Corpus Psalterium • Sitz im Lied
The Grammar
Is the Score · Psalms 1 – 125
Cantillation and Structure
All 125 psalms so far, each set to music by its Hebrew grammar. Every title names the psalm's category and its functional type, so you can hear what the text is doing. Free to listen, start to finish, and free to download.
Didactic
Psalms that teach rather than speak: wisdom and instruction that form the mind.
Cantillated
Psalms spoken, sung or performed before God: prayer, praise, lament, declaration, dialogue.
Composite
Psalms that move from one mode into the other.
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| # | Title | Type | Sections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Introduction | Spoken | Paul Whitehorn on why the Psalms are songs | 6:33 | ||
| Vol. I · Psalms 1–25Download · 140 MB | ||||||
| 1 | Psalm I (1) | Didactic | Wisdom Instruction | 2:52 | ||
| 2 | Psalm II (2) | Cantillated | Royal Proclamation | 4:22 | ||
| 3 | Psalm III (3) | Cantillated | Lament Turning | 4:42 | ||
| 4 | Psalm IV (4) | Cantillated | Lament Exhortation | 4:01 | ||
| 5 | Psalm V (5) | Cantillated | Lament Participation | 4:26 | ||
| 6 | Psalm VI (6) | Cantillated | Penitential Lament | 3:37 | ||
| 7 | Psalm VII (7) | Cantillated | Lament Vindication | 4:04 | ||
| 8 | Psalm VIII (8) | Cantillated | Refrain Praise | 3:56 | ||
| 9 | Psalm IX (9) | Cantillated | Judicial Progression | 5:59 | ||
| 10 | Psalm X (10) | Cantillated | Lament Delay | 6:04 | ||
| 11 | Psalm XI (11) | Cantillated | Declarative Confidence | 4:18 | ||
| 12 | Psalm XII (12) | Cantillated | Lament Divine Pivot | 3:53 | ||
| 13 | Psalm XIII (13) | Cantillated | Lament Trust | 3:41 | ||
| 14 | Psalm XIV (14) | Didactic | Corruption Declaration | 2:02 | ||
| 15 | Psalm XV (15) | Didactic | Righteous Standard | 2:03 | ||
| 16 | Psalm XVI (16) | Cantillated | Trust Delight | 4:42 | ||
| 17 | Psalm XVII (17) | Cantillated | Lament Vindication | 4:12 | ||
| 18 | Psalm XVIII (18) | Cantillated | Ascending Petition | 4:38 | ||
| 19 | Psalm XIX (19) | Composite | Revelation Transition | 4:27 | ||
| 20 | Psalm XX (20) | Cantillated | Communal Intercession | 3:45 | ||
| 21 | Psalm XXI (21) | Cantillated | Royal Praise | 3:17 | ||
| 22 | Psalm XXII (22) | Cantillated | Lament Ascent | 4:32 | ||
| 23 | Psalm XXIII (23) | Cantillated | Declarative Stability | 3:38 | ||
| 24 | Psalm XXIV (24) | Cantillated | Dialogical Ascent | 4:19 | ||
| 25 | Psalm XXV (25) | Cantillated | Lament Dependence | 3:44 | ||
| Vol. II · Psalms 26–50Download · 236 MB | ||||||
| 26 | Psalm XXVI (26) | Cantillated | Declarative Confidence | 3:33 | ||
| 27 | Psalm XXVII (27) | Composite | Confidence to Lament | 5:05 | ||
| 28 | Psalm XXVIII (28) | Cantillated | Lament Turning | 3:41 | ||
| 29 | Psalm XXIX (29) | Cantillated | Refrain Praise | 4:02 | ||
| 30 | Psalm XXX (30) | Cantillated | Deliverance Turning | 4:01 | ||
| 31 | Psalm XXXI (31) | Cantillated | Lament Resolution | 3:51 | ||
| 32 | Psalm XXXII (32) | Didactic | Confession Instruction | 4:02 | ||
| 33 | Psalm XXXIII (33) | Cantillated | Declarative Praise | 4:22 | ||
| 34 | Psalm XXXIV (34) | Composite | Praise Instruction | 2:52 | ||
| 35 | Psalm XXXV (35) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Lament Turning | 3:34 | ||
| 36 | Psalm XXXVI (36) | Cantillated | Lament Turning | 5:08 | ||
| 37 | Psalm XXXVII (37) | Didactic | Wisdom Instruction | 4:33 | ||
| 38 | Psalm XXXVIII (38) | Cantillated | Penitential Lament Turning | 5:17 | ||
| 39 | Psalm XXXIX (39) | Cantillated | Contemplative Lament Turning | 5:38 | ||
| 40 | Psalm XL (40) | Cantillated | Deliverance Lament Turning | 5:57 | ||
| 41 | Psalm XLI (41) | Cantillated | Lament Turning | 4:52 | ||
| 42 | Psalm XLII (42) | Cantillated | Refrain Lament Turning | 4:57 | ||
| 43 | Psalm XLIII (43) | Cantillated | Lament Turning | 5:34 | ||
| 44 | Psalm XLIV (44) | Cantillated | Communal Lament | 5:24 | ||
| 45 | Psalm XLV (45) | Cantillated | Royal Liturgy | 4:39 | ||
| 46 | Psalm XLVI (46) | Cantillated | Refrain Praise | 5:51 | ||
| 47 | Psalm XLVII (47) | Cantillated | Refrain Praise | 5:02 | ||
| 48 | Psalm XLVIII (48) | Cantillated | Processional Zion Praise | 6:14 | ||
| 49 | Psalm XLIX (49) | Didactic | Wisdom Instruction | 2:37 | ||
| 50 | Psalm L (50) | Cantillated | Covenant Courtroom Judgment | 4:12 | ||
| Vol. III · Psalms 51–75Download · 264 MB | ||||||
| 51 | Psalm LI (51) | Cantillated | Penitential Lament Turning | 5:32 | ||
| 52 | Psalm LII (52) | Cantillated | Judicial Confidence | 5:12 | ||
| 53 | Psalm LIII (53) | Cantillated | Declarative Stability | 4:42 | ||
| 54 | Psalm LIV (54) | Cantillated | Lament Turning | 5:02 | ||
| 55 | Psalm LV (55) | Cantillated | Betrayal Lament Turning | 5:58 | ||
| 56 | Psalm LVI (56) | Cantillated | Refrain Confidence | 5:09 | ||
| 57 | Psalm LVII (57) | Cantillated | Refrain Praise | 3:32 | ||
| 58 | Psalm LVIII (58) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Judgment | 4:56 | ||
| 59 | Psalm LIX (59) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Lament Turning | 5:06 | ||
| 60 | Psalm LX (60) | Cantillated | Communal Lament | 4:49 | ||
| 61 | Psalm LXI (61) | Cantillated | Refuge Lament Turning | 5:27 | ||
| 62 | Psalm LXII (62) | Cantillated | Declarative Stability | 5:51 | ||
| 63 | Psalm LXIII (63) | Cantillated | Desire Praise | 5:56 | ||
| 64 | Psalm LXIV (64) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Lament Turning | 5:18 | ||
| 65 | Psalm LXV (65) | Cantillated | Declarative Praise | 5:16 | ||
| 66 | Psalm LXVI (66) | Cantillated | Communal Thanksgiving | 5:48 | ||
| 67 | Psalm LXVII (67) | Cantillated | Refrain Blessing Praise | 4:26 | ||
| 68 | Psalm LXVIII (68) | Cantillated | Processional Victory | 4:53 | ||
| 69 | Psalm LXIX (69) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Lament Turning | 5:41 | ||
| 70 | Psalm LXX (70) | Cantillated | Urgent Lament | 4:09 | ||
| 71 | Psalm LXXI (71) | Cantillated | Aged Confidence | 6:03 | ||
| 72 | Psalm LXXII (72) | Cantillated | Royal Blessing | 5:19 | ||
| 73 | Psalm LXXIII (73) | Cantillated | Sanctuary Lament Turning | 5:24 | ||
| 74 | Psalm LXXIV (74) | Cantillated | Communal Lament | 5:39 | ||
| 75 | Psalm LXXV (75) | Cantillated | Dialogical Judgment | 4:04 | ||
| Vol. IV · Psalms 76–100Download · 270 MB | ||||||
| 76 | Psalm LXXVI (76) | Cantillated | Declarative Praise | 5:18 | ||
| 77 | Psalm LXXVII (77) | Cantillated | Lament Turning | 5:18 | ||
| 78 | Psalm LXXVIII (78) | Didactic | Historical Instruction | 13:24 | ||
| 79 | Psalm LXXIX (79) | Cantillated | Communal Lament | 5:19 | ||
| 80 | Psalm LXXX (80) | Cantillated | Refrain Lament Turning | 5:04 | ||
| 81 | Psalm LXXXI (81) | Cantillated | Dialogical Proclamation | 4:57 | ||
| 82 | Psalm LXXXII (82) | Cantillated | Judicial Dialogue | 3:38 | ||
| 83 | Psalm LXXXIII (83) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Lament Turning | 4:57 | ||
| 84 | Psalm LXXXIV (84) | Cantillated | Processional Ascent | 5:18 | ||
| 85 | Psalm LXXXV (85) | Cantillated | Communal Lament Turning | 5:18 | ||
| 86 | Psalm LXXXVI (86) | Cantillated | Lament Dependence | 4:22 | ||
| 87 | Psalm LXXXVII (87) | Cantillated | Declarative Zion Praise | 4:22 | ||
| 88 | Psalm LXXXVIII (88) | Cantillated | Unresolved Lament | 4:55 | ||
| 89 | Psalm LXXXIX (89) | Composite | Covenant Lament Collapse | 4:33 | ||
| 90 | Psalm XC (90) | Cantillated | Reflective Lament Turning | 5:04 | ||
| 91 | Psalm XCI (91) | Cantillated | Dialogical Confidence | 5:15 | ||
| 92 | Psalm XCII (92) | Cantillated | Declarative Praise | 3:57 | ||
| 93 | Psalm XCIII (93) | Cantillated | Declarative Kingship Praise | 5:33 | ||
| 94 | Psalm XCIV (94) | Cantillated | Judicial Lament Turning | 5:19 | ||
| 95 | Psalm XCV (95) | Cantillated | Processional Exhortation | 4:02 | ||
| 96 | Psalm XCVI (96) | Cantillated | Declarative Universal Praise | 4:19 | ||
| 97 | Psalm XCVII (97) | Cantillated | Theophanic Declarative Praise | 4:54 | ||
| 98 | Psalm XCVIII (98) | Cantillated | Refrain Praise | 4:10 | ||
| 99 | Psalm XCIX (99) | Cantillated | Refrain Holiness Praise | 5:07 | ||
| 100 | Psalm C (100) | Cantillated | Refrain Entrance Praise | 5:43 | ||
| Vol. V · Psalms 101–125Download · 284 MB | ||||||
| 101 | Psalm CI (101) | Cantillated | Royal Vow | 4:17 | ||
| 102 | Psalm CII (102) | Cantillated | Lament Turning | 4:55 | ||
| 103 | Psalm CIII (103) | Cantillated | Refrain Praise | 3:31 | ||
| 104 | Psalm CIV (104) | Cantillated | Creation Refrain Praise | 5:04 | ||
| 105 | Psalm CV (105) | Cantillated | Historical Declarative Praise | 5:53 | ||
| 106 | Psalm CVI (106) | Cantillated | Communal Confession Lament | 5:17 | ||
| 107 | Psalm CVII (107) | Cantillated | Refrain Thanksgiving | 5:22 | ||
| 108 | Psalm CVIII (108) | Composite | Praise to Oracle | 4:13 | ||
| 109 | Psalm CIX (109) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Lament Turning | 4:24 | ||
| 110 | Psalm CX (110) | Cantillated | Dialogical Royal Oracle | 3:21 | ||
| 111 | Psalm CXI (111) | Cantillated | Acrostic Declarative Praise | 4:17 | ||
| 112 | Psalm CXII (112) | Didactic | Wisdom Instruction | 2:50 | ||
| 113 | Psalm CXIII (113) | Cantillated | Unison Declarative Praise | 3:52 | ||
| 114 | Psalm CXIV (114) | Cantillated | Refrain Exodus Praise | 3:22 | ||
| 115 | Psalm CXV (115) | Cantillated | Dialogical Refrain Praise | 3:46 | ||
| 116 | Psalm CXVI (116) | Cantillated | Deliverance Turning | 6:42 | ||
| 117 | Psalm CXVII (117) | Cantillated | Unison Declarative Praise | 3:47 | ||
| 118 | Psalm CXVIII (118) | Cantillated | Processional Thanksgiving | 5:37 | ||
| 119 | Psalm CXIX (119) | Didactic | Torah Instruction | 30:20 | ||
| 120 | Psalm CXX (120) | Cantillated | Lament Ascent | 3:39 | ||
| 121 | Psalm CXXI (121) | Cantillated | Dialogical Ascent | 4:24 | ||
| 122 | Psalm CXXII (122) | Cantillated | Processional Arrival | 3:36 | ||
| 123 | Psalm CXXIII (123) | Cantillated | Communal Lament | 3:09 | ||
| 124 | Psalm CXXIV (124) | Cantillated | Refrain Deliverance | 3:56 | ||
| 125 | Psalm CXXV (125) | Cantillated | Declarative Confidence | 4:46 | ||