- The book of Psalms is a song book. Jewish people sang these songs as part of their worship. Usually these songs were accompanied by stringed instruments.
- Psalms is the longest book in the Bible. There are 150 chapters and 2,461 verses in Psalms.
- The psalms were written over a period of about 1000 years.
- David may have written about one-half of the psalms. Some of the other writers were Moses, Solomon and Asaph.
- Psalms, chapter 117, has only two verses. It is the shortest chapter in the Bible.
- Psalms, chapter 119, has 176 verses. It is the longest chapter in the Bible.
- In the New Testament, Jesus quoted from Psalms more than any other Old Testament book.
- Psalms were written to praise God, to give thanks to God, to show sadness about something that happened, and to tell that sometime in the future God would send His Son, Jesus, to earth.
- Some favorite psalms are Psalm 1, Psalm 23, Psalm 100, Psalm 139 and Psalm 150.
(source: Daily Devotions for Deaf, October 2012)