The main intention of this site is to celebrate the beauty of the Psalms as inspirational poetry; however some general information regarding this familiar book of the Hebrew bible and Christian bible is included here.

The Psalms are used extensively in Jewish and Christian worship. With 150 chapters, it is the longest book of the bible and is divided into five sections (Ps 1–41; 42–72; 73–89; 90–106; 107–150). The sections are believed to have been compiled and assembled into their present form shortly after the Hebrew Captivity ended around 537 B.C.

While David is the best-known author of the Psalms, other authors contributing to the collection include Moses, (Ps 90) and David’s son Solomon (Ps 72, 127).

The Psalms are frequently sorted by genres. The list used in this site is shown in the chart below. You can click on any blue link to move directly to the genre or highlighted Psalm in this site.

Click on the blue heading above to return to the celestial home page to explore the Psalms through the stars.


GENRES OF THE PSALMS

Psalms of Lament

3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  9,  10,  13,  22,  27,  28,  31,  32,  35,  38,  41,  42,  43,  51,  54,  55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  61,  64,  69,  70,  71,  86,  88,  90,  94,  102,  109,  120,  123,  130,  137,  140,  141,  142,  143

Psalms as Hymns

8,  19, 29,  33,  34,  65,  66,  67,  68, 96979899,  100,  103,  104,  111,  112,  113,  117,  128,  134,  135,  136,  139,  145,  146,  147,  148,  149,  150

Pilgrim Songs

84,  120,  121,  122,  123,  124,  125,  126,  127,  128,  129,  130,  131,  132,  133,  134

Psalms of Trust

11, 16, 23,  30,  46,  62,  63,  91,  115,  125,  131

Torah

1,  19, 119, 

Thanksgiving

18,  21, 92,  105,  107,  116,  118,  124,  126,  138

Communal Lament

44,  59,  60,  74,  79,  80,  83,  129

Song of Zion

46,  48,  76,  84,  87,  99,  122

Wisdom

37,  39,  49,  72,  73,  127

Liturgical

15,  24,  82,  121

Spiritual

50

Enthronement

47,  93

Royalty

2,  20,  21,  45,  63,  72,  89,  101,  110,  132

Penitence

85,  106

Innocence

17,  26

Unclassified

12,  14,  25,  36,  40,  52,  53,  75,  77,  78,  81, 95,108,  114,  144