Book 19 of 39 in the Old Testament — Worship & prayer.
Psalms is a collection of 150 songs and prayers, written by David and several other authors over many centuries, spanning nearly every human emotion brought before God. There are psalms of praise and thanksgiving, raw laments over suffering and injustice, songs of trust, and prayers for the nation and its king. Many point forward to a future anointed king, or Messiah, language the New Testament later applies to Jesus. As Israel's hymnbook and prayer book, it has shaped worship for millennia.
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”King James Version
“The Lord is my shepherd” opens one of Scripture's best-known psalms of trust.
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”King James Version
David asks God to create in him a clean heart after his sin with Bathsheba.
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”King James Version
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High rests in his protection.
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.”King James Version
The psalmist's help comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth.
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”King James Version
The psalmist praises God for being fearfully and wonderfully made.