This book (Psalms)
- Total chapters
- 150 chapters
- Total verses
- 2,461 verses
- Current chapter
- 13 / 150 chapters
- Verses in this chapter
- 6 verses
Verse progress through this chapter5.7%
Entire Bible (from Genesis)
- Current chapter
- 491 / 1,189 chapters
- Total verses
- 31,102 verses
Overall chapter progress41.3%
Overall verse progress through this chapter45.3%
- Composition
- 66 books (OT 39 · NT 27)
- Total chapters
- 1,189 chapters
Standard 1,189-chapter edition — the mathematical pattern below applies.
Middle chapter
Psalms 117 (2 verses)
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595 of 1,189 chapters (594 before · 594 after)
⏳ 595 = the 34 triangular number → the chapter structure is symmetric like an hourglass.
🔻 As an hourglass is narrowest at the center, this middle chapter is also the shortest chapter in the Bible (2 verses).
1 Louvai ao SENHOR, todas as nações; celebrai a ele, todos os povos.
2 Porque sua bondade prevaleceu sobre nós, e a fidelidade do SENHOR dura para sempre. Aleluia!
Longest chapterPsalms 119 (176 verses) Go
Shortest chapterPsalms 117 (2 verses) Go
- Composition
- 66 books (OT 39 · NT 27)
- Total verses
- 31,102 verses
Standard 31,102-verse edition — 31,102 = 15,551 + 15,551 symmetry applies.
First verse (1)
Genesis 1:1
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No princípio criou Deus os céus e a terra.
Middle verses (15,551 · 15,552)
Psalms 103:1 · Psalms 103:2 Go
1 Louva ao SENHOR, ó minha alma; e que todo o meu interior louve ao seu santo nome.
2 Louva ao SENHOR, ó minha alma; e não te esqueças de nenhum dos benefícios dele;
Because the total is 31,102 verses (even), the exact center is two verses.
Quarter points — the middle of each half
First-half center: 1 Samuel 21:3 (7,776)
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⬡ 7,776 = 6×6×6×6×6 = 6^5 → the middle of the half lands on a power of 6.
3 Agora, pois, o que tens à mão? Dá-me cinco pães, ou o que se achar.
Second-half center: Matthew 7:10 (23,327)
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10 E se pedir peixe, lhe dará uma serpente?
Last verse (31,102)
Revelation 22:21
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A graça do nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo seja com todos vós. Amém!