Bible Quiz – Psalm 17 (True/False)

 

Bible Quiz – Psalm 17 (True/False) 

More Than a Quiz—A Test of Biblical Precision

This Psalm 17 Bible Quiz is not designed for casual reading.

It is crafted for readers who already know the text—and are ready to be challenged on how well they understand it.

Psalm 17 sounds familiar: innocence, persecution, prayer, protection.

But when placed beside Psalm 73 (envy and sanctuary insight) and the Book of Job (suffering and divine mystery), its theology becomes dangerously easy to misread.

This quiz series moves deliberately:

from textual recall

to theological precision

to cross-text discernment

If you skim, you will fail.

If you assume, you will stumble.

If you read closely, you will be sharpened.

 

🧠 Quiz Structure Overview

This quiz is divided into multiple escalating sections, each testing a different level of biblical skill.

 

True / False – Text Awareness

Designed to test:

Close reading

Verse-level accuracy

Awareness of wording and tone

⚠️ Many statements sound true but collapse under exact phrasing.

 

EXTREME / Scholar-Level Traps

Designed to test:

Theological assumptions

Genre awareness

Misapplied doctrines

⚠️ These questions punish:

Over-theologizing

Prosperity assumptions

Importing ideas from other psalms

 

Cross-Psalm Comparison Traps

(Psalm 17 vs Psalm 18 vs Psalm 73)

Designed to test:

Emotional posture differences

Resolution methods (victory, vision, sanctuary)

When similar language hides different theology

⚠️ Similar words ≠ identical meaning.

 

Psalm 17 vs Job Traps

Designed to test:

Wisdom vs lament genre

Legal appeal vs theological protest

Trust-based prayer vs crisis-driven argument

⚠️ The biggest trap: assuming David and Job are saying the same thing.

 

📌 How to Take This Quiz Properly

Read each statement slowly

Ask: Who is speaking? In what genre? From what posture?

Do not rely on memory alone—think theologically

Assume every question contains a deliberate trap

Scripture interpretation rewards patience, not speed

 

🎯 Who This Quiz Is For

✔ Bible teachers

✔ Seminary students

✔ Serious Bible readers

✔ Quiz creators & content writers

✔ Anyone who enjoys being mentally ambushed by Scripture

❌ Not recommended for skim readers or verse collectors

 

Psalm 17 does not shout like Psalm 18.

It does not wrestle like Job.

It does not envy like Psalm 73.

It stands quietly—confident that seeing God is better than explaining life.

 

Bible Quiz – Psalm 17 (True/False)

Instructions: Read each statement carefully. Decide whether it is True (T) or False (F). Answers and full Scripture references are provided below for verification.

 

1. David begins Psalm 17 by appealing to God to hear a just cause spoken without deceit.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:1

“Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.”

 

2. David asks God to judge him according to human opinion and public approval.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference – Psalm 17:2

“Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.”

 

3. David claims that God has tested his heart and found no wickedness in him.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:3

“Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.”

 

4. David says he has avoided the paths of the destroyer by following God’s word.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:4

“Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.”

 

5. David admits that his feet have often slipped from God’s ways.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference – Psalm 17:5

“Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.”

 

6. David calls upon God because he believes God will answer him.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:6

“I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.”

 

7. David asks God to show His lovingkindness by saving those who trust in Him from their enemies.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:7

“Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.”

 

8. David asks God to hide him in the shadow of God’s hand.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference – Psalm 17:8

“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,”

 

9. David describes the wicked as being enclosed in their own fat and speaking proudly.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:10

“They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.”

 

10. David says his enemies surround him and set their eyes to cast him down.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:11

“They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;”

 

11. David compares his enemies to a lion eager to tear its prey.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:12

“Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.”

 

12. David asks God to arise and deliver his soul from the wicked by God’s sword.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:13

“Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:”

 

13. David says the wicked store up treasures only for themselves and never for their children.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference – Psalm 17:14

“From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.”

 

14. David declares that seeing God’s face in righteousness will fully satisfy him.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:15

“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”

 

Psalm 17 contrasts temporary worldly satisfaction with eternal righteousness, showing David’s deep confidence in God as Judge, Protector, and ultimate reward.

 

📖 Psalm 17 — EXTREME Scholar-Level Trap Quiz

Format: True / False

⚠️ Warning: Most statements sound orthodox but are technically incorrect unless read with microscopic care.

 

1. David claims absolute sinlessness before God in Psalm 17.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

David claims integrity of speech and purpose, not ontological sinlessness.

Reference – Psalm 17:3

“…thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.”

➡️ The claim is contextual, not universal.

 

2. Psalm 17 presents God primarily as a compassionate Father rather than a Judge.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

The psalm is framed as a legal appeal.

Reference – Psalm 17:2

“Let my sentence come forth from thy presence…”

➡️ Courtroom imagery dominates.

 

3. “Hear the right” (Psalm 17:1) refers to David’s moral correctness rather than legal justice.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

The Hebrew ṣedeq here implies judicial righteousness, not private morality.

Reference – Psalm 17:1

“Hear the right, O LORD…”

 

4. David asserts that obedience to God’s word restrains violent human behavior.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

David says his own behavior was restrained—not humanity’s.

Reference – Psalm 17:4

“…by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.”

 

5. “Hold up my goings” implies David’s confidence in his own spiritual stability.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

The verse assumes dependence, not self-confidence.

Reference – Psalm 17:5

“…that my footsteps slip not.”

 

6. David’s confidence that God will hear him is based on covenant, not emotion.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:6

“I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God…”

 

7. “Apple of the eye” refers to God’s affection rather than protection.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

The phrase denotes vulnerability and guarding, not sentiment.

Reference – Psalm 17:8

“Keep me as the apple of the eye…”

 

8. The imagery of “shadow of thy wings” is primarily temple-theological rather than pastoral.

Answer: ✅ True

Trap Explanation:

Wing imagery connects to cherubim / sanctuary symbolism.

Reference – Psalm 17:8

 

9. The “fatness” of the wicked symbolizes divine blessing.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

It symbolizes spiritual dullness and arrogance, not favor.

Reference – Psalm 17:10

“They are inclosed in their own fat…”

 

10. David accuses his enemies of physical violence only, not moral corruption.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

Speech, pride, intent, and surveillance are all indicted.

References – Psalm 17:10–11

 

11. God is described as David’s sword in Psalm 17.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

The wicked are called God’s sword—an uncomfortable truth.

Reference – Psalm 17:13

“…from the wicked, which is thy sword:”

 

12. Psalm 17 teaches that wealth is always evidence of God’s favor.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

The wicked’s prosperity is explicitly limited to this life.

Reference – Psalm 17:14

“…which have their portion in this life…”

 

13. David envies the prosperity of the wicked in Psalm 17.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

Unlike Psalm 73, no envy is expressed—only contrast.

 

14. “When I awake” refers unambiguously to resurrection.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap Explanation:

The phrase allows multiple layers: sleep, deliverance, or eschatology.

Reference – Psalm 17:15

 

15. David’s ultimate satisfaction comes from divine likeness, not deliverance.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference – Psalm 17:15

“…I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”

 

Psalm 17 is:

A forensic prayer

A protest against temporary theology

A quiet challenge to prosperity assumptions

A bridge between wisdom, lament, and eschatological hope

 

📖 Cross-Psalm Scholar Trap Quiz

Psalm 17 vs Psalm 18 vs Psalm 73

Format: True / False

⚠️ Rule: If two psalms sound similar, assume the statement is a trap unless every detail aligns.

 

1. Psalm 17 and Psalm 73 both begin with the psalmist confessing inner moral struggle.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17 opens with legal confidence

Psalm 73 opens with theological disorientation

Psalm 17:1 – “Hear the right, O LORD…”

Psalm 73:2 – “But as for me, my feet were almost gone…”

 

2. Psalm 17 and Psalm 18 both portray God primarily as a warrior.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 18 = cosmic warrior / theophany

Psalm 17 = judge & protector, not battlefield deity

Psalm 18:7–15 vs Psalm 17:2, 8

 

3. Only Psalm 73 explicitly admits envy of the wicked.

Answer: ✅ True

Psalm 73:3

“For I was envious at the foolish…”

Psalm 17 never confesses envy—only persecution.

 

4. Psalm 17 and Psalm 73 both describe the wicked as prosperous in this life.

Answer: ✅ True

Psalm 17:14 – “…which have their portion in this life…”

Psalm 73:12 – “…they prosper in the world…”

➡️ Trap: Similar observation, opposite emotional response

 

5. Psalm 18 and Psalm 17 both contain courtroom language.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17 = forensic language (sentence, eyes, right)

Psalm 18 = victory testimony, not litigation

Psalm 17:2 vs Psalm 18:1–6

 

6. Psalm 18 presents deliverance as already accomplished, while Psalm 17 treats it as anticipated.

Answer: ✅ True

Psalm 18: retrospective praise

Psalm 17: urgent petition

 

7. Psalm 73 and Psalm 17 resolve tension in the same way—by observing divine judgment on the wicked.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 73 resolves via sanctuary insight

Psalm 17 resolves via personal vision of God

Psalm 73:17 vs Psalm 17:15

 

8. “Seeing God” in Psalm 17 and Psalm 73 refers to the same experience.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17:15 → righteous likeness

Psalm 73:24 → guidance into glory

Different theological horizons.

 

9. Psalm 18 shares Psalm 17’s concern with personal moral integrity.

Answer: ✅ True

Psalm 17:3–5

Psalm 18:20–24

➡️ Trap avoided: Psalm 18 expands what Psalm 17 assumes.

 

10. Psalm 73 questions God’s justice; Psalm 17 assumes it.

Answer: ✅ True

Psalm 17 appeals to justice

Psalm 73 wrestles with justice

 

11. Only Psalm 17 refers to the wicked as instruments of God.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17:13 → “the wicked, which is thy sword”

Psalm 73 implies divine allowance but not explicit instrumentality

So the statement overreaches.

 

12. Psalm 18 and Psalm 73 both include cosmic imagery.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 18: earthquakes, fire, heavens bowing

Psalm 73: no cosmic theophany, only moral perception

 

13. Psalm 17 and Psalm 73 both end with satisfaction in God rather than wealth.

Answer: ✅ True

Psalm 17:15

“I shall be satisfied… with thy likeness.”

Psalm 73:25

“Whom have I in heaven but thee?”

 

14. Psalm 18 climaxes in intimacy with God rather than triumph over enemies.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 18 climaxes in public victory theology, not contemplative satisfaction.

 

15. Psalm 17 functions as a theological bridge between Psalm 18’s victory and Psalm 73’s doubt.

Answer: ✅ True

➡️ Scholarly Insight:

Psalm 17:

assumes righteousness (18),

observes wicked prosperity (73),

but resolves neither by triumph nor sanctuary—only vision of God.

 

📖 Psalm 17 vs Job — Scholar-Level Trap Quiz

Format: True / False

 

⚠️ Rule: Similar language ≠ same theology.

 

1. Both Psalm 17 and Job claim complete moral innocence before God.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17 claims procedural integrity

Job debates existential righteousness

Psalm 17:3 – integrity of speech

Job 9:20 – righteousness condemned by God Himself

 

2. David and Job both invite God to examine them.

Answer: ✅ True

Psalm 17:3

Job 31:6

➡️ Trap avoided: Similar invitation, different motives.

 

3. Psalm 17 assumes God’s justice; Job questions it.

Answer: ✅ True

David appeals to justice

Job interrogates justice

 

4. Job and David both accuse God of treating the wicked better than the righteous.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Job accuses God explicitly (Job 21)

David describes wicked prosperity without accusation

 

5. The wicked in Psalm 17 and Job are described using similar animal imagery.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17: lions hunting prey

Job: chaos beasts, cosmic metaphors (Leviathan)

Different symbolic registers.

 

6. Psalm 17 and Job both portray the wicked as instruments of divine action.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17: explicit (“the wicked, which is thy sword”)

Job: Satan and calamity act with permission, not as “God’s sword”

 

7. Job demands an explanation from God; David does not.

Answer: ✅ True

David petitions

Job litigates

 

8. Psalm 17 and Job share the same understanding of divine testing.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17: testing confirms integrity

Job: testing creates theological crisis

 

9. David expects deliverance in the present life; Job abandons that expectation.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Job still hopes—even while despairing.

Job 19:25

“I know that my redeemer liveth…”

 

10. Psalm 17 ends in vindication; Job ends in mystery.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17 ends in vision of God

Job ends in silence before God

Not the same category of closure.

 

11. David’s righteousness functions as legal evidence; Job’s righteousness becomes a theological problem.

Answer: ✅ True

 

12. Psalm 17 and Job both deny the doctrine of retribution.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Job dismantles retribution theology

Psalm 17 never denies it—it delays it

 

13. Job seeks a mediator; David seeks protection.

Answer: ✅ True

Job 9:33 vs Psalm 17:8

 

14. Psalm 17 anticipates resurrection more clearly than Job.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Job’s language is bolder but ambiguous; Psalm 17 is quiet and restrained.

 

15. Psalm 17 resolves suffering theologically; Job resolves it relationally.

Answer: ❌ False

Trap:

Psalm 17 resolves relationally (“I shall behold thy face”)

Job resolves theologically (God’s speeches redefine reality)

 

⚠️ Core Trap to Remember

Psalm 17 speaks to God from trust.

Job speaks about God from pain.

 

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