Psalm Song
Corpus Psalterium
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
All 150 Psalms as songs, with the Scripture and the Hebrew beside every one. Volume I is free, always.
Psalm Song is a complete musical setting of the Book of Psalms: all 150, set to music by Paul Whitehorn, for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
THE STORY BEHIND THE WORK
In ninth grade I was kicked out of school and essentially homeless. I got on my knees and cried out to Jesus, and God heard me from heaven. "This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles" (Psalm 34:6). That day He called me, and I received the Holy Spirit. Since then I have studied the Scriptures in Greek and Hebrew (B.Th., M.Div., and now a PhD in Bible Exposition) and sung the Psalms, in rough recordings for decades. Today's technology finally let me finish them, and God's hand has been on the whole work. I pray they help you memorize the Scripture and see the Psalms as they were meant to be seen: as songs.
THE PSALTER IS A SONGBOOK
The Psalter is the largest book in Scripture, and for three thousand years it has been the prayer book and hymnbook of God's people. This app returns the Psalms to sound, with the Scripture beside every song, classified according to a structural apparatus drawn from the author's thesis Psalms Are Songs Not Poems.
WHAT THESE SONGS ARE
These songs are a summary and a commentary on the Psalms, not a word-for-word translation. No song can hold every idea in a psalm. That is why the Scripture is always beside the music: so you can read the psalm itself, in full, while you listen. Psalms 1 to 25 appear in the author's own translation from the Hebrew, paired line by line with the lyrics. Psalms 26 to 150 are shown in the World English Bible.
FEATURES
All 150 Psalms in six volumes, each with its number and its name
Keeps playing: each Psalm rolls into the next, with the app closed or the phone locked
Scripture, Lyrics, or both side by side
The Hebrew text of every psalm, verse by verse beside the English
Lyrics for all 150 songs
Ambient mode on Apple TV: the picture fills the screen and each verse appears in English and Hebrew as it is sung
Moving backgrounds while you listen: a crackling fireplace, a snowy Christmas town, starry night, seashore, rain and cathedral
Psalm videos and a share link for every psalm
Playlists for your day: Morning Coffee, While Working, Studying, On the Road, At the Gym, For the Kids, Quiet Time, Sunday Praise, Hard Days, Sleep and more
Browse by genre: rock, metal, folk, country, techno, rap, pop, orchestral, ambient, worship and spoken word
Make your own playlists
Favorites, Recently Played and search across the whole Psalter
Daily Psalm of the Day
Structural form classification including Cantillated, Didactic, and Composite
A complete reading of the author's thesis
Personal progress tracking with a learned and unlearned toggle
Also on Apple TV, with the Scripture on screen while the music plays
THE THESIS, BUILT IN
The apparatus that organizes this work is drawn from a thesis arguing that the Psalter contains two functional types. Cantillated psalms are built for communal vocal enactment before God. Didactic psalms are built for instruction directed to the hearer. The full thesis is included in the app, divided into nine readable sections, with audio of the author reading the preface.
FOR WHOM THIS APP WAS MADE
For pastors, theology students and worship leaders, and for anyone who wants to hear the Psalms sung as God's people have sung them for three thousand years.
TRY IT FREE, THEN PAY ONCE
Volume I (Psalms 1 to 25), the Psalm of the Day and the author's introduction are free, always. Every other Psalm is free for 7 days, with no charge, no payment details and nothing to cancel. After that, a single $4.99 purchase unlocks all 150 for good on your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV (prices vary by country). Nothing renews.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://ispress.de/psalms/privacy/
Ratings & Reviews
• Volume I (Psalms 1 to 25) and the Psalm of the Day are now free for everyone, always
• The free trial for everything else is now 7 days
• Didactic psalms say plainly that they are teaching, not songs
• A new author story, and small fixes
The developer, Paul Whitehorn, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Paul Whitehorn
- Size
- 7.8 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple TV
Requires tvOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- 7-Day Trial $0.00
- Unlock Psalm Song $4.99
- Psalm Song Yearly $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Paul Whitehorn