Psalms

Berean Standard Bible

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Psalms is a collection of prayers and songs that gives voice to praise, grief, confession, trust, and thanksgiving. Its 150 psalms in the BSB include reflections on God’s instruction, creation, kingship, and Israel’s history. Organized into five books, the collection allows both individuals and communities to speak from distress and celebration, closing with repeated calls to praise.

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In Christian Bibles, Psalms is one of the books of Poetry and Wisdom of the Old Testament. In the Jewish Tanakh it belongs to the Ketuvim, the Writings. See it on the shelf.

A faithful traveler rests beneath a fruitful tree while chaff scatters across a barren path

Wisdom, meditation, and two paths in Psalm 1.

Rebellious rulers gather below a newly anointed king standing securely on Zion

Rebellious nations confront God's anointed king in Psalm 2.

A weary fugitive king prays beside a shield as enemies gather on distant ridges

Psalm 3 finds protection, sleep, and courage amid danger.

A man prays at night while a family sleeps peacefully inside a lamplit home

Psalm 4 moves from distress to gladness and peaceful sleep.

A worshiper prays at sunrise as pilgrims follow a bright path toward Jerusalem

Psalm 5 seeks morning guidance, justice, and joyful refuge.

A sick man prays from bed while companions wait and sunrise enters the room

Psalm 6 voices illness and tears before turning to assurance.

A falsely accused fugitive watches elders weigh testimony beside an abandoned bow and pit

Psalm 7 seeks refuge, examination, and impartial justice.

An ancient family with children and sheep gazes across a moonlit world full of creatures

Psalm 8 celebrates creation, human dignity, and responsible care.

A musician praises while elders hear a widow and child at Jerusalem's gate

Psalm 9 praises just judgment and refuge for the oppressed.

A wealthy ruler watches burdened laborers while a widow and child wait below

Psalm 10 laments oppression and trusts that hidden suffering is seen.

A faithful community stands in light above concealed archers and a troubled city

Psalm 11 finds steady refuge when social foundations shake.

A worker pours refined silver while poor families cry out and courtiers whisper nearby

Psalm 12 contrasts manipulative speech with promises pure as silver.

A grieving man turns from moonlit sorrow toward dawn and approaching musicians

Psalm 13 moves from 'how long' lament to trust and song.

Wealthy diners feast above poor neighbors who share food and shelter

Psalm 14 exposes corrupt folly and identifies refuge among the poor.

Pilgrims reconcile, reject bribery, and welcome neighbors below a sanctuary tent

Psalm 15 describes the integrity of those who approach worship.

A worshiper leaves an idol feast for community, inheritance, and a bright path

Psalm 16 celebrates refuge, a beautiful portion, counsel, and joy.

A petitioner rests under an eagle's broad wings while accusers gather at dawn

Psalm 17 asks for vindication, guarded steps, and shelter.

A fleeing warrior climbs from stormy torrents onto a secure rock at dawn

Psalm 18 celebrates dramatic rescue, strength, and covenant faithfulness.

A family studies instruction beneath a brilliant sky with honeycomb and refined gold nearby

Psalm 19 joins creation's witness with treasured, searching instruction.

A king and community pray near offerings while horses and military standards stand distant

Psalm 20 offers communal prayer and trust before battle.

An elder crowns a joyful king as musicians and families celebrate at Jerusalem's gate

Psalm 21 celebrates royal strength, answered desire, and public joy.

A suffering man sits alone while a diverse crowd gathers at a joyful communal feast

Psalm 22 moves from profound suffering to worldwide praise and remembrance.

A shepherd leads sheep beside water, through a ravine, and toward an abundant table

Psalm 23 portrays the shepherd's provision, protection, abundance, and home.

Pilgrims climb the holy hill while enormous city gates open before musicians and a veiled ark

Psalm 24 joins creation, integrity, ascent, and the lifting of ancient gates.

A young traveler consults an elder while pilgrims take a bright road past concealed traps

Psalm 25 seeks guidance, forgiveness, friendship, and rescue.

A worshiper washes at a bronze basin while corrupt dealings remain outside a joyful gathering

Psalm 26 connects examined integrity with grateful communal worship.

A traveler looks from a dark military camp toward a strong, peaceful sanctuary in sunlight

Psalm 27 finds courage, beauty, guidance, and patient hope in refuge.

A kneeling psalmist prays by a stone wall as a shepherd leader and musicians gather nearby

Psalm 28 turns urgent supplication into thanksgiving for strength and protection.

A violent thunderstorm breaks a cedar as worshipers watch safely from a stone sanctuary

Psalm 29 portrays majestic thunder across creation ending in strength and peace.

A restored man casts off a mourning garment as family and musicians celebrate at dawn

Psalm 30 transforms illness, tears, and mourning into sunrise joy and praise.

A besieged man prays above enemies and broken nets as friends welcome him into safety

Psalm 31: entrusting life within a strong refuge.

A grieving man confesses to an elder before joining musicians and neighbors in sunlight

Psalm 32: confession releases hidden guilt into joyful forgiveness.

A large assembly plays harps above sea and farmland while horses wait in the distance

Psalm 33: creation, justice, and hope summon universal praise.

A fugitive gathers poor and fearful people around bread as danger recedes at sunrise

Psalm 34: taste and see refuge shared with the afflicted.

An innocent petitioner faces false witnesses as elders expose a concealed net and supporters gather

Psalm 35: false accusation answered by public vindication.

Scheming courtiers whisper while families shelter by a bright river beneath an eagle's wings

Psalm 36: steadfast love outlasts arrogant self-deception.

An elder counsels a farmer while a peaceful family works and distant green grass dries

Psalm 37: patient trust inherits what angry grasping cannot keep.

A sick remorseful man bows apart from distant friends as an elder approaches to help

Psalm 38: suffering and guilt become an honest waiting prayer.

A thoughtful man restrains his words beside a small lamp as another gathers temporary wealth

Psalm 39: life's brevity disciplines speech and redirects hope.

Neighbors lift a man from a muddy pit as a joyful community gathers with instruments

Psalm 40: rescue from the pit becomes obedient public testimony.

Family and friends support a sick man while a former companion whispers with enemies outside

Psalm 41: care for the weak persists through sickness and betrayal.

An exile and thirsty deer stand by turbulent water looking toward distant Jerusalem worship

Psalm 42: thirsting exile answers tears with remembered hope.

An accused exile follows beams of light toward Jerusalem and waiting harp music

Psalm 43: light and truth guide the exile home.

Elders recall a fertile homeland while a defeated community gathers among torn tents and shields

Psalm 44: an afflicted people remember former deliverance together.

A just king welcomes a richly dressed bride at an ancient royal wedding celebration

Psalm 45: royal beauty serves truthful speech and righteous rule.

Families rest beside a clear river while mountains churn and abandoned bows lie outside

Psalm 46: stillness and refuge endure when the world shakes.

Diverse ancient nations gather with trumpets, harps, and raised hands before an empty throne

Psalm 47: all nations celebrate universal kingship.

Families and pilgrims study Jerusalem's towers and sanctuary while foreign rulers retreat far away

Psalm 48: zion's secure beauty becomes a story for generations.

Families of every status hear a musician while a wealthy funeral passes with abandoned goods

Psalm 49: no wealth can ransom a life from death.

A large assembly gathers near an altar as cattle graze and neighbors share food beneath a vast sky

Psalm 50: true worship joins gratitude with accountable justice.

A humbled king removes royal jewelry beside a cleansing basin while workers rebuild Jerusalem

Psalm 51: a broken heart seeks cleansing and renewal.

A boastful official threatens a family while a faithful man stands beside a green olive tree

Psalm 52: the green olive tree outlasts destructive deceit.

Corrupt leaders feast at a city gate while humble families share bread and look toward Zion

Psalm 53: universal corruption sharpens hope for restoration.

A fugitive prays from a rocky shelter as loyal companions bring food and strangers search outside

Psalm 54: loyal help shelters the fugitive from ruthless strangers.

A distressed psalmist watches doves over a violent city while his former friend meets enemies

Psalm 55: betrayal within friendship intensifies the city's violence.

A watched captive holds a tear bottle before walking toward dawn past broken chains

Psalm 56: fear and recorded tears turn toward confident trust.

Fugitives rest beneath nesting birds as a musician tunes his harp and enemies struggle in their net

Psalm 57: refuge in the cave awakens praise before dawn.

Unjust rulers ignore pleading families as floodwater carries away corrupt decrees and witnesses rejoice

Psalm 58: corrupt judgment is swept away by true justice.

Hostile guards watch a house at night as a fugitive reaches a tower and musicians sing at sunrise

Psalm 59: night watchers give way to morning song at the fortress.

Leaders examine cracked earth and regional harvest symbols as a community raises a torn banner

Psalm 60: national defeat raises a renewed banner for help.

A distant traveler prays toward a high rock, fortified tower, and sheltering wings at sunset

Psalm 61: a distant cry finds refuge on the higher rock.

A peaceful man waits on a solid rock as attackers gather near a failing wall and empty scales

Psalm 62: quiet trust rests on an unshakable rock.

A wilderness traveler reaches for water while remembering sanctuary worship and resting safely by night

Psalm 63: wilderness thirst becomes satisfied worship.

Hidden conspirators prepare arrows and whisper accusations as light exposes their plot to the community

Psalm 64: secret plots are exposed before justice.

Worshipers gather near the sanctuary as rain revives fields, streams, grain, and grazing flocks

Psalm 65: forgiveness and rain crown the year with abundance.

A community crosses dry waterbeds and refining fire before entering an abundant place with offerings

Psalm 66: refining trials lead into abundant freedom.

Families from many nations share a rich harvest and praise together beneath a bright peaceful sky

Psalm 67: blessing flows outward to every nation.

A sanctuary procession with musicians and the veiled ark advances as families and freed captives rejoice

Psalm 68: the victorious procession enters the sanctuary.

A weary man sinks into muddy water as helpers reach toward him and poor worshipers wait nearby

Psalm 69: a sinking sufferer cries for timely rescue.

A vulnerable traveler cries urgently while hostile pursuers falter and friends rush to provide aid

Psalm 70: urgent need becomes a brief cry for help.

An elderly man with a staff teaches attentive children beside a harp as past dangers recede behind him

Psalm 71: lifelong refuge becomes testimony for a new generation.

A king listens to vulnerable families as nations bring gifts and rain brightens abundant fields

Psalm 72: a righteous king brings peace to the vulnerable.

A troubled man leaves a wealthy feast and enters the sanctuary where an elder restores his perspective

Psalm 73: sanctuary perspective steadies an envious heart.

A community prays among the burned sanctuary ruins while sea, sun, moon, and seasons fill the horizon

Psalm 74: a devastated sanctuary remembers the Creator's power.

Humble worshipers rejoice beside a steady pillar while proud rulers face a dark cup of judgment

Psalm 75: the steady judge humbles pride and raises the lowly.

Abandoned shields and bows lie in shadow as worshipers climb toward a sunlit Jerusalem sanctuary

Psalm 76: broken weapons yield to sanctuary peace.

A grieving musician prays at night while a distant people cross safely between towering waters

Psalm 77: distress finds hope by remembering ancient wonders.

An elder teaches gathered children while families, shepherds, tents, and Jerusalem extend across the valley

Psalm 78: sacred memory is entrusted to the next generation.

Grieving families kneel among overturned sanctuary vessels and smoke-darkened walls after invasion

Psalm 79: a ruined sanctuary becomes a communal plea.

Worshipers pray beside a breached vineyard wall as healthy vines reach toward the sunlit sanctuary

Psalm 80: the broken vineyard pleads for restored light.

Priests sound ram's horns over harvest baskets while worshipers gather and a distant idol stands abandoned

Psalm 81: festival worship calls wandering hearts to listen.

An elder advocates for poor families and children before wealthy, indifferent judges in an ancient court

Psalm 82: justice must defend the vulnerable.

Families and elders pray from Jerusalem's wall as countless hostile tents and banners fill the valley

Psalm 83: a threatened people pray against an arrogant alliance.

A pilgrim family drinks at a hillside spring as swallows nest and musicians welcome them near Jerusalem

Psalm 84: longing pilgrims find home in the sanctuary.

An elder praises as neighbors embrace, rain refreshes fields, and harvesters gather beneath clearing clouds

Psalm 85: restored people meet in mercy, truth, and peace.

A humble man kneels in a courtyard between grieving families, stern rulers, and a sunlit sanctuary path

Psalm 86: an undivided heart seeks mercy and instruction.

Families from many lands gather with musicians and dancers inside Jerusalem's open gates

Psalm 87: zion welcomes peoples from every nation.

A solitary man prays beside a dark stone cistern in heavy rain while companions walk toward Jerusalem

Psalm 88: persistent prayer endures the darkest isolation.

A grieving elder lifts a royal cloak between a bright memory of kingship and a storm-darkened Jerusalem

Psalm 89: covenant praise wrestles with royal collapse.

An elderly teacher counts days with children as families labor, harvest, age, and rest beneath enduring mountains

Psalm 90: brief generations seek wisdom beneath eternal mountains.

A family rests safely in a rocky shelter as an eagle circles above distant lightning, lion, and serpent

Psalm 91: refuge brings courage amid hidden dangers.

Elders play harps as families carry palm branches through fertile sanctuary gardens at sunrise

Psalm 92: thanksgiving flourishes like palms beside water.

Immense storm waves crash below a steadfast Jerusalem sanctuary as priests watch from high rock

Psalm 93: the steady throne stands above roaring floods.

A wise advocate points from corrupt wealthy officials toward poor families and an approaching assembly of judges

Psalm 94: the oppressed appeal beyond corrupt authority.

Worshipers with ram's horns, shepherds, and flocks cross rocky hills toward Jerusalem in joyful procession

Psalm 95: joyful worship must remain tender and obedient.

Musicians and visitors from many nations celebrate near Jerusalem with offerings beneath a bright coastal horizon

Psalm 96: a new song summons nations and creation.

People dismantle fallen statues beneath lightning mountains while worshipers gather toward a sunlit sanctuary

Psalm 97: sovereign justice topples idols and sows light.

Priests sound trumpets as crowds, waves, hills, and distant nations converge joyfully near Jerusalem

Psalm 98: trumpets, seas, and nations join a new song.

Priests and families bow before the veiled ark between cherubim as incense rises in the sanctuary

Psalm 99: holy authority answers, forgives, and corrects.

Joyful families, musicians, shepherds, and harvest bearers enter Jerusalem's open gates together

Psalm 100: all the earth enters the gates with thanksgiving.

A ruler dismisses corrupt courtiers while honest workers and families gather in an open palace

Psalm 101: integrity governs the royal household.

A frail exile sits among nesting birds and ruined stones while workers rebuild Jerusalem at dawn

Psalm 102: affliction looks beyond ruins to enduring restoration.

A father embraces a child as elders receive care and an eagle rises above a fertile valley

Psalm 103: compassion renews every generation.

Mountain streams nourish animals, farms, vineyards, birds, and people beside a sea beneath sun, moon, and stars

Psalm 104: creation flourishes through wise provision.

An elder teaches families as tents, Egyptian grain, departing travelers, and fertile land stretch behind him

Psalm 105: covenant memory traces providence through history.

A community kneels between divided waters, wilderness tents, an abandoned idol, and a distant homeward road

Psalm 106: confession remembers rebellion and patient mercy.

Desert travelers, freed prisoners, recovered people, and sailors gather for a grateful harbor feast

Psalm 107: steadfast love rescues every desperate traveler.

A royal musician plays at sunrise beside worshipers and soldiers overlooking distant fortified lands

Psalm 108: a steadfast heart greets dawn with confident praise.

A weary man faces pointing accusers while an elder defends him and his family watches anxiously

Psalm 109: false accusation meets public defense.

A priest offers bread and a cup to a kneeling king beside gathered volunteers and abandoned weapons

Psalm 110: royal authority joins enduring priesthood.

An elder teaches children in a sanctuary courtyard as families distribute food across fertile fields

Psalm 111: remembered works cultivate reverent wisdom.

A family distributes grain and lamps to neighbors while a messenger approaches beneath storm clouds

Psalm 112: generosity remains steady through dark reports.

A new mother embraces her baby while neighbors honor poor families at a sunrise celebration

Psalm 113: praise lifts the poor and restores a family.

Families cross between receding waters as mountains rise and fresh water pours from rock

Psalm 114: creation trembles before liberating presence.

Anxious wealthy patrons sit among mute metal idols while families serve one another outside

Psalm 115: living trust outlasts lifeless idols.

Friends pull a grateful man from a ravine as he carries a cup toward gathered sanctuary worshipers

Psalm 116: answered prayer turns rescue into grateful vows.

Travelers and families from diverse ancient nations worship together on a Jerusalem hillside

Psalm 117: every nation joins one enduring praise.

Worshipers wave branches as builders place a once-rejected stone prominently into Jerusalem's gateway

Psalm 118: the rejected stone becomes the celebrated cornerstone.

A young scribe studies a blank scroll as a traveler carries a lamp along one winding road toward dawn

Psalm 119: instruction lights the long road.

A peace-seeking man raises an open hand between armed desert archers and deceitful negotiators

Psalm 120: a peacemaker suffers among deceit and war.

A watchman guards families on a mountain road as night becomes dawn near distant Jerusalem

Psalm 121: the vigilant keeper guards every journey.

Joyful travelers enter Jerusalem as elders judge fairly at the gate and families greet one another

Psalm 122: jerusalem gathers worship, justice, and peace.

Servants watch their master's hands while weary pilgrims outside lift their eyes toward the sanctuary

Psalm 123: patient eyes wait for mercy amid contempt.

A community helps one another escape rushing water as a small bird flies from an opened net

Psalm 124: the escaped snare and flood reveal timely help.

Jerusalem rests among encircling mountains as families flourish inside and shadowed rulers approach outside

Psalm 125: zion remains steady within surrounding mountains.

A tearful farmer sows near restored Jerusalem as joyful families return carrying abundant grain

Psalm 126: tears return as songs and harvest.

A family embraces children at a building site while workers and city watchmen pause to pray

Psalm 127: household labor rests on deeper provision.

Three generations share a courtyard meal beneath grapes and olives overlooking peaceful Jerusalem

Psalm 128: reverent work nourishes family and peace.

An elder shows healed scars to younger listeners beside cut ropes as former oppressors leave

Psalm 129: long oppression cannot erase a people.

A worshiper prays from deep stone steps while wall watchmen scan the horizon at sunrise

Psalm 130: the depths wait eagerly for dawn.

A peaceful toddler rests against his mother beneath an olive tree overlooking Jerusalem

Psalm 131: quiet trust rests like a contented child.

Priests carry the veiled ark toward Jerusalem as a king is crowned and families receive bread

Psalm 132: ark, priesthood, and kingship converge in zion.

Families embrace at a feast as oil is poured upon a priest before Mount Hermon

Psalm 133: unity descends like oil and mountain dew.

Priests keep watch by lamplight as departing pilgrims cross the courtyard beneath stars and sunrise

Psalm 134: night servants bless and are blessed.

Worshipers praise near storm clouds, Egyptian memories, inherited land, and a heap of lifeless idols

Psalm 135: the living ruler acts where idols cannot.

A communal feast overlooks sun, moon, parted waters, travelers, vineyards, and abandoned weapons

Psalm 136: steadfast love endures through every age.

Judean families grieve beneath willows with unused harps while Babylonian officials request a song

Psalm 137: exiles refuse to forget zion.

A kneeling petitioner gives thanks while elders help his family and foreign kings enter the courtyard

Psalm 138: wholehearted thanks strengthens the lowly.

A traveler moves from lamplit birth scene across mountains and sea into starry night

Psalm 139: no path escapes intimate knowledge.

A family shelters behind rock as elders reveal pits, ropes, weapons, and distant plotters

Psalm 140: hidden violence meets protective justice.

A man prays beside evening incense while touching his mouth and avoiding a corrupt feast

Psalm 141: evening prayer guards speech and desire.

A hunted man prays inside a cave as pursuers pass and friends approach along a sunlit path

Psalm 142: the lonely cave becomes a place of refuge.

An elder leads a weary petitioner from ruined darkness toward sunrise, water, and a level road

Psalm 143: morning love reveals a level path.

A king trains young defenders outside Jerusalem while children, flocks, and full granaries flourish within

Psalm 144: trained hands serve a peaceful flourishing city.

A serving ruler feeds the hungry as families lift the fallen across a flourishing Jerusalem landscape

Psalm 145: every generation announces a gracious kingdom.

A royal bier departs while prisoners are freed and widows, immigrants, hungry families, and blind elders receive help

Psalm 146: hope moves beyond mortal princes.

Families rebuild Jerusalem while healers work beneath stars, rain, snow, grazing animals, and melting streams

Psalm 147: the rebuilder heals hearts and orders stars.

People and animals across mountains and sea raise joyful attention beneath sun, moon, stars, and storms

Psalm 148: all creation answers one summons to praise.

Musicians and dancers rejoice before elders as subdued rulers sit beside peacefully surrendered weapons

Psalm 149: a new song joins joy with accountable justice.

Trumpets, harps, lyres, drums, flutes, cymbals, dancers, families, and animals celebrate at sunrise

Psalm 150: every breath becomes the final orchestra.