Welcome to my Study of the Psalms page. Below you will find links to all the studies I have posted related to this amazing Bible songbook. At the top of the list is the current series, 31 Days of Praying through the Psalms. Below that you will find the Bible studies from the Psalms, in numerical order. And third on this page is a list of links to poems based on the Psalms.

31 Days of Praying through the Psalms

What better way to pray than to pray the words of Scripture! These 31 prayers, taken from the Psalms, are a sampling of a larger volume that will be released later this year.

Introduction to Praying Through the Psalms

1. Psalm 3 ~ to remind me that God is bigger than my problems
2. Psalm 4 ~ to remind me that God has not set me aside, but has set me apart
3. Psalm 19 ~ to remind me that I do not know my own heart
4. Psalm 21 ~ to remind me that all I have and am comes from God alone
5. Psalm 23 ~ a prayer of praise to God my Shepherd
6. Psalm 67 ~ a prayer of praise to God my provider
7. Psalm 68 ~ a prayer of praise to God my strength
8. Psalm 116 ~ a prayer of praise to God my Great Physician
9. Psalm 12 ~ when there seems to be no help
10. Psalm 13 ~ when God is silent
11. Psalm 16 ~ when I need guidance
12. Psalm 39 ~ when cares are pressing me down
13. Psalm 90 ~ to remind me that time is short
14. Psalm 60 ~ to remind me that I can do nothing, but God can do anything
15. Psalm 65 ~ to remind me that God chose me, and I am blessed
16. Psalm 77 ~ to remind me that God is in the midst of my storm
17. Psalm 25 ~ a prayer for forgiveness and preservation
18. Psalm 80 ~ a prayer of repentance
19. Psalm 130 ~ a prayer of repentance, acknowledging the mercy and forgiveness of God
20. Psalm 141 ~ a prayer of consecration of my words and thoughts
21. Psalm 38 ~ when I see my sin as God sees it
22. Psalm 42 ~ when I want to pray, but the internal voices keep getting in the way
23. Psalm 61 ~ when my heart is overwhelmed
24. Psalm 51 ~ when all I have to offer is a broken and contrite heart
25. Psalm 119 (Aleph) ~ to remind me that God’s Word is worthy of my praise and obedience
26. Psalm 119 (Beth) ~ to remind me that in God’s Word is cleansing
27. Psalm 119 (Gimel) ~ to remind me that God reveals His Word to me
28. Psalm 119 (He) ~ to remind me that in God’s Word I find humility
29. Psalm 90 ~ a prayer of petition for God’s blessing on my labor
30. Psalm 92 ~ a prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord for all His works
31. Psalm 103 ~ a prayer of meditation on the goodness of God

Bible Studies from the Psalms

Below you will find links to all the studies I have posted in this series, in numerical order.

SPECIAL NOTE: This series drew to a conclusion on the blog at the end of 2018. However, I do plan to make these studies available in a series of four e-books, where I will also include other Psalms studies never before shared. I’ll be sure to let you know when the first e-book is ready. Look for it by the end of 2019!

• Psalm 1 ~ In His Season
• Psalm 3 ~ The Lifter Up of My Head
• Psalm 4 ~ Rest in Peace
• Psalm 5 ~ I Will Look Up
• Psalm 8 ~ How Excellent
• Psalm 9 ~ With My Whole Heart
• Psalm 11 ~ Flee As a Bird
• Psalm 17 ~ I Shall Be Satisfied
• Psalm 18 ~ His Way Is Perfect
• Psalm 19 ~ Acceptable in Thy Sight
• Psalm 21 ~ Anticipation
• Psalm 22 ~ Forsaken
• Psalm 23 ~ I Shall Not Want
• Psalm 24 ~ It’s All His
• Psalm 25 ~ Teach Me to Wait
• Psalm 27 ~ Wait on the Lord
• Psalm 28 ~ Unto Thee Will I Cry
• Psalm 29 ~ The Voice of the Lord
• Psalm 30 ~ Lifted Up
• Psalm 31 ~ A Broken Vessel
• Psalm 36 ~ Our Incomprehensible God
• Psalm 37 ~ The Lord Knows
• Psalm 38 ~ Sorry for My Sin
• Psalm 40 ~ Within My Heart
• Psalm 50 ~ Offer unto God Thanksgiving
• Psalm 51 ~ A Clean Heart
• Psalm 55 ~ I Will Call upon God
• Psalm 57 ~ My Heart Is Fixed
• Psalm 60 ~ O God, Help Us
• Psalm 61 ~ Lead Me to the Rock
• Psalm 62 ~ Trust the Rock
• Psalm 63 ~ Better Than Life
• Psalm 64 ~ Secrets
• Psalm 65 ~ Praise Waits for You
• Psalm 66 ~ Tried As Silver
• Psalm 67 ~ The Purpose of Praise
• Psalm 68 ~ As Wax Melts (pictorial)
• Psalm 69 ~ Behold the Lamb
• Psalm 70 ~ Hurry Up, God
• Psalm 71 ~ Your Righteousness
• Psalm 72 ~ David’s Last Will and Testament
• Psalm 73 ~ God Is Good
• Psalm 74 ~ O God, How Long?
• Psalm 75 ~ He Shall Reign
• Psalm 76 ~ Make a Vow
• Psalm 77 ~ I Will Remember
• Psalm 78 ~ To the Generation to Come
• Psalm 79 ~ Appointed to Die
• Psalm 80 ~ Turn Us Again
• Psalm 81a ~ The Waters of Meribah
• Psalm 81b ~ But My People
• Psalm 84 ~ The Sparrow Found a House
• Psalm 85 ~ Turn Us, O God
• Psalm 86 ~ There Is None Like You
• Psalm 87 ~ Glorious Things Are Spoken of Thee
• Psalm 88 ~ My Soul Is Full of Troubles
• Psalm 89 ~ I Will Sing
• Psalm 100 ~ The Lord Is Good
• Psalm 106 ~ A Bittersweet Appetite
• Psalm 107 ~ Understanding That God Is Good
• Psalm 108 ~ A Medley of Psalms
• Psalm 119 ~ An Alphabet of Praise
• Psalm 121 ~ I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
• Psalm 126 ~ Turned Again
• Psalm 127 ~ Children Are a Gift
• Psalm 130 ~ There Is Mercy
• Psalm 134 ~ Blessing Is a Two-Way Street
• Psalm 136 ~ Antiphonal Praise
• Psalm 138 ~ Magnify His Word
• Psalm 145 ~ David’s Psalm of Praise
• Psalm 147 ~ Praise Is Pleasant
• Psalm 150 ~ Praise Ye the Lord

Poems Based on the Psalms

While these are not in-depth Bible studies per se, I’ve included them here because they are based on the Psalms. Think of them as bonus material. 🙂

• I Look Up and Rejoice (based on Psalm 5)
• Prayer and Praise (based on Psalm 79)
• Turn Us Again (based on Psalm 80)
• Open Wide (based on Psalm 81:8-10)
• Cinquain (based on Psalm 117)