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Psalms

Israel’s book of 150 songs and prayers: praise, lament, thanksgiving, confession and trust, collected in five books.

150chapters
2,461verses
40,522words (BSB)
3 h 23 minto read

Who wrote Psalms?

Traditionally written by David and others. The titles name David for 73 psalms, and also Asaph, the sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman and Ethan; about a third have no author named.

Psalm 23:1

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Read Psalms

Minutes a dayDays to finish
5 minutes41
10 minutes21
15 minutes14
20 minutes11

Chapters

The longest chapter is Psalm 119 (176 verses, about 11 minutes).

ChapterVersesWordsMinutes
1 6 123 1
2 12 177 1
3 8 126 1
4 8 149 1
5 12 237 1
6 10 163 1
7 17 297 1
8 9 169 1
9 20 341 2
10 18 328 2
11 7 131 1
12 8 138 1
13 6 108 1
14 7 141 1
15 5 95 1
16 11 197 1
17 15 291 1
18 50 860 4
19 14 265 1
20 9 160 1
21 13 218 1
22 31 553 3
23 6 120 1
24 10 176 1
25 22 330 2
26 12 169 1
27 14 307 2
28 9 201 1
29 11 172 1
30 12 211 1
31 24 477 2
32 11 224 1
33 22 321 2
34 22 338 2
35 28 490 2
36 12 224 1
37 40 651 3
38 22 321 2
39 13 282 1
40 17 383 2
41 13 226 1
42 11 266 1
43 5 122 1
44 26 433 2
45 17 317 2
46 11 197 1
47 9 143 1
48 14 214 1
49 20 315 2
50 23 372 2
51 19 327 2
52 9 194 1
53 6 147 1
54 7 126 1
55 23 386 2
56 13 237 1
57 11 229 1
58 11 201 1
59 17 345 2
60 12 228 1
61 8 141 1
62 12 228 1
63 11 201 1
64 10 167 1
65 13 240 1
66 20 308 2
67 7 114 1
68 35 641 3
69 36 617 3
70 5 98 1
71 24 439 2
72 20 353 2
73 28 384 2
74 23 373 2
75 10 192 1
76 12 188 1
77 20 313 2
78 72 1,090 5
79 13 258 1
80 19 327 2
81 16 277 1
82 8 117 1
83 18 245 1
84 12 245 1
85 13 200 1
86 17 296 1
87 7 124 1
88 18 305 2
89 52 804 4
90 17 297 1
91 16 268 1
92 15 231 1
93 5 92 1
94 23 319 2
95 11 191 1
96 13 223 1
97 12 174 1
98 9 166 1
99 9 152 1
100 5 87 1
101 8 176 1
102 28 449 2
103 22 338 2
104 35 555 3
105 45 578 3
106 48 700 4
107 43 637 3
108 13 201 1
109 31 500 3
110 7 138 1
111 10 159 1
112 10 162 1
113 9 117 1
114 8 97 1
115 18 256 1
116 19 271 1
117 2 28 1
118 29 453 2
119 176 2,294 11
120 7 97 1
121 8 106 1
122 9 134 1
123 4 82 1
124 8 118 1
125 5 97 1
126 6 99 1
127 5 107 1
128 6 98 1
129 8 125 1
130 8 122 1
131 3 67 1
132 18 281 1
133 3 66 1
134 3 48 1
135 21 311 2
136 26 303 2
137 9 146 1
138 8 168 1
139 24 394 2
140 13 235 1
141 10 213 1
142 7 149 1
143 12 237 1
144 15 277 1
145 21 332 2
146 10 159 1
147 20 276 1
148 14 190 1
149 9 132 1
150 6 70 1

Questions

How many chapters are in Psalms?

Psalms has 150 chapters and 2,461 verses in the Berean Standard Bible.

Who wrote the book of Psalms?

Traditionally written by David and others. The titles name David for 73 psalms, and also Asaph, the sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman and Ethan; about a third have no author named.

How long does it take to read Psalms?

About 3 h 23 min at 200 words a minute (40,522 words). At 10 minutes a day that is 21 days.

What is Psalms about?

Israel’s book of 150 songs and prayers: praise, lament, thanksgiving, confession and trust, collected in five books.