Psalms Bible quiz · 10 questions
How well do you know Psalms?
Pick an answer, then see the verse that settles it.
Psalm 23 begins, “Yahweh is my…”
shepherd · fortress · light
Answer
shepherd. Psalm 23:1: “Yahweh is my shepherd; I lack nothing.” Read it
In Psalm 1, the person who delights in God’s law is like what?
A tree planted by channels of water · A lamp on a stand · A rock in the desert
Answer
A tree planted by channels of water. Psalm 1:3: “Such a person is like a tree planted by channels of water, which bears its fruit when its season comes and whose leaf does not wither; in everything they do, they succeed.” Read it
Which psalm begins with the words Jesus cried on the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Psalm 23 · Psalm 51 · Psalm 22
Answer
Psalm 22. Psalm 22:1: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? You are far from rescuing me, far from the words of my roaring.” Read it
In Psalm 51, David prays, “God, create a clean ___ for me.” What is the missing word?
path · home · heart
Answer
heart. Psalm 51:10: “God, create a clean heart for me, and renew a steadfast spirit inside me.” Read it
Psalm 46 says, “Be still, and know that I am…”
near · God · king
Answer
God. Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be lifted high among the nations; I will be lifted high on the earth.” Read it
Psalm 90 says a thousand years in God’s sight are like what?
A single breath · Yesterday once it has gone by · A flash of lightning
Answer
Yesterday once it has gone by. Psalm 90:4: “For in your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday once it has gone by, like one watch of the night.” Read it
Psalm 119 calls God’s word a lamp to what?
My feet · The nations · My house
Answer
My feet. Psalm 119:105: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” Read it
Psalm 121 begins, “I raise my eyes toward the…”
heavens · temple · mountains
Answer
mountains. Psalm 121:1: “I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from?” Read it
By the rivers of which city did the exiles sit and weep in Psalm 137?
Damascus · Babylon · Egypt
Answer
Babylon. Psalm 137:1: “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.” Read it
How does the book of Psalms end? “Let everything that has breath…”
“praise Yah!” · “bow down!” · “be still!”
Answer
“praise Yah!”. Psalm 150:6: “Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Hallelujah!” Read it
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