There are 150 Psalms in the Book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible (also called the Old Testament in the Christian Bible). The Book of Psalms is a collection of hymns, poems, and prayers that are organized into five books.
Psalm 61 is a prayer for help and protection. The psalmist begins by calling out to God for mercy and refuge, saying “Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer.” The psalmist then asks God to hear their prayer and to provide a safe place for them to dwell, saying “Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.”
The psalmist also asks God to extend their days and to fulfill their vows to God, saying “For you, O God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.” The psalmist concludes by expressing their trust in God and their desire to praise God forever, saying “May the king be enthralled by your beauty; may he be crowned with your favor forever. For you will bless the righteous, O Lord; you will surround them with your favor as with a shield.”
Psalm 62 is a psalm of trust in God. The psalmist begins by calling on God to be their rock, their refuge, and their savior, saying “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.”
The psalmist then speaks out against their enemies, who are described as “gossips” and “treacherous men,” and exhorts the reader to trust in God and to be at peace, saying “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.”
The psalmist concludes by declaring their trust in God and their determination to wait patiently for God’s salvation, saying “My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”
Psalm 63 is a psalm of longing for God. The psalmist begins by expressing their desire for God, saying “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.”
The psalmist then recalls their experiences of God’s faithfulness in the past, saying “I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.”
The psalmist goes on to speak out against their enemies, saying “My enemies will turn back; they will stumble and perish before you. For you have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on your throne, judging righteously.”
The psalmist concludes by expressing their trust in God and their desire to be close to God, saying “I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”
Psalm 64 is a psalm of prayer for protection from enemies. The psalmist begins by calling on God to listen to their prayer and to protect them from their enemies, saying “Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; protect my life from the terror of the enemy.”
The psalmist then describes their enemies as “crafty men” who plot against them and use their words like “arrows” to attack them. The psalmist asks God to bring down the wicked and to vindicate the righteous, saying “May the righteous one rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; may all the upright in heart praise him!”
The psalmist concludes by declaring their trust in God and their desire to sing praises to God, saying “The righteous will be glad in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!”
Psalm 65 is a psalm of praise to God for his many blessings. The psalmist begins by addressing God as the “God of our salvation,” and praising God for answering the prayers of the faithful and for providing for the needs of all people, saying “You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.”
The psalmist then describes the many ways in which God blesses the earth, including by watering the fields, causing the mountains to drip with abundance, and providing for the needs of all creatures. The psalmist also speaks of the joy and gladness that God brings to the people, saying “You visit the earth and water it, you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it. You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.”
The psalmist concludes by calling on all people to come to God and offer praise and thanksgiving, saying “Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth and high praise was on my tongue.”
Psalm 66 is a psalm of praise to God for his many blessings and for answering the prayers of the faithful. The psalmist begins by calling on all the earth to sing to God and to give him thanks, saying “Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise!”
The psalmist then describes the many ways in which God has blessed them, including by providing for their needs, protecting them from their enemies, and answering their prayers. The psalmist also speaks of the power of God, saying “He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him, who rules by his might forever, whose eyes watch the nations— let not the rebellious rise up against him.”
The psalmist concludes by calling on all people to come and hear the good things that God has done and to offer their thanks and praise to him, saying “Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth and high praise was on my tongue.”
Psalm 67 is a psalm of prayer for God’s blessing and guidance. The psalmist begins by calling on God to bless his people and to make his face shine upon them, saying “May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us.”
The psalmist then asks God to guide their steps and to help them spread his message to the nations, saying “That your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.”
The psalmist also speaks of the abundance and prosperity that God brings to the earth, saying “The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.”
The psalmist concludes by expressing their trust in God and their desire to give thanks and praise to him, saying “Then the earth will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us. God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Psalm 68 is a psalm of praise to God for his power and majesty. The psalm begins by calling on God to arise and scatter his enemies, saying “Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him.”
The psalmist then describes the power and majesty of God, saying “As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, let the wicked perish before God. But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; let them be happy and joyful.”
The psalmist goes on to speak of the ways in which God has blessed his people and provided for their needs, saying “You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall.”
The psalm concludes by calling on all people to give thanks and praise to God, saying “Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds— his name is the Lord— and rejoice before him.”
Psalm 69 is a psalm of distress and prayer for deliverance. The psalmist begins by crying out to God for help, saying “Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.”
The psalmist then describes the suffering and persecution they have endured, saying “I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.”
The psalmist goes on to pray for deliverance and for God’s vindication, saying “Deliver me from my enemies, O God; protect me from those who rise up against me. Deliver me from evildoers and save me from bloodthirsty men.”
The psalm concludes with a prayer for God’s mercy and salvation, saying “For you are my hope, O Lord God, my trust, O God, from my youth. On you I have depended since birth; from my mother’s womb you have been my strength; my hope in you never wavers.”
Psalm 70 is a psalm of prayer for God’s help and deliverance. The psalmist begins by calling on God to come to their aid and to rescue them from their enemies, saying “Hasten, O God, to save me; O Lord, come quickly to help me. May those who seek my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.”
The psalmist then expresses confidence in God’s ability to deliver them and to vindicate them, saying “But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, ‘Let God be exalted!’ Yet I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay.”
The psalm concludes with a prayer for God’s glory and praise to be made known to all the nations, saying “Let all the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples fairly and guide the nations on earth. Selah”