Psalms Subject Index
The following chart references the major themes of the psalms and which specific psalms address those themes. All psalms appear at least once below, but some may appear more than once. This table is not intended to be restrictive or exclusive, but simply a reference to help one read or pray through Psalms that fit the whatever situation one finds himself in.
 
Subject Book 1 
(1-41)
Book 2
(42-72)
Book 3
(73-89)
Book 4
(90-106)
Book 5
(107-150)
The Blessed Man, The Righteous Man 1, 4, 5,11, 15, 17, 23, 24, 26, 32, 34, 37, 40, 41 50, 52, 65 84 91, 92, 94, 97, 101 112, 119, 127, 128, 133, 145, 146
The Wicked Man, 
The Nations
1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 36, 37 49, 50 52, 53, 55, 58, 64 73, 75, 82 94 107, 109, 112, 119, 129, 146, 147
Meditation 1, 4, 19, 23, 25, 27, 37, 38, 39 42, 43, 49, 51, 55, 57, 61, 62, 63, 66, 69 73, 74, 77, 81, 84, 86, 88 90, 91, 95, 101, 103, 104, 105 116, 118, 119, 121, 123, 130, 131, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146
The Law, The Word of the Lord 1, 12, 19   81 105 119, 147
The Son, The Anointed One, The King, David 2, 16, 18, 21 45, 61, 72 78, 89    110, 122, 132, 144
Deliverance From Adversaries, Intercession for the Righteous 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 31, 35, 38, 40 42, 43, 44, 48, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 64, 67, 69, 70, 71 74, 79, 80, 82, 83, 85, 86, 89 90, 94, 102, 106 108, 109, 119, 120, 122, 125, 128, 134, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144
Chronicle of God's Acts, Thanks for Deliverance, Praise of God, God's Glory 8, 19, 24, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 40 44, 46, 47, 57, 65, 66, 67, 68 75, 76, 78, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89 90, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 104, 105, 106 107, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 124, 126, 129, 134, 135, 136, 138, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150

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