What is Psalms about?
Songs and prayers of praise, lament, thanksgiving, trust and royal hope.
This page brings together selected questions about Psalms, with context, references and links for further study. The aim is not to impose a doctrinal interpretation, but to help you recognise what appears in the text and verify each answer in its cited passage.
What this quiz helps you practise
Questions span different difficulty levels and may cover names, places, narrative sequences, teachings, references and connections within the book itself.
Sample questions and answers
Open each question to reveal the answer, explanation and biblical reference.
In which testament is the book of Psalms found?
Reference: Psalms
Psalms is part of the Old Testament.
In this Old Testament knowledge check, in which testament is the book of Psalms found?
Reference: Psalms
Psalms is part of the Old Testament.
Using a common literary grouping of the 66-book Bible, which book belongs to the same biblical section as Psalms?
Reference: Common literary grouping; Psalms; Job
Psalms and Job are both in Poetry and Wisdom. This quiz uses a common literary grouping of the 66-book Bible.
How to study Psalms
When studying Psalms, begin with the book’s structure and the immediate context of each passage. Place the material in Israel and Jerusalem and within the period described as worship across israel’s history. Then compare recurring people, locations, speeches and events. The quiz uses short explanations and references so you can return to the text before accepting an answer.
Historical and geographical context
Period: Worship across Israel’s history. Setting: Israel and Jerusalem. These labels provide broad orientation and do not replace close study of each passage.