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Psalms Prayer Guide DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 Psalm 1 Psalm 2 Psalm 3 Psalm 4 Psalm 5 Psalm 6 Psalm 31 Psalm 32 Psalm 33 Psalm 34 Psalm 35 Psalm 36 Psalm 61 Psalm 62 Psalm 63 Psalm 64 Psalm 65 Psalm 66 Psalm 91 Psalm 92 Psalm 93 Psalm 94 Psalm 95 Psalm 96 Psalm 121 Psalm 122 Psalm 123 Psalm 124 Psalm 125 Psalm 126 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 Psalm 7 Psalm 8 Psalm 9 Psalm 10 Psalm 11 Psalm 12 Psalm 37 Psalm 38 Psalm 39 Psalm 40 Psalm 41 Psalm 42 Psalm 67 Psalm 68 Psalm 69 Psalm 70 Psalm 71 Psalm 72 Psalm 97 Psalm 98 Psalm 99 Psalm 100 Psalm 101 Psalm 102 Psalm 127 Psalm 128 Psalm 129 Psalm 130 Psalm 131 Psalm 132 We all want to pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. One helpful approach is to pray through the Psalms. DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15 DAY 16 Psalm 13 Psalm 14 Psalm 15 Psalm 16 Insert this chart into the back of Psalm 43 Psalm 44 Psalm 45 Psalm 46 your Bible, using it as a tool to help you pick a new psalm to pray Psalm 73 Psalm 74 Psalm 75 Psalm 76 through each and every day. Don’t Psalm 103 Psalm 104 Psalm 105 Psalm 106 feel pressure to pray through every Psalm 133 Psalm 134 Psalm 135 Psalm 136 psalm listed for each day; simply choose whichever one seems most relevant in the moment. DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 Psalm 17 Psalm 18 Psalm 19 Psalm 20 Psalm 47 Psalm 48 Psalm 49 Psalm 50 Psalm 77 Psalm 78 Psalm 79 Psalm 80 Psalm 107 Psalm 108 Psalm 109 Psalm 110 Psalm 137 Psalm 138 Psalm 139 Psalm 140 DAY 21 DAY 22 DAY 23 DAY 24 DAY 25 DAY 26 Psalm 21 Psalm 22 Psalm 23 Psalm 24 Psalm 25 Psalm 26 Psalm 51 Psalm 52 Psalm 53 Psalm 54 Psalm 55 Psalm 56 Psalm 81 Psalm 82 Psalm 83 Psalm 84 Psalm 85 Psalm 86 Psalm 111 Psalm 112 Psalm 113 Psalm 114 Psalm 115 Psalm 116 Psalm 141 Psalm 142 Psalm 143 Psalm 144 Psalm 145 Psalm 146 DAY 27 DAY 28 DAY 29 DAY 30 DAY 31 Psalm 27 Psalm 28 Psalm 29 Psalm 30 Psalm 119 Psalm 57 Psalm 58 Psalm 59 Psalm 60 Psalm 87 Psalm 88 Psalm 89 Psalm 90 Psalm 117 Psalm 118 Psalm 119 Psalm 120 Psalm 147 Psalm 148 Psalm 149 Psalm 150.
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