Psalms has 150 entries for reading and meditation. Almost half of the psalms were written by David. Most people are familiar with Psalm 23 about death and the attitude believers should have regarding it. But the Psalms deal with most of the pressing issues of life; they ask questions like “What is man that You care about him?” They offer the thoughts of those who are discouraged, who have no answers to their life’s problems, but who place their trust in God. Some, like the 100th are pure praise. They are for all ages from youth to seniors. A verse that has helped me is in David’s 71 st Psalm; “Now that I am old
and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.” Psalms is the cry of every person and every circumstance. And many of the passages picture the life situations of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Psalms is commonly described as having five sections; yet there is no common theme in each section. Each section ends with words of praise. There is no key verse; each reader can find his own key verse as he or she reads through the book. It is designed to teach us to worship God regardless of our problems.