Book 1

David’s Rise to Power through Affliction

Psalm 1

Theme:: The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
Key Verse:: (1:1-2) Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of si...

Psalm 2

Theme:: The Reign of the Lord's Anointed
Key Verse:: (2:12) Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a li...

Psalm 3

Theme:: A Call to Yahweh in Distress
Key Verse:: (3:4) I cried to the LORD with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill. (3:1) LORD, how they h...

Psalm 4

Theme:: Answer Me When I Call (A Night Prayer)
Key Verse:: (4:8) I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. (4:...

Psalm 5

Theme:: A Prayer for Guidance and Protection
Key Verse:: (5:8) Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before my...

Psalm 6

Theme:: A Prayer for Mercy
Key Verse:: (6:4-5) Return, O LORD, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies' sake! For in death there is no rem...

Psalm 7

Theme:: Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies
Key Verse:: (7:8) Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous...

Psalm 8

Theme:: The Majesty of God and the Dignity of Man
Key Verse:: (8:4) What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? (8:1) O LORD,...

Psalm 9

Theme:: Celebration of God's Justice
Key Verse:: (9:8) He shall judge the world in righteousness, and He shall administer judgment for the peoples in...

Psalm 10

Theme:: A Prayer for God to Throw down the Wicked
Key Verse:: (10:1) Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

Psalm 11

Theme:: The LORD is in His Holy Temple
Key Verse:: (11:3) If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? (11:1) In the LORD I put my tru...

Psalm 12

Theme:: Man's Treachery and God's Constancy
Key Verse:: (12:6) The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven...

Psalm 13

Theme:: How Long, O Lord?
Key Verse:: (13:1) How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

Psalm 14

Theme:: The Fool Says, There Is No God
Key Verse:: (14:1) The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they have done abominable wo...

Psalm 15

Theme:: A Description of Those Who May Dwell with Yahweh
Key Verse:: (15:1) LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?

Psalm 16

Theme:: The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah's Victory
Key Verse:: (16:10) For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption....

Psalm 17

Theme:: A Prayer for Vindication and Protection
Key Verse:: (17:8-9) Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of Your wings, from the wicked w...

Psalm 18

Theme:: The LORD is My Rock and My Fortress
Key Verse:: (18:1) I will love You, O LORD, my strength. (18:2) The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliv...

Psalm 19

Theme:: God's Revelation in Creation and in the Law
Key Verse:: (19:1) The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.

Psalm 20

Theme:: The Assurance of God's Saving Work
Key Verse:: (20:7) Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of the LORD our God...

Psalm 21

Theme:: The King Rejoices in the LORD's Strength
Key Verse:: (21:1) The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he...

Psalm 22

Theme:: Suffering and Deliverance, Foreshadowing the Crucifixion
Key Verse:: (22:1) My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the wo...

Psalm 23

Theme:: The LORD as Shepherd and Host
Key Verse:: (23:1) The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Psalm 24

Theme:: The King of Glory Enters Zion
Key Verse:: (24:7) Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glo...

Psalm 25

Theme:: A Prayer for Deliverance and Forgiveness
Key Verse:: (25:10) All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimon...

Psalm 26

Theme:: A Prayer for Vindication
Key Verse:: (26:8) LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house, and the place where your glory dwells. (26:...

Psalm 27

Theme:: Trust in God in the Face of Fear
Key Verse:: (27:1) The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life...

Psalm 28

Theme:: Rejoicing in Answered Prayer
Key Verse:: (28:7) The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my...

Psalm 29

Theme:: Praise to God for His Glory and Strength
Key Verse:: (29:1) Give aunto the LORD, O you mighty ones, give unto the LORD glory and strength. (29:2) Give u...

Psalm 30

Theme:: Joy Comes with the Morning
Key Verse:: (30:5) For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeking may endure for a night, but...

Psalm 31

Theme:: Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit
Key Verse:: (31:5) Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. (31:1) In You,...

Psalm 32

Theme:: The Joy of Forgiveness
Key Verse:: (32:1) Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Psalm 33

Theme:: The Sovereignty of the LORD In Creation and History
Key Verse:: (33:12) Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance...

Psalm 34

Theme:: The Lord Delivers the Righteous
Key Verse:: (34:8) Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! (34:1) I will...

Psalm 35

Theme:: A Prayer for Rescue from Enemies
Key Verse:: (35:1) Please my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; fight against those who fight against...

Psalm 36

Theme:: Man's Wickedness and God's Perfections
Key Verse:: (36:5) Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. (36:1) An or...

Psalm 37

Theme:: The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked
Key Verse:: (37:22) For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by Him shall be cut off....

Psalm 38

Theme:: Prayer of a Suffering Penitent
Key Verse:: (38:21) Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me! (38:1) O LORD, do not rebuke me in...

Psalm 39

Theme:: The Fleeting Nature of Life
Key Verse:: (39:4) LORD, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I...

Psalm 40

Theme:: God is My Help and My Deliverer
Key Verse:: (40:1) I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.

Psalm 41

Theme:: Thanksgiving for God's Provision in Time of Sickness
Key Verse:: (41:4) I said, 'LORD, be merciful to me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against You. (41:1) Blesse...