for a son and vows to give him to the Lord—Eli the priest blesses her—Samuel is born—Hannah loans him to the Lord.

●1 Samuel 2 Hannah sings praises to the Lord—Samuel ministers before the Lord—Eli blesses Elkanah and Hannah, and they have sons and daughters—The sons of Eli reject the Lord and live in wickedness—The Lord rejects the house of Eli...

Ruth 1-4

●Ruth 1 Elimelech and his family go to Moab because of famine—His sons marry—The father and sons die—Ruth, the Moabitess, her husband having died, remains constant to Naomi—They come to Bethlehem.

●Ruth 2 Ruth gleans in the fields of Boaz, a near relative of Naomi—He treats Ruth kindly.

●Ruth 3 By Naomi’s instruction, Ruth lies at the feet of Boaz—He promises as a relative...

Judges 18-21

●Judges 18 The Danites send men to seek an inheritance—They take Micah’s images and priest, burn the city of Laish, and set up idolatry.

●Judges 19 A Levite’s concubine returns to her father—Her husband takes her back, and they lodge overnight in Gibeah—The men of Gibeah abuse the concubine and she dies—The Levite husband cuts her into twelve pieces and sends them to the tri...

Judges 12-17

●Judges 12 The Gileadites slay 42,000 Ephraimites—Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon each in turn judge Israel.

●Judges 13 Israel is in Philistine bondage for forty years—An angel comes to Manoah’s wife and promises a son who will begin to deliver Israel—The angel comes again; he ascends in a flame from the altar—Samson is born, and the Spirit of the Lord moves upon him.

●Judges 14 ...

Judges 9-11

●Judges 9 Gideon’s son Abimelech is made king—He slays his seventy brothers—Jotham tells a fable of trees choosing a king—The Shechemites conspire against Abimelech—He is slain at Thebez.

●Judges 10 Tola and then Jair judge Israel—The children of Israel worship false gods, are forsaken by the Lord, and are distressed by their enemies—They repent and ask the Lord for del...