Immediately following the monster Psalm 119 (the longest psalm, and the longest chapter in the bible) comes the Songs of Degrees, also called the Songs of Ascent. Comprising Psalms 120-134, those fifteen psalms were sung by the ancient Israelites as they made pilgrimages to Jerusalem to worship at the Temple.
We're no longer required to physically transport ourselves to a temple structure, because, as the bible makes clear, Jesus himself now supersedes any physical structure (John 4, 21:24). But the Songs of Degrees still serve a useful purpose as we attempt to "ascend" to an improved relationship with God.
In particular, those fifteen psalms make a great fifteen-day bible study plan. Each of those psalms is a prayer, and dedicating a day to each over an (approximate) two-week period is a great way to force the bible into our hands, while also kick-starting our prayer lives.
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