Nine kinds of song

A psalm is never only a psalm. It is a cheer, or a cry, or a lesson, or a thank-you. Here is every kind, what it is for, and which of the hundred and fifty belong to it.

All 150 Psalms

All 150 psalms: the complete songbook of God's people.

01
Praise
35 psalms
Joyful songs that celebrate how great God is. These psalms burst with adoration and awe.
- 29
- 33
- 47
- 48
- 50
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 75
- 76
- 81
- 87
- 92
- 93
- 95
- 96
- 97
- 98
- 99
- 100
- 103
- 108
- 111
- 113
- 115
- 117
- 134
- 135
- 139
- 145
- 146
- 147
- 148
- 149
- 150
02
Lament / Prayer
50 psalms
Honest prayers to God during hard or sad times. You can tell God exactly how you feel.
- 3
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 10
- 12
- 13
- 17
- 22
- 25
- 26
- 28
- 35
- 38
- 39
- 41
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 51
- 54
- 55
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
- 64
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 74
- 77
- 79
- 80
- 83
- 85
- 86
- 88
- 94
- 102
- 109
- 120
- 129
- 130
- 137
- 140
- 141
- 142
- 143
03
Trust
15 psalms
Psalms about finding safety, peace, and shelter in God, like a rock in a storm.
- 4
- 11
- 16
- 23
- 27
- 31
- 46
- 56
- 62
- 63
- 84
- 91
- 121
- 125
- 131
04
Wisdom
17 psalms
Psalms that teach us how to live wisely, love God's Word, and walk in the right path.
- 1
- 14
- 15
- 36
- 37
- 49
- 52
- 53
- 73
- 82
- 90
- 101
- 112
- 119
- 127
- 128
- 133
05
Thanksgiving
12 psalms
Songs of gratitude for all that God has done: His rescues, His goodness, His love.
- 9
- 18
- 30
- 32
- 34
- 40
- 107
- 116
- 118
- 124
- 126
- 138
06
Nature
4 psalms
Psalms that praise God through His creation: the sky, stars, seas, and mountains.
- 8
- 19
- 65
- 104
07
History
5 psalms
Psalms that retell the great stories of God's people, from Egypt to the Promised Land.
- 78
- 105
- 106
- 114
- 136
08
Royal / Messianic
10 psalms
Psalms about the king of Israel, pointing forward to Jesus, the ultimate King.
- 2
- 20
- 21
- 24
- 45
- 72
- 89
- 110
- 132
- 144
09
Songs of Ascent
15 psalms
Psalms 120–134, sung by pilgrims as they walked up to Jerusalem for the great festivals.
Hold on — doesn’t that add up to more than 150?
It does, and that is not a mistake! These fifteen are a group because of WHERE they sit in the book, not because of what they are about. So most of them get to be two things at once. Psalm 121 is a Song of Ascent and a psalm of trust, so you will find it in both places. Every one of the 150 is still on this page — fifteen of them just get counted twice.
- 120
- 121
- 122
- 123
- 124
- 125
- 126
- 127
- 128
- 129
- 130
- 131
- 132
- 133
- 134

Looking for one by number instead? All 150 Psalms, in order.

Praise

Lament / Prayer

Trust

Wisdom

Thanksgiving

Nature

History

Royal / Messianic

Songs of Ascent