Psalms Outline

I. Book One (1:1-41:13)

  • A. Introductory Psalms (1:1-2:12)
    1. Blessings on the Righteous (1:1-6)
    2. The Lord's Anointed (2:1-12)
  • B. Psalms of David (3:1-9:20)
    1. Salvation Belongs to the LORD (3:1-8)
    2. Answer Me When I Call (4:1-8)
    3. You Bless the Righteous (5:1-12)
    4. The LORD Has Heard My Plea (6:1-10)
    5. The LORD Judges the Peoples (7:1-17)
    6. How Majestic is Your Name (8:1-9)
    7. I will give thanks to the LORD (9:1-20)
  • C. Why Do You Hide Yourself? (10:1-18)
  • D. Additional Psalms of David (11:1-32:11)
    1. The LORD is In His Temple (11:1-7)
    2. The Godly One is Gone (12:1-8)
    3. How Long O LORD? (13:1-6)
    4. The Fool Says in His Heart, There is No God (14:1-7)
    5. Who Shall Sojourn in Your Tent? (15:1-5)
    6. Preserve Me, O LORD (16:1-11)
    7. You Have Tried My Heart (17:1-15)
    8. In My Distress I Called Upon the LORD (18:1-50)
    9. The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (19:1-14)
    10. The LORD Saves His Anointed (20:1-9)
    11. Be Exalted in Your Strength (21:1-13)
    12. Why Have You Forsaken Me? (22:1-31)
    13. The LORD is My Shepherd (23:1-6)
    14. The Earth is the LORD's (24:1-10)
    15. I Lift My Soul to the LORD (25:1-22)
    16. Vindicate Me, O LORD (26:1-12)
    17. The LORD is My Stronghold (27:1-14)
    18. The LORD is the Strength of His People (28:1-9)
    19. Ascribe to the LORD Glory and Strength (29:1-11)
    20. You Restored Me to Life (30:1-12)
    21. Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit (31:1-24)
    22. Blessed is the Man Against Whom the LORD Counts No Iniquity (32:1-11)
  • E. Our Soul Waits For the LORD (33:1-22)
  • F. Further Psalms of David (34:1-41:13)
    1. Taste and See that the LORD is Good (34:1-22)
    2. O LORD Be Not Silent (35:1-28)
    3. Your Steadfast Love Extends to the Heavens (36:1-12)
    4. Trust in the LORD and Do Good (37:1-40)
    5. O LORD, Rebuke Me Not in Your Anger (38:1-22)
    6. O LORD Make Me Know My End (39:1-13)
    7. Blessed is the Man Who Makes the LORD His Trust (40:1-17)
    8. O LORD Raise Me Up (41:1-13)

II. Book Two (42:1-72:20)

  • A. Psalms of the Sons of Korah (42:1-49:20)
    1. My Soul Thirsts for God (42:1-11)
    2. Send Out Your Light and Your Truth (43:1-5)
    3. You are My King O God (44:1-26)
    4. Your Throne, O LORD is Forever (45:1-17)
    5. God is a Very Present Help (46:1-11)
    6. God Reigns Over the Nations (47:1-9)
    7. The LORD is Greatly to be Praised (48:1-14)
    8. God Will Ransom My Soul (49:1-20)
  • B. A Psalm of Asaph (50:1-23)
  • C. Psalms of David (51:1-65:13)
    1. Have Mercy on Me O God (51:1-19)
    2. God Will Break Down the Evil (52:1-9)
    3. All Have Fallen Away (53:1-6)
    4. God is My Helper (54:1-7)
    5. Give Ear to My Prayer (55:1-23)
    6. I Put My Trust in You (56:1-13)
    7. Be Exalted O God (57:1-11)
    8. The Wicked Go Astray from Birth (58:1-11)
    9. Deliver Me from My Enemies (59:1-17)
    10. You Have Rejected Us O God (60:1-12)
    11. Prolong the Life of the King (61:1-8)
    12. He Alone is My Rock (62:1-12)
    13. I Will Bless You as Long as I Live (63:1-11)
    14. Let the Righteous Rejoice in the LORD (64:1-10)
    15. Praise is Due You (65:1-13)
  • D. Shout For Joy All the Earth (66:1-20)
  • E. Let all the People Praise You (67:1-7)
  • F. Additional Psalms of David (68:1-71:24)
    1. God Shall Arise (68:1-35)
    2. Let Your Salvation Set Me on High (69:1-36)
    3. Make Haste to Deliver Me (70:1-5)
  • G. Rescue Me from the Hand of the Wicked (71:1-24)
  • H. A Psalm of Solomon (72:1-20)

III. Book Three (73:1-89:52)

  • A. Psalms of Asaph (73:1-83:18)
    1. God is Good to Israel (73:1-28)
    2. Defend Your Cause O God (74:1-23)
    3. It is God who Executes Judgment (75:1-10)
    4. Glorious are You (76:1-12)
    5. I Cry Aloud to God (77:1-20)
    6. Incline your Ears to the Words of My Mouth (78:1-72)
    7. The Nations Have Defiled your Temple (79:1-13)
    8. Restore Us O God (80:1-19)
    9. My People Did Not Listen to My Voice (81:1-16)
    10. Give Justice to the Weak (82:1-8)
    11. O God, Do Not Keep Silent (83:1-18)
  • B. Psalms of the Sons of Korah (84-85)
    1. How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place (84:1-12)
    2. Restore Us Again (85:1-13)
  • C. A Further Psalm of David (86:1-17)
  • D. Additional Psalms of the Sons of Korah (87:1-88:18)
    1. All My Springs are in You (87:1-7)
    2. My Soul is Full of Troubles (88:1-18)
  • E. A Psalm of Ethan the Ezrahite (89:1-52)

IV. Book Four (90:1-106:48)

  • A. A Psalm of Moses (90:1-17)
  • B. He Will Deliver You from the Snare (91:1-16)
  • C. A Psalm for the Sabbath (92:1-15)
  • D. He is Robed in Majesty (93:1-5)
  • E. Your Steadfast Love Held Me Up (94:1-23)
  • F. Psalms of Praise for the Congregation (95:1-100:5)
    1. Let Us Sing to the LORD (95:1-11)
    2. Sing to the LORD a New Song (96:1-13)
    3. The LORD Reigns (97:1-12)
    4. The LORD Has Made Known His Salvation (98:1-9)
    5. The LORD is Holy (99:1-9)
    6. Serve the LORD With Gladness (100:1-5)
  • G. A Psalm of David: I will Look with Favor on the Faithful (101:1-8)
  • H. A Psalm of the Afflicted (102:1-28)
  • I. An Additional Psalm of David: Bless the LORD O My Soul (103:1-22)
  • J. Psalms of Praise (104:1-106:48)
    1. You are Clothed with Splendor (104:1-35)
    2. Make Known His Deeds among the Peoples (105:1-45)
    3. Give Thanks to the LORD for He is Good (106:1-48)

V. Book Five (107:1-150:6)

  • A. Let the Redeemed of the LORD Say So (107:1-43)
  • B. Psalms of David (108:1-110:7)
    1. Your Faithfulness Reaches to the Clouds (108:1-13)
    2. Be Not Silent O God (109:1-31)
    3. You are a Priest Forever (110:1-7)
  • C. Psalms of Hallelujah (111:1-119:176)
    1. Great are the Works of the LORD (111:1-10)
    2. Blessed is the Man who Fears the LORD (112:1-10)
    3. Blessed be the Name of the LORD (113:1-9)
    4. Tremble at the Presence of the LORD (114:1-8)
    5. Give Glory to your Name (115:1-18)
    6. Gracious is the LORD (116:1-19)
    7. Praise the LORD all Nations (117:1-2)
    8. His Steadfast Love Endures Forever (118:1-29)
    9. Blessed are Those who Keep His Word (119:1-176)
  • D. Songs of Ascent to Jerusalem (120:1-134:3)
    1. In My Distress I Called to the LORD (120:1-7)
    2. From Where Does My Help Come? (121:1-8)
    3. I will Seek your Good (122:1-9)
    4. To You I Lift My Eyes (123:1-4)
    5. The LORD was on Our Side (124:1-8)
    6. Do Good, O LORD (125:1-5)
    7. Restore Our Fortunes (126:1-6)
    8. Children are a Heritage from the LORD (127:1-5)
    9. Blessed is Everyone who Fears the LORD (128:1-6)
    10. The LORD Cuts the Cords of the Wicked (129:1-8)
    11. Out of the Depths I Cry to You (130:1-8)
    12. My Heart is Not Lifted Up (131:1-3)
    13. Let us Go to His Dwelling Place (132:1-18)
    14. When Brothers Dwell in Unity (133:1-3)
    15. Come Bless the LORD (134:1-33)
  • E. Psalms of Praise (135:1-137:9)
    1. I Know that the LORD is Great (135:1-21)
    2. Give Thanks to the God of Gods (136:1-26)
    3. Remember O LORD (137:1-9)
  • F. Psalms of David (138:1-145:21)
    1. I Give Thanks with My Whole Heart (138:1-8)
    2. You Have Searched Me and Known Me (139:1-24)
    3. Deliver Me from Evil Men (140:1-13)
    4. Hasten to Me O LORD (141:1-10)
    5. I Plead for Mercy to the LORD (142:1-7)
    6. Enter not into Judgment (143:1-12)
    7. What is Man that You Regard Him (144:1-15)
    8. Every Day I will Bless You (145:1-21)
  • G. Psalms of Hallelujah (146:1-150:6)
    1. Put not your Trust in Princes (146:1-10)
    2. The LORD Build Up Jerusalem (147:1-20)
    3. Let them Praise the Name of the LORD (148:1-14)
    4. Let Israel be Glad (149:1-9)
    5. Let Everything that Has Breath Praise the LORD (150:1-6)