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    Psalms Quiz — Questions and Answers

    All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.

    1. Q1.How many psalms are in the book of Psalms?

      • A. 100
      • B. 120
      • C. 150 ✓
      • D. 176

      Answer: 150

      The book of Psalms contains 150 chapters.

    2. Q2.Which psalm begins, 'The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want'?

      • A. Psalm 1
      • B. Psalm 23 ✓
      • C. Psalm 91
      • D. Psalm 121

      Answer: Psalm 23

      Psalm 23 is the beloved shepherd psalm of David.

      Read Psalms 23:1 (KJV)

    3. Q3.Who wrote the majority of the Psalms?

      • A. Moses
      • B. Solomon
      • C. David ✓
      • D. Asaph

      Answer: David

      King David is credited with at least 73 psalms.

    4. Q4.What is the longest psalm — and the longest chapter in the Bible?

      • A. Psalm 1
      • B. Psalm 78
      • C. Psalm 119 ✓
      • D. Psalm 150

      Answer: Psalm 119

      Psalm 119 has 176 verses, organized by the Hebrew alphabet.

      Read Psalms 119 (KJV)

    5. Q5.What does the blessed man in Psalm 1 NOT do?

      • A. Read the law
      • B. Walk in the counsel of the ungodly ✓
      • C. Meditate day and night
      • D. Bring forth fruit

      Answer: Walk in the counsel of the ungodly

      Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly.

      Read Psalms 1:1 (KJV)

    6. Q6.Which psalm says, 'He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High'?

      • A. Psalm 27
      • B. Psalm 46
      • C. Psalm 91 ✓
      • D. Psalm 121

      Answer: Psalm 91

      Psalm 91 is the great psalm of refuge under the Almighty's wings.

      Read Psalms 91:1 (KJV)

    7. Q7.Complete: 'Be still, and know that I am ___.'

      • A. Holy
      • B. God ✓
      • C. Love
      • D. Near

      Answer: God

      Be still, and know that I am God.

      Read Psalms 46:10 (KJV)

    8. Q8.How does Psalm 150 instruct us to praise the LORD?

      • A. In silence
      • B. With every breath and instrument ✓
      • C. Only on the Sabbath
      • D. Only in the temple

      Answer: With every breath and instrument

      Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.

      Read Psalms 150:6 (KJV)

    9. Q9.Which psalm is a confession after David's sin with Bathsheba?

      • A. Psalm 22
      • B. Psalm 32
      • C. Psalm 51 ✓
      • D. Psalm 130

      Answer: Psalm 51

      Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness.

      Read Psalms 51:1 (KJV)

    10. Q10.What is the shortest psalm?

      • A. Psalm 100
      • B. Psalm 117 ✓
      • C. Psalm 134
      • D. Psalm 150

      Answer: Psalm 117

      Psalm 117, with only two verses, is the shortest chapter in the Bible.

      Read Psalms 117 (KJV)