Psalms: chapter summaries

Songs of praise, prayer, lament, and trust.

150 chapters · Old Testament

1. 1 The two ways: the blessed and the wicked
2. 2 The Lord’s anointed king
3. 3 Trust in the morning
4. 4 Peace to lie down in
5. 5 A morning prayer for guidance
6. 6 A prayer in distress
7. 7 Seeking refuge from accusers
8. 8 How excellent is your name
9. 9 Praise for God’s justice
10. 10 Why do you stand far off?
11. 11 In the Lord I take refuge
12. 12 Help, Lord, for the faithful fail
13. 13 How long, O Lord?
14. 14 The fool says there is no God
15. 15 Who may dwell on your holy hill?
16. 16 You show me the path of life
17. 17 A prayer to be heard
18. 18 David’s song of deliverance
19. 19 The heavens declare God’s glory
20. 20 A prayer for the king
21. 21 The king rejoices in God’s strength
22. 22 My God, why have you forsaken me?
23. 23 The Lord is my shepherd
24. 24 The King of glory
25. 25 To you I lift up my soul
26. 26 A prayer of integrity
27. 27 The Lord is my light
28. 28 The Lord is my strength and shield
29. 29 The voice of the Lord
30. 30 Mourning turned to dancing
31. 31 Into your hand I commit my spirit
32. 32 Blessed is the forgiven
33. 33 Sing a new song
34. 34 Taste and see that the Lord is good
35. 35 Plead my cause, O Lord
36. 36 Wickedness, and God’s love in the heavens
37. 37 Do not fret because of evildoers
38. 38 A penitent’s prayer
39. 39 Life is a breath
40. 40 I waited patiently for the Lord
41. 41 Blessed is the one who considers the poor
42. 42 As the deer pants for water
43. 43 Send out your light and truth
44. 44 Rescue us, O God
45. 45 A royal wedding song
46. 46 God is our refuge and strength
47. 47 Clap your hands, all peoples
48. 48 The city of our God
49. 49 The folly of trusting riches
50. 50 God judges and asks for thanksgiving
51. 51 Create in me a clean heart
52. 52 Against the boaster
53. 53 The fool says there is no God
54. 54 God is my helper
55. 55 Cast your burden on the Lord
56. 56 When I am afraid, I trust you
57. 57 In the shadow of your wings
58. 58 Against unjust judges
59. 59 A fortress against enemies
60. 60 A prayer after defeat
61. 61 Lead me to the rock
62. 62 My soul waits for God alone
63. 63 My soul thirsts for you
64. 64 Protect me from the plots of the wicked
65. 65 Praise for rain and harvest
66. 66 Come and see what God has done
67. 67 May God be gracious to us
68. 68 God arises and scatters his enemies
69. 69 Save me, for the waters have come in
70. 70 Make haste to help me
71. 71 Do not forsake me in old age
72. 72 A prayer for the king’s reign
73. 73 Why do the wicked prosper?
74. 74 Why have you rejected us?
75. 75 God is the judge
76. 76 God is known in Judah
77. 77 I remember the deeds of the Lord
78. 78 Teaching from Israel’s history
79. 79 Jerusalem laid waste
80. 80 Restore us, O Shepherd of Israel
81. 81 Sing aloud to God our strength
82. 82 God judges among the gods
83. 83 A prayer against Israel’s enemies
84. 84 How lovely is your dwelling place
85. 85 Restore us again, O Lord
86. 86 A poor man’s prayer
87. 87 The city of Zion
88. 88 A prayer from the depths
89. 89 The Lord’s covenant with David
90. 90 Teach us to number our days
91. 91 Dwelling in the shelter of the Most High
92. 92 A song for the Sabbath
93. 93 The Lord reigns in majesty
94. 94 God of vengeance, shine forth
95. 95 Come, let us sing to the Lord
96. 96 Sing to the Lord a new song
97. 97 The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice
98. 98 Sing to the Lord, for he has done marvels
99. 99 The Lord our God is holy
100. 100 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
101. 101 A pledge to rule with integrity
102. 102 An afflicted man’s prayer
103. 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul
104. 104 God’s care for creation
105. 105 Remembering God’s wonders to Israel
106. 106 Israel’s failures and God’s mercy
107. 107 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
108. 108 My heart is fixed; help against our foes
109. 109 A prayer against false accusers
110. 110 Sit at my right hand
111. 111 Great are the works of the Lord
112. 112 Blessed is the one who fears the Lord
113. 113 From the dust he lifts the poor
114. 114 When Israel went out of Egypt
115. 115 Not to us, but to your name
116. 116 I love the Lord, who heard me
117. 117 Praise the Lord, all nations
118. 118 His steadfast love endures forever
119. 119 In praise of God’s word
120. 120 A cry in distress
121. 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills
122. 122 Let us go to the house of the Lord
123. 123 Our eyes look to the Lord
124. 124 If the Lord had not been on our side
125. 125 Those who trust the Lord are like Zion
126. 126 Joy at Zion’s restoration
127. 127 Unless the Lord builds the house
128. 128 Blessed are those who fear the Lord
129. 129 Often they have afflicted me
130. 130 Out of the depths
131. 131 A calmed and quieted soul
132. 132 Remember David
133. 133 How good it is to live together in unity
134. 134 Bless the Lord, you servants
135. 135 Praise the Lord, who is great
136. 136 His steadfast love endures forever
137. 137 By the rivers of Babylon
138. 138 I give you thanks with my whole heart
139. 139 You have searched me and known me
140. 140 Rescue me from violent people
141. 141 Let my prayer rise like incense
142. 142 A cry from the cave
143. 143 Hear my prayer
144. 144 Blessed be the Lord, my rock
145. 145 I will extol you, my God and King
146. 146 Praise the Lord, O my soul
147. 147 Sing praise to our God
148. 148 Let all creation praise the Lord
149. 149 Sing a new song of praise
150. 150 Praise God in his sanctuary