Comprehensive Bible Quiz on the Book of Psalms with Answers

Answer 1: B — He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water.
KJV Reference: Psalm 1:3 — “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season.”

Answer 2: B — The ungodly shall not stand in the judgment.
KJV Reference: Psalm 1:5 — “Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.”

Answer 3: C — The Lord is my glory and the lifter up of mine head.
KJV Reference: Psalm 3:3 — “But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.”

Answer 4: B — I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep.
KJV Reference: Psalm 4:8 — “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.”

Answer 5: C — The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace.
KJV Reference: Psalm 12:6 — “The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”

Answer 6: C — What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
KJV Reference: Psalm 8:4 — “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”

Answer 7: C — The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed.
KJV Reference: Psalm 9:9 — “The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.”

Answer 8: D — The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
KJV Reference: Psalm 14:1 — “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.”

Answer 9: A — He that walketh uprightly.
KJV Reference: Psalm 15:2 — “He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”

Answer 10: C — In thy presence is fullness of joy.
KJV Reference: Psalm 16:11 — “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”

Answer 11: C — The Lord is my rock and my fortress.
KJV Reference: Psalm 18:2 — “The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust.”

Answer 12: B — The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.
KJV Reference: Psalm 19:7 — “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”

Answer 13: A — More to be desired are they than gold; referring to God’s statutes.
KJV Reference: Psalm 19:10 — “More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”

Answer 14: B — The name of the God of Jacob defend thee.
KJV Reference: Psalm 20:1 — “The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;”

Answer 15: C — God inhabitest the praises of Israel.
KJV Reference: Psalm 22:3 — “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.”

Answer 16: C — This is the opening line of Psalm 23.
KJV Reference: Psalm 23:1 — “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

Answer 17: B — The valley of the shadow of death.
KJV Reference: Psalm 23:4 — “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.”

Answer 18: D — Goodness and mercy shall follow me.
KJV Reference: Psalm 23:6 — “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.”

Answer 19: C — He that hath clean hands and a pure heart.
KJV Reference: Psalm 24:3–4 — “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? … He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;”

Answer 20: C — Lift up your heads, O ye everlasting gates.
KJV Reference: Psalm 24:7 — “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.”

Answer 21: C — Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.
KJV Reference: Psalm 25:4 — “Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.”

Answer 22: C — David declares he has walked in his integrity.
KJV Reference: Psalm 26:1 — “Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity.”

Answer 23: C — One thing have I desired… to dwell in the house of the Lord.
KJV Reference: Psalm 27:4 — “One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.”

Answer 24: B — The Lord is my strength and my shield.
KJV Reference: Psalm 28:7 — “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped.”

Answer 25: C — The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
KJV Reference: Psalm 29:4 — “The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.”

Answer 26: C — Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing.
KJV Reference: Psalm 30:11 — “Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;”

Answer 27: D — Into thine hand I commit my spirit.
KJV Reference: Psalm 31:5 — “Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.”

Answer 28: C — Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
KJV Reference: Psalm 32:1 — “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”

Answer 29: C — By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
KJV Reference: Psalm 33:6 — “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.”

Answer 30: D — Let all the earth fear the Lord.
KJV Reference: Psalm 33:8 — “Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.”

Answer 31: D — The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him.
KJV Reference: Psalm 34:7 — “The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”

Answer 32: C — The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart.
KJV Reference: Psalm 34:18 — “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”

Answer 33: D — This verse is one of many heartfelt declarations about the Word of God in the longest Psalm.
KJV Reference: Psalm 119:140 — “Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.”

Answer 34: A — Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
KJV Reference: Psalm 36:5 — “Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.”

Answer 35: B — For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
KJV Reference: Psalm 38:18 — “For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.”

Answer 36: C — But the meek shall inherit the earth.
KJV Reference: Psalm 37:11 — “But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”

Answer 37: C — The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.
KJV Reference: Psalm 37:23 — “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.”

Answer 38: D — I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
KJV Reference: Psalm 39:1 — “I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.”

Answer 39: D — And he hath put a new song in my mouth.
KJV Reference: Psalm 40:3 — “And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.”

Answer 40: D — Mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up.
KJV Reference: Psalm 40:12 — “For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up.”

Answer 41: B — Blessed is he that considereth the poor.
KJV Reference: Psalm 41:1 — “Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.”

Answer 42: D — My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God.
KJV Reference: Psalm 42:2 — “My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?”

Answer 43: C — Thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance.
KJV Reference: Psalm 44:3 — “For they got not the land in possession by their own sword… but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance.”

Answer 44: D — Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever.
KJV Reference: Psalm 45:6 — “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.”

Answer 45: B — God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
KJV Reference: Psalm 46:1 — “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Answer 46: A — O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
KJV Reference: Psalm 47:1 — “O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.”

Answer 47: B — Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion.
KJV Reference: Psalm 48:2 — “Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion… the city of the great King.”

Answer 48: C — Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
KJV Reference: Psalm 49:12 — “Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.”

Answer 49: A — I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
KJV Reference: Psalm 50:9 — “I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.”

Answer 50: D — The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart.
KJV Reference: Psalm 51:17 — “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”

Answer 51: B — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
KJV Reference: Psalm 52:2 — “Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”

Answer 52: D — The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
KJV Reference: Psalm 53:1 — “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity.”

Answer 53: C — Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
KJV Reference: Psalm 54:1 — “Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.”

Answer 54: D — Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud.
KJV Reference: Psalm 55:17 — “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.”

Answer 55: C — This intimate verse expresses how deeply God sees and preserves our pain.
KJV Reference: Psalm 56:8 — “Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?”

Answer 56: A — They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down.
KJV Reference: Psalm 57:6 — “They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me.”

Answer 57: C — Their poison is like the poison of a serpent.
KJV Reference: Psalm 58:4 — “Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear.”

Answer 58: D — The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
KJV Reference: Psalm 59:10 — “The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.”

Answer 59: B — Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it.
KJV Reference: Psalm 60:2 — “Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.”

Answer 60: C — God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy.
KJV Reference: Psalm 62:11–12 — “God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy.”

Answer 61: B — Thy lovingkindness is better than life.
KJV Reference: Psalm 63:3 — “Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.”

Answer 62: B — They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search.
KJV Reference: Psalm 64:6 — “They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.”

Answer 63: B — How terrible art thou in thy works!
KJV Reference: Psalm 66:3 — “Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.”

Answer 64: B — I will pay thee my vows.
KJV Reference: Psalm 66:13–14 — “I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, which my lips have uttered.”

Answer 65: D — God be merciful unto us, and cause his face to shine upon us.
KJV Reference: Psalm 67:1 — “God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.”

Answer 66: D — A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows.
KJV Reference: Psalm 68:5 — “A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.”

Answer 67: C — Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men.
KJV Reference: Psalm 68:18 — “Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men.”

Answer 68: C — Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
KJV Reference: Psalm 69:1 — “Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.”

Answer 69: B — They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head.
KJV Reference: Psalm 69:4 — “They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head.”

Answer 70: B — Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul.
KJV Reference: Psalm 70:2 — “Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul.”

Answer 71: B — For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
KJV Reference: Psalm 71:5 — “For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.”

Answer 72: A — In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace.
KJV Reference: Psalm 72:7 — “In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.”

Answer 73: C — They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
KJV Reference: Psalm 73:5 — “They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.”

Answer 74: C — Then understood I their end.
KJV Reference: Psalm 73:17 — “Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.”

Answer 75: C — Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old.
KJV Reference: Psalm 74:2 — “Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed.”

Answer 76: D — He putteth down one, and setteth up another.
KJV Reference: Psalm 75:7 — “But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.”

Answer 77: C — This iconic call to worship is the opening line of Psalm 103.
KJV Reference: Psalm 103:1 — “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”

Answer 78: D — Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters.
KJV Reference: Psalm 77:19 — “Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.”

Answer 79: C — Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
KJV Reference: Psalm 78:24–25 — “And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.”

Answer 80: D — They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law.
KJV Reference: Psalm 78:10 — “They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law.”

Answer 81: C — Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee.
KJV Reference: Psalm 79:6 — “Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.”

Answer 82: C — Thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
KJV Reference: Psalm 80:1 — “Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.”

Answer 83: D — But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
KJV Reference: Psalm 81:11 — “But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.”

Answer 84: C — God standeth in the congregation of the mighty.
KJV Reference: Psalm 82:1 — “God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.”

Answer 85: C — Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
KJV Reference: Psalm 83:12 — “Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.”

Answer 86: A — For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
KJV Reference: Psalm 84:11 — “For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”

Answer 87: C — Mercy and truth are met together.
KJV Reference: Psalm 85:10 — “Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”

Answer 88: B — Unite my heart to fear thy name.
KJV Reference: Psalm 86:11 — “Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.”

Answer 89: D — This heartfelt prayer for divine inspection appears near the close of one of the most intimate psalms.
KJV Reference: Psalm 139:23 — “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts.”

Answer 90: C — I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up.
KJV Reference: Psalm 88:15 — “I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.”

Answer 91: C — My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
KJV Reference: Psalm 89:34 — “My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.”

Answer 92: A — The days of our years are threescore years and ten.
KJV Reference: Psalm 90:10 — “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow.”

Answer 93: C — He that dwelleth in the secret place… shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
KJV Reference: Psalm 91:1 — “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

Answer 94: C — The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree.
KJV Reference: Psalm 92:12 — “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”

Answer 95: A — The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty.
KJV Reference: Psalm 93:1 — “The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself.”

Answer 96: D — The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
KJV Reference: Psalm 94:11 — “The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.”

Answer 97: A — Harden not your heart, as in the provocation.
KJV Reference: Psalm 95:8 — “Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness.”

Answer 98: C — O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
KJV Reference: Psalm 96:9 — “O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.”

Answer 99: C — Confounded be all they that serve graven images.
KJV Reference: Psalm 97:7 — “Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.”

Answer 100: D — Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise.
KJV Reference: Psalm 100:4 — “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”

Answer 101: E — This verse concludes the final Psalm as a universal call to praise.
KJV Reference: Psalm 150:6 — “Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.”

Answer 102: C — I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
KJV Reference: Psalm 116:13 — “I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.”

Answer 103: B — These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
KJV Reference: Psalm 107:23–24 — “They that go down to the sea in ships… These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.”

Answer 104: C — O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise.
KJV Reference: Psalm 108:1 — “O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.”

Answer 105: C — Psalm 117 has only two verses and is the shortest chapter in the Bible.
KJV Reference: Psalm 117:1–2 — “O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us.”

Answer 106: C — This powerful declaration of humility and worship opens Psalm 115.
KJV Reference: Psalm 115:1 — “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.”

Answer 107: D — This verse captures the desperation and hope of the penitent soul.
KJV Reference: Psalm 130:3 — “If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?”

Answer 108: C — As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
KJV Reference: Psalm 103:12 — “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”

Answer 109: E — For there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
KJV Reference: Psalm 133:3 — “As the dew of Hermon… for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.”

Answer 110: B — This heartfelt plea appears early in the longest psalm focused on the Word of God.
KJV Reference: Psalm 119:18 — “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”

Answer 111: D — My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
KJV Reference: Psalm 121:2 — “My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.”

Answer 112: C — This well-loved verse on the power of God’s Word is from the longest chapter in the Bible.
KJV Reference: Psalm 119:105 — “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

Answer 113: B — He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant.
KJV Reference: Psalm 105:17 — “He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant.”

Answer 114: C — I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes.
KJV Reference: Psalm 101:3 — “I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.”

Answer 115: D — They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.
KJV Reference: Psalm 111:8 — “They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.”

Answer 116: D — This heartfelt prayer for divine inspection appears near the close of one of the most intimate psalms.
KJV Reference: Psalm 139:23 — “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts.”

Answer 117: C — And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
KJV Reference: Psalm 106:15 — “And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.”

Answer 118: C — The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
KJV Reference: Psalm 110:1 — “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.”

Answer 119: C — This iconic call to worship opens Psalm 103.
KJV Reference: Psalm 103:1 — “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”

Answer 120: B — Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed.
KJV Reference: Psalm 109:28 — “Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.”