| 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 | 31 Psalm 34 (34:1-23) 34:9 happy are those who take refuge in him. (34:9) |
| 2 Psalm 3 (3:1-9) 3:4 But you, LORD, are a shield around me; (3:4) | Protection of the LORD | 30 Psalms 32-33 (32:1-33:22) 32:7 You are my shelter; (32:7) |
| 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) | Prayer in distress | 29 Psalm 31 (31:1-25) 31:2 In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your justice deliver me; (31:2) |
| 4 Psalm 5 (5:1-13) 5:12 Then all who take refuge in you will be glad and forever shout for joy. (5:12) | Joy of salvation | 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) |
| 5 Psalm 6 (6:1-11) 6:5 Turn, LORD, save my life; in your mercy rescue me.(6:5) | Wish for salvation | 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) |
| 6 Psalm 7 (7:1-18) 7:11 A shield before me is God who saves the honest heart. (7:11) | the LORD is a shield | 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) |
| 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 | 25 Psalm 27 (27:1-14) 27:2 When evildoers come at me to devour my flesh, These my enemies and foes themselves stumble and fall.(27:2) |
| 8 Psalms 9-10 (9:1-10:18) 9:2 I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous deeds. (9:2) | Telling the deeds of the LORD | 24 Psalm 26 (26:1-12) 26:7 Lifting my voice in thanks, recounting all your wondrous deeds. (26:7) |
| 9 Psalm 11 (11:1-7) 11:4 God's eyes keep careful watch; they test all peoples. (11:4) | The LORD watches / Watching the LORD | 23 Psalm 25 (25:1-22) 25:15 My eyes are ever upon the LORD, who frees my feet from the snare. (25:15) |
| 10 Psalm 12 (12:1-9) 12:2 Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the human race (12:2) | The faithful person | 22 Psalm 24 (24:1-10) 24:4 The clean of hand and pure of heart, who are not devoted to idols, who have not sworn falsely.(24:4) |
| 11 Psalm 13 (13:1-6) 13:4 Give light to my eyes lest I sleep in death, (13:4) | Salvation from death | 21 Psalm 23 (23:1-6) 23:4 Even when I walk through a dark valley, I fear no harm for you are at my side; (23:4) |
| 12 Psalm 14 (14:1-7) 14:6 They would crush the hopes of the poor, but the poor have the LORD as their refuge. (14:6) | Salvation for the needy | 20 Psalm 22 (22:1-32) 22:25 For God has not spurned or disdained the misery of this poor wretch, Did not turn away from me, but heard me when I cried out.(22:25) |
| 13 Psalm 15 (15:1-5) 15:5 Whoever acts like this shall never be shaken.(15:5) | Eternal blessing | 19 Psalm 21 (21:1-14) 21:7 You make him the pattern of blessings forever, you gladden him with the joy of your presence. (21:7) |
| 14 Psalm 16 (16:1-11) 16:2 I say to the Lord, you are my Lord, you are my only good. (16:2) | Trust in the LORD | 18 Psalm 20 (20:1-10) 20:8 Some rely on chariots, others on horses, but we on the name of the LORD our God. (20:8) |
| 15 Psalm 17 (17:1-15) 17:2 From you let my vindication come; your eyes see what is right. (17:2) | The justice of the LORD | 17 Psalm 19 (19:1-15) 19:10 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The statutes of the LORD are true, all of them just; (19:10) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Psalms 1-2 (1:1-2:12) 2:6 "I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain." (2:6) | Giving a king | 16 Psalm 18 (18:1-51) 18:51 You have given great victories to your king, and shown kindness to your anointed, to David and his posterity forever.(18:51) |
| 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) | Salvation from foes | 15 Psalm 17 (17:1-15) 17:7 Show your wonderful love, you who deliver with your right arm those who seek refuge from their foes. (17:7) |
| 3 Psalm 4 (4:1-9) 4:6 Offer fitting sacrifice and trust in the LORD. (4:6) | Trust in the LORD | 14 Psalm 16 (16:1-11) 16:2 I say to the Lord, you are my Lord, you are my only good. (16:2) |
| 4 Psalm 5 (5:1-13) 5:7 you destroy all who speak falsely. Murderers and deceivers the LORD abhors. (5:7) | Woe of mouth | 13 Psalm 15 (15:1-5) 15:3 Who does not slander a neighbor, does no harm to another, never defames a friend; (15:3) |
| 5 Psalm 6 (6:1-11) 6:9 Away from me, all who do evil! The LORD has heard my weeping. (6:9) | Evildoers | 12 Psalm 14 (14:1-7) 14:4 Will these evildoers never learn? They devour my people as they devour bread; they do not call upon the LORD. (14:4) |
| 6 Psalm 7 (7:1-18) 7:3 Lest they maul my soul like lions, tear me to pieces with none to save. (7:3) | Hardship of a soul | 11 Psalm 13 (13:1-6) 13:3 How long must I carry sorrow in my soul, grief in my heart day after day? How long will my enemy triumph over me? (13:3) |
| 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 | 10 Psalm 12 (12:1-9) 12:4 May the LORD cut off all deceiving lips, and every boastful tongue, (12:4) |
| 8 Psalms 9-10 (9:1-10:18) 9:6 You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked; (9:6) | Ruin of foes | 9 Psalm 11 (11:1-7) 11:6 And rains upon the wicked fiery coals and brimstone, a scorching wind their allotted cup.(11:6) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 16 Psalm 18 (18:1-51) 18:7 In my distress I called out: LORD! I cried out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry to him reached his ears.(18:7) | Salvation in distress | 31 Psalm 34 (34:1-23) 34:18 When the just cry out, the LORD hears and rescues them from all distress. (34:18) |
| 17 Psalm 19 (19:1-15) 19:14 But from willful sins keep your servant; let them never control me. Then shall I be blameless, innocent of grave sin. (19:14) | Sins | 30 Psalms 32-33 (32:1-33:22) 32:5 Then I declared my sin to you; my guilt I did not hide. I said, "I confess my faults to the LORD," and you took away the guilt of my sin. Selah (32:5) |
| 18 Psalm 20 (20:1-10) 20:8 Some rely on chariots, others on horses, but we on the name of the LORD our God. (20:8) | Trust in the LORD | 29 Psalm 31 (31:1-25) 31:7 You hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD. (31:7) |
| 19 Psalm 21 (21:1-14) 21:10 Then the LORD'S anger will consume them, devour them with fire. (21:10) | Anger of the LORD | 28 Psalm 30 (30:1-13) 30:6 For divine anger lasts but a moment; divine favor lasts a lifetime. (30:6) |
| 20 Psalm 22 (22:1-32) 22:4 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the glory of Israel. (22:4) | The places of the LORD | 27 Psalm 29 (29:1-11) 29:10 The LORD sits enthroned above the flood! The LORD reigns as king forever!(29:10) |
| 21 Psalm 23 (23:1-6) 23:5 You set a table before me as my enemies watch; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.(23:5) | Anointment | 26 Psalm 28 (28:1-9) 28:8 LORD, you are the strength of your people, the saving refuge of your anointed king.(28:8) |
| 22 Psalm 24 (24:1-10) 24:3 Who may go up the mountain of the LORD? Who can stand in his holy place? (24:3) | To dwell in the LORD'S house | 25 Psalm 27 (27:1-14) 27:4 To dwell in the LORD'S house all the days of my life, To gaze on the LORD'S beauty, to visit his temple. (27:4) |
| 23 Psalm 25 (25:1-22) 25:4 Make known to me your ways, LORD; teach me your paths. (25:4) | The ways of the LORD | 24 Psalm 26 (26:1-12) 26:1 Grant me justice, LORD! I have walked without blame.(26:1) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 31 Psalm 34 (34:1-23) 34:9 happy are those who take refuge in him. (34:9) | Happy person | 61 Psalm 65 (65:1-14) 65:5 Happy the chosen ones you bring to dwell in your courts. (65:5) |
| 32 Psalm 35 (35:1-28) 35:1 Oppose, LORD, those who oppose me; war upon those who make war upon me.(35:1) | Ruin of foes | 60 Psalm 64 (64:1-11) 64:8 But God will shoot arrows at them and strike them unawares. (64:8) |
| 33 Psalm 36 (36:1-13) 36:8 We take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(36:8) | In the shadow of LORD's wings | 59 Psalm 63 (63:1-12) 63:8 That you indeed are my help, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy. (63:8) |
| 34 Psalm 37 (37:1-40) 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good that you may dwell in the land and live secure.(37:3) | Trust in the LORD | 58 Psalm 62 (62:1-13) 62:9 Trust God at all times, my people! Pour out your hearts to God our refuge! Selah (62:9) |
| 35 Psalm 38 (38:1-23) 38:18 I am very near to falling; my pain is with me always. (38:18) | Prayer in distress | 57 Psalm 61 (61:1-9) 61:3 From the brink of Sheol I call; my heart grows faint. Raise me up, set me on a rock,(61:3) |
| 36 Psalm 39 (39:1-14) 39:9 From all my sins deliver me; let me not be the taunt of fools. (39:9) | Wish for forgiveness | 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) |
| 37 Psalm 40 (40:1-18) 40:16 Let those who say "Aha!" know dismay and shame (40:16) | Ruin of foes | 55 Psalm 59 (59:1-18) 59:14 destroy them in anger, destroy till they are no more. (59:14) |
| 38 Psalm 41 (41:1-14) 41:2 Happy those concerned for the lowly and poor; when misfortune strikes, the LORD delivers them.(41:2) | A reward for the just | 54 Psalm 58 (58:1-12) 58:12 Then it will be said: "Truly there is a reward for the just; there is a God who is judge on earth!"(58:12) |
| 39 Psalms 42-43 (42:1-43:5) 42:2 As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. (42:2) | Wish for salvation of a soul | 53 Psalm 57 (57:1-12) 57:2 Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me. In you my soul seek shelter. In the shadow of your wings I seek shelter till harm pass by.(57:2) |
| 40 Psalm 44 (44:1-27) 44:6 Through you we batter our foes; through your name, trample our adversaries. (44:6) | Ruin of foes | 52 Psalm 56 (56:1-14) 56:10 My foes turn back when I call on you. This I know: God is on my side.(56:10) |
| 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) | Ruin of foes | 51 Psalm 55 (55:1-24) 55:10 Lord, check and confuse their scheming. I see violence and strife in the city (55:10) |
| 42 Psalm 46 (46:1-12) 46:2 God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress. (46:2) | Salvation in distress | 50 Psalm 54 (54:1-9) 54:9 Because it has rescued me from every trouble, and my eyes look down on my foes.(54:9) |
| 43 Psalm 47 (47:1-10) 47:10 The princes of the peoples assemble with the people of the God of Abraham. (47:10) | Gathering the people of the LORD | 49 Psalm 53 (53:1-7) 53:3 God looks down from heaven upon the human race, To see if even one is wise, if even one seeks God. (53:3) |
| 44 Psalm 48 (48:1-15) 48:11 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches the ends of the earth. (48:11) | The name of the Lord | 48 Psalm 52 (52:1-11) 52:11 I will proclaim before the faithful that your name is good.(52:11) |
| 45 Psalm 49 (49:1-21) 49:16 But God will redeem my life, will take me from the power of Sheol. Selah(49:16) | Redemption of sins | 47 Psalm 51 (51:1-21) 51:9 Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure; wash me, make me whiter than snow.(51:9) |
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| 31 Psalm 34 (34:1-23) 34:16 The LORD has eyes for the just and ears for their cry. (34:16) | Justice of the LORD | 46 Psalm 50 (50:1-23) 50:6 The heavens proclaim divine justice, for God alone is the judge. Selah (50:6) |
| 32 Psalm 35 (35:1-28) 35:10 My very bones shall say, "O LORD, who is like you, Who rescue the afflicted from the powerful, the afflicted and needy from the despoiler?" (35:10) | The needy | 45 Psalm 49 (49:1-21) 49:3 You of lowly birth or high estate, rich and poor alike. (49:3) |
| 33 Psalm 36 (36:1-13) 36:7 Your justice is like the highest mountains; your judgments, like the mighty deep; all living creatures you sustain, LORD. (36:7) | The judgement of the LORD | 44 Psalm 48 (48:1-15) 48:12 Mount Zion is glad! The cities of Judah rejoice because of your saving deeds! (48:12) |
| 34 Psalm 37 (37:1-40) 37:18 The LORD watches over the days of the blameless; their heritage lasts forever. (37:18) | Heritage | 43 Psalm 47 (47:1-10) 47:5 Who chose a land for our heritage, the glory of Jacob, the beloved. Selah(47:5) |
| 35 Psalm 38 (38:1-23) 38:23 Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my salvation!(38:23) | Help | 42 Psalm 46 (46:1-12) 46:2 God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress. (46:2) |
| 36 Psalm 39 (39:1-14) 39:4 my heart smoldered within me. In my thoughts a fire blazed up, and I spoke with my tongue (39:4) | Speaking by a tongue | 41 Psalm 45 (45:1-18) 45:2 My heart is stirred by a noble theme, as I sing my ode to the king. My tongue is the pen of a nimble scribe. (45:2) |
| 37 Psalm 40 (40:1-18) 40:14 LORD, graciously rescue me! Come quickly to help me, LORD! (40:14) | Help | 40 Psalm 44 (44:1-27) 44:27 Rise up, help us! Redeem us as your love demands.(44:27) |
| 38 Psalm 41 (41:1-14) 41:6 My enemies say the worst of me: 'When will that one die and be forgotten?' (41:6) | Words of foes | 39 Psalms 42-43 (42:1-43:5) 42:11 They say to me daily: "Where is your God?" (42:11) |
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| 46 Psalm 50 (50:1-23) 50:14 Offer praise as your sacrifice to God; fulfill your vows to the Most High. (50:14) | Vows | 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) |
| 47 Psalm 51 (51:1-21) 51:6 Against you alone have I sinned; I have done such evil in your sight That you are just in your sentence, blameless when you condemn. (51:6) | Doing evil | 60 Psalm 64 (64:1-11) 64:6 They resolve on their wicked plan; they conspire to set snares; they say: "Who will see us?" (64:6) |
| 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) | Ruin of foes | 59 Psalm 63 (63:1-12) 63:10 But those who seek my life will come to ruin; they shall go down to the depths of the earth! (63:10) |
| 49 Psalm 53 (53:1-7) 53:2 Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." Their deeds are loathsome and corrupt; not one does what is right. (53:2) | Corrupts of human | 58 Psalm 62 (62:1-13) 62:10 Mortals are a mere breath, the powerful but an illusion; On a balance they rise; together they are lighter than air.(62:10) |
| 50 Psalm 54 (54:1-9) 54:3 O God, by your name save me. (54:3) | The name of the Lord | 57 Psalm 61 (61:1-9) 61:6 O God, when you accept my vows and hear the plea of those who revere your name in prayer:(61:6) |
| 51 Psalm 55 (55:1-24) 55:2 Listen, God, to my prayer; do not hide from my pleading; (55:2) | Wish for a conversion | 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) |
| 52 Psalm 56 (56:1-14) 56:8 They are evil; watch them, God! Cast the nations down in your anger! (56:8) | Wish for a punishment against the nations | 55 Psalm 59 (59:1-18) 59:6 You, LORD of hosts, are the God of Israel! Awake! Punish all the nations. Have no mercy on these worthless traitors. Selah (59:6) |
| 53 Psalm 57 (57:1-12) 57:1 Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave.(57:1) | Do not destroy | 54 Psalm 58 (58:1-12) 58:1 Do not destroy. A miktam of David.(58:1) |
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| 61 Psalm 65 (65:1-14) 65:9 Distant peoples stand in awe of your marvels; east and west you make resound with joy. (65:9) | Signs | 91 Psalms 103-107 (103:1-107:43) 105:27 They worked his signs in Egypt and wonders in the land of Ham.(105:27) |
| 62 Psalm 66 (66:1-20) 66:7 who rules by might forever, Whose eyes are fixed upon the nations. Let no rebel rise to challenge! Selah (66:7) | The LORD as a king | 90 Psalm 102 (102:1-29) 102:13 But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; your renown is for all generations. (102:13) |
| 63 Psalm 67 (67:1-8) 67:3 that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations (67:3) | The ways of the LORD | 89 Psalm 101 (101:1-8) 101:2 I follow the way of integrity; when will you come to me?(101:2) |
| 64 Psalm 68 (68:1-36) 68:5 Rejoice before this God whose name is the LORD.(68:5) | The name of the Lord | 88 Psalm 100 (100:1-5) 100:4 Give thanks to God, bless his name; (100:4) |
| 65 Psalm 69 (69:1-37) 69:2 Save me, God, for the waters have reached my neck.(69:2) | Salvation by the LORD | 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) |
| 66 Psalms 70-71 (70:1-71:24) 70:2 Graciously rescue me, God! Come quickly to help me, LORD! (70:2) | Help | 86 Psalms 92-97 (92:1-97:12) 94:17 If the LORD were not my help, I would long have been silent in the grave. (94:17) |
| 67 Psalm 72 (72:1-20) 72:5 May he live as long as the sun endures, like the moon, through all generations. (72:5) | Length of a human life span | 85 Psalms 90-91 (90:1-91:16) 90:10 Seventy is the sum of our years, or eighty, if we are strong; Most of them are sorrow and toil; they pass quickly, we are all but gone. (90:10) |
| 68 Psalm 73 (73:1-28) 73:26 Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the rock of my heart, my portion forever. (73:26) | Rocks | 84 Psalm 89 (89:1-53) 89:27 He shall cry to me,'You are my father, my God, the Rock that brings me victory!' (89:27) |
| 69 Psalm 74 (74:1-23) 74:1 Why, God, have you cast us off forever? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?(74:1) | Anger of the LORD | 83 Psalm 88 (88:1-19) 88:8 Your wrath lies heavy upon me; all your waves crash over me. Selah (88:8) |
| 70 Psalm 75 (75:1-11) 75:10 I will sing praise to the God of Jacob, (75:10) | Jacob | 82 Psalm 87 (87:1-7) 87:2 Loves the gates of Zion more than any dwelling in Jacob.(87:2) |
| 71 Psalm 76 (76:1-13) 76:10 When you arose, O God, for judgment to deliver the afflicted of the land. Selah (76:10) | Salvation for the needy | 81 Psalm 86 (86:1-17) 86:1 A prayer of David. Hear me, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and oppressed.(86:1) |
| 72 Psalm 77 (77:1-21) 77:10 Has God forgotten mercy, in anger withheld compassion?" Selah (77:10) | Anger of the LORD | 80 Psalm 85 (85:1-14) 85:4 You withdrew all your wrath, turned back your burning anger. (85:4) |
| 73 Psalm 78 (78:1-72) 78:5 God set up a decree in Jacob, established a law in Israel: (78:5) | God of Jacob | 79 Psalm 84 (84:1-13) 84:9 LORD of hosts, hear my prayer; listen, God of Jacob. Selah (84:9) |
| 74 Psalm 79 (79:1-13) 79:1 O God, the nations have invaded your heritage; they have defiled your holy temple, have laid Jerusalem in ruins.(79:1) | Ruin of Jerusalem | 78 Psalm 83 (83:1-19) 83:13 Who made a plan together, "Let us seize the pastures of God." (83:13) |
| 75 Psalm 80 (80:1-20) 80:15 Turn again, LORD of hosts; look down from heaven and see; Attend to this vine, (80:15) | Wish for salvation of the LORD | 77 Psalm 82 (82:1-8) 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for yours are all the nations.(82:8) |
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| 61 Psalm 65 (65:1-14) 65:4 We are overcome by our sins; only you can pardon them. (65:4) | Sin and disobedience | 76 Psalm 81 (81:1-17) 81:12 But my people did not listen to my words; Israel did not obey me. (81:12) |
| 62 Psalm 66 (66:1-20) 66:6 He changed the sea to dry land; through the river they passed on foot. Therefore let us rejoice in him, (66:6) | Exodus | 75 Psalm 80 (80:1-20) 80:9 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove away the nations and planted it.(80:9) |
| 63 Psalm 67 (67:1-8) 67:2 May God be gracious to us and bless us; may God's face shine upon us. Selah(67:2) | Mercy of the LORD | 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) |
| 64 Psalm 68 (68:1-36) 68:10 You claimed a land as your own, O God; (68:10) | Heritage | 73 Psalm 78 (78:1-72) 78:71 From tending sheep God brought him, to shepherd Jacob, his people, Israel, his heritage. (78:71) |
| 65 Psalm 69 (69:1-37) 69:4 I am weary with crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes have failed, looking for my God. (69:4) | Weary with crying out | 72 Psalm 77 (77:1-21) 77:4 When I think of God, I groan; as I ponder, my spirit grows faint. Selah (77:4) |
| 66 Psalms 70-71 (70:1-71:24) 70:6 Here I am, afflicted and poor. God, come quickly! You are my help and deliverer. LORD, do not delay!(70:6) | Salvation for the needy | 71 Psalm 76 (76:1-13) 76:10 When you arose, O God, for judgment to deliver the afflicted of the land. Selah (76:10) |
| 67 Psalm 72 (72:1-20) 72:2 O God, give your judgment to the king; your justice to the son of kings; That he may govern your people with justice, your oppressed with right judgment,(72:2) | The fair judgement | 70 Psalm 75 (75:1-11) 75:3 "I will choose the time; I will judge fairly. (75:3) |
| 68 Psalm 73 (73:1-28) 73:20 They are like a dream after waking, Lord, dismissed like shadows when you arise. (73:20) | Awakening | 69 Psalm 74 (74:1-23) 74:22 Arise, God, defend your cause; remember the constant jeers of the fools. (74:22) |
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| 76 Psalm 81 (81:1-17) 81:5 For this is a law in Israel, an edict of the God of Jacob, (81:5) | The laws of Israel | 91 Psalms 103-107 (103:1-107:43) 105:10 And ratified as binding for Jacob, an everlasting covenant for Israel: (105:10) |
| 77 Psalm 82 (82:1-8) 82:4 Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." (82:4) | Salvation of the needy | 90 Psalm 102 (102:1-29) 102:21 To attend to the groaning of the prisoners, to release those doomed to die." (102:21) |
| 78 Psalm 83 (83:1-19) 83:18 Let them be dismayed and shamed forever; let them perish in disgrace. (83:18) | Ruin of foes | 89 Psalm 101 (101:1-8) 101:5 Whoever slanders another in secret I reduce to silence. Haughty eyes and arrogant hearts I cannot endure. (101:5) |
| 79 Psalm 84 (84:1-13) 84:11 Better one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Better the threshold of the house of my God than a home in the tents of the wicked. (84:11) | Courts of the LORD | 88 Psalm 100 (100:1-5) 100:4 Enter the temple gates with praise, its courts with thanksgiving. (100:4) |
| 80 Psalm 85 (85:1-14) 85:3 You forgave the guilt of your people, pardoned all their sins. Selah (85:3) | Sins and forgiveness | 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) |
| 81 Psalm 86 (86:1-17) 86:2 Preserve my life, for I am loyal; save your servant who trusts in you. (86:2) | Salvation for a soul | 86 Psalms 92-97 (92:1-97:12) 94:19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul (94:19) |
| 82 Psalm 87 (87:1-7) 87:4 This one was born there. (87:4) | A birth | 85 Psalms 90-91 (90:1-91:16) 90:2 Before the mountains were born, the earth and the world brought forth, from eternity to eternity you are God. (90:2) |
| 83 Psalm 88 (88:1-19) 88:15 Why do you reject me, LORD? Why hide your face from me? (88:15) | Refusal | 84 Psalm 89 (89:1-53) 89:39 But now you have rejected and spurned, been enraged at your anointed. (89:39) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 91 Psalms 103-107 (103:1-107:43) 104:35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah!(104:35) | Hallelujah | 121 Psalms 146-150 (146:1-150:6) 146:1 Hallelujah!(146:1) |
| 92 Psalm 108 (108:1-14) 108:6 Appear on high over the heavens, God; may your glory appear above all the earth. (108:6) | The glory | 120 Psalm 145 (145:1-21) 145:11 They speak of the glory of your reign and tell of your great works, (145:11) |
| 93 Psalm 109 (109:1-31) 109:2 O God, whom I praise, do not be silent, for wicked and treacherous mouths attack me. They speak against me with lying tongues; (109:2) | Mouths of untruth | 119 Psalm 144 (144:1-15) 144:8 Their mouths speak untruth; their right hands are raised in lying oaths.(144:8) |
| 94 Psalm 110 (110:1-7) 110:6 Who, robed in splendor, judges nations, crushes heads across the wide earth, (110:6) | Ruin of 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) |
| 95 Psalms 111-112 (111:1-112:10) 112:6 They shall never be shaken; the just shall be remembered forever. (112:6) | The just | 117 Psalm 142 (142:1-8) 142:8 Then the just shall gather around me because you have been good to me.(142:8) |
| 96 Psalms 113-118 (113:1-118:29) 116:8 For my soul has been freed from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. (116:8) | Escape from a trap | 116 Psalm 141 (141:1-10) 141:9 Guard me from the trap they have set for me, from the snares of evildoers. (141:9) |
| 97 Psalm 119 (119:1-176) 119:110 The wicked have set snares for me, but from your precepts I do not stray. (119:110) | To set a trap | 115 Psalm 140 (140:1-14) 140:6 The arrogant have set a trap for me; villains have spread a net, laid snares for me by the wayside. Selah(140:6) |
| 98 Psalm 120 (120:1-7) 120:6 Too long did I live among those who hated peace. (120:6) | Person who hates | 114 Psalm 139 (139:1-24) 139:21 Do I not hate, LORD, those who hate you? Those who rise against you, do I not loathe? (139:21) |
| 99 Psalm 121 (121:1-8) 121:7 The LORD will guard you from all evil, will always guard your life. (121:7) | Protection of a soul | 113 Psalm 138 (138:1-8) 138:3 When I cried out, you answered; you strengthened my spirit. (138:3) |
| 100 Psalm 122 (122:1-9) 122:1 I rejoiced when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."(122:1) | The house of the LORD | 112 Psalms 134-137 (134:1-137:9) 134:1 Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD Who stand in the house of the LORD through the long hours of night.(134:1) |
| 101 Psalm 123 (123:1-4) 123:1 To you I raise my eyes, to you enthroned in heaven.(123:1) | Dwelling | 111 Psalm 133 (133:1-3) 133:1 How good it is, how pleasant, where the people dwell as one!(133:1) |
| 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) | Escape from foes | 110 Psalm 132 (132:1-18) 132:18 His foes I will clothe with shame, but on him my crown shall gleam."(132:18) |
| 103 Psalm 125 (125:1-5) 125:4 Do good, LORD, to the good, to those who are upright of heart. (125:4) | A good 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) |
| 104 Psalm 126 (126:1-6) 126:1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, then we thought we were dreaming.(126:1) | Redemption of Israel | 108 Psalm 130 (130:1-8) 130:8 And God will redeem Israel from all their sins.(130:8) |
| 105 Psalm 127 (127:1-5) 127:5 They will never be shamed contending with foes at the gate.(127:5) | Shames of foes | 107 Psalm 129 (129:1-8) 129:5 May they be scattered in disgrace, all who hate Zion. (129:5) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 91 Psalms 103-107 (103:1-107:43) 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on the faithful. (103:13) | Person who fears 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) |
| 92 Psalm 108 (108:1-14) 108:14 We will triumph with the help of God, who will trample down our foes. (108:14) | Ruin of foes | 105 Psalm 127 (127:1-5) 127:5 They will never be shamed contending with foes at the gate.(127:5) |
| 93 Psalm 109 (109:1-31) 109:31 For God stands at the right hand of the poor to defend them against unjust accusers.(109:31) | Salvation in distress | 104 Psalm 126 (126:1-6) 126:5 Those who sow in tears will reap with cries of joy. (126:5) |
| 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) | The scepter | 103 Psalm 125 (125:1-5) 125:3 The scepter of the wicked will not prevail in the land given to the just, Lest the just themselves turn their hands to evil.(125:3) |
| 95 Psalms 111-112 (111:1-112:10) 112:8 Their hearts are tranquil, without fear, till at last they look down on their foes. (112:8) | Ruin of foes | 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) |
| 96 Psalms 113-118 (113:1-118:29) 113:4 High above all nations is the LORD; above the heavens God's glory. (113:4) | The LORD in heaven | 101 Psalm 123 (123:1-4) 123:1 To you I raise my eyes, to you enthroned in heaven.(123:1) |
| 97 Psalm 119 (119:1-176) 119:7 I will praise you with sincere heart as I study your just edicts. (119:7) | The judgement of the LORD | 100 Psalm 122 (122:1-9) 122:5 Here are the thrones of justice, the thrones of the house of David. (122:5) |
| 98 Psalm 120 (120:1-7) 120:2 LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips, from treacherous tongues. (120:2) | Protection of a soul | 99 Psalm 121 (121:1-8) 121:7 The LORD will guard you from all evil, will always guard your life. (121:7) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 106 Psalm 128 (128:1-6) 128:2 you will be happy and prosper: (128:2) | 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) |
| 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) | 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) |
| 108 Psalm 130 (130:1-8) 130:8 And God will redeem Israel from all their sins.(130:8) | Salvation of Israel | 119 Psalm 144 (144:1-15) 144:10 You give victory to kings; you delivered David your servant. From the menacing sword (144:10) |
| 109 Psalm 131 (131:1-3) 131:2 Rather, I have stilled my soul, hushed it like a weaned child. Like a weaned child on its mother's lap, so is my soul within me. (131:2) | Turn a soul towards the LORD | 118 Psalm 143 (143:1-12) 143:6 I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirst for you like a parched land. Selah (143:6) |
| 110 Psalm 132 (132:1-18) 132:14 "This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I desire it. (132:14) | Places of the LORD | 117 Psalm 142 (142:1-8) 142:6 I cry out to you, LORD, I say, You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. (142:6) |
| 111 Psalm 133 (133:1-3) 133:2 Like precious ointment on the head, running down upon the beard, Upon the beard of Aaron, upon the collar of his robe.(133:2) | Ointment on the head | 116 Psalm 141 (141:1-10) 141:5 Let the just strike me; that is kindness; let them rebuke me; that is oil for my head. (141:5) |
| 112 Psalms 134-137 (134:1-137:9) 137:8 Fair Babylon, you destroyer, happy those who pay you back the evil you have done us! (137:8) | Wish for ruin of foes | 115 Psalm 140 (140:1-14) 140:10 Around me they raise their proud heads; may the mischief they threaten overwhelm them. (140:10) |
| 113 Psalm 138 (138:1-8) 138:5 They will sing of the ways of the LORD: "How great is the glory of the LORD!" (138:5) | The ways of the LORD | 114 Psalm 139 (139:1-24) 139:24 See if my way is crooked, then lead me in the ancient paths.(139:24) |