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The Book of Psalms: All 150 Psalms

All 150 psalms, each with its own page: what it says, who its heading names, and the full text in two public domain translations.

The Book of Psalms has 150 psalms. In English Bibles each psalm is one chapter, so the book has 150 chapters and 2,461 verses. It is a collection of prayers and songs addressed to God or about him: some praise, some give thanks, some cry out in trouble, and some teach. They range from Psalm 117, with 2 verses, to Psalm 119, with 176. Below, every psalm is listed with a short summary, and each links to a page with the full text in the World English Bible and the King James Version.

Headings stand above 116 of the psalms. They may name an author, a tune, an instrument or an occasion. The other 34 have no heading at all. The book is divided into five smaller books, and the list below follows that order, from Psalm 1 to Psalm 150.

All 150 psalms

Book 1: Psalms 1 to 41

  1. 1Psalm 1: Blessed Is the ManNo heading. Six verses. A wisdom psalm that sets two ways of life side by side and says where each one leads.6 verses · Wisdom
  2. 2Psalm 2: Why Do the Nations RageNo heading. Twelve verses. A royal psalm about the nations rising against the LORD and the King he has set on Zion.12 verses · Royal
  3. 3Psalm 3: A Shield Around MeA psalm the heading gives to David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Eight verses. A lament that turns to trust.8 verses · Lament and Trust
  4. 4Psalm 4: Answer Me When I CallA Psalm by David for the Chief Musician on stringed instruments. Eight verses. A prayer of trust that ends in peaceful sleep.8 verses · Prayer and Trust
  5. 5Psalm 5: Give Ear to My WordsThe heading attributes it to David, for the Chief Musician with flutes. Twelve verses. A morning prayer asking God to hear and lead.12 verses · Prayer and Lament
  6. 6Psalm 6: LORD, Don't Rebuke MeA Psalm by David for the Chief Musician. Ten verses. A lament for mercy and healing, and one of the seven penitential psalms.10 verses · Lament and Penitential
  7. 7Psalm 7: I Take Refuge in YouA meditation by David in seventeen verses: a prayer for rescue and justice from someone who insists they are innocent of the charge.17 verses · Lament and Trust
  8. 8Psalm 8: How Majestic Is Your NameFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David. Nine verses. A hymn praising God's name and asking why he cares for people.9 verses · Praise
  9. 9Psalm 9: A High Tower for the OppressedA Psalm by David for the Chief Musician. Twenty verses. A song of thanks for God's justice that turns into a prayer for help.20 verses · Thanksgiving and Prayer
  10. 10Psalm 10: Why Do You Stand Far OffNo heading. Eighteen verses. A lament that asks why God seems distant while the wicked prey on the helpless.18 verses · Lament
  11. 11Psalm 11: In the LORD I Take RefugeFor the Chief Musician, by David. Seven verses. A psalm of trust that answers advice to run away from danger.7 verses · Trust
  12. 12Psalm 12: Help, LORDA Psalm of David for the Chief Musician. Eight verses. A lament over lying speech that turns on a promise from the LORD.8 verses · Lament
  13. 13Psalm 13: How Long, LORD?A psalm the heading gives to David, for the Chief Musician. Six verses. A lament that turns to trust by its end.6 verses · Lament and Trust
  14. 14Psalm 14: No One Does Good, Not OneFor the Chief Musician, by David. Seven verses. A wisdom psalm about people who live as if there is no God.7 verses · Wisdom
  15. 15Psalm 15: Who Shall Dwell in Your SanctuaryThe heading attributes it to David. Five verses. A wisdom psalm that answers one question: who may live near God?5 verses · Wisdom
  16. 16Psalm 16: The Path of LifeA Poem by David. Eleven verses. A psalm of trust that moves from a request for safety to joy in God's presence.11 verses · Trust
  17. 17Psalm 17: The Apple of Your EyeA prayer by David in fifteen verses: a plea for protection from someone who says their heart has been tested and found clean.15 verses · Prayer and Lament
  18. 18Psalm 18: The LORD Is My RockBy David, for the Chief Musician. Fifty verses. A royal song of thanksgiving for rescue from his enemies and from Saul.50 verses · Thanksgiving and Royal
  19. 19Psalm 19: The Heavens Declare the GloryA Psalm by David for the Chief Musician. Fourteen verses. A praise psalm that moves from the sky, to God's law, to a personal prayer.14 verses · Praise and Wisdom
  20. 20Psalm 20: May the LORD Answer YouFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David. Nine verses. A royal prayer asking the LORD to answer and save the king.9 verses · Royal and Prayer
  21. 21Psalm 21: The King Rejoices in Your StrengthFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David. Thirteen verses. A royal psalm of thanksgiving for what God has given the king.13 verses · Royal and Thanksgiving
  22. 22Psalm 22: My God, My GodA Psalm by David for the Chief Musician, set to The Doe of the Morning. Thirty-one verses of lament that turn to praise.31 verses · Lament and Praise
  23. 23Psalm 23: The LORD Is My ShepherdA psalm the heading gives to David. Six verses. A psalm of trust that speaks about the LORD as shepherd, then speaks to him.6 verses · Trust
  24. 24Psalm 24: The Earth Is the LORD'sA Psalm by David. Ten verses. A praise psalm about who may approach God and the entry of the King of glory.10 verses · Praise
  25. 25Psalm 25: I Lift Up My SoulThe heading attributes it to David. Twenty-two verses. A prayer for guidance, forgiveness and rescue, spoken by someone who waits on God.22 verses · Prayer and Trust
  26. 26Psalm 26: I Have Walked in My IntegrityBy David. Twelve verses. A prayer asking God to judge and test the speaker, who claims a life of integrity.12 verses · Prayer and Trust
  27. 27Psalm 27: The LORD Is My LightA psalm by David in fourteen verses: confident trust in the first half, an urgent plea in the second, ending with a call to wait.14 verses · Trust and Lament
  28. 28Psalm 28: My Strength and My ShieldBy David. Nine verses. A prayer for help that turns into thanks once the writer says God has heard him.9 verses · Prayer and Thanksgiving
  29. 29Psalm 29: The Voice of the LordA Psalm by David. Eleven verses. A hymn of praise that hears God's voice in a storm and ends with a blessing of peace.11 verses · Praise
  30. 30Psalm 30: Joy Comes in the MorningA Psalm and Song for the Dedication of the Temple, by David. Twelve verses. A thanksgiving for rescue from the edge of death.12 verses · Thanksgiving
  31. 31Psalm 31: My Times Are in Your HandFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David. Twenty four verses. A lament that keeps turning to trust, moving from distress to praise.24 verses · Lament and Trust
  32. 32Psalm 32: Whose Sin Is CoveredBy David, a contemplative psalm. Eleven verses. One of the seven penitential psalms, about the relief of confessing sin.11 verses · Penitential and Wisdom
  33. 33Psalm 33: Sing to Him a New SongNo heading and no named author. Twenty-two verses. A psalm of praise for God's word, his faithfulness and his watchful care.22 verses · Praise
  34. 34Psalm 34: Taste and SeeBy David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech. Twenty-two verses. A thanksgiving psalm that turns into teaching.22 verses · Thanksgiving and Wisdom
  35. 35Psalm 35: Contend, LORD, With Those Who ContendThe heading attributes it to David. Twenty-eight verses. A lament asking God to fight for someone falsely accused and repaid evil for good.28 verses · Lament and Imprecatory
  36. 36Psalm 36: In Your Light We See LightFor the Chief Musician, by David the servant of the LORD. Twelve verses. A wisdom psalm that turns into praise and prayer.12 verses · Wisdom and Praise
  37. 37Psalm 37: Don't Fret Because of EvildoersA psalm by David in forty verses: wisdom sayings for anyone troubled that wrongdoers seem to prosper, with a steady call to trust and wait.40 verses · Wisdom and Trust
  38. 38Psalm 38: Don't Rebuke Me in Your WrathA Psalm by David, for a memorial. Twenty-two verses. One of the seven penitential psalms, a prayer from sickness and guilt.22 verses · Penitential and Lament
  39. 39Psalm 39: Show Me My EndA Psalm by David for the Chief Musician and Jeduthun. Thirteen verses. A lament about the shortness of life, ending in prayer.13 verses · Lament and Prayer
  40. 40Psalm 40: I Waited Patiently for the LORDFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David. Seventeen verses. A thanksgiving for rescue that turns into a fresh plea for help.17 verses · Thanksgiving and Lament
  41. 41Psalm 41: Heal Me, for I Have SinnedFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David. Thirteen verses. A prayer from a sickbed, surrounded by enemies and betrayed by a friend.13 verses · Lament and Trust

Book 2: Psalms 42 to 72

  1. 42Psalm 42: As the Deer PantsFor the Chief Musician, a contemplation by the sons of Korah. Eleven verses. A lament of longing for God, with a repeated refrain.11 verses · Lament
  2. 43Psalm 43: Send Out Your LightNo heading and no named author. Five verses. A lament that asks for rescue and ends by telling the soul to hope in God.5 verses · Lament and Trust
  3. 44Psalm 44: We Have Heard With Our EarsFor the Chief Musician, by the sons of Korah, a contemplative psalm. Twenty-six verses. A national lament from a faithful people in defeat.26 verses · Lament
  4. 45Psalm 45: My Heart OverflowsThe heading names the sons of Korah and calls it a contemplation and a wedding song. Seventeen verses. A royal psalm for a king.17 verses · Royal
  5. 46Psalm 46: God Is Our Refuge and StrengthFor the Chief Musician, by the sons of Korah. Eleven verses. A song of trust in God as refuge when the earth itself shakes.11 verses · Trust and Praise
  6. 47Psalm 47: Clap Your Hands, All You NationsA psalm by the sons of Korah in nine verses: praise that calls every nation to celebrate God as King of all the earth.9 verses · Praise
  7. 48Psalm 48: Great Is the LORDA Song, a Psalm by the sons of Korah. Fourteen verses. A hymn praising God as the refuge and defender of Zion, his city.14 verses · Praise
  8. 49Psalm 49: Hear This, All You PeoplesA Psalm by the sons of Korah for the Chief Musician. Twenty verses. A wisdom psalm about wealth, death and what money cannot buy.20 verses · Wisdom
  9. 50Psalm 50: The Mighty One, God, SpeaksA Psalm by Asaph. Twenty-three verses. God speaks as judge, first to his people about sacrifice, then to the wicked.23 verses · Wisdom
  10. 51Psalm 51: Create in Me a Clean HeartFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David, after Nathan came to him. Nineteen verses. A penitential prayer for mercy and a clean heart.19 verses · Penitential and Prayer
  11. 52Psalm 52: Like a Green Olive TreeA contemplation by David for the Chief Musician, tied to Doeg the Edomite. Nine verses. A psalm of trust set against a boaster.9 verses · Trust
  12. 53Psalm 53: The Fool Has SaidA contemplation the heading gives to David, to the tune of Mahalath. Six verses. A wisdom psalm about human corruption.6 verses · Wisdom and Lament
  13. 54Psalm 54: Save Me, God, by Your NameA contemplation by David, when the Ziphites told Saul he was hiding among them. Seven verses. A prayer for rescue that ends in thanks.7 verses · Prayer and Thanksgiving
  14. 55Psalm 55: Wings Like a DoveThe heading attributes it to David, for stringed instruments. Twenty-three verses. A lament over betrayal by a close friend that ends in trust.23 verses · Lament and Trust
  15. 56Psalm 56: When I Am AfraidA poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Thirteen verses. A lament that becomes a psalm of trust.13 verses · Lament and Trust
  16. 57Psalm 57: In the Shadow of Your WingsA poem by David in eleven verses, set in the cave when he fled from Saul: a plea for mercy that turns into praise.11 verses · Lament and Praise
  17. 58Psalm 58: There Is a God Who JudgesFor the Chief Musician, to the tune of Do Not Destroy, a poem by David. Eleven verses. A prayer against unjust rulers.11 verses · Imprecatory
  18. 59Psalm 59: God Is My High TowerA poem by David, to the tune "Do Not Destroy." Seventeen verses. A lament for rescue from enemies that ends in praise.17 verses · Lament and Trust
  19. 60Psalm 60: Through God We Will Do ValiantlyA teaching poem by David, set in wartime. Twelve verses. A national lament after defeat that ends in confidence.12 verses · Lament
  20. 61Psalm 61: Lead Me to the RockFor the Chief Musician, for a stringed instrument, by David. Eight verses. A prayer for refuge that turns to the king and to praise.8 verses · Prayer and Trust
  21. 62Psalm 62: My Soul Rests in God AloneA Psalm by David for the Chief Musician, to Jeduthun. Twelve verses. A psalm of trust that keeps returning to God alone.12 verses · Trust
  22. 63Psalm 63: My Soul Thirsts for YouA psalm the heading gives to David, in the desert of Judah. Eleven verses. A psalm of longing and trust.11 verses · Trust
  23. 64Psalm 64: Hear My Voice, GodFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David. Ten verses. A prayer for protection from people who attack with words.10 verses · Lament
  24. 65Psalm 65: Praise Waits for YouThe heading attributes it to David and calls it a song. Thirteen verses. A praise psalm for forgiveness, answered prayer and a rich harvest.13 verses · Praise and Thanksgiving
  25. 66Psalm 66: Make a Joyful Shout to GodFor the Chief Musician, a song and a psalm. Twenty verses. A thanksgiving psalm that moves from the whole earth to one voice.20 verses · Praise and Thanksgiving
  26. 67Psalm 67: May God Be Merciful to UsA psalm and song in seven verses, for stringed instruments: a prayer for blessing that asks all the peoples of the earth to praise God.7 verses · Prayer and Praise
  27. 68Psalm 68: Let God AriseFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David, a song. Thirty-five verses. A victory hymn of God marching out and reigning in his sanctuary.35 verses · Praise
  28. 69Psalm 69: Save Me, GodA psalm by David for the Chief Musician, to the tune "Lilies." Thirty-six verses. A long lament that moves through curses to praise.36 verses · Lament and Imprecatory
  29. 70Psalm 70: Hurry, God, to Deliver MeFor the Chief Musician, by David, a reminder. Five verses. A short, urgent prayer for rescue.5 verses · Lament and Prayer
  30. 71Psalm 71: You Are My HopeNo heading. Twenty four verses. A lament and prayer of trust from someone who is old and still hoping in God.24 verses · Lament and Trust
  31. 72Psalm 72: Give the King Your JusticeBy Solomon. Twenty verses. A royal psalm praying that the king will rule with justice and defend the poor and needy.20 verses · Royal and Prayer

Book 3: Psalms 73 to 89

  1. 73Psalm 73: The Strength of My HeartA psalm the heading gives to Asaph. Twenty-eight verses. A wisdom psalm about envying the wicked and what changed the writer's mind.28 verses · Wisdom
  2. 74Psalm 74: Why Have You Rejected Us?A contemplation by Asaph. Twenty-three verses. A national lament over the destruction of God's sanctuary.23 verses · Lament
  3. 75Psalm 75: God Is the JudgeThe heading attributes it to Asaph, to the tune Do Not Destroy. Ten verses. A thanksgiving psalm about God as judge.10 verses · Thanksgiving
  4. 76Psalm 76: In Judah, God Is KnownA Psalm by Asaph for the Chief Musician, on stringed instruments. Twelve verses. A song praising God as victor and judge.12 verses · Praise
  5. 77Psalm 77: My Cry Goes to GodA psalm by Asaph in twenty verses, for the Chief Musician, to Jeduthun: a sleepless lament that turns to remembering God's deeds of old.20 verses · Lament and Historical
  6. 78Psalm 78: Hear My Teaching, My PeopleA contemplation by Asaph. Seventy-two verses. A teaching psalm that retells Israel's history, from Egypt to David, as a warning.72 verses · Historical and Wisdom
  7. 79Psalm 79: Help Us, God of Our SalvationA Psalm by Asaph. Thirteen verses. A community lament over a defiled temple and Jerusalem laid in heaps.13 verses · Lament
  8. 80Psalm 80: Turn Us Again, GodA Psalm by Asaph, to the tune of The Lilies of the Covenant. Nineteen verses. A community lament asking God to restore his people.19 verses · Lament and Prayer
  9. 81Psalm 81: Sing Aloud to God, Our StrengthFor the Chief Musician, on an instrument of Gath, by Asaph. Sixteen verses. A festival call to praise that becomes God speaking to his people.16 verses · Praise and Historical
  10. 82Psalm 82: God Presides in the Great AssemblyA Psalm by Asaph. Eight verses. A courtroom scene where God judges unjust rulers, ending in a prayer for him to judge the earth.8 verses · Prayer
  11. 83Psalm 83: God, Don't Keep SilentA song and psalm the heading gives to Asaph. Eighteen verses. A national lament asking God to defeat Israel's enemies.18 verses · Lament and Imprecatory
  12. 84Psalm 84: How Lovely Are Your DwellingsFor the Chief Musician on an instrument of Gath, by the sons of Korah. Twelve verses. A psalm of longing for God's house.12 verses · Praise and Trust
  13. 85Psalm 85: Righteousness and Peace Have KissedThe heading attributes it to the sons of Korah. Thirteen verses. A community prayer for revival that ends with a vision of peace.13 verses · Prayer
  14. 86Psalm 86: Teach Me Your WayA Prayer by David. Seventeen verses. A personal prayer for help that pauses to praise God's greatness and mercy.17 verses · Prayer
  15. 87Psalm 87: Glorious Things Are Spoken About YouA psalm and song by the sons of Korah in seven verses: praise for Zion, where people from many nations are counted as born there.7 verses · Praise
  16. 88Psalm 88: I Have Cried Day and NightA Psalm by the sons of Korah, a contemplation by Heman the Ezrahite. Eighteen verses. A lament that never turns to praise.18 verses · Lament
  17. 89Psalm 89: The Loving Kindness of the LordA contemplation by Ethan the Ezrahite. Fifty-two verses. A royal psalm on God's covenant with David that turns into lament.52 verses · Royal and Lament

Book 4: Psalms 90 to 106

  1. 90Psalm 90: You Have Been Our Dwelling PlaceA Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Seventeen verses. A prayer about God's eternity and the shortness of human life.17 verses · Prayer and Wisdom
  2. 91Psalm 91: In the Shadow of the AlmightyNo heading. Sixteen verses. A psalm of trust about God's protection, ending with God speaking in his own voice.16 verses · Trust
  3. 92Psalm 92: It Is Good to Give ThanksA Psalm, a song for the Sabbath day. Fifteen verses. A song of praise and thanks for God's works and his justice.15 verses · Praise and Thanksgiving
  4. 93Psalm 93: The LORD ReignsNo heading and no named author. Five verses. A psalm of praise to the LORD as king above the floods.5 verses · Praise
  5. 94Psalm 94: God to Whom Vengeance BelongsNo heading and no named author. Twenty-three verses. A prayer for God to judge the wicked, ending in personal trust.23 verses · Lament and Trust
  6. 95Psalm 95: Let's Sing to the LORDNo heading and no named author. Eleven verses. A call to worship that turns into a warning not to harden your heart.11 verses · Praise
  7. 96Psalm 96: Sing a New SongNo heading. Thirteen verses. A praise psalm calling every nation and all creation to worship the LORD who reigns and judges.13 verses · Praise
  8. 97Psalm 97: The LORD ReignsA psalm with no heading, twelve verses long: praise for the LORD as King, whose rule makes the earth tremble and the righteous glad.12 verses · Praise
  9. 98Psalm 98: Sing a New SongA Psalm, with no author named. Nine verses. A hymn calling all the earth to sing because the LORD comes to judge.9 verses · Praise
  10. 99Psalm 99: The Lord ReignsNo heading. Nine verses. A praise psalm about God as holy King, built on a refrain that repeats three times.9 verses · Praise
  11. 100Psalm 100: Shout for Joy to the LORDA Psalm of thanksgiving. Five verses. A call to all the lands to come before the LORD with joy and thanks.5 verses · Praise and Thanksgiving
  12. 101Psalm 101: I Will Sing of Loving KindnessA Psalm by David. Eight verses. A royal psalm in which the speaker vows to live with integrity and keep deceit out of his house.8 verses · Royal
  13. 102Psalm 102: Hear My Prayer, LORDA Prayer of the afflicted. Twenty-eight verses. One of the seven penitential psalms, a lament that turns to hope for Zion.28 verses · Penitential and Prayer
  14. 103Psalm 103: Praise the LORD, My SoulA psalm the heading gives to David. Twenty-two verses. A psalm of praise and thanksgiving for God's forgiveness and compassion.22 verses · Praise and Thanksgiving
  15. 104Psalm 104: Bless the LORD, My SoulNo heading and no named author. Thirty-five verses. A praise psalm that walks through creation from sky to sea.35 verses · Praise
  16. 105Psalm 105: Remember His Marvelous WorksNo heading and no named author. Forty-five verses. A historical psalm that retells Israel's story, from Abraham to the land of Canaan, as praise.45 verses · Historical and Praise
  17. 106Psalm 106: We Have Sinned with Our FathersNo heading. Forty-eight verses. A historical psalm that confesses the people's repeated failures and God's repeated mercy.48 verses · Historical and Prayer

Book 5: Psalms 107 to 150

  1. 107Psalm 107: Give Thanks to the LORDA psalm with no heading, forty-three verses long: a call to give thanks, told through four groups of people who cried out and were rescued.43 verses · Thanksgiving
  2. 108Psalm 108: My Heart Is Steadfast, GodA Song, a Psalm by David. Thirteen verses. A psalm of praise that turns into a prayer for help against enemies.13 verses · Praise and Prayer
  3. 109Psalm 109: God of My PraiseA Psalm by David for the Chief Musician. Thirty-one verses. A lament against false accusers, with a long run of curses and a closing praise.31 verses · Lament and Imprecatory
  4. 110Psalm 110: Sit at My Right HandA Psalm by David. Seven verses. A royal psalm in which the LORD speaks to the king and names him a priest forever.7 verses · Royal
  5. 111Psalm 111: The Beginning of WisdomNo heading. Ten verses. A psalm of praise for the LORD's works that ends with the fear of the LORD as the beginning of wisdom.10 verses · Praise and Wisdom
  6. 112Psalm 112: Light Dawns in the DarknessNo heading. Ten verses. A wisdom psalm that opens with Praise the LORD and describes the life of a person who fears him.10 verses · Wisdom and Praise
  7. 113Psalm 113: Who Is Like the LORD?No heading and no named author. Nine verses. A psalm of praise that begins and ends with the words Praise the LORD.9 verses · Praise
  8. 114Psalm 114: When Israel Went Out of EgyptNo heading and no named author. Eight verses. A short historical psalm about the exodus, told through the sea, river and mountains.8 verses · Historical and Praise
  9. 115Psalm 115: Not to Us, LORDNo heading and no named author. Eighteen verses. A praise psalm that sets the living God against idols and calls Israel to trust him.18 verses · Praise and Trust
  10. 116Psalm 116: I Love the LORDNo heading. Nineteen verses. A thanksgiving psalm from someone rescued from death who promises to call on the LORD for life.19 verses · Thanksgiving
  11. 117Psalm 117: Praise the LORD, All You NationsA psalm with no heading, two verses long and the shortest in the book: a call to all nations and peoples to praise the LORD.2 verses · Praise
  12. 118Psalm 118: This Is the DayNo heading and no author named. Twenty-nine verses. A song of thanksgiving for rescue that opens and closes with the same words.29 verses · Thanksgiving
  13. 119Psalm 119: Your Word Is a LampNo author named. 176 verses in 22 sections of eight. The longest psalm, a prayer and meditation on God's word.176 verses · Wisdom and Prayer
  14. 120Psalm 120: In My Distress I CriedA Song of Ascents. Seven verses. The first of the fifteen Songs of Ascents, a lament from someone living among liars.7 verses · Song of Ascents and Lament
  15. 121Psalm 121: I Will Lift Up My EyesA Song of Ascents. Eight verses. A psalm of trust about the LORD who keeps his people day and night, going out and coming in.8 verses · Song of Ascents and Trust
  16. 122Psalm 122: I Was GladA Song of Ascents, attributed to David. Nine verses. A song of joy at going up to Jerusalem, with a prayer for its peace.9 verses · Song of Ascents
  17. 123Psalm 123: I Lift Up My EyesA Song of Ascents with no named author. Four verses. A short prayer for mercy from people worn down by contempt.4 verses · Song of Ascents and Prayer
  18. 124Psalm 124: The LORD on Our SideA Song of Ascents by David. Eight verses. A thanksgiving for escape, spoken by the whole community.8 verses · Song of Ascents and Thanksgiving
  19. 125Psalm 125: As the Mountains Surround JerusalemA Song of Ascents with no named author. Five verses. A trust psalm comparing those who trust God to Mount Zion.5 verses · Song of Ascents and Trust
  20. 126Psalm 126: Those Who Sow in TearsA Song of Ascents. Six verses. A psalm that remembers a joyful restoration and prays for another.6 verses · Song of Ascents and Prayer
  21. 127Psalm 127: Unless the LORD Builds the HouseA Song of Ascents by Solomon, five verses long: a wisdom psalm about work, sleep and children as gifts from the LORD.5 verses · Wisdom and Song of Ascents
  22. 128Psalm 128: Olive Shoots Around Your TableA Song of Ascents, with no author named. Six verses. A wisdom psalm describing the blessed home of someone who fears the LORD.6 verses · Song of Ascents and Wisdom
  23. 129Psalm 129: They Have Not PrevailedA Song of Ascents. Eight verses. A psalm of trust in which Israel looks back on long affliction that never defeated it.8 verses · Song of Ascents and Trust
  24. 130Psalm 130: Out of the DepthsA Song of Ascents. Eight verses. One of the seven penitential psalms, known in Latin as De Profundis.8 verses · Penitential psalm and Song of Ascents
  25. 131Psalm 131: Like a Weaned ChildA Song of Ascents, by David. Three verses. A short psalm of trust about humility and a quieted soul.3 verses · Song of Ascents and Trust
  26. 132Psalm 132: LORD, Remember DavidA Song of Ascents. Eighteen verses. A royal psalm that recalls David's vow and sets God's own oath to David beside it.18 verses · Song of Ascents and Royal
  27. 133Psalm 133: How Good and PleasantA Song of Ascents, attributed to David. Three verses. A short song about the goodness of brothers living together in unity.3 verses · Song of Ascents
  28. 134Psalm 134: Lift Up Your HandsA Song of Ascents with no named author. Three verses. A short call to praise that ends with a blessing.3 verses · Song of Ascents and Praise
  29. 135Psalm 135: Praise the LORD's NameNo heading and no named author. Twenty-one verses. A praise psalm that opens and closes with Praise the LORD.21 verses · Praise
  30. 136Psalm 136: His Loving Kindness Endures ForeverNo heading and no named author. Twenty-six verses. A thanksgiving psalm in which every verse ends with the same refrain.26 verses · Thanksgiving and Historical
  31. 137Psalm 137: By the Rivers of BabylonNo heading. Nine verses. A lament of captives in Babylon that ends in a cry for revenge.9 verses · Lament and Imprecatory
  32. 138Psalm 138: With My Whole HeartA psalm by David in eight verses: whole-hearted thanks for answered prayer, ending with trust that God will finish what concerns the speaker.8 verses · Thanksgiving
  33. 139Psalm 139: You Have Searched MeFor the Chief Musician, a Psalm by David. Twenty-four verses. A personal prayer about being fully known by God.24 verses · Trust and Prayer
  34. 140Psalm 140: Deliver Me From Evil MenA Psalm by David for the Chief Musician. Thirteen verses. A prayer for protection from violent, lying enemies that ends in confidence.13 verses · Prayer and Trust
  35. 141Psalm 141: Let My Prayer Be Like IncenseA Psalm by David. Ten verses. A prayer for a guarded mouth and heart, and for protection from traps.10 verses · Prayer and Lament
  36. 142Psalm 142: You Are My RefugeA contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. Seven verses. A lament from someone alone, trapped and outnumbered.7 verses · Lament and Prayer
  37. 143Psalm 143: Teach Me to Do Your WillA Psalm by David. Twelve verses. The last of the seven penitential psalms, a prayer for mercy, guidance and rescue from enemies.12 verses · Penitential and Lament
  38. 144Psalm 144: Blessed Be the LORD, My RockA psalm the heading gives to David. Fifteen verses. A royal prayer for rescue that ends with a picture of a blessed people.15 verses · Royal and Prayer
  39. 145Psalm 145: I Will Exalt You, My GodA praise psalm by David. Twenty-one verses. A hymn to God's greatness, goodness and kingdom, from one voice to all flesh.21 verses · Praise
  40. 146Psalm 146: Praise the LORD, My SoulNo heading and no named author. Ten verses. A hallelujah psalm that warns against trusting princes and lists what the LORD does.10 verses · Hallelujah and Praise
  41. 147Psalm 147: He Heals the Broken in HeartNo heading. Twenty verses. A praise psalm that opens and closes with Praise the LORD.20 verses · Praise and Hallelujah
  42. 148Psalm 148: Praise Him, Sun and MoonA psalm with no heading, fourteen verses long: a call to all creation, from the heavens down to the earth, to praise the LORD.14 verses · Hallelujah and Praise
  43. 149Psalm 149: His Praise in the AssemblyNo heading and no author named. Nine verses. A hallelujah psalm that begins and ends with Praise the LORD.9 verses · Hallelujah and Praise
  44. 150Psalm 150: Let Everything That Has BreathNo heading. Six verses. The last psalm, a Hallelujah psalm that calls everything that breathes to praise the LORD.6 verses · Hallelujah and Praise

What is the Book of Psalms about?

The psalms speak to God and about God from many different situations. Many are praise. Many are laments, where the writer asks "How long, LORD?" as Psalm 13 does, and then often turns to trust. Others give thanks for rescue, teach how to live wisely, pray for the king, or retell Israel's history. On this site's reading of each text, 45 psalms include praise and 43 include lament, and a psalm can be both. The book opens with Psalm 1, which contrasts the way of the righteous with the way of the wicked. It closes with Psalm 150, which ends "Let everything that has breath praise the LORD".

Who wrote the Book of Psalms?

The Psalms name several writers, but only in their headings. The headings attribute 73 psalms to David, 12 to Asaph, 11 to the sons of Korah, 2 to Solomon, and 1 each to Moses (Psalm 90) and Ethan the Ezrahite (Psalm 89). The heading of Psalm 88 names both the sons of Korah and Heman the Ezrahite. That leaves 50 psalms that name no author at all. A heading is old, but it is not proof of who wrote a psalm. Wikipedia's article on the Psalms notes that modern scholars do not accept Davidic authorship as a historical fact. This site reports what each heading says and leaves it there.

How many psalms are in the Bible?

There are 150 psalms in Jewish and Western Christian Bibles, including the King James Version and the World English Bible used on this site. The Greek Septuagint, used in Eastern Orthodox churches, has one more psalm after the 150, and a Hebrew version of it was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The numbering also differs, mostly by one, between the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. For example, the Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate count Psalms 9 and 10 as a single psalm. If a psalm number in another Bible seems one off, that is usually why. This site numbers every psalm as the World English Bible and King James Version do.

The five books of Psalms

The 150 psalms are arranged in five books. Book 1 runs from Psalm 1 to Psalm 41, 41 psalms. Book 2 runs from Psalm 42 to Psalm 72, 31 psalms. Book 3 runs from Psalm 73 to Psalm 89 and Book 4 from Psalm 90 to Psalm 106, 17 psalms each. Book 5 is the largest, from Psalm 107 to Psalm 150, 44 psalms. The first four books each end with a line blessing the LORD. Book 2 also closes with the note "This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse" at Psalm 72:20. Book 5 ends with Psalm 150, a whole psalm of praise.

Lament, praise and other kinds of psalm

Every psalm on this site is labelled with one or two types, read from its own text. Lament is one of the largest groups, with 43 psalms, such as Psalm 22, which begins "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Praise has 45 and thanksgiving 20. Wisdom psalms, 19 of them, teach how to live. Royal psalms, 11 of them, are about the king. Six psalms are marked imprecatory, meaning they call down judgment on enemies, such as Psalm 58, which asks God to break their teeth. The groups overlap, and these labels are this site's classification, not part of the text.

Guides to the Book of Psalms

What is a psalm?How to study the psalmsPsalms KJVShort psalm versesMost popular psalmsVerse of the dayWhat Selah meansHeading words explainedPsalms in HebrewCatholic psalm numbersPsalms in the New TestamentPsalms and ProverbsPsalms, hymns and spiritual songsFree commentariesPsalm 151The Bay Psalm Book

Questions

How many psalms are in the Bible?

There are 150 psalms in Jewish and Western Christian Bibles, including the King James Version. The Greek Septuagint, used in Eastern Orthodox churches, adds one more.

How many chapters are in the Book of Psalms?

The Book of Psalms has 150 chapters, one for each psalm, with 2,461 verses in total. It has more chapters than any other book of the Bible.

Who wrote the Book of Psalms?

The headings name David in 73 psalms, Asaph in 12, the sons of Korah in 11, Solomon in 2, and Moses and Ethan in 1 each. Another 50 psalms name no author, and headings are not proof of authorship.

What does Selah mean in the Psalms?

Selah appears 71 times in 39 psalms. Its exact meaning is unknown. It is probably a musical or liturgical mark, or an instruction to stop and listen.

What is the shortest psalm and the longest psalm?

Psalm 117 is the shortest, with 2 verses. Psalm 119 is the longest, with 176 verses.

Can I read the Book of Psalms in the King James Version here?

Yes. Every psalm page shows the King James Version alongside the World English Bible. Both translations are in the public domain.

Keep reading

Who Wrote the Psalms?The Five Books of PsalmsTypes of Psalms in the BibleShortest and Longest Psalms in the BiblePsalms of DavidPsalms of Lament

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Lucas Pradella

Last checked 25 September 2026 · How pages are checked

I built AllPsalms because I could not find one site that covered all 150 psalms properly. I am a Christian and a reader of the psalms, not a scholar or a minister. What I can do is the work: put every psalm in one place, in plain English, with the text unedited and every claim sourced.

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