The Book of Psalms

A comprehensive analysis of all 150 psalms — composition, authorship, language, canon

150

Psalms

5

Books

73

Davidic

~1000

Years composed

61

Psalms cited in NT

Psalm Explorer

Filter and browse all 150 psalms. Click any row for full details.

Book Author Category Voice Praise NT refs

Image	#	Author	Category	Voice	Date BCE	Period	Words	Praise	Divine Refs	NT Refs

Film Reel — 150 Psalms in Sequence

Composition Timeline

Psalms 1–150 in canonical order connected to their probable historical period. Hover to trace each psalm's line. Click to open psalm detail.

Opacity = date confidence · Colours = Okabe-Ito colorblind palette

Period Legend

New Testament Connections

Tile size proportional to NT reference count. Hover = passage list. Click = psalm detail.

NT Citation Heatmap

Each tile = one psalm · Dark lapis = few refs · Gold = many refs

NT Books that quote Psalms

Hover a tile to see passages

        Hover any tile in the heatmap to see which NT verses reference that psalm.
      

Language & Divine Names

Praise vocabulary, voice register, and the Elohistic Psalter (Pss 42–83) where Elohim dramatically replaces YHWH.

Voice Register

me — individual speaker · we — community speaker · impersonal — third-person or omniscient narration

Author Attribution

Praise Vocabulary Grid

Gold = halal · yadah · shavach · zamar · Click any cell

Divine Name Preference by Book

The Elohistic Psalter (Books II & III) dramatically prefers Elohim over YHWH.

Vocabulary Cloud

Top 80 content words by frequency across all 150 psalms.

Interactive Vocabulary Explorer

Click any word to see its Hebrew lemma, transliteration, Strong's number, and representative verses from across the Psalter.

Opens in a new tab · Full Hebrew root + verse interactivity