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How many psalms are in the Bible?

Psalms has 150 chapters and 2,461 verses. The King James Version text of Psalms runs 42,683 words, about 2 hours 59 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 19 of the 66 books of the Bible (19th of the 39 Old Testament books) and the 2nd longest by word count.

150
Chapters
of 1,189 in the Bible
2,461
Verses (KJV)
WEB: 2,461
42,683
Words (KJV)
2nd longest of 66
2 h 59 min
Reading time
at 238 words a minute

Verses in each chapter of Psalms

The longest chapter is Psalms 119 with 176 verses; the shortest is Psalms 117 with 2.

Chapter 1
6
Chapter 2
12
Chapter 3
8
Chapter 4
8
Chapter 5
12
Chapter 6
10
Chapter 7
17
Chapter 8
9
Chapter 9
20
Chapter 10
18
Chapter 11
7
Chapter 12
8
Chapter 13
6
Chapter 14
7
Chapter 15
5
Chapter 16
11
Chapter 17
15
Chapter 18
50
Chapter 19
14
Chapter 20
9
Chapter 21
13
Chapter 22
31
Chapter 23
6
Chapter 24
10
Chapter 25
22
Chapter 26
12
Chapter 27
14
Chapter 28
9
Chapter 29
11
Chapter 30
12
Chapter 31
24
Chapter 32
11
Chapter 33
22
Chapter 34
22
Chapter 35
28
Chapter 36
12
Chapter 37
40
Chapter 38
22
Chapter 39
13
Chapter 40
17
Chapter 41
13
Chapter 42
11
Chapter 43
5
Chapter 44
26
Chapter 45
17
Chapter 46
11
Chapter 47
9
Chapter 48
14
Chapter 49
20
Chapter 50
23
Chapter 51
19
Chapter 52
9
Chapter 53
6
Chapter 54
7
Chapter 55
23
Chapter 56
13
Chapter 57
11
Chapter 58
11
Chapter 59
17
Chapter 60
12
Chapter 61
8
Chapter 62
12
Chapter 63
11
Chapter 64
10
Chapter 65
13
Chapter 66
20
Chapter 67
7
Chapter 68
35
Chapter 69
36
Chapter 70
5
Chapter 71
24
Chapter 72
20
Chapter 73
28
Chapter 74
23
Chapter 75
10
Chapter 76
12
Chapter 77
20
Chapter 78
72
Chapter 79
13
Chapter 80
19
Chapter 81
16
Chapter 82
8
Chapter 83
18
Chapter 84
12
Chapter 85
13
Chapter 86
17
Chapter 87
7
Chapter 88
18
Chapter 89
52
Chapter 90
17
Chapter 91
16
Chapter 92
15
Chapter 93
5
Chapter 94
23
Chapter 95
11
Chapter 96
13
Chapter 97
12
Chapter 98
9
Chapter 99
9
Chapter 100
5
Chapter 101
8
Chapter 102
28
Chapter 103
22
Chapter 104
35
Chapter 105
45
Chapter 106
48
Chapter 107
43
Chapter 108
13
Chapter 109
31
Chapter 110
7
Chapter 111
10
Chapter 112
10
Chapter 113
9
Chapter 114
8
Chapter 115
18
Chapter 116
19
Chapter 117
2
Chapter 118
29
Chapter 119
176
Chapter 120
7
Chapter 121
8
Chapter 122
9
Chapter 123
4
Chapter 124
8
Chapter 125
5
Chapter 126
6
Chapter 127
5
Chapter 128
6
Chapter 129
8
Chapter 130
8
Chapter 131
3
Chapter 132
18
Chapter 133
3
Chapter 134
3
Chapter 135
21
Chapter 136
26
Chapter 137
9
Chapter 138
8
Chapter 139
24
Chapter 140
13
Chapter 141
10
Chapter 142
7
Chapter 143
12
Chapter 144
15
Chapter 145
21
Chapter 146
10
Chapter 147
20
Chapter 148
14
Chapter 149
9
Chapter 150
6

Longest and shortest verse in Psalms

Longest: Psalm 40:5, 45 words in the KJV.

Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Psalm 40:5 (KJV)

Shortest: Psalm 87:1, 7 words in the KJV.

His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Psalm 87:1 (KJV)

How Psalms begins and ends

First verse, Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 1:1 (KJV)

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

Psalm 1:1 (WEB)

Last verse, Psalm 150:6

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 150:6 (KJV)

Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah!

Psalm 150:6 (WEB)

Psalms in our topic collections

356 verses from Psalms appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:

Psalms: common questions

How many chapters are in the book of Psalms?

Psalms has 150 chapters. The longest chapter is Psalms 119 with 176 verses; the shortest is Psalms 117 with 2.

How many verses are in Psalms?

Psalms has 2,461 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.

How long does it take to read Psalms?

About 2 hours 59 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 42,683 words and the World English Bible text is 40,228 words.

What is the longest verse in Psalms?

Psalm 40:5 is the longest verse in Psalms, at 45 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Psalm 87:1 (7 words): "His foundation is in the holy mountains."

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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.