What is the middle chapter of the Bible?

Name: The Holy Bible, King James Version
Author: Multiple (translators, 1611)

Last updated Jul 15, 2026

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Counting the 1,189 chapters of the King James Bible in their canonical order, the middle chapter (chapter number 595) is Psalms 117.

It is also the shortest chapter in the Bible.

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