My Bible-reading goals are the same each year. I like to read the Old Testament biannually, the New Testament quarterly, and Psalms and Proverbs monthly. Although I switch up translations from time to time, my go-to translation is the New International Version (NIV).

For some time, I’ve been searching for a pocket-size Psalter with Proverbs that is readable. Pocket-size New Testaments with Psalms and Proverbs are easy to find in multiple translations, but they all are printed in a two-column format with a small font. My aging eyes have a very difficult time reading them.

While browsing in a Christian bookstore, the other day, I picked up the NIV’s Psalms and Proverbs: Poetry and Wisdom for Today. I didn’t even know this product was on the market, but it was exactly what I was looking for! It is printed in a single-column format with a readable font. Plus, being pocket size, it’s easy to carry with me wherever I go.

Everyone’s Bible-reading goals are different, of course, but if yours are like mine, I’d encourage you to get Psalms and Proverbs. Every day I read a chapter from Proverbs and the day’s allotted psalms, following this rubric:

Daily Psalm Reading

Day	A.M.	P.M.
1	1–5	6–8
2	9–11	12–14
3	15–17	18
4	19–21	22–23
5	24–26	27–29
6	30–31	32–34
7	35–36	37
8	38–40	41–43
9	44–46	47–49
10	50–52	53–55
11	56–58	59–61
12	62–64	65–67
13	68	69–70
14	71–72	73–74
15	75–77	78
16	79–81	82–85
17	86–88	89
18	90–92	93–94
19	95–97	98–101
20	102–103	104
21	105	106
22	107	108–109
23	110–113	114–115
24	116–118	119:1–32
25	119:33–72	119:73–104
26	119:105–144	119:145–176
27	120–125	126–131
28	132–135	136–138
29	139–141	142–143
30	144–146	147–150

 

Book Reviewed

New International Version, Psalms and Proverbs: Poetry and Wisdom for Today(Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018).

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