Types of Psalms
Classifying the Psalms by Genre

Lament Psalms

  Community

12, 44, 58, 60, 74, 79, 80, 83, 85, 89*, 90, 94, 123, 126, 129

  Individual

3, 4, 5, 7, 9-10, 13, 14, 17, 22, 25, 26, 27*, 28, 31, 36*, 39, 40:12-17, 41, 42-43, 52*, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 61, 64, 70, 71, 77, 86, 89*, 120, 139, 141, 142

Specialized Lament Psalms

  Penitential

6, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143

  Imprecatory

35, 69, 83, 88, 109, 137, 140

Thanksgiving (Todah) Psalms

  Community

65*, 67*, 75, 107, 124, 136*

  Individual

18, 21, 30, 32*, 34, 40:1-11, 66:13-20, 92, 108*, 116, 118, 138

Specialized Thanksgiving (Todah) Psalms

  Salvation History

8*, 105-106, 135, 136

  Songs of Trust

11, 16, 23, 27*, 62, 63, 91, 121, 125, 131

Hymnic Psalms

  Hymn and Doxology

8*, 19:1-6, 33, 66:1-12, 67*, 95, 100, 103, 104, 111, 113, 114, 117, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150

Liturgical Psalms (for Public Worship)

  Covenant Songs

50, 78, 81, 89*, 132

  Royal/Enthronement

2, 18, 20, 21, 29, 45, 47, 72, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 110, 144

  Songs of Zion

46, 48, 76, 84, 87, 122

  Temple Liturgies

15, 24, 68*, 82, 115, 134

Specialized Types

  Wisdom Psalms

1*, 36*, 37, 49, 73, 112, 127, 128, 133

  Torah Poems

1*, 19:7-14, 119