Book of Psalms | Psalm 1 – The Just and the Unjust | Psalm 2 – God’s King: The Messiah | Psalm 3 – David’s Confidence in the Unchangeable God & The Psalm Superscripts | Psalm 4 – David’s Confidence in the Special Care of God | Psalm 5 – Jehovah Hears the Cry of His People & Ancient Musical Instruments |
Psalm 6 – Plea for Mercy | Psalm 7 – Prayer for Just Punishment of the Oppressor | Psalm 8 – Reign of the Son of Man & The Creation of Humans in the Sumerian Myth of Enkgs | Psalm 9 – Praising God for Victory Over the Enemies | Psalm 10 – Plea of Salvation from the Wicked | Psalm 11 – The Just in the Midst of Wickedness |
Psalm 12 – The Confidence of the Just in the Midst of Wickedness | Psalm 13 – The Confidence of the Just in the Midst of Wickedness | Psalm 14 – General Ruin of Mankind | Psalm 15 – Marks of the True God-Fearing | Psalm 16 – Christ as Perfect Man | Psalm 17 – Prayer of the Just for Protection |
Psalm 18 – Praise of God & Storm Gods, Storm Imagery and Theophany | Psalm 19 – Testimony of God in Creation | Psalm 20 – Help from the Sanctuary | Psalm 21 – Royal Song of Victory | Psalm 22 – Christ’s Sufferings and Glory” & Lions and Other Wild Beasts in Ancient Israel | Psalm 23 – Christ, the Good Shepherd |
Psalm 24 – Christ, the King of Glory | Psalm 25 – Plea for Salvation and Forgiveness | Psalm 26 – Prayer of an Upright Man | Psalm 27 – Desire for God’s Presence | Psalm 28 – Cry in Distress | Psalm 29 – God’s Might is Above Everything & Ugarit/Ras Shamra |
Psalm 30 – Praise for God’s Help & Sackcloth and Ashes: Rituals of Lamentation | Psalm 31 – Salvation from the Enemy | Psalm 32 – Blessing of Forgiveness | Psalm 33 – Worship of the Creator | Psalm 34 – Experience of Those Who Love God & The Warrior Creed in the Akkadian Epic of Erra and Ishum | Psalm 35 – Cry for Help of the One in Distress |
Psalm 36 – Mind of the Wicked and the Goodness of God | Psalm 37 – Confidence in God in the Midst of a Wicked World & A Prayer of Confession to Marduk | Psalm 38 – Sufferings of the Believers for their Sins | Psalm 39 – Every Man is Vanity | Psalm 40 – Christ the Obedient Servant of God | Psalm 41 – Confidence, Betrayal and Triumph & The Elohistic Psalter |
Psalm 42 – Desire of the Just for God | Psalm 43 – Continuation of Psalm 42 | Psalm 44 – The People of God in Distress Cry for God | Psalm 45 – Christ, King of Bridegroom & The Ancient Near Eastern King | Psalm 46 – God is Refuge and Strength | Psalm 47 – God’s Reign as King |
Psalm 48 – The City of God & Zaphon, Olympus, Sinai, and Zion: The Mountain of God | Psalm 49 – Vanity of Earthly Riches | Psalm 50 – The Just Judgment of God | Psalm 51 – Confession of Sins and Repentance & Hyssops and the Rituals of Cleansing | Psalm 52 – Condemnation of the Wicked | Psalm 53 – Apostasy of the Wicked |
Psalm 54 – The Cry of the God-Fearing for Salvation | Psalm 55 – A Lament Over Betrayal | Psalm 56 – Confidence in the Faithfulness of God | Psalm 57 – Confidence in the Salvation of God | Psalm 58 – God Reveals Himself in Judgment | Psalm 59 – Help for the Helpless |
Psalm 60 – Lamentation in Great Distress | Psalm 61 – God is the True Refuge | Psalm 62 – God Only Saves | Psalm 63 – Thirst for God | Psalm 64 – The Fate of the Enemies | Psalm 65 – The Rich Blessing of God & A Ugaritic Prayer for a City Under Siege |
Psalm 66 – Acknowledgment of Just Intervention of God & Selah | Psalm 67 – Outlook on the Blessing | Psalm 68 – Liberation is Accomplished | Psalm 69 – Lamentation of the Rejected Messiah | Psalm 70 – Cry for Salvation | Psalm 71 – Revival of People of God |
Psalm 72 – Announcement of Reign of Peace & The Coronation of Ashurbanipal and | Psalm 73 – An Enigma and It’s Solution & Ancient Israelite Poets and Singers | Psalm 74 – Destruction of the Sanctuary | Psalm 75 – God’s Coming into Action by Judgment | Psalm 76 – Victorious Might of God | Psalm 77 – Retrospect in Faith |
Psalm 78 – God’s Dealings in the History of Israel & Power Over Egypt in the Hymn to Osiris | Psalm 79 – Prayer at Destruction of Jerusalem | Psalm 80 – Prayer of the People in Their Distress | Psalm 81 – The People Gather Fresh Hope | Psalm 82 – God’s Judgment of the Judges | Psalm 83 – Prayer at the Attack of the Enemy & Curses and Imprecations |
Psalm 84 – Taking Pleasure in the Sanctuary of Jehovah | Psalm 85 – The People of God Enjoy the Promised Blessing | Psalm 86 – The God-Fearing Soul in Humble Prayer to God | Psalm 87 – Zion, the City of God | Psalm 88 – A Prayer Coming from Deepest Distress | Psalm 89 – Convenant of God and His Faithfulness & The Emma Elish and The Biblical Concept of Creation |
Psalm 90 – The Eternal God and Mortal Men (of Moses; probably the oldest Psalm) & Form Criticism and the Psalms | Psalm 91 – Exemplary Confidence of Man in God | Psalm 92 – Song of Praise in the Sanctuary | Psalm 93 – Jehovah Reigns in Majesty | Psalm 94 – Cry for Justice and Vengeance | Psalm 95 – Praise of Jehovah as Creator and Savior of His People |
Psalm 96 – Praise of Jehovah as Creator and Judge of the Earth | Psalm 97 – Appearing of Jehovah as King | Psalm 98 – Praise of Jehovah, the King & The Shofar | Psalm 99 – Jehovah’s Reign & Thrones in the Ancient World | Psalm 100 – Worldwide Worship of Jehovah | Psalm 101 – Principal of Jehovah’s Government & Twenty-Five of the Most Familiar Psalm Lines |
Psalm 102 – God Revealed in Flesh | Psalm 103 – Israel’s Praise Over Ways of God | Psalm 104 – Praise of Creator-God & The Ugaritic Text of the Myth of Baal | Psalm 105 – Historical Retrospective: God’s Faithfulness Toward Israel & The River is Blood in the Admonitions of Ipuwer | Psalm 106 – Historical Retrospective: Israel’s Unfaithfulness Toward God & Praise of the Bull in the Cairo Hymn of Amon-Re | Psalm 107 – Jehovah Saves Out of Every Difficulty & The Gezer Calendar |
Psalm 108 – The Coming Salvation | Psalm 109 – Hostility to Christ | Psalm 110 – Christ as Priest and King & The Exaltation of a Holy City in the Psalms and in the Myths | Psalm 111 – Praise of the Wonderful Works of Jehovah | Psalm 112 – Jehovah’s Blessing for the God-Fearing | Psalm 113 – Praise of the Name of Jehovah |
Psalm 114 – The Might of the God of Jacob | Psalm 115 – Honor is Due to God Only | Psalm 116 – Praise of God for His Help in Distress & A Pagan’s Prayer of Thanks | Psalm 117 – Praise of the Nations (This is the shortest Psalm) | Psalm 118 – Israel Recognizes the True Corner- Stone (This Psalm is the one most frequently quoted in the New Testament) & The Horned Altar | Psalm 119 – Praise of the Word of God (The Longest Psalm) |
Psalm 120 – Solemnity of the God-Fearing | Psalm 121 – God as Protector of Israel | Psalm 122 – House and City of God | Psalm 123 – Israel’s Fountain of Help in Tribulation | Psalm 124 – Salvation in Distress | Psalm 125 – Perfect Security |
Psalm 126 –Sowing in Tears and Reaping with Rejoicing | Psalm 127 – Blessing Over the House & A Hittite Blessing for a House | Psalm 128 – Blessing Over the Family | Psalm 129 – God’s Mighty Hand | Psalm 130 – Repentance of Forgiveness | Psalm 131 – Rest and Satisfaction |
Psalm 132 – Habitation of Jehovah in Zion & Historians in the Ancient World | Psalm 133 – Blessing of Brotherly Fellowship | Psalm 134 – Worship in the Sanctuary & An Akkadian Prayer to the Gods of the Night | Psalm 135 – Knowing and Worshiping the True God | Psalm 136 – Praise of God’s Eternal Mercy | Psalm 137 – Reminiscences of the Exile |
Psalm 138 – Praise of God for His Salvation | Psalm 139 – The Heart-Searching Presence of God & Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, The Abyss, and Tartarus: Images of Hell | Psalm 140 – Jehovah, the Fountain of Help for the Just | Psalm 141 – Prayer of the Just Amidst the Wicked | Psalm 142 – Jehovah, the Refuge of the Lonely Ones | Psalm 143 – Prayer Out of Deepest Distress |
Psalm 144 – The True Fountain of Strength & Warfare in the Ancient World | Psalm 145 – Praise of God in the Millennium | Psalm 146 – Personal Praise of the Just | Psalm 147 – Praise of the People of God | Psalm 148 – Praise of the Whole Creation | Psalm 149 – Praise by a New Song |
Psalm 150 – End: Summary of God’s Praises & Non-Canoncial Psalms | | | | | |