Chronological order of the book of Psalms

Including author and Biblical context

Jul 10, 2023

The Psalms are listed in order of appearance, followed by author (if known), context of the Psalm’s writing (description of context that appear in the Biblical text before some Psalms are quoted), and the Old Testament reading it appears after.

Some of the Psalms were authored by Heman, Asaph, Ethan, and the sons of Korah (of the family of Kohath). Heman, Asaph, and Ethan (of the Levite families of Kohath, Gershom, and Merari) were appointed as singers by King David (1 Chronicles 6).

Note the Psalms start with Moses and end with the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem after the return from exile in Babylon.

90, Moses, after the spies of Israel gave a bad report (Numbers 14-15), Day 60
91, Moses, before his death (Deuteronomy 32-34), Day 81
11, David, after he escaped from Saul's household (1 Samuel 18-20), Day 103
59, David, “when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him” (1 Samuel 18-20), Day 103
7, David, “concerning Cush, a Benjamite” (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 105
27, David, after he spared Saul's life in the cave (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 105
31, David, after he spared Saul's life in the cave (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 105
34, David, “when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who drove him away and he departed” (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 105
52, David, “when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, ‘David has come to the house of Ahimelech’” (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 105
56, David, “when the Philistines seized him in Gath” (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 106
120, David, after he spared Saul's life in the cave (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 106
140, David, after he spared Saul's life in the cave (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 106
141, David, after he spared Saul's life in the cave (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 106
142, David, after he spared Saul's life in the cave (1 Samuel 21-24), Day 106
17, David, after he married Abigail, spared Saul again at Gibeah, and fled to Gath (1 Samuel 25-27), Day 108
35, David, after he married Abigail, spared Saul again at Gibeah, and fled to Gath (1 Samuel 25-27), Day 108
54, David, “when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, ‘Is not David hiding himself among us?’” (1 Samuel 25-27), Day 108
63, David, “when he was in the wilderness of Judah” (1 Samuel 25-27), Day 108
18, David, “who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul” (1 Samuel 28-31), Day 109
121, David, after Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Samuel 28-31), Day 110
123, David, after Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Samuel 28-31), Day 110
124, David, after Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Samuel 28-31), Day 110
125, David, after Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Samuel 28-31), Day 110
128, David, after Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Samuel 28-31), Day 110
129, David, after Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Samuel 28-31), Day 110
130, David, after Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Samuel 28-31), Day 110
6, David, during the war between the house of David and the house of Saul (2 Samuel 1-4), Day 112
8, David, during the war between the house of David and the house of Saul (2 Samuel 1-4), Day 112
9, David, during the war between the house of David and the house of Saul (2 Samuel 1-4), Day 112
10, David, during the war between the house of David and the house of Saul (2 Samuel 1-4), Day 112
14, David, during the war between the house of David and the house of Saul (2 Samuel 1-4), Day 112
16, David, during the war between the house of David and the house of Saul (2 Samuel 1-4), Day 112
19, David, during the war between the house of David and the house of Saul (2 Samuel 1-4), Day 112
21, David, during the war between the house of David and the house of Saul (2 Samuel 1-4), Day 112
43, David, establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 1-2), Day 114
44, sons of Korah, establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 1-2), Day 114
45, sons of Korah, establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 1-2), Day 114
49, sons of Korah, establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 1-2), Day 114
84, sons of Korah, establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 1-2), Day 114
85, sons of Korah, establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 1-2), Day 114
87, sons of Korah, establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 1-2), Day 114
73, Asaph, after the genealogies at the time of David (1 Chronicles 3-5), Day 116
77, Asaph, after the genealogies at the time of David (1 Chronicles 3-5), Day 116
78, Asaph, after the genealogies at the time of David (1 Chronicles 3-5), Day 116
81, Asaph, after the genealogies at the time of David (1 Chronicles 6), Day 118
88, Heman, after the genealogies at the time of David (1 Chronicles 6), Day 118
92, unknown, after the genealogies at the time of David (1 Chronicles 6), Day 118
93, unknown, after the genealogies at the time of David (1 Chronicles 6), Day 118
102, unknown, after the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, and establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 7-10), Day 120
103, David, after the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, and establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 7-10), Day 120
104, unknown, after the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, and establishment of David's kingdom (1 Chronicles 7-10), Day 120
133, David, after he was made king over all Israel; "A Song of Ascents" (2 Samuel 5:1-10, 1 Chronicles 11-12), Day 122
106, unknown, after David was made king over all Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-10, 1 Chronicles 11-12), Day 123
107, unknown, after David was made king over all Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-10, 1 Chronicles 11-12), Day 123
1, unknown, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
2, unknown, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
15, David, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
22, David, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
23, David, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
24, David, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
47, sons of Korah, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
68, David, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
89, Ethan, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
96, unknown, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
100, unknown, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
101, David, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
105, unknown, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
132, David, after David brought the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11-6, 1 Chronicles 13-16), Day 125
25, David, after God reveals His covenant with David to establish His kingdom forever (2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17), Day 128
29, David, after God reveals His covenant with David to establish His kingdom forever (2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17), Day 128
33, unknown, after God reveals His covenant with David to establish His kingdom forever (2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17), Day 128
36, David, after God reveals His covenant with David to establish His kingdom forever (2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17), Day 128
39, David, after God reveals His covenant with David to establish His kingdom forever (2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17), Day 128
50, Asaph, after David's defeat of his enemies after becoming king (2 Samuel 8-9, 1 Chronicles 18), Day 130
53, David, after David's defeat of his enemies after becoming king (2 Samuel 8-9, 1 Chronicles 18), Day 130
60, David, after David's defeat of his enemies after becoming king (2 Samuel 8-9, 1 Chronicles 18), Day 130
75, Asaph, after David's defeat of his enemies after becoming king (2 Samuel 8-9, 1 Chronicles 18), Day 130
20, David, after his defeat of the Arameans and the Ammonites (2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 19), Day 131
65, David, after his defeat of the Arameans and the Ammonites (2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 19), Day 132
66, unknown, after David defeated the Arameans and the Ammonites (2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 19), Day 132
67, unknown, after David defeated the Arameans and the Ammonites (2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 19), Day 132
69, David, after his defeat of the Arameans and the Ammonites (2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 19), Day 132
70, David, after his defeat of the Arameans and the Ammonites (2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 19), Day 132
32, David, after his great sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Chronicles 20), Day 134
51, David, after his great sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Chronicles 20), Day 134
86, David, after his great sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Chronicles 20), Day 134
122, David, after his great sin with Bathsheba, “A Song of Ascents” (2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Chronicles 20), Day 134
3, David, “when he fled from Absalom his son” (2 Samuel 13-15), Day 136
4, David, during his flight from Jerusalem because of the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 13-15), Day 136
12, David, during his flight from Jerusalem because of the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 13-15), Day 136
13, David during his flight from Jerusalem because of the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 13-15), Day 136
28, David, during his flight from Jerusalem because of the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 13-15), Day 136
55, David, during his flight from Jerusalem because of the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 13-15), Day 136
26, David, after Israel is defeated by David's servants and Absalom is slain (2 Samuel 16-18), Day 138
40, David, after Israel is defeated by David's servants and Absalom is slain (2 Samuel 16-18), Day 138
58, David, after Israel is defeated by David's servants and Absalom is slain 2 Samuel 16-18, Day 138
61, David, after Israel is defeated by David's servants and Absalom is slain (2 Samuel 16-18), Day 138
62, David, after Israel is defeated by David's servants and Absalom is slain (2 Samuel 16-18), Day 138
64, David, after Israel is defeated by David's servants and Absalom is slain (2 Samuel 16-18), Day 138
5, David, after David was restored as king over Israel after the death of Absalom (2 Samuel 19-21), Day 140
38, David, after David was restored as king over Israel after the death of Absalom (2 Samuel 19-21), Day 140
41, David, after David was restored as king over Israel after the death of Absalom (2 Samuel 19-21), Day 140
42, sons of Korah, after David was restored as king over Israel after the death of Absalom (2 Samuel 19-21), Day 140
57, David, “when David fled from Saul in the cave” but placed in our reading at the end of his life (2 Samuel 22-23), Day 141
95, unknown, after David was restored as king over Israel after the death of Absalom, (2 Samuel 22-23), Day 142
97, unknown, after David was restored as king over Israel after the death of Absalom, (2 Samuel 22-23), Day 142
98, unknown, after David was restored as king over Israel after the death of Absalom, (2 Samuel 22-23), Day 142
99, unknown, after David was restored as king over Israel after the death of Absalom, (2 Samuel 22-23), Day 142
30, David. after the plague after the sinful census, “a Song at the Dedication of the House” (2 Samuel 24, 1 Chronicles 21-22), Day 143
108, David, after the census, when David builds an altar where the temple will be (2 Samuel 24, 1 Chronicles 21-22), Day 144
109, David, after the census, when David builds an altar where the temple will be (2 Samuel 24, 1 Chronicles 21-22), Day 144
110, David, after the census, when David builds an altar where the temple will be (2 Samuel 24, 1 Chronicles 21-22), Day 144
131, David, establishment of Solomon's kingdom at the end of David's reign; "A Song of Ascents" (1 Chronicles 23-25), Day 146
138, David, establishment of Solomon's kingdom at the end of David's reign (1 Chronicles 23-25), Day 146
139, David, establishment of Solomon's kingdom at the end of David's reign (1 Chronicles 23-25), Day 146
143, David, establishment of Solomon's kingdom at the end of David's reign (1 Chronicles 23-25), Day 146
144, David, establishment of Solomon's kingdom at the end of David's reign (1 Chronicles 23-25), Day 146
145, David, establishment of Solomon's kingdom at the end of David's reign (1 Chronicles 23-25), Day 146
127, Solomon, at the end of David's reign, when Solomon is anointed king for the second time; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Chronicles 26-29), Day 147
111, unknown, at the end of David's reign, when Solomon is anointed king for the second time (1 Chronicles 26-29), Day 148
112, unknown, at the end of David's reign, when Solomon is anointed king for the second time (1 Chronicles 26-29), Day 148
113, unknown, at the end of David's reign, when Solomon is anointed king for the second time (1 Chronicles 26-29), Day 148
114, unknown, at the end of David's reign, when Solomon is anointed king for the second time (1 Chronicles 26-29), Day 148
115, unknown, at the end of David's reign, when Solomon is anointed king for the second time (1 Chronicles 26-29), Day 148
116, unknown, at the end of David's reign, when Solomon is anointed king for the second time (1 Chronicles 26-29), Day 148
117, unknown, at the end of David's reign, when Solomon is anointed king for the second time (1 Chronicles 26-29), Day 148
118, unknown, at the end of David's reign, when Solomon is anointed king for the second time (1 Chronicles 26-29), Day 148
37, David, after David anointed Solomon king before his death, because of Adonijah's rebellion (1 Kings 1-2), Day 149
71, unknown, after David anointed Solomon king before his death, because of Adonijah's rebellion (1 Kings 1-2), Day 149
94, unknown, after David anointed Solomon king before his death, because of Adonijah's rebellion (1 Kings 1-2), Day 149
119, various authors, after David's death (1 Kings 1-2), Day 150 & Day 152
72, Solomon, after his prayer for wisdom (1 Kings 3-4, 2 Chronicles 1), Day 151
136, unknown, dedication of the temple of Solomon (2 Chronicles 6-7), Day 165
134, unknown, dedication of the temple of Solomon; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Kings 8/2 Chronicles 5-7), Day 166
146, unknown, dedication of the temple of Solomon; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Kings 8/2 Chronicles 5-7), Day 166
147, unknown, dedication of the temple of Solomon; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Kings 8/2 Chronicles 5-7), Day 166
148, unknown, dedication of the temple of Solomon; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Kings 8/2 Chronicles 5-7), Day 166
149, unknown, dedication of the temple of Solomon; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Kings 8/2 Chronicles 5-7), Day 166
150, unknown, dedication of the temple of Solomon; “A Song of Ascents” (1 Kings 8/2 Chronicles 5-7), Day 166
82, Asaph, after the revolt of Edom (2 Chronicles 19-23), Day 182
83, Asaph, after the revolt of Edom (2 Chronicles 19-23), Day 182
48, sons of Korah, after Hezekiah cleansed the temple and re-established worship, including Passover (2 Kings 18:1-8, 2 Chronicles 29-31), Day 200
76, Asaph, after God's destruction of the Assyrians during Hezekiah's reign (Isaiah 37-39), Day 206
46, sons of Korah, after Israel was exiled to Assyria but God saved Hezekiah and the kingdom of Judah from Assyria (2 Kings 18-19), Day 209
80, sons of Korah, after Israel was exiled to Assyria but God saved Hezekiah and the kingdom of Judah from Assyria (2 Kings 18-19), Day 209
135, sons of Korah, after Israel was exiled to Assyria but God saved Hezekiah and the kingdom of Judah from Assyria (2 Kings 18-19), Day 209
74, Asaph, before the exile to Babylon (Jeremiah 38-40), Day 230
79, Asaph, before the exile to Babylon (Jeremiah 38-40), Day 230
137, returned exile, after the return from the exile to Babylon (Ezra 4-6), Day 262
126, unknown author, after rebuilding of walls of Jerusalem after exile; "A Song of Ascents" (Nehemiah 11-13), Day 272

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