A few years ago, someone recommended reading the book of Psalms from beginning to end–aloud. It sounded like a good idea, but I really didn’t get the "aloud" part. What impact could reading the book aloud possibly have? Was I wrong! In reading these Psalms aloud, I began to hear words and phrases I had not heard before. I found myself actually praying these Psalms.
Consider doing this:
Begin reading four Psalms a day, every day, until you read through the entire book. Read these Psalms aloud.
Not only did I read the book aloud, but I underlined every word in Psalms that I thought in some way described God’s character or God’s action. In fact, if the word or phrase told me something about God, I underlined it. Again, words and phrases began to jump out of these Psalms. There is nothing magic about this suggestion. However, doing this helped me hear these Psalms in a fresh way again.
Why not try this for a week?
