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The Book of Psalms

Psalms is the great hymnal and prayer book of the Bible, one hundred and fifty inspired songs that give voice to the full range of human life before God. Here the people of God learn to praise and to lament, to give thanks and to confess, to wait and to hope. The Psalms are astonishingly honest, holding nothing back from the LORD, yet they always draw the heart upward to trust in his steadfast love. Composed across centuries by David, the sons of Korah, Asaph, Solomon, Moses, and others, the collection is gathered into five Books that mirror the five books of Moses. Again and again the Psalms reach beyond their first singers to the coming King, so that Jesus himself read these songs as words about him. To pray the Psalms is to be taught how to worship.

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Psalms is the Spirit-given songbook that teaches God's people to pray and praise through every season of life, and points forward to Christ the Son of David.

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Chapter 1

The Two Ways

A wisdom psalm sets the whole Psalter before us, contrasting the blessed man rooted in God's law with the wicked who blow away like chaff.

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Chapter 2

The Anointed King

A royal and messianic psalm shows the nations raging in vain against the LORD and his Anointed, whom God installs as King and Son over all the earth.

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Chapter 3

A Shield Around Me

Fleeing from Absalom and surrounded by enemies, David turns his fear into prayer and rests in the LORD who shields him and sustains his sleep.

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Chapter 4

Peace When I Lie Down

An evening prayer, David asks God to hear his cry, rebukes those who chase empty things, and finds a gladness and peaceful sleep the world cannot give.

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Chapter 5

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

A morning prayer, David lays his requests before his King and God, contrasting the hatefulness of evil to the LORD with the joy of all who take refuge in him.

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Chapter 6

Out of the Depths of Grief

Worn out by suffering and tears, David pleads for mercy rather than wrath, then rises in confidence that the LORD has heard the voice of his weeping.

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Chapter 7

The Righteous Judge

Falsely accused, David takes refuge in God, appeals to the righteous Judge of all the earth, and trusts that the wicked fall into the pit they dig.

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Chapter 8

How Majestic Is Your Name

A praise psalm marvels at the glory of God set above the heavens and the astonishing dignity God gives to frail humanity, crowned to rule his works.

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Chapter 9

I Will Give Thanks

A psalm of thanksgiving praises Yahweh as the righteous King who judges the nations, remembers the afflicted, and is a high tower for the oppressed.

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Chapter 10

Why Do You Stand Far Off

A lament wrestles with the apparent triumph of the arrogant wicked, then rests in the truth that Yahweh is King forever and hears the desire of the humble.

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Chapter 11

In the Lord I Take Refuge

Urged to flee like a bird, David refuses to panic, declaring that the LORD reigns from his holy temple and tests both the righteous and the wicked.

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Chapter 12

The Words of the Lord Are Pure

In a world of flattering lips and double hearts, David pleads for help and rests in the flawless, refining words of the LORD who rises to protect the weak.

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Chapter 13

How Long, O Lord

From the brink of despair David asks four agonized 'how long' questions, then turns to trust in God's loving kindness and sings of his salvation.

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Chapter 14

The Fool Says No God

A wisdom psalm exposes the corruption of those who deny God, declares that none does good, and longs for salvation to come out of Zion.

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Chapter 15

Who May Dwell With God

A wisdom psalm asks who may dwell on God's holy hill and answers with a portrait of integrity in heart, word, and deed that cannot be shaken.

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Chapter 16

The Path of Life

A psalm of trust in which David finds his whole portion and inheritance in the LORD, and rejoices that God will not abandon his soul to the grave.

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Chapter 17

The Apple of His Eye

A prayer for vindication in which David, surrounded by deadly enemies, pleads to be kept as the apple of God's eye and looks forward to seeing his face.

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Chapter 18

My Rock and Deliverer

A royal song of thanksgiving in which David recounts how the LORD thundered from heaven, reached down, and rescued him from death and every enemy.

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Chapter 19

The Heavens Declare

A psalm of creation and Scripture in which the silent skies and the perfect law of God together proclaim his glory and search the human heart.

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Chapter 20

Some Trust in Chariots

A congregational prayer for the king before battle, trusting not in horses or chariots but in the name of the LORD for victory.

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Chapter 21

The King Rejoices

A royal thanksgiving celebrating the LORD's answered blessing upon his king, with strength, crown, and joy in God's presence.

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Chapter 22

Why Have You Forsaken Me

A psalm of suffering that opens in the depths of forsakenness and ends in worldwide praise, foretelling the cross and triumph of Christ.

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Chapter 23

The LORD Is My Shepherd

The beloved shepherd psalm, in which the LORD leads, restores, and provides, walking with his own through the valley of the shadow of death.

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Chapter 24

The King of Glory

A psalm of ascent celebrating the LORD as Creator and King, asking who may ascend his hill and welcoming the King of glory through the everlasting doors.

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Chapter 25

Show Me Your Ways

An acrostic prayer for guidance, pardon, and protection, in which David lifts up his soul to God and waits in humble trust.

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Chapter 26

I Walk in Integrity

A prayer in which David invites God's searching examination, professing his love for God's house and his refusal to keep company with the wicked.

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Chapter 27

The LORD My Light

A psalm of fearless confidence and longing, in which David seeks one thing above all: to dwell in the house of the LORD and behold his beauty.

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Chapter 28

Do Not Be Silent

A prayer and thanksgiving in which David cries to God not to stay silent, and then rejoices that his petitions have been heard.

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Chapter 29

The Voice of the LORD

A psalm of God's majesty in the storm, where the thunderous voice of the LORD shakes creation while he reigns as King and blesses his people with peace.

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Chapter 30

Joy Comes in the Morning

A thanksgiving for healing and rescue, celebrating how God turns mourning into dancing and weeping into morning joy.

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Chapter 31

Into Your Hand I Commit

Hunted and wasting away with grief, David flees to Yahweh as his rock and fortress and entrusts his very spirit to the God of truth.

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Chapter 32

Blessed Is the Forgiven

After the agony of hidden sin, David discovers the deep blessing of confession and the relief of being a forgiven, covered, and counseled child of God.

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Chapter 33

Sing a New Song

The upright are called to praise the God whose word made the heavens, whose counsel stands forever, and whose eye watches over those who hope in his loving kindness.

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Chapter 34

Taste and See

Delivered from his fears, David invites the humble to magnify the Lord with him and to discover by experience that Yahweh is good.

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Chapter 35

Contend for My Cause

Falsely accused and repaid evil for good, David asks the Lord himself to take up shield and spear and defend the soul of his servant.

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Chapter 36

Fountain of Life

Against the dark portrait of the wicked who do not fear God, David lifts up the boundless, heaven-high loving kindness of the Lord in whose light we see light.

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Chapter 37

Fret Not, Trust Instead

When evildoers seem to prosper, David counsels the righteous to stop fretting, trust the Lord, delight in him, and patiently wait for the future he secures.

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Chapter 38

Wounds of My Sin

Crushed under the weight of guilt and sickness, abandoned by friends, David confesses his iniquity and hopes only in the Lord his salvation.

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Chapter 39

Show Me My End

Holding his tongue until his heart burns, David asks God to teach him how fleeting life is, and finds his only hope in the Lord.

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Chapter 40

He Put a New Song

Lifted from the miry pit and given a new song, David delights to do God's will and then cries again for help amid surrounding troubles.

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Chapter 41

Betrayed Yet Upheld

Sick and betrayed by a trusted friend, David clings to the God who delivers the one who considers the poor and upholds him in his integrity.

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Chapter 42

As the Deer Pants

Cut off from God's house and taunted by his enemies, the psalmist thirsts for the living God and preaches hope to his own downcast soul.

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Chapter 43

Send Your Light

Pleading for vindication against deceitful men, the psalmist asks God to send out his light and truth to lead him back to the altar of his exceeding joy.

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Chapter 44

Yet We Have Not Forgotten

Remembering God's mighty deeds of old, the people cry out in bewildered faith over a present defeat they have not deserved, and beg God to rise and redeem.

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Chapter 45

A Song for the King

A royal wedding song praises a glorious king whose throne is forever, addressing him as God, and points beyond every earthly monarch to Christ the eternal Bridegroom.

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Chapter 46

God Our Refuge and Strength

When the earth itself shakes and nations rage, the people of God find unshakable safety in his presence and his peace.

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Chapter 47

God the King Ascends

All nations are summoned to clap and shout, for the LORD Most High has gone up with a trumpet blast to reign over all the earth.

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Chapter 48

City of the Great King

Mount Zion, the joy of the whole earth, stands secure because God himself is her refuge, her guide, and her everlasting King.

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Chapter 49

The Riddle of Riches

Wisdom for low and high alike: no amount of wealth can ransom a soul from death, but God will redeem his people from the grave.

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Chapter 50

God Summons His People

The Mighty One calls heaven and earth as witnesses, desiring not empty sacrifices but thankful hearts and lives that match their lips.

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Chapter 51

Create in Me a Clean Heart

David's deepest confession, pleading for mercy, cleansing, and a renewed heart, knowing God desires not sacrifice but a broken and contrite spirit.

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Chapter 52

The Boast That Withers

Against a tyrant who trusts in wealth and a deceitful tongue, the righteous flourish like a green olive tree in the house of God.

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Chapter 53

The Fool Says No God

God looks down from heaven and finds no one righteous, yet the psalm ends longing for the salvation that will come out of Zion.

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Chapter 54

Saved by Your Name

Surrounded by violent men, David appeals to the name and might of God, confident that the LORD is the helper who sustains his soul.

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Chapter 55

Cast Your Burden on Him

Crushed by a friend's betrayal and longing to fly away, David learns to cast his burden on the Lord who will sustain him.

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Chapter 56

When I Am Afraid

Hunted and slandered, David turns fear into trust, confident that God treasures his tears and is for him, so no flesh can harm him.

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Chapter 57

In the Shadow of Your Wings

Hidden in a cave from his enemies, David takes refuge under God's wings and rises with a steadfast heart to sing God's praise among the nations.

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Chapter 58

The God Who Judges the Earth

Against corrupt rulers who deal out injustice, David appeals to the righteous Judge, assured there is a God who judges the earth.

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Chapter 59

My God, My High Tower

Surrounded by enemies who prowl like dogs, David sings of God's strength and steadfast love, calling him his high tower and his refuge.

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Chapter 60

Through God We Shall Do Valiantly

After defeat and a sense of God's rejection, the people plead for restoration, for the help of man is vain but through God they will triumph.

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Chapter 61

The Rock That Is Higher

From the ends of the earth a weary heart cries out to be led to the rock that is higher than himself, finding refuge in God's tent forever.

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Chapter 62

Wait in Silence

Surrounded by enemies who flatter and scheme, the psalmist quiets his soul before God alone, his rock and salvation, and calls all people to pour out their hearts to him.

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Chapter 63

My Soul Thirsts for You

In a dry and weary land, the psalmist's whole being thirsts and longs for God, whose loving kindness is better than life itself.

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Chapter 64

Hidden From the Conspiracy

Threatened by tongues sharpened like swords and ambushes of secret words, the psalmist trusts that God will shoot the wicked down with their own weapons.

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Chapter 65

Crowned With Your Bounty

A psalm of praise to the God who answers prayer, atones for sin, stills the seas, and crowns the year with goodness until the hills sing for joy.

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Chapter 66

Come and See God's Deeds

All the earth is summoned to shout to God, who tested and refined his people, and the psalmist declares what God has done for his own soul.

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Chapter 67

Let All the Peoples Praise You

A prayer that God's blessing on his people would make his saving way known among all nations, until the ends of the earth fear him.

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Chapter 68

Let God Arise

A triumphant procession psalm celebrating the God who scatters his enemies, fathers the fatherless, ascends on high, and daily bears his people's burdens.

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Chapter 69

The Waters Up to My Neck

Sinking in deep waters and bearing reproach for God's sake, the psalmist pleads for rescue in words the Gospels apply to the suffering Christ.

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Chapter 70

Hurry to Help Me

A short, urgent cry for God to come quickly, that those who seek him may rejoice and the poor and needy may not be abandoned.

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Chapter 71

Even When I Am Old

An aging believer who has trusted God since birth asks not to be forsaken in old age, vowing to declare God's strength to the next generation.

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Chapter 72

A King Whose Name Endures

A royal prayer for a king who judges the poor with justice, reigns from sea to sea, and whose name endures forever, pointing beyond Solomon to Christ.

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Chapter 73

Until I Entered the Sanctuary

Asaph nearly slips when he envies the prosperous wicked, until worship gives him an eternal perspective and he finds God his portion forever.

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Chapter 74

Remember Your Congregation

Amid a ruined sanctuary and a silent God, Asaph pleads for God to remember his people and recalls the Creator who broke the heads of Leviathan.

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Chapter 75

God Is the Judge

A psalm of thanksgiving that God alone exalts and abases, holding the earth steady and the cup of judgment for the proud while the righteous are lifted up.

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Chapter 76

The God Who Is Feared

A song of Zion that celebrates God shattering the weapons of war, judging the proud, and saving the afflicted of the earth.

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Chapter 77

I Will Remember His Deeds

A lament that climbs from sleepless anguish and unanswered questions to deliberate remembrance of God's mighty works of old.

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Chapter 78

Tell the Next Generation

A long historical psalm that retells Israel's rebellion and God's patient mercy, so that children yet unborn will set their hope in God.

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Chapter 79

How Long, O Lord?

A communal lament over a ruined Jerusalem that pleads for God to forgive his people, avenge his servants, and act for his own name's sake.

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Chapter 80

Restore Us, O God

A national lament that pictures Israel as a ruined vine and pleads three times for God to make his face shine so they may be saved.

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Chapter 81

Open Your Mouth Wide

A festival psalm that summons Israel to joyful worship and then voices God's grieving plea that his people would only listen to him.

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Chapter 82

Judge of the Judges

A psalm that pictures God presiding over corrupt rulers, indicting their injustice and calling on him to arise and judge the whole earth.

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Chapter 83

Do Not Keep Silent

A communal lament against a conspiracy of nations that asks God to act so that his enemies will know he alone is the Most High.

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Chapter 84

How Lovely Your Dwelling Place

A pilgrim's song of longing for the courts of God, where even a sparrow finds a home and a single day surpasses a thousand elsewhere.

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Chapter 85

Mercy and Truth Meet

A communal prayer for revival that beholds the day when love and faithfulness, righteousness and peace, embrace in the land.

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Chapter 86

You Are Good and Forgiving

A personal prayer of the poor and needy that leans on God's mercy, asks for an undivided heart, and trusts him to answer.

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Chapter 87

Born in Zion

A short song of Zion celebrating the city God loves, where peoples of every nation are recorded as citizens born within her.

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Chapter 88

Out of the Depths

The darkest lament in the Psalter, a relentless cry from one overwhelmed by suffering who keeps praying though no light comes.

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Chapter 89

Your Love Stands Firm Forever

A long psalm that exalts God's covenant with David and his steadfast love, then wrestles with the apparent collapse of that promise.

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Chapter 90

Teach Us to Number Our Days

Moses' prayer that contrasts our brief, fragile lives with the eternal God, and asks for wisdom and lasting joy in him.

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Chapter 91

Dwelling in the Shelter

A psalm of confident trust, promising that the one who makes the Most High his refuge will be guarded, delivered, and satisfied with God's salvation.

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Chapter 92

Good to Give Thanks

A psalm for the Sabbath, praising the works of God and contrasting the fleeting prosperity of the wicked with the lasting flourishing of the righteous.

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Chapter 93

The Lord Reigns

A short enthronement psalm declaring that Yahweh reigns, robed in majesty, his throne established from of old above the roaring of the seas.

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Chapter 94

God Who Avenges

A psalm crying out to the God of justice to rise against the proud who crush his people, with confidence that he will repay and not forsake his own.

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Chapter 95

Come, Let Us Worship

An enthronement psalm calling us to sing to the rock of our salvation and to worship our Maker, with a solemn warning not to harden our hearts.

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Chapter 96

Sing a New Song

An enthronement psalm calling all the earth to sing a new song to Yahweh, to declare his glory among the nations, for he comes to judge the world in righteousness.

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Chapter 97

The Lord Reigns Supreme

An enthronement psalm picturing Yahweh's majestic reign in clouds and fire, calling the righteous to rejoice and to hate evil while idols are put to shame.

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Chapter 98

His Right Hand Has Saved

An enthronement psalm celebrating the salvation God has worked with his holy arm, calling all the earth to make a joyful noise before the coming King.

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Chapter 99

Holy Is the Lord

An enthronement psalm exalting the King who reigns among the cherubim, loving justice and answering those who call on him, repeating that he is holy.

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Chapter 100

Enter With Thanksgiving

A short, joyful psalm of thanksgiving calling all lands to serve the Lord with gladness, knowing he made us, for his loving kindness endures forever.

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Chapter 101

A King's Resolve

A royal psalm in which the king vows to live a blameless life, to surround himself with the faithful, and to drive out wickedness from God's city.

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Chapter 102

Prayer of the Afflicted

A lament of a suffering soul that turns to the eternal, unchanging God, who will arise to have mercy on Zion and endures when all creation wears out.

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Chapter 103

Bless the Lord, My Soul

A psalm of David that summons the soul to bless the Lord and recount his benefits—forgiveness, healing, redemption, and steadfast love as high as the heavens.

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Chapter 104

How Many Your Works

A psalm of creation that blesses the Lord clothed in light, who provides for every living thing and renews the face of the earth by his Spirit.

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Chapter 105

Remember His Covenant

A psalm of thanksgiving retelling Israel's story from Abraham to the Exodus, celebrating the God who keeps his covenant to a thousand generations.

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Chapter 106

We Have Sinned Like Our Fathers

A confessional history psalm that retells Israel's repeated rebellion in the wilderness and Canaan, met again and again by God's covenant mercy.

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Chapter 107

Let the Redeemed Say So

Opening Book V, four pictures of people in trouble who cried to the Lord and were delivered, each calling us to thank him for his steadfast love.

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Chapter 108

My Heart Is Steadfast

A confident psalm of David that weaves earlier songs together, praising God's love above the heavens and trusting him for victory over every foe.

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Chapter 109

God of My Praise

An imprecatory psalm of David who, slandered and repaid evil for good, hands his cause over to God and trusts the Lord to stand at the needy's side.

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Chapter 110

Sit at My Right Hand

A royal and messianic psalm in which the LORD enthrones David's Lord as priest-king forever, ruling his enemies and reigning in the order of Melchizedek.

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Chapter 111

Great Are the Lord's Works

An acrostic hymn of wholehearted thanks that ponders God's mighty, gracious works and names the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom.

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Chapter 112

The Blessing of the God-Fearer

A companion acrostic to Psalm 111 describing the steady, generous, fearless life of the one who delights greatly in the Lord's commandments.

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Chapter 113

He Raises the Poor

The first of the Hallel psalms, praising the exalted Lord who stoops down to lift the lowly and seat them with princes.

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Chapter 114

When Israel Went Out of Egypt

A vivid Hallel poem on the exodus, where sea and river flee and mountains skip at the presence of the God who turns rock into water.

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Chapter 115

Not to Us, but Your Name

A Hallel psalm that exposes the emptiness of idols and calls God's people to trust the living God who is their help and shield.

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Chapter 116

I Love the Lord

A heartfelt Hallel psalm of thanksgiving from one delivered from death, who vows to repay the Lord by taking up the cup of salvation.

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Chapter 117

Praise the Lord, All Nations

The shortest psalm and chapter in the Bible, a two-verse summons for every nation to praise the Lord for his steadfast love and faithfulness.

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Chapter 118

The Stone the Builders Rejected

The climactic Hallel psalm of thanksgiving, celebrating the Lord's enduring love, the gate of the righteous, and the rejected stone made the cornerstone.

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Chapter 119

Your Word Is a Lamp

The longest psalm, a vast acrostic celebrating God's word as the joy, guide, comfort, and life of the one who loves and obeys it.

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Chapter 120

A Cry From Among the Hostile

The first Song of Ascents, a pilgrim's plea for deliverance from lying lips while dwelling far away among those who hate peace.

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Chapter 121

My Help Comes From God

A pilgrim lifts his eyes to the hills and finds his help not in the heights but in the LORD who never sleeps and keeps him forever.

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Chapter 122

Glad To Go Home

The pilgrim rejoices to enter Jerusalem, the city where the tribes gather to worship, and prays for the peace of God's dwelling place.

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Chapter 123

Eyes Lifted For Mercy

Like a servant watching his master's hand, the people fix their eyes on the LORD enthroned in heaven, waiting for his mercy amid contempt.

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Chapter 124

On Our Side

Israel looks back on a near disaster and confesses that only because the LORD was on their side did they escape the flood and the snare alive.

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Chapter 125

Mountains Around His People

Those who trust the LORD are as unshakable as Mount Zion, and as Jerusalem is ringed by hills, so God himself surrounds his people forever.

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Chapter 126

Sowing In Tears

Those who returned to Zion were like dreamers filled with laughter, and the psalm promises that tearful sowing will give way to joyful reaping.

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Chapter 127

Unless The Lord Builds

Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain; he gives rest to his loved ones and children as a heritage from his hand.

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Chapter 128

Blessed Are The God-Fearers

Everyone who fears the LORD and walks in his ways is blessed in his labor, his family, and the peace that flows from Zion all his days.

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Chapter 129

Afflicted But Not Overcome

Israel looks back on a lifetime of affliction and declares that, though enemies plowed deep furrows on her back, they have never prevailed.

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Chapter 130

Out Of The Depths

From the depths of guilt and despair the psalmist cries to God, finding hope in forgiveness, waiting for the Lord like watchmen for the morning.

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Chapter 131

A Quieted Soul

The psalmist lays down pride and ambition, stilling his soul like a weaned child resting content with its mother, and calls Israel to hope.

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Chapter 132

A Lamp For The Anointed

The psalm remembers David's vow to find a house for God and God's greater vow to David, promising an everlasting throne and a budding horn.

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Chapter 133

When Brothers Dwell In Unity

Like precious oil running down Aaron's beard and the dew of Hermon falling on Zion, the unity of God's people is good, pleasant, and blessed.

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Chapter 134

Bless The Lord By Night

A final pilgrim song calls the servants who stand by night in God's house to lift their hands and bless the LORD, who blesses them from Zion.

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Chapter 135

Praise The Lord Who Reigns

A grand call to praise the LORD who chose Israel, rules heaven and earth, redeemed his people from Egypt, and stands above all lifeless idols.

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Chapter 136

His Love Endures Forever

A great litany of thanksgiving where every line of creation and redemption returns to one refrain: his loving kindness endures forever.

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Chapter 137

By the Rivers of Babylon

Exiles weep beside foreign waters, refusing to forget Jerusalem, pouring raw grief and a longing for justice into the hands of God.

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Chapter 138

Before the Gods I Praise

A wholehearted thanksgiving for answered prayer, confident that the high God who regards the lowly will finish all that concerns his servant.

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Chapter 139

Searched and Fully Known

An awed meditation on a God who knows us completely, is present everywhere, and lovingly formed us, inviting his searching, sanctifying gaze.

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Chapter 140

Deliver Me From Violence

A prayer for rescue from cruel and scheming enemies, confident that the Lord defends the afflicted and the upright will dwell in his presence.

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Chapter 141

Set a Guard, O Lord

An evening prayer asking God to guard the lips, keep the heart from evil, and welcome the wounds of a righteous friend's correction.

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Chapter 142

When No One Cares

A prayer from a cave of despair, where the overwhelmed soul pours out its complaint and calls God its refuge in the land of the living.

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Chapter 143

Teach Me Your Way

An overwhelmed servant pleads on the basis of grace, not merit, asking God to revive him, teach him, and lead him on level ground.

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Chapter 144

Blessed Be My Rock

A king praises God his rock and trainer for battle, marvels that God cares for fleeting man, and prays for rescue and a flourishing people.

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Chapter 145

Great Is the Lord

An alphabetic hymn extolling God's greatness, goodness, and gracious kingdom, promising that every generation will declare his mighty acts.

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Chapter 146

Put No Trust in Princes

The first Hallelujah psalm contrasts fleeting human help with the Maker who keeps faith forever and lifts the oppressed, blind, and bowed down.

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Chapter 147

He Heals the Brokenhearted

A Hallelujah hymn praising the God who counts the stars yet binds up wounds, ruling the weather and feeding the world by his swift word.

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Chapter 148

Let All Creation Praise

A cosmic summons calling heaven and earth, angels and stars, weather and creatures, kings and children to praise the name of the Lord.

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Chapter 149

A New Song of Joy

God's people sing a new song, rejoicing in their King who crowns the humble with salvation and entrusts his saints with high praise and justice.

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Chapter 150

Let Everything Praise Him

The Psalter's grand finale, summoning every instrument and every breathing creature to praise God for his mighty acts and excellent greatness.

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