| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Psalms 1-2 (1:1-2:12) 1:1 Happy those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked (1:1) | Happy person | 121 Psalms 146-150 (146:1-150:6) 146:5 Happy those whose help is Jacob's God, whose hope is in the LORD, their God, (146:5) |
| 2 Psalm 3 (3:1-9) 3:8You will shatter the jaws of all my foes; you will break the teeth of the wicked. (3:8) | Ruin of foes | 120 Psalm 145 (145:1-21) 145:20 You, LORD, watch over all who love you, but all the wicked you destroy. (145:20) |
| 3 Psalm 4 (4:1-9) 4:8 But you have given my heart more joy than they have when grain and wine abound. (4:8) | Harvest | 119 Psalm 144 (144:1-15) 144:13 May our barns be full with every kind of store. (144:13) |
| 4 Psalm 5 (5:1-13) 5:9 Guide me in your justice because of my foes; (5:9) | In your justice | 118 Psalm 143 (143:1-12) 143:1 answer me in your justice.(143:1) |
| 5 Psalm 6 (6:1-11) 6:3 Have pity on me, LORD (6:3) | Have pity on me | 117 Psalm 142 (142:1-8) 142:2 With full voice I cry to the LORD; with full voice I beseech the LORD. (142:2) |
| 6 Psalm 7 (7:1-18) 7:2 LORD my God, in you I take refuge; (7:2) | Refuge | 116 Psalm 141 (141:1-10) 141:8 My eyes are upon you, O GOD, my Lord; in you I take refuge; (141:8) |
| 7 Psalm 8 (8:1-10) 8:2 O LORD, our Lord, how awesome is your name through all the earth! (8:2) | The name of the Lord | 115 Psalm 140 (140:1-14) 140:14 Then the just will give thanks to your name;(140:14) |
| 8 Psalms 9-10 (9:1-10:18) 10:15 Break the arms of the wicked and depraved; make them account for their crimes; let none of them survive. (10:15) | Ruin of foes | 114 Psalm 139 (139:1-24) 139:19 If only you would destroy the wicked, O God, and the bloodthirsty would depart from me! (139:19) |
| 9 Psalm 11 (11:1-7) 11:4 God's eyes keep careful watch; they test all peoples. (11:4) | The LORD knows | 113 Psalm 138 (138:1-8) 138:6 The LORD is on high, but cares for the lowly and knows the proud from afar. (138:6) |
| 10 Psalm 12 (12:1-9) 12:7 The promises of the LORD are sure, silver refined in a crucible, silver purified seven times.(12:7) | Silver | 112 Psalms 134-137 (134:1-137:9) 135:15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. (135:15) |
| 11 Psalm 13 (13:1-6) 13:4 Give light to my eyes lest I sleep in death, (13:4) | Giving a life | 111 Psalm 133 (133:1-3) 133:3There the LORD has lavished blessings, life for evermore!(133:3) |
| 12 Psalm 14 (14:1-7) 14:7 Oh, that from Zion might come the deliverance of Israel, That Jacob may rejoice, and Israel be glad when the LORD restores his people!(14:7) | Chosen Zion | 110 Psalm 132 (132:1-18) 132:13 Yes, the LORD has chosen Zion, desired it for a dwelling: (132:13) |
| 13 Psalm 15 (15:1-5) 15:4 Who disdains the wicked, but honors those who fear the LORD; (15:4) | Person who fears the LORD | 109 Psalm 131 (131:1-3) 131:1 LORD, my heart is not proud; nor are my eyes haughty. I do not busy myself with great matters, with things too sublime for me.(131:1) |
| 14 Psalm 16 (16:1-11) 16:5 LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you have made my destiny secure. (16:5) | Trust in the LORD | 108 Psalm 130 (130:1-8) 130:5 I wait with longing for the LORD, my soul waits for his word. (130:5) |
| 15 Psalm 17 (17:1-15) 17:13 Rise, O LORD, confront and cast them down; rescue me so from the wicked. (17:13) | Ruin of foes | 107 Psalm 129 (129:1-8) 129:4 But the just LORD cut me free from the ropes of the yoke of the wicked.(129:4) |
| 16 Psalm 18 (18:1-51) 18:22 For I kept the ways of the LORD; (18:22) | The ways of the LORD | 106 Psalm 128 (128:1-6) 128:1 Happy are all who fear the LORD, who walk in the ways of God.(128:1) |
| 17 Psalm 19 (19:1-15) 19:11 More desirable than gold, than a hoard of purest gold, Sweeter also than honey or drippings from the comb. (19:11) | The LORD exceeds | 105 Psalm 127 (127:1-5) 127:1 Unless the LORD build the house, they labor in vain who build. Unless the LORD guard the city, in vain does the guard keep watch.(127:1) |
| 18 Psalm 20 (20:1-10) 20:6 May we shout for joy at your victory, raise the banners in the name of our God. (20:6) | Joy at victory | 104 Psalm 126 (126:1-6) 126:3 The LORD has done great things for us; Oh, how happy we were! (126:3) |
| 19 Psalm 21 (21:1-14) 21:8 For the king trusts in the LORD (21:8) | Trust in the LORD | 103 Psalm 125 (125:1-5) 125:1 Like Mount Zion are they who trust in the LORD, unshakable, forever enduring.(125:1) |
| 20 Psalm 22 (22:1-32) 22:6 To you they cried out and they escaped; in you they trusted and were not disappointed. (22:6) | Escape | 102 Psalm 124 (124:1-8) 124:7 We escaped with our lives like a bird from the fowler's snare; the snare was broken and we escaped. (124:7) |
| 21 Psalm 23 (23:1-6) 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.(23:1) | The LORD as a master | 101 Psalm 123 (123:1-4) 123:2 Yes, like the eyes of a servant on the hand of his master, Like the eyes of a maid on the hand of her mistress, So our eyes are on the LORD our God, till we are shown favor. (123:2) |
| 22 Psalm 24 (24:1-10) 24:7 Lift up your heads, O gates; rise up, you ancient portals, that the king of glory may enter.(24:7) | Entering into a gate | 100 Psalm 122 (122:1-9) 122:2 And now our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem. (122:2) |
| 23 Psalm 25 (25:1-22) 25:20 Preserve my life and rescue me; (25:20) | Guard for a life | 99 Psalm 121 (121:1-8) 121:7 The LORD will guard you from all evil, will always guard your life. (121:7) |
| 24 Psalm 26 (26:1-12) 26:9 Do not take me away with sinners, nor my life with the violent. (26:9) | Evils and a life | 98 Psalm 120 (120:1-7) 120:6 Too long did I live among those who hated peace. (120:6) |
| 25 Psalm 27 (27:1-14) 27:11 LORD, show me your way; lead me on a level path because of my enemies. (27:11) | The ways of the LORD | 97 Psalm 119 (119:1-176) 119:3 They do no wrong; they walk in God's ways. (119:3) |
| 26 Psalm 28 (28:1-9) 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield, in whom my heart trusted and found help. (28:7) | The LORD is a shield | 96 Psalms 113-118 (113:1-118:29) 115:9 The house of Israel trusts in the LORD, who is their help and shield.(115:9) |
| 27 Psalm 29 (29:1-11) 29:2 Give to the LORD the glory due God's name. (29:2) | The name of the Lord | 95 Psalms 111-112 (111:1-112:10) 111:9 holy and awesome is your name. (111:9) |
| 28 Psalm 30 (30:1-13) 30:2 I praise you, LORD, for you raised me up and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.(30:2) | Victory against enemies | 94 Psalm 110 (110:1-7) 110:1 Take your throne at my righthand, while I make your enemies your footstool.(110:1) |
| 29 Psalm 31 (31:1-25) 31:18Put the wicked to shame; reduce them to silence in Sheol. (31:18) | Shames of foes | 93 Psalm 109 (109:1-31) 109:29 Clothe my accusers with disgrace; make them wear shame like a mantle. (109:29) |
| 30 Psalms 32-33 (32:1-33:22) 33:16 A king is not saved by a mighty army, nor a warrior delivered by great strength. (33:16) | The power of the LORD wins against enemies | 92 Psalm 108 (108:1-14) 108:13 Give us aid against the foe; worthless is human help. (108:13) |
| 31 Psalm 34 (34:1-23) 34:3 My soul will glory in the LORD that the poor may hear and be glad. (34:3) | Souls bless the LORD | 91 Psalms 103-107 (103:1-107:43) 103:1 Bless the LORD, my soul; all my being, bless his holy name!(103:1) |
| 32 Psalm 35 (35:1-28) 35:22 You see this, LORD; do not be silent; Lord, do not withdraw from me. (35:22) | Wish for answer of the LORD | 90 Psalm 102 (102:1-29) 102:3 Do not hide your face from me now that I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. (102:3) |
| 33 Psalm 36 (36:1-13) 36:13 There make the evildoers fall; thrust them down, never to rise.(36:13) | Ruin of evildoers | 89 Psalm 101 (101:1-8) 101:8 Each morning I clear the wicked from the land, and rid the LORD'S city of all evildoers.(101:8) |
| 34 Psalm 37 (37:1-40) 37:4 Find your delight in the LORD who will give you your hearts desire. (37:4) | Trust in the LORD | 88 Psalm 100 (100:1-5) 100:3 Know that the LORD is God, our maker to whom we belong, whosepeople we are, Gods well-tended flock.(100:3) |
| 35 Psalm 38 (38:1-23) 38:4 My flesh is afflicted because of your anger; my frame aches because of my sin. (38:4) | Punishment against sins | 87 Psalms 98-99 (98:1-99:9) 99:8 O LORD, our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God, though you punished their offenses. (99:8) |
| 36 Psalm 39 (39:1-14) 39:7 Mere phantoms, we go our way; mere vapor, our restless pursuits; we heap up stores without knowing for whom. (39:7) | Fragility of human life | 86 Psalms 92-97 (92:1-97:12) 92:8 Though the wicked flourish like grass and all sinners thrive, They are destined for eternal destruction; (92:8) |
| 37 Psalm 40 (40:1-18) 40:6And in your plans for us there is none to equal you. (40:6) | Transcendence of the LORD | 85 Psalms 90-91 (90:1-91:16) 90:11 Who comprehends your terrible anger? Your wrath matches the fear it inspires. (90:11) |
| 38 Psalm 41 (41:1-14) 41:14 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from all eternity and forever. Amen. Amen.(41:14) | Blessed be the LORD | 84 Psalm 89 (89:1-53) 89:53 Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen!(89:53) |
| 39 Psalms 42-43 (42:1-43:5) 42:9 At dawn may the LORD bestow faithful love that I may sing praise through the night, praise to the God of my life. (42:9) | Praying through day and night | 83 Psalm 88 (88:1-19) 88:2 LORD, my God, I call out by day; at night I cry aloud in your presence. (88:2) |
| 40 Psalm 44 (44:1-27) 44:3 You rooted out nations to plant them, crushed peoples to make room for them. (44:3) | People of the LORD and other people | 82 Psalm 87 (87:1-7) 87:6 the Lord notes in the register of the peoples: "This one was born here." Selah (87:6) |
| 41 Psalm 45 (45:1-18) 45:6 Your arrows are sharp; peoples will cower at your feet; the king's enemies will lose heart. (45:6) | Obedience of the nations | 81 Psalm 86 (86:1-17) 86:9 All the nations you have made shall come to bow before you, Lord, and give honor to your name. (86:9) |
| 42 Psalm 46 (46:1-12) 46:10 Who stops wars to the ends of the earth, breaks the bow, splinters the spear, and burns the shields with fire; (46:10) | Peace on the earth | 80 Psalm 85 (85:1-14) 85:12 Truth will spring from the earth; justice will look down from heaven. (85:12) |
| 43 Psalm 47 (47:1-10) 47:10 The princes of the peoples assemble with the people of the God of Abraham. For the rulers of the earth belong to God, who is enthroned on high.(47:10) | To become the people of the LORD | 79 Psalm 84 (84:1-13) 84:4 As the sparrow finds a home and the swallow a nest to settle her young, My home is by your altars, LORD of hosts, my king and my God!(84:4) |
| 44 Psalm 48 (48:1-15) 48:6 When they looked they were astounded; terrified, they were put to flight!(48:6) | Foes flee | 78 Psalm 83 (83:1-19) 83:16 Pursue them with your tempest; terrify them with your storm. (83:16) |
| 45 Psalm 49 (49:1-21) 49:13 For all their riches mortals do not abide; they perish like the beasts. (49:13) | Ruin of flourishing | 77 Psalm 82 (82:1-8) 82:7 Yet like any mortal you shall die; like any prince you shall fall." (82:7) |
| 46 Psalm 50 (50:1-23) 50:16 But to the wicked God says: "Why do you recite my commandments and profess my covenant with your lips? (50:16) | The laws of the LORD | 76 Psalm 81 (81:1-17) 81:5 For this is a law in Israel, an edict of the God of Jacob, (81:5) |
| 47 Psalm 51 (51:1-21) 51:5 For I know my offense; my sin is always before me. (51:5) | Conversion | 75 Psalm 80 (80:1-20) 80:4 O LORD of hosts, restore us; Let your face shine upon us, that we may be saved. (80:4) |
| 48 Psalm 52 (52:1-11) 52:7 Now God will strike you down, leave you crushed forever, Pluck you from your tent, uproot you from the land of the living. Selah (52:7) | The punishment of the LORD | 74 Psalm 79 (79:1-13) 79:6 Pour out your wrath on nations that reject you, on kingdoms that do not call on your name, (79:6) |
| 49 Psalm 53 (53:1-7) 53:4 All have gone astray; all alike are perverse. Not one does what is right, not even one. (53:4) | Betrayal of the people | 73 Psalm 78 (78:1-72) 78:57 They turned back, deceitful like their ancestors; they proved false like a bow with no tension. (78:57) |
| 50 Psalm 54 (54:1-9) 54:6 Behold, God is my helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. (54:6) | The help for the soul | 72 Psalm 77 (77:1-21) 77:4 I think of God, and I moan; I meditate, and my spirit faints. (77:4) |
| 51 Psalm 55 (55:1-24) 55:24 But you, God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction. (55:24) | Ruin of evildoers | 71 Psalm 76 (76:1-13) 76:4 There the flashing arrows were shattered, shield, sword, and weapons of war. Selah (76:4) |
| 52 Psalm 56 (56:1-14) 56:3 My foes treat me harshly all the day; yes, many are my attackers. O Most High, (56:3) | Person in the high | 70 Psalm 75 (75:1-11) 75:6 Do not raise your horns against heaven! Do not speak arrogantly against the Rock! (75:6) |
| 53 Psalm 57 (57:1-12) 57:4 May God send help from heaven to save me, shame those who trample upon me. (57:4) | Save from a shame | 69 Psalm 74 (74:1-23) 74:22 Arise, God, defend your cause; remember the constant jeers of the fools. (74:22) |
| 54 Psalm 58 (58:1-12) 58:4 The wicked have been corrupt since birth; liars from the womb, they have gone astray. (58:4) | The wicked | 68 Psalm 73 (73:1-28) 73:3 Because I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (73:3) |
| 55 Psalm 59 (59:1-18) 59:6 You, LORD of hosts, are the God of Israel! Awake! Punish all the nations. (59:6) | All nations serve to the LORD | 67 Psalm 72 (72:1-20) 72:11 May all kings bow before him, all nations serve him. (72:11) |
| 56 Psalm 60 (60:1-14) 60:13 Give us aid against the foe; worthless is human help. (60:13) | Wish for help of the LORD | 66 Psalms 70-71 (70:1-71:24) 70:2 Graciously rescue me, God! Come quickly to help me, LORD! (70:2) |
| 57 Psalm 61 (61:1-9) 61:3 From the brink of Sheol I call; my heart grows faint. (61:3) | Broken heart | 65 Psalm 69 (69:1-37) 69:21 Insult has broken my heart, and I am weak; (69:21) |
| 58 Psalm 62 (62:1-13) 62:8 My safety and glory are with God, my strong rock and refuge. (62:8) | The power of the LORD | 64 Psalm 68 (68:1-36) 68:35 Confess the power of God, whose majesty protects Israel, whose power is in the sky. (68:35) |
| 59 Psalm 63 (63:1-12) 63:6 My soul shall savor the rich banquet of praise, with joyous lips my mouth shall honor you! (63:6) | Joyous voices | 63 Psalm 67 (67:1-8) 67:5 May the nations be glad and shout for joy; for you govern the peoples justly, you guide the nations upon the earth. Selah (67:5) |
| 60 Psalm 64 (64:1-11) 64:2 O God, hear my anguished voice; from the foes I dread protect my life. (64:2) | Protecting a life | 62 Psalm 66 (66:1-20) 66:9 Who has kept us alive and not allowed our feet to slip. (66:9) |