Psalms and Psalm Types

Psalms and Psalm Types

Psalm	Type
BOOK I
1	Torah (wisdom) psalm
2	Royal psalm
3	Individual complaint
4	Individual complaint (psalm of trust?)
5	Individual complaint
6	Individual complaint (penitential psalm)
7	Individual complaint
8	Hymn
9-10	Individual complaint? (alphabetical acrostic)
11	Song of trust
12	Communitycomplaint
13	Individual complaint
14	(= 53) Individual complaint
15	Liturgy for admission to the cult
16	Song of trust
17	Individual complaint
18	(=2 Samuel 22) Individual thanksgiving (royal)
19:1-6	Hymn
19:7-14	Torah (wisdom) psalm
20	Royal psalm
21	Royal psalm
22	Individual complaint
23	Song of trust
24	Hymn
25	Individual complaint (alphabetical acrostic)
26	Individual complaint
27:1-6	Song of trust
27:7-14	Individual complaint
28	Individual complaint
29	Hymn
30	Individual song of thanksgiving
31	Individual complaint
32	Individual song of thanksgiving (penitential psalm)
33	Hymn
34	Individual song of thanksgiving (alphabetical acrostic)
35	Individual complaint
36	Wisdom psalm (including complaint, hymn)
37	Wisdom psalm (alphabetical acrostic)
38	Individual complaint (penitential psalm)
39	Individual complaint
40:1-11	Individual song of thanksgiving
40:12-17	Individual complaint
41	Individual complaint
BOOK II
42-43	Individual complaint
44	Community complaint
45	Royal psalm
46	Song of Zion
47	Hymn
48	Song of Zion
49	Wisdom psalm
50	Covenant-renewal liturgy
51	Individual complaint (penitential psalm)
52	Individual complaint (mixture of types)
53	(= 14) Individual complaint
54	Individual complaint
55	Individual complaint
56	Individual complaint
57	Individual complaint
58	Community complaint
59	Individual complaint
60	Community complaint
61	Individual complaint
62	Song of trust
63	Song of trust (individual complaint?)
64	Individual complaint
65	Community song of thanksgiving (hymn?)
66:1-12	Hymn
66:13-20	Individual song of thanksgiving
67	Community song of thanksgiving (hymn?)
68	Zion liturgy (?)
69	Individual complaint
70	(= 40:13-17) Individual complaint
71	Individual complaint
72	Royal psalm
BOOK III
73	Wisdom psalm
74	Community complaint
75	Community song of thanksgiving (?)
76	Song of Zion
77	Individual complaint
78	Salvation history psalm (wisdom psalm?)
79	Community complaint
80	Community complaint
81	Covenant renewal liturgy
82	Liturgy
83	Community complaint
84	Song of Zion
85	Community complaint
86	Individual complaint
87	Song of Zion
88	Individual complaint
89	Individual complaint (royal)
BOOK IV
90	Community complaint
91	Song of trust
92	Individual song of thanksgiving
93	Hymn
94	Community complaint
95	Hymn
96	Hymn
97	Hymn
98	Hymn
99	Hymn
100	Hymn
101	Royal psalm
102	Individual complaint including hymnic elements (penitential)
103	Hymn
104	Hymn
105	Salvation history psalm (hymn)
106	Salvation history psalm
BOOK V
107	Community song of thanksgiving
108	(= 57:7-11; 60:5-12) Mixed type
109	Individual complaint
110	Royal psalm
111	Hymn (alphabetical acrostic)
112	Wisdom psalm (alphabetical acrostic)
113	Hymn
114	Hymn
115	Liturgy
116	Individual song of thanksgiving
117	Hymn
118	Individual song of thanksgiving (royal)
119	Torah (wisdom) psalm (alphabetical acrostic)
120	Individual complaint
121	Song of trust
122	Song of Zion
123	Community complaint
124	Community song of thanksgiving
125	Song of trust (community complaint?)
126	Community complaint (?)
127	Wisdom psalm
128	Wisdom psalm
129	Community complaint (?)
129	Individual complaint (penitential psalm)
131	Song of trust
132	Liturgy of the Davidic covenant
133	Wisdom psalm
134	Liturgy
135	Salvation history psalm (hymn)
136	Salvation history psalm (hymn; community thanksgiving?)
137	Community complaint
138	Individual song of thanksgiving
139	Individual complaint (wisdom psalm?)
140	Individual complaint
140	Individual complaint
142	Individual complaint
143	Individual complaint
144:1-11	Royal psalm
145	Hymn (alphabetical acrostic)
146	Hymn
147	Hymn
148	Hymn
149	Hymn
150	Doxology to conclude the Psalter

Based on Anderson (1974) Appendix B.