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The Bible: fun, fresh, just for you.
We took the 150 Psalms, God's ancient songs, and turned them into joyful adventures for children. Every psalm has its own page, a real Bible text, a lesson, a prayer, a song, and a craft.
01 · Welcome
A treasure box of feelings and prayers.
The Psalms are like a treasure box full of every feeling you've ever had: happy, sad, scared, grateful, or excited. King David and others wrote them as songs and prayers to God, and they still work today.
You don't have to read them in order. Pick the psalm that matches how you feel right now. That's what makes them so special.
When Jesus was on earth, He prayed the Psalms too: “And as He was praying, heaven was opened.” (Luke 3:21, BSB).
02 · What is a psalm?
Songs sung to the harp.
The word Psalm comes from a Greek word meaning “a song sung to the harp.” In Hebrew, the book is called Tehillim, which means “praises.”
The Psalms are poems and songs written to God. They cover every emotion you can imagine: joy, sadness, fear, wonder, gratitude, and anger. If you've ever felt something deeply, there's probably a psalm that says it!
The Psalms were the songbook of ancient Israel. They were sung in the temple and memorized by every Jewish child.
03 · Who wrote them
The Psalms had many writers.
The Psalms are 150 songs, poems, and prayers written over hundreds of years. The word psalm comes from the Greek psalmoi, meaning “songs played on an instrument.”
| Writer | How many | Did you know? |
|---|---|---|
| King David | At least 73 | Was a shepherd boy who beat the giant Goliath with a sling and a stone. |
| Moses | Psalm 90 (the oldest) | Led God's people out of Egypt and parted the Red Sea. |
| Solomon | Psalms 72 & 127 | David's son, the wisest man who ever lived. |
| Asaph | 12 psalms | A temple worship leader in King David's court. |
| Sons of Korah | 11 psalms | A whole family of temple musicians and singers. |
| Heman | Psalm 88 | Wrote one of the darkest and most honest psalms. |
| Ethan | Psalm 89 | Wrote a sweeping song of God's faithfulness. |
| Anonymous | Many | We don't know who wrote them, but God does. |
04 · How they're organized
Five books, just like the Torah.
Just like the Torah (the first five books of Moses), the Psalms are divided into five books. Each book ends with a doxology: a special praise to God.
| Book | Psalms | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Book 1 | 1–41 | Mostly by David: personal and deeply honest psalms of praise and lament. |
| Book 2 | 42–72 | David and the Sons of Korah, with songs of longing, rescue, and royalty. |
| Book 3 | 73–89 | Mostly by Asaph, covering history, worship, and cries for help. |
| Book 4 | 90–106 | Includes Moses' psalm, celebrating God as King over all creation. |
| Book 5 | 107–150 | The great praise psalms, ending in a thundering “Hallelujah!” |
05 · What kind of song is it?
Eight kinds of psalms.
| Type | Psalms | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Praise | 100, 148, 150 | Songs of joy and worship. |
| Lament | 22, 42, 88 | Honest prayers during hard times. |
| Trust | 23, 46, 91 | Finding safety in God. |
| Wisdom | 1, 37, 119 | Lessons about how to live. |
| Thanksgiving | 34, 103, 107 | Gratitude for what God has done. |
| Royal / Messianic | 2, 22, 110 | About the king, pointing to Jesus. |
| Songs of Ascent | 120–134 | Sung on the way to Jerusalem. |
| History | 78, 105, 106 | Retelling God's great acts. |
06 · Jesus and the Psalms
Quoted more than any other book.
The New Testament quotes the Psalms more than any other Old Testament book. Jesus quoted Psalms throughout His ministry:
- On the cross, He cried out Psalm 22:1: “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?”
- He declared that Psalm 118:22 referred to Himself: “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
- “The LORD said to my Lord: Sit at My right hand” (Psalm 110:1) is quoted more in the New Testament than any other verse.
- Many details of Jesus' crucifixion are described in Psalm 22, written 1,000 years before Jesus was born!
07 · The first Bible
The oldest Bible comes from Ethiopia.
The oldest Bible on earth was written in Ge'ez, one of the world's oldest languages, still spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea today.
It's nearly 800 years older than the King James Bible, and has 81 books (the KJV has 66).
08 · How it was written
Three languages. Many brave translators.
The Bible didn't always live on paper. It started on clay tablets thousands of years ago. It was written in three languages:
| Language | Which part? | Cool detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | Most of the Old Testament | Jesus' name in Hebrew is Yeshua, meaning “salvation.” |
| Greek | All of the New Testament | “Bible” comes from the Greek biblia, meaning “books.” |
| Aramaic | Small bits of the Old Testament | This was the everyday language Jesus spoke. |
Before the King James Bible (1611), brave people translated the Bible into English, sometimes risking their lives.
| Year | Bible | Who made it? |
|---|---|---|
| 1380 | Wycliffe's Bible | John Wycliffe, the first English Bible. |
| 1526 | Tyndale Bible | William Tyndale, first printed English New Testament. |
| 1535 | Coverdale Bible | Approved by King Henry VIII. |
| 1539 | The Great Bible | Placed in every church in England. |
| 1560 | Geneva Bible | The Bible the Pilgrims brought on the Mayflower. |
| 1611 | King James Version | Commissioned by King James I, still read today. |
The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. About 50 Bibles are given out every minute.
09 · Psalms by the numbers
150 songs. 1,000+ years.
10 · The Bible today
Around the world · 2026.
The Bible is the most translated book in history, and more people read it every year.
Numbers: Wycliffe Global Alliance & United Bible Societies, 2026.
11 · Read them right here
Free, accurate, and readable.
This website uses the Berean Standard Bible (BSB): a free, accurate, and readable translation.
Read all 150 Psalms right here: click any psalm on the Psalms grid, or read the whole Bible right here too.
12 · Why read them every day?
There's a psalm that meets you there.
Martin Luther said: “The Psalms speak of me.” C.S. Lewis called them “a school of prayer.” Charles Spurgeon read five psalms every morning. Whatever you're going through, whether joy, fear, doubt, or wonder, there's a psalm that meets you exactly there.
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6 · BSB