Book of Psalms

Psalms Book Overview

The Book of Psalms is a collection of 150 songs, prayers, and poems that express the emotions, experiences, and faith of God’s people.

Attributed Authors: David, Asaph, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, Moses, and the Sons of Korah
Approximate Year Written: 1500-450 B.C.
Genre: Poetry

Chapters for Psalms

The Five Books of Psalms

The book of Psalms is divided into five books with chapters 1-2 serving as an introduction. Use the links below to navigate to a specific book of Psalms or an individual Psalm by name.

BOOK 1

A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David.

A meditation by David, which he sang to the LORD, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite.

For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. By David.

For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. By David.

A Psalm by David.

A Poem by David.

A Prayer by David.

For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David.

A Psalm by David.

A Psalm by David.

By David.

By David.

By David.

By David.

A Psalm by David.

A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

By David. A contemplative psalm.

By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

By David.

For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of the LORD.

By David.

A Psalm by David, for a memorial.

For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

BOOK 2

For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah.

For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm.

For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song.

For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.46:0 Alamoth is a musical term.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

A Psalm by Asaph.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has come to Ahimelech’s house.”

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David.

For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself amongst us?”

For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. By David.

For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David.

A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.

For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm.

For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David.

For the Chief Musician. By David. A reminder.

By Solomon.

BOOK 3

A Psalm by Asaph.

A contemplation by Asaph.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm by Asaph. A song.

For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song.

For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph.

A contemplation by Asaph.

A Psalm by Asaph.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph.

For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph.

A Psalm by Asaph.

A song. A Psalm by Asaph.

For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

A Prayer by David.

A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song.

A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite.

A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite.

BOOK 4

A Prayer by Moses, the man of God.90:0 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.

A Psalm.

A Psalm of thanksgiving.

A Psalm by David.

A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD.

By David.

BOOK 5

A Song. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

A Psalm by David.

ALEPH

BETH

GIMEL

DALETH

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VAV

ZAYIN

HETH

TETH

YODH

KAPF

LAMEDH

MEM

NUN

SAMEKH

AYIN

PE

TZADHE

QOPH

RESH

SIN AND SHIN

TAV

A Song of Ascents.

A Song of Ascents.

A Song of Ascents. By David.

A Song of Ascents.

A Song of Ascents. By David.

A Song of Ascents.

A Song of Ascents.

A Song of Ascents. By Solomon.

A Song of Ascents.

A Song of Ascents.

A Song of Ascents.

A Song of Ascents. By David.

A Song of Ascents.

A Song of Ascents. By David.

A Song of Ascents.

By David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

A Psalm by David.

A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.

A Psalm by David.

By David.

A praise psalm by David.145:0 This is an acrostic psalm, with every verse (including the second half of verse 13) starting with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

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