The Book of Psalms 1-120

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Book I (Psalms 1-41)

Psalm 1: Poetry and Law

Psalm 2: The Lord’s Messiah

Psalm 3: Hope in the Heart of Brokenness

Psalm 4: Finding a Space in the Blessing

Psalm 5: The God Who Hears and Protects

Psalm 6: How Long, O Lord

Psalm 7: The God Who Judges

Psalm 8: The Soul Searcher’s Psalm

Psalm 9: Praising the God of Justice and Might

Psalm 10: Calling Upon God to be God

Psalm 11: Confident Faith in the Midst of Trouble

Psalm 12: Save Us From Ourselves

Psalm 13: The Cry from a Godforsaken Place

Psalm 14: The Wisdom of Holding to the Covenant

Psalm 15: Entering the Sacred Presence of God

Psalm 16: Remaining Faithful in a Pluralistic Setting

Psalm 17: An Embodied Prayer

Psalm 18: Royal Thanks at the End of the Journey

Psalm 19: Creation, the Law and a Faithful Life

Psalm 20: In the Day of Trouble

Psalm 21: A Blessing for the King

Psalm 22: A Desperate Cry to God

Psalm 23: The LORD as Shepherd, Host, and Destination

Psalm 24: The Coming of the LORD

Psalm 25: The Struggle of Faith from Aleph to Tav

Psalm 26: Liturgy of the Falsely Accused

Psalm 27: Faith in an Age of Anxiety

Psalm 28: Can You Hear Me LORD?

Psalm 29: The Thundering Voice of God

Psalm 30: The Life of Praise

Psalm 31: Faith, Questions, and the Life of Faith

Psalm 32: A Psalm of Restoration

Psalm 33: The Earth is Full of the Steadfast Love of God

Psalm 34: The Experienced Faithfulness of God

Psalm 35: Lord, Fight for me in the Struggle

Psalm 36: The Way of God and the Way of the Wicked

Psalm 37: A Song of a Wise Life

Psalm 38: A Cry for Forgiveness and Healing

Psalm 39: There Are No Words

Psalm 40: Experienced Faithfulness and the Hope of Deliverance

Psalm 41: The One Who Cares for the Poor

Book II (Psalms 42-72)

Psalm 42: Thirsting for God in an Arid Time

Psalm 43: Calling for God’s Love among a Loveless People

Psalm 44: Demanding a Fulfillment of God’s Covenant Promises

Psalm 45: A Love Song Among the Psalms

Psalm 46: A Mighty Fortress

Psalm 47: God Assumes Kingship Over Creation

Psalm 48: God and Zion

Psalm 49: Wealth, Wisdom and Death

Psalm 50: Recalled to the Covenantal Life

Psalm 51: Seeking the Possibility of Redemption

Psalm 52: The Wicked Will Not Prosper Forever

Psalm 53: Reflecting Again on the Unjust

Psalm 54: A Cry for Deliverance

Psalm 55: A Desperate Prayer from an Unsafe Environment

Psalm 56: Trusting God in the Midst of Trouble

Psalm 57: Fleeing to the Steadfast Love and Faithfulness of God

Psalm 58: A Jagged Prayer for Vengeance

Psalm 59: God’s Steadfast Love as an Alternative to the Dog-Eat-Dog Worldview

Psalm 60: A Plea for God’s Return to the People

Psalm 61: A Life Dependent on God

Psalm 62: Truly Faith Surrounds My Troubles

Psalm 63: Hungering and Thirsting

Psalm 64: Protect the Innocent One from the Words of the Wicked

Psalm 65: A Song of Thanksgiving to a Gracious Creator

Psalm 66: Formed by Steadfast Love

Psalm 67: A Blessing for the Earth

Psalm 68: God as Warrior and Protector of the Powerless

Psalm 69: A Cry for Deliverance from Unjust Suffering

Psalm 70: God Help Me Quickly

Psalm 71: A Prayer for Help Shaped by a Life of Worship

Psalm 72: Leading God’s Covenant People

Book III (Psalms 73-89)

Psalm 73: When Faith if Challenged

Psalm 74: A Psalm When the World Collapses

Psalm 75: God’s Answer to the Boastful and Arrogant

Psalm 76: The Fearfully Powerful Defender of Peace

Psalm 77: Searching for God in a Shattered World

Psalm 78: Telling History to Change the Future

Psalm 79: Words of Pain and Hope in a National Crisis

Psalm 80: A People Waiting for God’s Forgiveness

Psalm 81: Hear, O People

Psalm 82: The God Who Upholds Justice for the Vulnerable

Psalm 83: A Fearful Prayer for Deliverance

Psalm 84: Better is One Day in the House of God

Psalm 85: Waiting for God’s Kingdom to Come

Psalm 86: A Servant’s Plea For Their Lord’s Deliverance

Psalm 87: Mother Jerusalem

Psalm 88: Only Darkness Knows Me

Psalm 89: Shattered Worlds and Broken Symbols

Book IV (Psalms 90-106)

Psalm 90: Remembering the Character of God in Crisis

Psalm 91: Enfolded in God’s Protection

Psalm 92: Song of the Sabbath

Psalm 93: God the King

Psalm 94: Thy Kingdom Come

Psalm 95: Lifting Up Voices and Listening in Silence

Psalm 96: A New Song of God’s Triumph

Psalm 97: The Righteous Reing of God

Psalm 98: A Joyous Song of God’s Salvation

Psalm 99: The Universal King Worshipped by a Particular People

Psalm 100: Know the LORD is God and we are God’s

Psalm 101: A Leader Shaping a Community of Character

Psalm 102: The Song Of One Suffering In Solitude

Psalm 103: A Meditation on the Steadfast Love of God

Psalm 104: Praise the Great God of Creation

Psalm 105: Give Thanks to the Faithful God of Our Story

Psalm 106: Confessing the Unfaithfulness of the People of God

Book V (Psalms 107-150)

Psalm 107: The God of Steadfast Love who Rescues

Psalm 108: Old Words Brought Together For A New Time

Psalm 109: A Prayer for God’s Vengeance

Psalm 110: A Psalm of Enthronement

Psalm 111: The Beginning of Wisdom

Psalm 112: An Authentic Life Shaped by Wisdom

Psalm 113: The God On High Who Lifts The Lowly

Psalm 114: The Awesome God Of The Exodus

Psalm 115: Trusting God Above All Things

Psalm 116: The God Who Delivers from Death

Psalm 117: The Goal of all the Peoples

Psalm 118: A Reflection on the Steadfast Love of God

Psalm 119: An Artistic Articulation of Life Under the Law

Psalm 120: A Pilgrimage To A Place of Peace

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