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# 📖 Psalms
> [!info] Info
> [[#📖 Summary of Book]]
> [[#🧭 Theme Verse]]
> [[#🧭 Major Themes]]
> [[#📅 Outline of Book]]
> [[#✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflections]]
> [[#📚 Further Study / Interesting Insights]]
> [[#Essays]]
## 📖 Summary of Book
> The book of Psalms is a collection of songs and prayers expressing the full range of human emotions—from deep sorrow to joyful praise. Written by various authors, including David, it reflects on God’s character, faithfulness, and the struggles of life. Psalms teaches believers how to worship, lament, and trust God in every season.
**Each Song**- A sub-genre of poetry. (Knowing the sub-genre helps us understand how to read it.)
#### 📚 Genre
- Poetry
- Wisdom and Worship Literature
#### 🙋♂️ Who is the Author
- Multiple authors, including David, Asaph, the Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, and others
#### ⌛️ When Was it Written
- Approximately 1400–400 BC (compiled over many centuries)
## 🧭 Theme Verse
>Psalm 1:1–2 (NET)
“How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the LORD’s commands; he meditates on his commands day and night.”
## 🧭 Major Themes
• Worship and praise
• Prayer and lament
• God’s sovereignty
• Trust in God
• God’s steadfast love
• Repentance and forgiveness
• Messianic hope
• God’s kingship
• Wisdom for life
• God’s faithfulness
## 📅 Outline of Book
- Book I (1–41) — Psalms of David
- Book II (42–72) — Psalms of David and Korah
- Book III (73–89) — Psalms of Asaph and national lament
- Book IV (90–106) — God’s kingship and Moses’ psalm
- Book V (107–150) — Praise and thanksgiving
## ✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes
**Book I (1–41) — Psalms of David**
- [[Psalm 01]]
- [[Psalm 02]]
- [[Psalm 03]]
- [[Psalm 04|Psalm 04]]
- [[Psalm 05]]
- [[Psalm 06]]
- [[Psalm 07]]
- [[Psalm 08]]
- [[Psalm 09]]
- [[Psalm 10]]
- [[Psalm 11]
- [[Psalm 12]]
- [[Psalm 13]]
- [[Psalm 14]]
- [[Psalm 15]]
- [[Psalm 16]]
- [[Psalm 17]]
- [[Psalm 18]]
- [[Psalm 19]]
- [[Psalm 20]]
- [[Psalm 21]]
- [[Psalm 22]]
- [[Psalm 23]]
- [[Psalm 24]]
- [[Psalm 25]]
- [[Psalm 26]]
- [[Psalm 27]]
- [[Psalm 28]]
- [[Psalm 29]]
- [[Psalm 30]]
- [[Psalm 31]]
- [[Psalm 32]]
- [[Psalm 33]]
- [[Psalm 34]]
- [[Psalm 35]]
- [[Psalm 36]]
- [[Psalm 37]]
- [[Psalm 38]]
- [[Psalm 39]]
- [[Psalm 40]]
- [[Psalm 41]]
**Book II (42–72) — Psalms of David and Korah**
- [[Psalm 42]]
- [[Psalm 43]]
- [[Psalm 44]]
- [[Psalm 45]]
- [[Psalm 46]]
- [[Psalm 47]]
- [[Psalm 48]]
- [[Psalm 49]]
- [[Psalm 50]]
- [[Psalm 51]]
- [[Psalm 52]]
- [[Psalm 53]]
- [[Psalm 54]]
- [[Psalm 55]]
- [[Psalm 56]]
- [[Psalm 57]]
- [[Psalm 58]]
- [[Psalm 59]]
- [[Psalm 60]]
- [[Psalm 61]]
- [[Psalm 62]]
- [[Psalm 63]]
- [[Psalm 64]]
- [[Psalm 65]]
- [[Psalm 66]]
- [[Psalm 67]]
- [[Psalm 68]]
- [[Psalm 69]]
- [[Psalm 70]]
- [[Psalm 71]]
- [[Psalm 72]]
**Book III (73–89) — Psalms of Asaph and national lament**
- [[Psalm 73]]
- [[Psalm 74]]
- [[Psalm 75]]
- [[Psalm 76]]
- [[Psalm 77]]
- [[Psalm 78]]
- [[Psalm 79]]
- [[Psalm 80]]
- [[Psalm 81]]
- [[Psalm 82]]
- [[Psalm 83]]
- [[Psalm 84]]
- [[Psalm 85]]
- [[Psalm 86]]
- [[Psalm 87]]
- [[Psalm 88]]
- [[Psalm 89]]
**Book IV (90–106) — God’s kingship and Moses’ psalm**
- [[Psalm 90]]
- [[Psalm 91]]
- [[Psalm 92]]
- [[Psalm 93]]
- [[Psalm 94]]
- [[Psalm 95]]
- [[Psalm 96]]
- [[Psalm 97]]
- [[Psalm 98]]
- [[Psalm 99]]
- [[Psalm 100]]
- [[Psalm 101]]
- [[Psalm 102]]
- [[Psalm 103]]
- [[Psalm 104]]
- [[Psalm 105]]
- [[Psalm 106]]
**Book V (107–150) — Praise and thanksgiving**
- [[Psalm 107]]
- [[Psalm 108]]
- [[Psalm 109]]
- [[Psalm 110]]
- [[Psalm 111]]
- [[Psalm 112]]
- [[Psalm 113]]
- [[Psalm 114]]
- [[Psalm 115]]
- [[Psalm 116]]
- [[Psalm 117]]
- [[Psalm 118]]
- [[Psalm 119]]
- [[Psalm 120]]
- [[Psalm 121]]
- [[Psalm 122]]
- [[Psalm 123]]
- [[Psalm 124]]
- [[Psalm 125]]
- [[Psalm 126]]
- [[Psalm 127]]
- [[Psalm 128]]
- [[Psalm 129]]
- [[Psalm 130]]
- [[Psalm 131]]
- [[Psalm 132]]
- [[Psalm 133]]
- [[Psalm 134]]
- [[Psalm 135]]
- [[Psalm 136]]
- [[Psalm 137]]
- [[Psalm 138]]
- [[Psalm 139]]
- [[Psalm 140]]
- [[Psalm 141]]
- [[Psalm 142]]
- [[Psalm 143]]
- [[Psalm 144]]
- [[Psalm 145]]
- [[Psalm 146]]
- [[Psalm 147]]
- [[Psalm 148]]
- [[Psalm 149]]
- [[Psalm 150]]
## 🙏 Devotional Reflections
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## 📚 Further Study
**Resources**
1. Derek Kidner, Psalms (Tyndale Old Testament Commentary, Vols. 1–2)
2. John Goldingay, Psalms (3 vols., Baker Commentary on the Old Testament)
3. Willem A. VanGemeren, Psalms (Expositor’s Bible Commentary)
**Interesting Facts**
1. Psalms is the longest book in the Bible with 150 chapters.
2. David wrote about half of the Psalms.
3. Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible.
4. Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible.
5. Many Psalms were used in temple worship.
6. Some Psalms are acrostic poems.
7. Jesus quoted Psalms frequently.
8. The Psalms cover every major human emotion.
9. Several Psalms are explicitly Messianic.
10. The final five Psalms (146–150) focus entirely on praise.
#### Essays/Other Resources
[[Psalms Poetry- Genre Matters]]
[[Psalms- A Practical Breakdown of How They Are Labeled]]