Psalm 144 - this hits on many of the familiar themes from other psalms but without an over-arching one. David praises God for military victories, the wicked will be punished, and God will bless the faithful with provisions and will their offspring. An interesting analogy - daughters will be like carved adornments for a palace.
Psalm 145 - this is a longer praise song and it is rich in attributes about God. It almost seems like a companion piece to Psalm 103 as they contain at least one commonality - the Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Psalm 88 - this is by another writer besides David, Herman. Herman is obviously depressed and blames the wrath of God for his misfortunes. The psalm concludes by saying that darkness is his closest friend.
Psalm 89 - this psalm is by Ethan. The first half of it is a praise song, similar in tone to the ones that David wrote. Ethan praises God for a number of things, including God's covenant with David. This sets the tone for the second half where Ethan points out that the enemies of David are winning and God is exalting them. The tone and subject matter suggest to me it was written during Absalom's rebellion, but the marginalia of the psalm does not say this, so it officially remains undated.
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