150 prayers, songs, and poems for every season of the soul.
Roll | Psalm | Type | Key Theme | Notable Verse/Phrase |
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10 | 8 | Praise | God's Glory in Creation | "What is mankind that you are mindful of them?" (v.4) |
11 | 19 | Praise | Creation's Testimony | "The heavens declare the glory of God" (v.1) |
12 | 29 | Praise | God's Voice in the Storm | "The voice of the Lord is over the waters" (v.3) |
13 | 95 | Praise | Come, Let Us Worship | "Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord" (v.1) |
14 | 96 | Praise | Sing a New Song | "Sing to the Lord a new song" (v.1) |
15 | 100 | Praise | Joyful Noise | "Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth" (v.1) |
16 | 103 | Praise | Bless the Lord, O My Soul | "Forget not all his benefits" (v.2) |
17 | 104 | Praise | God's Creative Power | "How many are your works, Lord!" (v.24) |
18 | 145 | Praise | Great is the Lord | "Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise" (v.3) |
19 | 146-150 | Praise | The Great Hallelujah | "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!" (150:6) |
20 | 30 | Thanksgiving | Healing & Deliverance | "Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning" |
21 | 34 | Thanksgiving | God's Provision | "Taste and see that the Lord is good" |
22 | 66 | Thanksgiving | Answered Prayer | "Come and hear, all you who fear God" |
23 | 75 | Thanksgiving | God's Justice | "We praise you, God, we praise you" |
24 | 107 | Thanksgiving | God's Steadfast Love | "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good" |
25 | 116 | Thanksgiving | Deliverance from Death | "What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness?" |
26 | 118 | Thanksgiving | Victory & Salvation | "This is the day the Lord has made" |
27 | 136 | Thanksgiving | Enduring Love | "His love endures forever" (26 times!) |
28 | 3 | Lament | Surrounded by Enemies | "Lord, how many are my foes!" |
29 | 6 | Lament | Sickness & Weakness | "I am worn out from my groaning" |
30 | 13 | Lament | Feeling Forgotten | "How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?" |
31 | 22 | Lament | God's Apparent Absence | "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" |
32 | 38 | Lament | Guilt & Suffering | "There is no health in my body because of my sin" |
33 | 42 | Lament | Depression & Longing | "Why, my soul, are you downcast?" |
34 | 69 | Lament | Overwhelming Troubles | "Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck" |
35 | 88 | Lament | Deepest Despair | "You have put me in the lowest pit" |
36 | 130 | Lament | Crying from the Depths | "Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord" |
37 | 1 | Wisdom | Two Ways of Life | "Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked" |
38 | 14 | Wisdom | Human Foolishness | "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God'" |
39 | 15 | Wisdom | Who May Dwell with God? | "The one whose walk is blameless" |
40 | 37 | Wisdom | Don't Fret Over Evildoers | "Trust in the Lord and do good" |
41 | 49 | Wisdom | Wealth Cannot Save | "Do not be overawed when others grow rich" |
42 | 73 | Wisdom | Why Do the Wicked Prosper? | "Until I entered the sanctuary of God" |
43 | 90 | Wisdom | Life's Brevity | "Teach us to number our days" |
44 | 112 | Wisdom | Blessed is the Righteous | "Blessed are those who fear the Lord" |
45 | 119 | Wisdom | Love for God's Word | "Your word is a lamp for my feet" |
46 | 2 | Royal | Nations Rage Against God's King | "You are my son; today I have become your father" |
47 | 20 | Royal | Prayer for the King | "May the Lord answer you when you are in distress" |
48 | 21 | Royal | The King's Victory | "In your strength the king rejoices" |
49 | 45 | Royal | Royal Wedding Song | "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever" |
50 | 72 | Royal | Prayer for Solomon | "All nations will be blessed through him" |
51 | 89 | Royal | David's Covenant | "I will establish his line forever" |
52 | 110 | Royal | The Lord's Right Hand | "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek" |
53 | 132 | Royal | David's Desire for God's House | "Here I will make a horn grow for David" |
54 | 120 | Pilgrim | Distress Among Foreigners | "I call on the Lord in my distress" |
55 | 121 | Pilgrim | Help from the Hills | "I lift up my eyes to the mountains" |
56 | 122 | Pilgrim | Joy of Going to God's House | "I rejoiced with those who said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord'" |
57 | 123 | Pilgrim | Looking to God for Mercy | "I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven" |
58 | 124 | Pilgrim | If the Lord Had Not Been on Our Side | "Our help is in the name of the Lord" |
59 | 125 | Pilgrim | Those Who Trust in the Lord | "As the mountains surround Jerusalem" |
60 | 126 | Pilgrim | Restoration & Joy | "Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy" |
61 | 127 | Pilgrim | Unless the Lord Builds | "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain" |
62 | 128 | Pilgrim | Blessings of Fearing God | "Blessed are all who fear the Lord" |
63 | 129 | Pilgrim | Persecution & Vindication | "They have greatly oppressed me from my youth" |
64 | 130 | Pilgrim | Waiting for the Lord | "I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning" |
65 | 131 | Pilgrim | Quiet Trust | "I have calmed and quieted myself" |
66 | 133 | Pilgrim | Unity Among Brothers | "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity" |
67 | 134 | Pilgrim | Final Call to Worship | "Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord" |
68 | 135 | Pilgrim | Praise the Lord's Name | "Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good" |
69 | 23 | Special | The Shepherd Psalm | "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing" |
Try rolling your SPEC die after each reading:
Try rolling your SPEC die (or roll a D6 and re-roll if you get 5β6) when you feel confused or lost in the passage. Let the prompt guide your eyes to something God may want you to see today.
The Psalms are poetry and song. Read them slowly, notice the imagery, and don't be afraid to pray them back to God. Many were written to be sungβlet them become the soundtrack of your soul.