Modern scholars, beginning with Hermann Gunkel, categorize psalms into different categories. There are, of course, disagreement over how some psalms are to be categorized. This list shows the "most accepted" category for each of the psalms, and is indebted to Interpreting the Psalms: Issues and Approaches, eds. Philip S. Johnson and David G. Firth (Leicester/Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2005) for much of its data.
The Psalms & their Category
Book 1
Psm 1 : Wisdom Psalm.
Psm 2 : Royal Psalm.
Psm 3 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 4 : Confidence Psalm of the Individual / Lament of the Individual.
Psm 5 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 6 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 7 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 8 : Hymn.
Psm 9 : Mix - Thanksgiving of the Individual / Lament of the Individual.
Psm 10 : Mix - Thanksgiving of the Individual / Lament of the Individual.
Psm 11 : Confidence Psalm of the Individual.
Psm 12 : Lament of the Community.
Psm 13 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 14 : Prophetic Psalm.
Psm 15 : Liturgical Psalm.
Psm 16 : Confidence Psalm of the Individual.
Psm 17 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 18 :Royal Psalm /
Psm 19 : Hymn.
Psm 20 : Royal Psalm.
Psm 21 : Royal Psalm.
Psm 22 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 23 : Confidence Psalm of the Individual.
Psm 24 : Liturgical Psalm.
Psm 25 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 26 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 27 : Confidence Psalm of the Individual.
Psm 28 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 29 : Hymn.
Psm 30 : Thanksgiving of the Individual.
Psm 31 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 32 : Thanksgiving of the Individual.
Psm 33 : Hymn.
Psm 34 : Thanksgiving of the Individual.
Psm 35 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 36 Lament of the Individual.
Psm 37 : Wisdom Psalm.
Psm 38 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 39 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 40 : Thanksgiving of the Individual.
Psm 41 : Thanksgiving of the Individual.
Book 2
Psm 42 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 43 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 44 : Lament of the Community.
Psm 45 : Royal Psalm.
Psm 46 : Hymn of Zion.
Psm 47 : Hymn of Yahweh's Enthronement.
Psm 48 : Hymn of Zion.
Psm 49 : Wisdom Psalm.
Psm 50 : Prophetic Psalm.
Psm 51 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 52 : Lament of the Individual / Prophetic Psalm.
Psm 53 : Prophetic Psalm.
Psm 54 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 55 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 56 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 57 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 58 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 59 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 60 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 61 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 62 : Confidence Psalm of the Individual.
Psm 63 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 64 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 65 : Hymn / Thanksgiving of the Community.
Psm 66 : Thanksgiving of the Individual /
Psm 67 :Thanksgiving of the Community.
Psm 68 : Hymn /
Psm 69 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 70 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 71 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 72 : Royal Psalm.
Book 3
Psm 73 : Wisdom Psalm.
Psm 74 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 75 : Prophetic Psalm.
Psm 76 : Hymn of Zion.
Psm 77 : Lament of the Individual / Lament of the Community.
Psm 78 : Historical Psalm.
Psm 79 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 80 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 81 : Prophetic Psalm.
Psm 82 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 83 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 84 : Hymn of Zion.
Psm 85 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 86 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 87 : Hymn of Zion.
Psm 88 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 89 : Royal Psalm.
Book 4
Psm 90 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 91 : Wisdom Psalm /
Psm 92 : Thanksgiving of the Individual.
Psm 93 : Hymn of Yahweh's Enthronement.
Psm 94 : Lament of the Community. / Lament of the Individual.
Psm 95 : Prophetic Psalm.
Psm 96 : Hymn of Yahweh's Enthronement.
Psm 97 : Hymn of Yahweh's Enthronement.
Psm 98 : Hymn of Yahweh's Enthronement.
Psm 99 : Hymn of Yahweh's Enthronement.
Psm 100 : Hymn.
Psm 101 : Royal Psalm.
Psm 102 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 103 : Hymn.
Psm 104 : Hymn.
Psm 105 : Hymn / Historical Psalm.
Psm 106 : Lament of the Community.
Book 5
Psm 107 : Thanksgiving of the Individual /
Psm 108 : Lament of the Community.
Psm 109 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 110 : Royal Psalm.
Psm 111 : Hymn.
Psm 112 : Wisdom Psalm.
Psm 113 : Hymn.
Psm 114 : Hymn.
Psm 115 : Confidence Psalm of the Community.
Psm 116 : Thanksgiving of the Individual.
Psm 117 : Hymn.
Psm 118 : Thanksgiving of the Individual.
Psm 119 : Mix - Wisdom Psalm / Torah Psalm.
Psm 120 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 121 : Confidence Psalm of the Individual.
Psm 122 : Hymn of Zion.
Psm 123 : Lament of the Community.
Psm 124 :Thanksgiving of the Community.
Psm 125 : Confidence Psalm of the Community.
Psm 126 : Lament of the Community.
Psm 127 : Wisdom Psalm.
Psm 128 : Wisdom Psalm.
Psm 129 : Confidence Psalm of the Community.
Psm 130 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 131 : Confidence Psalm of the Individual.
Psm 132 : Royal Psalm.
Psm 133 : Wisdom Psalm.
Psm 134 : Hymn.
Psm 135 : Hymn.
Psm 136 : Hymn.
Psm 137 :Lament of the Community.
Psm 138 : Thanksgiving of the Individual.
Psm 139 : Wisdom Psalm (?)
Psm 140 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 141 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 142 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 143 : Lament of the Individual.
Psm 144 : Royal Psalm.
Psm 145 : Hymn.
Psm 146 : Hymn.
Psm 147 : Hymn.
Psm 148 : Hymn.
Psm 149 : Hymn.
Psm 150 : Hymn.
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