”Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.
Psalm 119:105
If you want a quick overview of the book of Psalms, you can check out the Top 25 Bible Verses from the Book of Psalms.
10 Fast Facts about Psalms
1. Solomon is credited as the author of most of the Proverbs.
2. The Book of Psalms is the third longest Book of the Bible with 150 different Psalms in the collection (30,147 words).
3. The Psalms are one of the few Books used in both Christian and Jewish worship.
4. Every one of the 150 Psalms contains some mention of praise to God.
5. Psalms is the longest, and perhaps the most widely used, book in all the Bible.
6. The Book of Psalms is actually five books:
- Book 1 – Psalms 1-41
- Book 2 – Psalms 43-72
- Book 3 – Psalms 73-89
- Book 4 – Psalms 90-106
- Book 5 – Psalms 107-150
7. The Psalms were composed over a period of approximately 1,000 years.
8. The Book of Psalms is sometimes called “Tehillim” which means “Book of Praises” or “Bible within the Bible” because it covers all the major themes of the Bible story.
9. Jesus Himself used more quotes from the book of Psalms than from any other book.
10. King David wrote approximately 73 of the 150 Psalms.
* These facts have been compiled from many resources such as the CSB Study Bible, ESV Study Bible, Reformation Study Bible, and BibleCharts.com.
