| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Psalms 1-2 (1:1-2:12) 2:1 Why do the nations protest and the peoples grumble in vain?(2:1) | People grumbles | 61 Psalm 65 (65:1-14) 65:8 You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples. (65:8) |
| 2 Psalm 3 (3:1-9) 3:8 Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! You will shatter the jaws of all my foes; you will break the teeth of the wicked. (3:8) | Attack of the LORD | 60 Psalm 64 (64:1-11) 64:8 But God will shoot arrows at them and strike them unawares. (64:8) |
| 3 Psalm 4 (4:1-9) 4:2 Answer when I call, my saving God. In my troubles, you cleared a way; show me favor; hear my prayer. (4:2) | Wish for the salvation | 59 Psalm 63 (63:1-12) 63:2 O God, you are my God-- for you I long! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, Like a land parched, lifeless, and without water. (63:2) |
| 4 Psalm 5 (5:1-13) 5:13 For you, LORD, bless the just; you surround them with favor like a shield.(5:13) | Protection of the LORD | 58 Psalm 62 (62:1-13) 62:3 God alone is my rock and salvation, my secure height; I shall never fall. (62:3) |
| 5 Psalm 6 (6:1-11) 6:10 The LORD has heard my prayer; the LORD takes up my plea. (6:10) | Listening the prayer | 57 Psalm 61 (61:1-9) 61:2 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer! (61:2) |
| 6 Psalm 7 (7:1-18) 7:6 Then let my enemy pursue and overtake me, trample my life to the ground, and leave me dishonored in the dust. Selah (7:6) | Punishment of the LORD | 56 Psalm 60 (60:1-14) 60:3 O God, you rejected us, broke our defenses; you were angry but now revive us. (60:3) |
| 7 Psalm 8 (8:1-10) 8:3 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have drawn a defense against your foes, to silence enemy and avenger.(8:3) | Ruin of foes | 55 Psalm 59 (59:1-18) 59:14 destroy them in anger, destroy till they are no more. (59:14) |
| 8 Psalms 9-10 (9:1-10:18) 9:5 You upheld my right and my cause, seated on your throne, judging justly. (9:5) | The fair judgement | 54 Psalm 58 (58:1-12) 58:2 Do you indeed pronounce justice, O gods; do you judge mortals fairly?(58:2) |
| 9 Psalm 11 (11:1-7) 11:1 In the LORD I take refuge; (11:1) | Refuge | 53 Psalm 57 (57:1-12) 57:2 In you I seek shelter. In the shadow of your wings I seek shelter till harm pass by.(57:2) |
| 10 Psalm 12 (12:1-9) 12:4 May the LORD cut off all deceiving lips, and every boastful tongue, (12:4) | Wish for the judgement of the LORD | 52 Psalm 56 (56:1-14) 56:8 They are evil; watch them, God! Cast the nations down in your anger! (56:8) |
| 11 Psalm 13 (13:1-6) 13:2 How long, LORD? Will you utterly forget me? How long will you hide your face from me? (13:2) | Do not hide | 51 Psalm 55 (55:1-24) 55:2 Listen, God, to my prayer; do not hide from my pleading; (55:2) |
| 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) | Wish for the salvation | 50 Psalm 54 (54:1-9) 54:3 O God, by your name save me. By your strength defend my cause.(54:3) |
| 13 Psalm 15 (15:1-5) 15:2 Whoever walks without blame, doing what is right, speaking truth from the heart; (15:2) | Good person | 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) |
| 14 Psalm 16 (16:1-11) 16:4 They multiply their sorrows who court other gods. (16:4) | Trust in other than the LORD | 48 Psalm 52 (52:1-11) 52:9 That one did not take God as a refuge, but trusted in great wealth, relied on devious plots. (52:9) |
| 15 Psalm 17 (17:1-15) 17:5 My steps have kept to your paths; my feet have not faltered. (17:5) | The ways of the LORD | 47 Psalm 51 (51:1-21) 51:15 I will teach the wicked your ways, that sinners may return to you. (51:15) |
| 16 Psalm 18 (18:1-51) 18:23 His judgements are all before me, his statutes I have not put away from me (18:23) | The judgement of the LORD | 46 Psalm 50 (50:1-23) 50:4 God summons the heavens above and the earth to the judgment of his people: (50:4) |
| 17 Psalm 19 (19:1-15) 19:8 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The decree of the LORD is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple. (19:8) | Wisdom and ignorance | 45 Psalm 49 (49:1-21) 49:11 Anyone can see that the wisest die, the fool and the senseless pass away too, and must leave their wealth to others. (49:11) |
| 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 a victory | 44 Psalm 48 (48:1-15) 48:12 Mount Zion is glad! The cities of Judah rejoice because of your saving deeds! (48:12) |
| 19 Psalm 21 (21:1-14) 21:2 LORD, the king finds joy in your power; in your victory how greatly he rejoices! (21:2) | The LORD and a king | 43 Psalm 47 (47:1-10) 47:3 For the LORD, the Most High, inspires awe, the great king overall the earth, (47:3) |
| 20 Psalm 22 (22:1-32) 22:12 Do not stay far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help. (22:12) | Wish for a help in distress | 42 Psalm 46 (46:1-12) 46:2 God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress. (46:2) |
| 21 Psalm 23 (23:1-6) 23:5 You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.(23:5) | anointment of a oil | 41 Psalm 45 (45:1-18) 45:8 You love justice and hate wrongdoing; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellow kings. (45:8) |
| 22 Psalm 24 (24:1-10) 24:8 Who is this king of glory? The LORD, a mighty warrior, the LORD, mighty in battle. (24:8) | The LORD as a king | 40 Psalm 44 (44:1-27) 44:5 You are my king and my God, who bestows victories on Jacob. (44:5) |
| 23 Psalm 25 (25:1-22) 25:9 Guides the humble rightly, and teaches the humble the way. (25:9) | Wish for the justice of the LORD | 39 Psalms 42-43 (42:1-43:5) 43:1 Grant me justice, God; defend me from a faithless people; from the deceitful and unjust rescue me. (43:1) |
| 24 Psalm 26 (26:1-12) 26:11 redeem me, be gracious to me!(26:11) | Wish for the mercy of the LORD | 38 Psalm 41 (41:1-14) 41:11 But you, LORD, have mercy and raise me up that I may repay them as they deserve.(41:11) |
| 25 Psalm 27 (27:1-14) 27:14 Wait for the LORD, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the LORD!(27:14) | Waiting for | 37 Psalm 40 (40:1-18) 40:2 I waited, waited for the LORD; who bent down and heard my cry, (40:2) |
| 26 Psalm 28 (28:1-9) 28:1 To you, LORD, I call; my Rock, do not be deaf to me. If you fail to answer me, I will join those who go down to the pit. (28:1) | Do not be deaf | 36 Psalm 39 (39:1-14) 39:13 Listen to my prayer, LORD, hear my cry; do not be deaf to my weeping! I sojourn with you like a passing stranger, a guest, like all my ancestors. (39:13) |
| 27 Psalm 29 (29:1-11) 29:11 May the LORD give might to his people; may the LORD bless his people with peace!(29:11) | Wish for the salvation | 35 Psalm 38 (38:1-23) 38:23 Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my salvation!(38:23) |
| 28 Psalm 30 (30:1-13) 30:4 LORD, you brought me up from Sheol; you kept me from going down to the pit.(30:4) | The LORD saves | 34 Psalm 37 (37:1-40) 37:40 The LORD helps and rescues them, rescues and saves them from the wicked, because in God they take refuge.(37:40) |
| 29 Psalm 31 (31:1-25) 31:16 My times are in your hands; rescue me from my enemies, from the hands of my pursuers. (31:16) | Salvation from evil | 33 Psalm 36 (36:1-13) 36:12 Do not let the foot of the proud overtake me, nor the hand of the wicked disturb me. (36:12) |
| 30 Psalms 32-33 (32:1-33:22) 32:11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you just; exult, all you upright of heart.(32:11) | Joy of salvation | 32 Psalm 35 (35:1-28) 35:27 But let those who favor my just cause shout for joy and be glad. May they ever say, "Exalted be the LORD who delights in the peace of his loyal servant." (35:27) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 61 Psalm 65 (65:1-14) 65:2 To you we owe our hymn of praise, O God on Zion; To you our vows must be fulfilled,(65:2) | Praise the LORD | 121 Psalms 146-150 (146:1-150:6) 146:1 Hallelujah!(146:1) |
| 62 Psalm 66 (66:1-20) 66:3 Say to God: "How awesome your deeds! Before your great strength your enemies cringe. (66:3) | Great deeds of the LORD | 120 Psalm 145 (145:1-21) 145:4 One generation praises your deeds to the next and proclaims your mighty works. (145:4) |
| 63 Psalm 67 (67:1-8) 67:7 The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. (67:7) | Harvest | 119 Psalm 144 (144:1-15) 144:13 May our barns be full with every kind of store. (144:13) |
| 64 Psalm 68 (68:1-36) 68:22 God will crush the skulls of the enemy, the hairy heads of those who walk in sin. (68:22) | Attack against foes | 118 Psalm 143 (143:1-12) 143:12 In your kindness put an end to my foes; destroy all who attack me, for I am your servant. (143:12) |
| 65 Psalm 69 (69:1-37) 69:19 Come and ransom my life; because of my enemies redeem me. (69:19) | Wish for liberation of the soul | 117 Psalm 142 (142:1-8) 142:8 Bring my soul out of prison (142:8) |
| 66 Psalms 70-71 (70:1-71:24) 70:2 Graciously rescue me, God! Come quickly to help me, LORD! (70:2) | Come quickly to help me | 116 Psalm 141 (141:1-10) 141:1 LORD, I call to you; come quickly to help me; listen to my plea when I call.(141:1) |
| 67 Psalm 72 (72:1-20) 72:2 That he may govern your people with justice, your oppressed with right judgment,(72:2) | The judgement for the needy | 115 Psalm 140 (140:1-14) 140:13 For I know the LORD will secure justice for the needy, their rights for the poor. (140:13) |
| 68 Psalm 73 (73:1-28) 73:11 They say, "Does God really know?" "Does the Most High have any knowledge?" (73:11) | Knowledge of the LORD | 114 Psalm 139 (139:1-24) 139:6 Such knowledge is beyond me, far too lofty for me to reach. (139:6) |
| 69 Psalm 74 (74:1-23) 74:21 Let not the oppressed turn back in shame; may the poor and needy praise your name. (74:21) | Praise the name of the LORD | 113 Psalm 138 (138:1-8) 138:2 I bow low toward your holy temple; I praise your name for your fidelity and love. For you have exalted over all your name and your promise. (138:2) |
| 70 Psalm 75 (75:1-11) 75:10 I will sing praise to the God of Jacob (75:10) | The God of Jacob | 112 Psalms 134-137 (134:1-137:9) 135:4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob, Israel as a treasured possession (135:4) |
| 71 Psalm 76 (76:1-13) 76:3 On Salem is God's tent, a shelter on Zion.(76:3) | Zion | 111 Psalm 133 (133:1-3) 133:3 Like dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion. (133:3) |
| 72 Psalm 77 (77:1-21) 77:16 With your arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah (77:16) | The God of Jacob | 110 Psalm 132 (132:1-18) 132:2 How he swore an oath to the LORD, vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:(132:2) |
| 73 Psalm 78 (78:1-72) 78:72 He shepherded them with a pure heart; with skilled hands he guided them.(78:72) | A pure heart | 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) |
| 74 Psalm 79 (79:1-13) 79:8 Do not hold past iniquities against us; may your compassion come quickly, for we have been brought very low. (79:8) | Sin | 108 Psalm 130 (130:1-8) 130:3 If you, LORD, mark our sins, Lord, who can stand? (130:3) |
| 75 Psalm 80 (80:1-20) 80:7 You have left us to be fought over by our neighbors; our enemies deride us. (80:7) | Oppression by enemies | 107 Psalm 129 (129:1-8) 129:2 Much have they oppressed me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed. (129:2) |
| 76 Psalm 81 (81:1-17) 81:17 But Israel I would feed with the finest wheat, satisfy them with honey from the rock."(81:17) | Gaining foods | 106 Psalm 128 (128:1-6) 128:2 What your hands provide you will enjoy; you will be happy and prosper: (128:2) |
| 77 Psalm 82 (82:1-8) 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance (82:8) | Inheritance | 105 Psalm 127 (127:1-5) 127:3 Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him (127:3) |
| 78 Psalm 83 (83:1-19) 83:5 They say, "Come, let us wipe out their nation; let Israel's name be mentioned no more!" (83:5) | Words of other nations | 104 Psalm 126 (126:1-6) 126:2 Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD had done great things for them." (126:2) |
| 79 Psalm 84 (84:1-13) 84:12 For a sun and shield is the LORD God, bestowing all grace and glory. The LORD withholds no good thing from those who walk without reproach. (84:12) | Grace for good people | 103 Psalm 125 (125:1-5) 125:4 Do good, LORD, to the good, to those who are upright of heart. (125:4) |
| 80 Psalm 85 (85:1-14) 85:2 You once favored, LORD, your land, restored the good fortune of Jacob. (85:2) | Salvation from enemies | 102 Psalm 124 (124:1-8) 124:6 Blessed be the LORD, who did not leave us to be torn by their fangs. (124:6) |
| 81 Psalm 86 (86:1-17) 86:3 You are my God; pity me, Lord; to you I call all the day. (86:3) | Show us favor | 101 Psalm 123 (123:1-4) 123:3 Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we have our fill of contempt. (123:3) |
| 82 Psalm 87 (87:1-7) 87:2 Loves the gates of Zion more than any dwelling in Jacob.(87:2) | The gates of Zion | 100 Psalm 122 (122:1-9) 122:2 And now our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem. (122:2) |
| 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) | Wish for salvation | 99 Psalm 121 (121:1-8) 121:1 I raise my eyes toward the mountains. From where will my help come?(121:1) |
| 84 Psalm 89 (89:1-53) 89:23 No enemy shall outwit him, nor shall the wicked defeat him. (89:23) | Salvation from deception | 98 Psalm 120 (120:1-7) 120:2 LORD, deliver me from lying lips, from treacherous tongues. (120:2) |
| 85 Psalms 90-91 (90:1-91:16) 90:1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God. (90:1) | The law of the LORD | 97 Psalm 119 (119:1-176) 119:1 Happy those whose way is blameless, who walk by the teaching of the LORD.(119:1) |
| 86 Psalms 92-97 (92:1-97:12) 92:6 How great are your works, LORD! How profound your purpose! (92:6) | Greatness of the LORD | 96 Psalms 113-118 (113:1-118:29) 113:5 Who is like the LORD, our God enthroned on high, (113:5) |
| 87 Psalms 98-99 (98:1-99:9) 98:1 Sing a new song to the LORD, who has done marvelous deeds, Whose right hand and holy arm have won the victory.(98:1) | Wondrous deeds | 95 Psalms 111-112 (111:1-112:10) 111:4 You won renown for your wondrous deeds; (111:4) |
| 88 Psalm 100 (100:1-5) 100:3 Know that the LORD is God, our maker to whom we belong, whosepeople we are, God's well-tended flock.(100:3) | Shepherd of the people of the LORD | 94 Psalm 110 (110:1-7) 110:2 The scepter of your sovereign might the LORD will extend from Zion. The LORD says: "Rule over your enemies! (110:2) |
| 89 Psalm 101 (101:1-8) 101:8 Each morning I clear the wicked from the land, and rid the LORDS city of all evildoers.(101:8) | Ruin of foes | 93 Psalm 109 (109:1-31) 109:15 May their guilt be always before the LORD, till their memory is banished from the earth, (109:15) |
| 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) | Wish for salvation | 92 Psalm 108 (108:1-14) 108:7 Help with your right hand and answer us that your loved ones may escape. (108:7) |