Yearly Bible Reading and Singing Plans
Each year, my wife and I read through the Bible, and sing through the Book of Psalms. Over the years, we've used a number of different Bible reading plans, and I'd like to try something different in 2021. (And to try something else different in the coming years.) Starting in 2021, I'm including our plans here.
For those unfamiliar with Psalm singing, I also include:
- Information on the Psalms of David in Metre, also known as the 1650 Scottish Psalter or Scottish Psalmody
- Information on meter (also spelled "metre") -- a term for the patterns of syllables used in much (English) poetry and song (including metrical Psalms)
- A link to online recordings of congregational Psalm singing. The linked-to Web page also has a .zip file of Psalter tune MIDI Files, a .pdf Index of Psalm Tunes, and a .pdf Text of the Scottish Psalter.
- Links to mobile (Android and iOS) 1650 Scottish Psalter apps
2021 Bible Reading and Singing Plan
For 2021, I used the Python programming language to generate my own plan. Here's a printable .PDF version of the plan:
And here's a .zip file of .m3u playlists for playing the corresponding chapters from audio KJV CDs from Talking Bibles International:
The above files are for the entire plan. But if you're just interested in following a piece of the plan, you can download files for its individual pieces below:
- Weekday New Testament (NT): Read 1 NT chapter each weekday (Monday through Friday)
- Saturdays with Solomon: Read 1 chapter every Saturday from the writings of Solomon (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon)
- 6-Day Psalm Reading/Singing: Read 1 Psalm portion from the Bible, and sing the corresponding metrical portion from the Psalms of David in Metre, 6 days per week (Monday through Saturday)
- Daily Old Testament (OT): Read 2 other OT chapters each day (Lord's Day through Saturday)
For each piece of the plan, I had 1 more day than I had readings to fill it with. So I added some additional readings at the end of December 2021.