Bible fact · Text-derived calculation
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter
Psalm 119 has 176 verses, the most of any chapter in the Bible. Psalm 119:1Psalm 119:176
Discover why
Psalm 119 is a long meditation on God's word, arranged in 22 sections of eight verses, one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 119:1–8Psalm 119:105
The next longest chapters in the WEB are Numbers 7 (89 verses) and 1 Chronicles 6. Numbers 7:89
How this was worked out
Counted verses per chapter in the World English Bible (Protestant canon, 66 books) as installed on BibleKenya. Psalm 119 has 176 verses in most editions because they follow the Hebrew verse divisions; some traditions number psalms differently.
Counts and numbers that depend on an edition, canon or verse numbering can differ in other Bibles.
Read the passage
Psalm 119:1 WEB
1Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.
Psalm 119:176 WEB
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.
For children
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible. It has 176 verses all about God's word!