| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Psalms 1-2 (1:1-2:12) 1:6 The LORD watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.(1:6) | The ways of the LORD | 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) |
| 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) | The wicked | 24 Psalm 26 (26:1-12) 26:5 I hate the company of evildoers; with the wicked I do not sit. (26:5) |
| 3 Psalm 4 (4:1-9) 4:5 Tremble and do not sin; upon your beds ponder in silence.(4:5) | Sins | 23 Psalm 25 (25:1-22) 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD, who shows sinners the way, (25:8) |
| 4 Psalm 5 (5:1-13) 5:7 you destroy all who speak falsely. Murderers and deceivers the LORD abhors. (5:7) | Person who speaks falsely | 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) |
| 5 Psalm 6 (6:1-11) 6:6 For who among the dead remembers you? Who praises you in Sheol?(6:6) | Sheol | 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; your rod and staff give me courage.(23:4) |
| 6 Psalm 7 (7:1-18) 7:3 Lest they maul me like lions, tear me to pieces with none to save. (7:3) | Attack like lions | 20 Psalm 22 (22:1-32) 22:14 They open their mouths against me, lions that rend and roar. (22:14) |
| 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 | 19 Psalm 21 (21:1-14) 21:9 Your hand will reach all your enemies; your right hand will reach your foes! (21:9) |
| 8 Psalms 9-10 (9:1-10:18) 9:10 The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, stronghold in times of trouble. (9:10) | Salvation in distress | 18 Psalm 20 (20:1-10) 20:2 The LORD answer you in time of distress; the name of the God of Jacob defend you! (20:2) |
| 9 Psalm 11 (11:1-7) 11:7 The LORD is just and loves just deeds; the upright shall see his face.(11:7) | Righteous heart | 17 Psalm 19 (19:1-15) 19:9 The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart. (19:9) |
| 10 Psalm 12 (12:1-9) 12:6 "Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will grant safety to whoever longs for it." (12:6) | Salvation for the needy | 16 Psalm 18 (18:1-51) 18:28 Humble people you save; haughty eyes you bring low. (18:28) |
| 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) | Listening to a prayer | 15 Psalm 17 (17:1-15) 17:1 Hear, LORD, my plea for justice; pay heed to my cry; Listen to my prayer spoken without guile.(17:1) |
| 12 Psalm 14 (14:1-7) 14:1 Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." Their deeds are loathsome and corrupt; not one does what is right.(14:1) | Faithless / faithful | 14 Psalm 16 (16:1-11) 16:2 I say to the Lord, you are my Lord, you are my only good. (16:2) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Psalms 1-2 (1:1-2:12) 1:3 They are like a tree planted near streams of water, that yields its fruit in season; Its leaves never wither; whatever they do prospers. (1:3) | Flourish of good person | 13 Psalm 15 (15:1-5) 15:5 lends no money at interest, accepts no bribe against the innocent. Whoever acts like this shall never be shaken.(15:5) |
| 2 Psalm 3 (3:1-9) 3:3 How many say of me, "God will not save that one." Selah(3:3) | Denial of the existence of the LORD | 12 Psalm 14 (14:1-7) 14:1 Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." (14:1) |
| 3 Psalm 4 (4:1-9) 4:7 Many say, "May we see better times! LORD, show us the light of your face!" Selah (4:7) | The face of the LORD | 11 Psalm 13 (13:1-6) 13:2 How long will you hide your face from me? (13:2) |
| 4 Psalm 5 (5:1-13) 5:7 you destroy all who speak falsely. Murderers and deceivers the LORD abhors. (5:7) | The liar | 10 Psalm 12 (12:1-9) 12:3 Those who tell lies to one another speak with deceiving lips and a double heart. (12:3) |
| 5 Psalm 6 (6:1-11) 6:11 My foes will be terrified and disgraced; all will fall back in sudden shame.(6:11) | 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) |
| 6 Psalm 7 (7:1-18) 7:9 O LORD, judge of the nations. Grant me justice, LORD, for I am blameless, free of any guilt. (7:9) | The judgement of the nations | 8 Psalms 9-10 (9:1-10:18) 9:20 Arise, LORD, let no mortal prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence. (9:20) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 13 Psalm 15 (15:1-5) 15:1 LORD, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?(15:1) | To dwell in the LORD'S house | 25 Psalm 27 (27:1-14) 27:4 One thing I ask of the LORD; this I seek: To dwell in the LORD'S house all the days of my life, (27:4) |
| 14 Psalm 16 (16:1-11) 16:10 For you will not abandon me to Sheol, nor let your faithful servant see the pit.(16:10) | Dont destroy me | 24 Psalm 26 (26:1-12) 26:9 Do not take me away with sinners, nor my life with the violent. (26:9) |
| 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 | 23 Psalm 25 (25:1-22) 25:9 Guides the humble rightly, and teaches the humble the way. (25:9) |
| 16 Psalm 18 (18:1-51) 18:16 Then the bed of the sea appeared; the world's foundations lay bare, (18:16) | The world | 22 Psalm 24 (24:1-10) 24:1 The earth is the LORD'S and all it holds, the world and those who live there.(24:1) |
| 17 Psalm 19 (19:1-15) 19:8 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. (19:8) | Restoration | 21 Psalm 23 (23:1-6) 23:3 you restore my strength. You guide me along the right path for the sake of your name.(23:3) |
| 18 Psalm 20 (20:1-10) 20:2 The LORD answer you in time of distress; (20:2) | In distress | 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) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 25 Psalm 27 (27:1-14) 27:2 When evildoers come at me to devour my flesh,(27:2) | Devouring of evildoers | 49 Psalm 53 (53:1-7) 53:5 Will these evildoers never learn? They devour my people as they devour bread; they do not call upon God. (53:5) |
| 26 Psalm 28 (28:1-9) 28:5 God will tear them down, never to be rebuilt. (28:5) | Ruin of foes | 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) |
| 27 Psalm 29 (29:1-11) 29:1 give to the LORD glory and might (29:1) | Bringing back to 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) |
| 28 Psalm 30 (30:1-13) 30:13 With my whole being I sing endless praise to you. O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.(30:13) | Don't be silent | 46 Psalm 50 (50:1-23) 50:3 Our God comes and will not be silent! (50:3) |
| 29 Psalm 31 (31:1-25) 31:8 I will rejoice and be glad in your love, once you have seen my misery, observed distress of my soul. (31:8) | Salvation for a soul | 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) |
| 30 Psalms 32-33 (32:1-33:22) 32:4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength withered as in dry summer heat. Selah (32:4) | Hands of the LORD | 44 Psalm 48 (48:1-15) 48:11Your right hand is fully victorious. (48:11) |
| 31 Psalm 34 (34:1-23) 34:10 Fear the LORD, you holy ones; nothing is lacking to those who fear him. (34:10) | People of the LORD | 43 Psalm 47 (47:1-10) 47:10 The princes of the peoples assemble with the people of the God of Abraham. (47:10) |
| 32 Psalm 35 (35:1-28) 35:2 Take up the shield and buckler; rise up in my defense. (35:2) | Help | 42 Psalm 46 (46:1-12) 46:2 God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress. (46:2) |
| 33 Psalm 36 (36:1-13) 36:13 There make the evildoers fall; thrust them down, never to rise.(36:13) | Ruin of foes | 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) |
| 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 | 40 Psalm 44 (44:1-27) 44:7 Not in my bow do I trust, nor does my sword bring me victory. (44:7) |
| 35 Psalm 38 (38:1-23) 38:7 I am stooped and deeply bowed; all day I go about mourning. (38:7) | Going about mourning | 39 Psalms 42-43 (42:1-43:5) 42:10 I say to God, "My rock, why do you forget me? Why must I go about mourning with the enemy oppressing me?" (42:10) |
| 36 Psalm 39 (39:1-14) 39:12 You rebuke our guilt and chasten us; you dissolve all we prize like a cobweb. (39:12) | Sins | 38 Psalm 41 (41:1-14) 41:5 Once I prayed, "LORD, have mercy on me; heal me, I have sinned against you. (41:5) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 25 Psalm 27 (27:1-14) see 2-1 | see 2-1 | 37 Psalm 40 (40:1-18) see 2-1 |
| 26 Psalm 28 (28:1-9) see 2-1 | see 2-1 | 36 Psalm 39 (39:1-14) see 2-1 |
| 27 Psalm 29 (29:1-11) see 2-1 | see 2-1 | 35 Psalm 38 (38:1-23) see 2-1 |
| 28 Psalm 30 (30:1-13) see 2-1 | see 2-1 | 34 Psalm 37 (37:1-40) see 2-1 |
| 29 Psalm 31 (31:1-25) see 2-1 | see 2-1 | 33 Psalm 36 (36:1-13) see 2-1 |
| 30 Psalms 32-33 (32:1-33:22) see 2-1 | see 2-1 | 32 Psalm 35 (35:1-28) see 2-1 |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 37 Psalm 40 (40:1-18) 40:17 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. May those who long for your help always say, "The LORD be glorified." (40:17) | Person who seeks the LORD | 49 Psalm 53 (53:1-7) 53:3 To see if even one is wise, if even one seeks God. (53:3) |
| 38 Psalm 41 (41:1-14) 41:8 My foes all whisper against me; they imagine the worst about me: (41:8) | Person who wishes disaster of others | 48 Psalm 52 (52:1-11) 52:6 You love any word that destroys, you deceitful tongue. (52:6) |
| 39 Psalms 42-43 (42:1-43:5) 42:11 It shatters my bones, when my adversaries reproach me. (42:11) | Broken bones | 47 Psalm 51 (51:1-21) 51:10 let the bones you have crushed rejoice. (51:10) |
| 40 Psalm 44 (44:1-27) 44:18 All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten you, nor been disloyal to your covenant. (44:18) | The covenant | 46 Psalm 50 (50:1-23) 50:5 "Gather my faithful ones before me, those who made a covenant with me by sacrifice." (50:5) |
| 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) | All nations obey to the LORD | 45 Psalm 49 (49:1-21) 49:2 Hear this, all you peoples! Give ear, all who inhabit the world, (49:2) |
| 42 Psalm 46 (46:1-12) 46:2 God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress. (46:2) | A refuge | 44 Psalm 48 (48:1-15) 48:4 God is its citadel, renowned as a stronghold. (48:4) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 49 Psalm 53 (53:1-7) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 73 Psalm 78 (78:1-72) see 1-1 |
| 50 Psalm 54 (54:1-9) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 72 Psalm 77 (77:1-21) see 1-1 |
| 51 Psalm 55 (55:1-24) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 71 Psalm 76 (76:1-13) see 1-1 |
| 52 Psalm 56 (56:1-14) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 70 Psalm 75 (75:1-11) see 1-1 |
| 53 Psalm 57 (57:1-12) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 69 Psalm 74 (74:1-23) see 1-1 |
| 54 Psalm 58 (58:1-12) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 68 Psalm 73 (73:1-28) see 1-1 |
| 55 Psalm 59 (59:1-18) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 67 Psalm 72 (72:1-20) see 1-1 |
| 56 Psalm 60 (60:1-14) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 66 Psalms 70-71 (70:1-71:24) see 1-1 |
| 57 Psalm 61 (61:1-9) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 65 Psalm 69 (69:1-37) see 1-1 |
| 58 Psalm 62 (62:1-13) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 64 Psalm 68 (68:1-36) see 1-1 |
| 59 Psalm 63 (63:1-12) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 63 Psalm 67 (67:1-8) see 1-1 |
| 60 Psalm 64 (64:1-11) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 62 Psalm 66 (66:1-20) see 1-1 |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 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 | 61 Psalm 65 (65:1-14) 65:4 with its burden of wicked deeds. We are overcome by our sins; only you can pardon them. (65:4) |
| 50 Psalm 54 (54:1-9) 54:7 Turn back the evil upon my foes; in your faithfulness, destroy them. (54:7) | Ruin of foes | 60 Psalm 64 (64:1-11) 64:8 But God will shoot arrows at them and strike them unawares. (64:8) |
| 51 Psalm 55 (55:1-24) 55:16 Let death take them by surprise; let them go down alive to Sheol (55:16) | Sheol | 59 Psalm 63 (63:1-12) 63:10 they shall go down to the depths of the earth! (63:10) |
| 52 Psalm 56 (56:1-14) 56:4 when I am afraid, in you I place my trust. (56:4) | Trust in the LORD | 58 Psalm 62 (62:1-13) 62:9 Trust God at all times, my people! (62:9) |
| 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) | Refuge | 57 Psalm 61 (61:1-9) 61:5 Then I will ever dwell in your tent, take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah (61:5) |
| 54 Psalm 58 (58:1-12) 58:10 Suddenly, like brambles or thistles, have the whirlwind snatch them away. (58:10) | Anger 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) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 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) | Wonders | 73 Psalm 78 (78:1-72) 78:43 When he displayed his wonders in Egypt, his marvels in the plain of Zoan.(78:43) |
| 62 Psalm 66 (66:1-20) 66:5 Come and see the works of God, awesome in the deeds done for us.(66:5) | Remembering the wonders of the LORD | 72 Psalm 77 (77:1-21) 77:12 I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, your wonders of old I will remember.(77:12) |
| 63 Psalm 67 (67:1-8) 67:5 for you govern the peoples justly, you guide the nations upon the earth. Selah (67:5) | Justice of the LORD | 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) |
| 64 Psalm 68 (68:1-36) 68:4 Then the just will be glad; they will rejoice before God; they will celebrate with great joy. (68:4) | Joy of the Just | 70 Psalm 75 (75:1-11) 75:11 Who has said: "I will break off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the just shall be lifted up."(75:11) |
| 65 Psalm 69 (69:1-37) 69:19 Come and ransom my life; because of my enemies redeem me. (69:19) | Redemption | 69 Psalm 74 (74:1-23) 74:2the tribe you redeemed as your very own. (74:2) |
| 66 Psalms 70-71 (70:1-71:24) 71:7 I have become a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge!(71:7) | Refuge | 68 Psalm 73 (73:1-28) 73:28 As for me, to be near God is my good, to make the Lord GOD my refuge. (73:28) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 73 Psalm 78 (78:1-72) 78:1 Attend, my people, to my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.(78:1) | Teachings | 97 Psalm 119 (119:1-176) 119:1 Happy those whose way is blameless, who walk by the teaching of the LORD.(119:1) |
| 74 Psalm 79 (79:1-13) 79:11 by your great power free those doomed to death. (79:11) | Salvation from death | 96 Psalms 113-118 (113:1-118:29) 118:17 I shall not die but live and declare the deeds of the LORD. (118:17) |
| 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) | Shine | 95 Psalms 111-112 (111:1-112:10) 112:4 They shine through the darkness, a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and just. (112:4) |
| 76 Psalm 81 (81:1-17) 81:14 But even now if my people would listen, if Israel would walk in my paths, (81:14) | The ways | 94 Psalm 110 (110:1-7) 110:7 Who drinks from the brook by the wayside and thus holds high the head.(110:7) |
| 77 Psalm 82 (82:1-8) 82:2 "How long will you judge unjustly and favor the cause of the wicked? Selah (82:2) | The judgement | 93 Psalm 109 (109:1-31) 109:7 That he may be judged and found guilty, that his plea may be in vain. (109:7) |
| 78 Psalm 83 (83:1-19) 83:7 The tents of Ishmael and Edom, the people of Moab and Hagar,83:8 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre. 83:9 Assyria, too, in league with them gives aid to the descendants of Lot. Selah (83:7-9) | Foreign people | 92 Psalm 108 (108:1-14) 108:10 Moab is my washbowl; upon Edom I cast my sandal; I will triumph over Philistia. (108:10) |
| 79 Psalm 84 (84:1-13) 84:12 The LORD withholds no good thing from those who walk without reproach. (84:12) | The ways of the LORD | 91 Psalms 103-107 (103:1-107:43) 103:7 His ways were revealed to Moses, mighty deeds to the people of Israel. (103:7) |
| 80 Psalm 85 (85:1-14) 85:4 You withdrew all your wrath, turned back your burning anger. (85:4) | Anger of the LORD | 90 Psalm 102 (102:1-29) 102:11 Because of your furious wrath, you lifted me up just to cast me down. (102:11) |
| 81 Psalm 86 (86:1-17) 86:11 Teach me, LORD, your way that I may walk in your truth, single-hearted and revering your name. (86:11) | 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) |
| 82 Psalm 87 (87:1-7) 87:2 Loves the gates of Zion more than any dwelling in Jacob.(87:2) | The gate | 88 Psalm 100 (100:1-5) 100:4 Enter the temple gates with praise, its courts with thanksgiving. (100:4) |
| 83 Psalm 88 (88:1-19) 88:11 Do you work wonders for the dead? (88:11) | Marvelous deeds | 87 Psalms 98-99 (98:1-99:9) 98:1 Sing a new song to the LORD, who has done marvelous deeds, (98:1) |
| 84 Psalm 89 (89:1-53) 89:31 If his descendants forsake my law, do not follow my decrees, (89:31) | The law | 86 Psalms 92-97 (92:1-97:12) 94:12 Happy those whom you guide, LORD, whom you teach by your instruction. (94:12) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 73 Psalm 78 (78:1-72) 78:21 The LORD heard and grew angry; fire blazed up against Jacob; anger flared up against Israel. (78:21) | Anger 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) |
| 74 Psalm 79 (79:1-13) 79:5 How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your rage keep burning like fire? (79:5) | Eternal anger | 84 Psalm 89 (89:1-53) 89:47 How long, LORD? Will you stay hidden forever? Must your wrath smolder like fire? (89:47) |
| 75 Psalm 80 (80:1-20) 80:5 LORD of hosts, how long will you burn with anger while your people pray? (80:5) | 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) |
| 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 God of Jacob | 82 Psalm 87 (87:1-7) 87:2 Loves the gates of Zion more than any dwelling in Jacob.(87:2) |
| 77 Psalm 82 (82:1-8) 82:4 Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." (82:4) | 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) |
| 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) | Danger of a life | 80 Psalm 85 (85:1-14) 85:7 Please give us life again, that your people may rejoice in you. (85:7) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 85 Psalms 90-91 (90:1-91:16) see 2-2 | see 2-2 | 97 Psalm 119 (119:1-176) see 2-2 |
| 86 Psalms 92-97 (92:1-97:12) see 2-2 | see 2-2 | 96 Psalms 113-118 (113:1-118:29) see 2-2 |
| 87 Psalms 98-99 (98:1-99:9) see 2-2 | see 2-2 | 95 Psalms 111-112 (111:1-112:10) see 2-2 |
| 88 Psalm 100 (100:1-5) see 2-2 | see 2-2 | 94 Psalm 110 (110:1-7) see 2-2 |
| 89 Psalm 101 (101:1-8) see 2-2 | see 2-2 | 93 Psalm 109 (109:1-31) see 2-2 |
| 90 Psalm 102 (102:1-29) see 2-2 | see 2-2 | 92 Psalm 108 (108:1-14) see 2-2 |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 97 Psalm 119 (119:1-176) 119:1 Happy those whose way is blameless (119:1) | Happy person | 121 Psalms 146-150 (146:1-150:6) 146:5 Happy those whose help is Jacob's God (146:5) |
| 98 Psalm 120 (120:1-7) 120:1 The LORD answered me when I called in my distress:(120:1) | Answer to a call | 120 Psalm 145 (145:1-21) 145:18 You, LORD, are near to all who call upon you, to all who call upon you in truth. (145:18) |
| 99 Psalm 121 (121:1-8) 121:1 I raise my eyes toward the mountains. From where will my help come?(121:1) | Coming from a mountain | 119 Psalm 144 (144:1-15) 144:5 LORD, incline your heavens and come; touch the mountains and make them smoke.(144:5) |
| 100 Psalm 122 (122:1-9) 122:5 Here are the thrones of justice, the thrones of the house of David. (122:5) | The judgement of the LORD | 118 Psalm 143 (143:1-12) 143:2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant; (143:2) |
| 101 Psalm 123 (123:1-4) 123:2 Yes, like the eyes of a servant on the hand of his master (123:2) | Watching | 117 Psalm 142 (142:1-8) 142:5 I look to my right hand, but no friend is there. (142:5) |
| 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) | Escape from evil | 116 Psalm 141 (141:1-10) 141:4 Do not let my heart incline to evil, or yield to any sin. (141:4) |
| 103 Psalm 125 (125:1-5) 125:3 The scepter of the wicked will not prevail in the land given to the just, (125:3) | Salvation from the wicked | 115 Psalm 140 (140:1-14) 140:5 Keep me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked; preserve me from the violent, who plot to trip me up.(140:5) |
| 104 Psalm 126 (126:1-6) 126:3 The LORD has done great things for us; Oh, how happy we were! (126:3) | The deed of the LORD | 114 Psalm 139 (139:1-24) 139:15 my bones were not hidden from you, When I was being made in secret, fashioned as in the depths of the earth.(139:15) |
| 105 Psalm 127 (127:1-5) 127:5 They will never be shamed contending with foes at the gate.(127:5) | Victory against enemies | 113 Psalm 138 (138:1-8) 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of dangers, you guard my life when my enemies rage. (138:7) |
| 106 Psalm 128 (128:1-6) 128:5 May the LORD bless you from Zion, all the days of your life That you may share Jerusalem's joy (128:5) | Zion | 112 Psalms 134-137 (134:1-137:9) 134:3 May the LORD who made heaven and earth bless you from Zion.(134:3) |
| 107 Psalm 129 (129:1-8) 129:5 May they be scattered in disgrace, all who hate Zion. (129:5) | Zion | 111 Psalm 133 (133:1-3) 133:3 Like dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion.(133:3) |
| 108 Psalm 130 (130:1-8) 130:4 But with you is forgiveness and so you are revered.(130:4) | Forgiveness | 110 Psalm 132 (132:1-18) 132:10 For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your anointed. (132:10) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 97 Psalm 119 (119:1-176) 119:18 Open my eyes to see clearly the wonders of your teachings. (119:18) | Great things | 109 Psalm 131 (131:1-3) 131:1 I do not busy myself with great matters, with things too sublime for me.(131:1) |
| 98 Psalm 120 (120:1-7) 120:2 LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips, from treacherous tongues. (120:2) | Salvation for a soul | 108 Psalm 130 (130:1-8) 130:5 I wait with longing for the LORD, my soul waits for his word. (130:5) |
| 99 Psalm 121 (121:1-8) 121:6 By day the sun cannot harm you, nor the moon by night. (121:6) | Protection from persecution | 107 Psalm 129 (129:1-8) 129:2 Much have they oppressed me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed. (129:2) |
| 100 Psalm 122 (122:1-9) 122:6 For the peace of Jerusalem pray: (122:6) | Peace | 106 Psalm 128 (128:1-6) 128:6 Peace upon Israel!(128:6) |
| 101 Psalm 123 (123:1-4) 123:3 Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we have our fill of contempt. (123:3) | Shame | 105 Psalm 127 (127:1-5) 127:5 They will never be shamed contending with foes at the gate.(127:5) |
| 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) | Liberation | 104 Psalm 126 (126:1-6) 126:1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, then we thought we were dreaming.(126:1) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 109 Psalm 131 (131:1-3) 131:3 Israel, hope in the LORD, now and forever.(131:3) | Hope in the LORD | 121 Psalms 146-150 (146:1-150:6) 146:5 Happy those whose help is Jacobs God, whose hope is in the LORD, their God, (146:5) |
| 110 Psalm 132 (132:1-18) 132:11 The LORD swore an oath to David, a pledge never to be broken: "Your own offspring I will set upon your throne. (132:11) | The LORD and a king | 120 Psalm 145 (145:1-21) 145:1 I will extol you, my God and king; I will bless your name forever.(145:1) |
| 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) | Harvest | 119 Psalm 144 (144:1-15) 144:13 May our barns be full with every kind of store. (144:13) |
| 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) | Servant of the LORD | 118 Psalm 143 (143:1-12) 143:12 for I am your servant. (143:12) |
| 113 Psalm 138 (138:1-8) 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of dangers, you guard my life when my enemies rage. (138:7) | In distress | 117 Psalm 142 (142:1-8) 142:3 Before God I pour out my complaint, lay bare my distress. (142:3) |
| 114 Psalm 139 (139:1-24) 139:8 If I ascend to the heavens, you are there; if I lie down in Sheol, you are there too. (139:8) | Sheol | 116 Psalm 141 (141:1-10) 141:7 As when a farmer plows a field into broken clods, so their bones will be strewn at the mouth of Sheol. (141:7) |