The Psalms are a collection of 150 ancient Hebrew poems, songs, and prayers written across different periods of Israel’s history. They use imagery, repetition, metaphor, and emotional language to help God’s people pray. David is associated with many of the Psalms, while others are attributed to Asaph, Moses, Solomon, and other anonymous writers. The book is divided into five distinct sections, mirroring the five books of the Torah. The Psalms cover the full spectrum of human emotion from deep sorrow to joyful praise, from lament to thanksgiving to Hallelujah.