Bible Quiz – Psalm 18 (Multiple Choice Questions)
Welcome to our Psalm 18 Advanced Bible Quiz Series, a
carefully designed journey into one of Scripture’s richest royal psalms.
Psalm 18 is not merely a song of gratitude—it is a
theological masterpiece combining deliverance narrative, divine warrior
imagery, covenant righteousness, and messianic hope.
This quiz series moves beyond surface-level recall. It
invites you to read closely, compare texts canonically, and think
theologically, just as Scripture itself demands. Whether you are a devoted
Bible reader, a seminary student, or a teacher of God’s Word, these questions
are crafted to sharpen discernment and deepen understanding.
🧠 How This Quiz Is Structured
The quiz is divided into multiple difficulty tiers,
each serving a distinct purpose:
🔹 1. Standard MCQ Round
Focuses on textual comprehension, key phrases, and
direct verse identification from Psalm 18.
🔹 2. EXTREME Scholar-Level Round
Explores literary structure, ancient Near Eastern
imagery, covenant theology, and messianic implications. These questions assume
familiarity with broader biblical theology.
🔹 3. “Trick-the-Scholar” Round
Designed to expose common assumptions, translation
pitfalls, and interpretive shortcuts. Precision matters here—read every word
carefully.
🔹 4. Psalm 18 vs Psalm 2 – Intertext Quiz
Tests canonical reading skills, comparing royal
theology, divine kingship, wrath imagery, and the role of the Anointed across
both psalms.
Each question includes:
Multiple-choice options
The correct answer clearly marked
The complete reference verse (KJV) for verification and
study
📜 Instructions for Participants
📖 Use your Bible (print or digital) for careful
cross-checking
🧩 Read each question slowly and contextually
⚠️ Watch for intentional traps—some answers are true
elsewhere in Scripture but not in the specific text
🎯 Aim for understanding, not speed
📝 Perfect for personal study, group discussion,
classroom use, or sermon prep
The Psalms were not written for casual reading alone—they
invite meditation, wrestling, and reverent inquiry. If this quiz challenges
you, that’s a sign it’s doing its job.
Bible Quiz – Psalm 18 (Multiple Choice
Questions)
1. How does David begin Psalm 18?
A. “The Lord is my shepherd”
B. “I love you, O LORD, my strength”
C. “Bless the Lord, O my soul”
D. “The Lord reigns forever”
Correct Answer:
B
📜 Reference Verse:
“I love thee, O LORD, my strength.”
— Psalm 18:1 (KJV)
2. Which of the following is NOT a title David uses for
the LORD in Psalm 18:2?
A. Rock
B. Fortress
C. Deliverer
D. Shepherd
Correct
Answer: D
📜 Reference Verse:
“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my
deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn
of my salvation, and my high tower.”
— Psalm 18:2 (KJV)
3. What surrounded David when he cried to the LORD?
A. Enemies and armies
B. Waters of Babylon
C. Sorrows of death
D. Darkness and silence
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of
ungodly men made me afraid.”
— Psalm 18:4 (KJV)
4. From where did the LORD hear David’s cry?
A. Mount Zion
B. Heaven
C. The Tabernacle
D. The Wilderness
Correct
Answer: B
📜 Reference Verse:
“He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came
before him, even into his ears.”
— Psalm 18:6 (KJV)
5. What dramatic event describes God’s response to
David’s prayer?
A. Fire fell from heaven
B. The earth shook and trembled
C. The sea parted
D. Walls collapsed
Correct
Answer: B
📜 Reference Verse:
“Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations
also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.”
— Psalm 18:7 (KJV)
6. What weapon proceeds out of God’s mouth?
A. A sword
B. Lightning
C. Fire
D. Thunder
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire
out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.”
— Psalm 18:8 (KJV)
7. Why did the LORD deliver David?
A. Because David was king
B. Because David was strong
C. Because the LORD delighted in him
D. Because David defeated his enemies
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“He brought me forth also into a large place; he
delivered me, because he delighted in me.”
— Psalm 18:19 (KJV)
8. How does David describe the LORD’s dealings with the
merciful?
A. Severe
B. Silent
C. Merciful
D. Just
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful;
with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.”
— Psalm 18:25 (KJV)
9. What does God do to David’s darkness?
A. Removes it
B. Covers it
C. Lightens it
D. Ignores it
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will
enlighten my darkness.”
— Psalm 18:28 (KJV)
10. How does David describe God’s way?
A. Mysterious
B. Perfect
C. Unsearchable
D. Terrible
Correct
Answer: B
📜 Reference Verse:
“As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD
is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.”
— Psalm 18:30 (KJV)
11. What does the LORD make David’s feet like?
A. Oxen’s feet
B. Lion’s feet
C. Hinds’ feet
D. Eagle’s feet
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me
upon my high places.”
— Psalm 18:33 (KJV)
12. What does David declare the LORD lives?
A. Forever
B. In heaven
C. By faith
D. Truly
Correct
Answer: A
📜 Reference Verse:
“The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the
God of my salvation be exalted.”
— Psalm 18:46 (KJV)
13. How does Psalm 18 end?
A. With a prayer
B. With a warning
C. With praise for God’s mercy to David and his seed
D. With a prophecy of judgment
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth
mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.”
— Psalm 18:50 (KJV)
EXTREME SCHOLAR-LEVEL BIBLE QUIZ
1. Psalm 18 is almost identical to which historical
narrative?
A. 1 Kings 8
B. 2 Samuel 7
C. 2 Samuel 22
D. 1 Chronicles 16
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song
in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and
out of the hand of Saul.”
— 2 Samuel 22:1 (KJV)
2. Psalm 18 belongs primarily to which psalmic genre?
A. Royal Enthronement Psalm
B. Wisdom Psalm
C. Individual Thanksgiving / Deliverance Psalm
D. Imprecatory Psalm
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.”
— Psalm 18:1 (KJV)
3. Psalm 18 is structured as which literary movement?
A. Lament →
Petition → Praise
B. Narrative →
Law → Prophecy
C. Crisis →
Divine Theophany → Victory → Doxology
D. Wisdom →
Warning → Blessing
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the
God of my salvation be exalted.”
— Psalm 18:46 (KJV)
4. Which ancient Near Eastern motif is most prominent
in Psalm 18:7–15?
A. Creation from chaos
B. Divine Warrior Theophany
C. Temple Enthronement
D. Covenant Renewal
Correct
Answer: B
📜 Reference Verse:
“Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations
also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.”
— Psalm 18:7 (KJV)
5. What does “He rode upon a cherub, and did fly”
primarily signify?
A. Angelic companionship
B. Divine speed in judgment
C. God’s invisibility
D. Covenant mercy
Correct
Answer: B
📜 Reference Verse:
“And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did
fly upon the wings of the wind.”
— Psalm 18:10 (KJV)
6. Darkness surrounding God (vv. 9–11) primarily
represents:
A. God’s absence
B. Divine mystery and unapproachability
C. Human sin
D. Satanic power
Correct
Answer: B
📜 Reference Verse:
“He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round
about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.”
— Psalm 18:11 (KJV)
7. Psalm 18 teaches which theological principle most
explicitly?
A. Unconditional grace alone
B. Covenant legalism
C. Moral correspondence (measure-for-measure)
D. Predestination
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful…
with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.”
— Psalm 18:25–26 (KJV)
8. David’s claim of righteousness (vv. 20–24) must be
understood as:
A. Sinless perfection
B. Self-righteous boasting
C. Covenant faithfulness, not moral flawlessness
D. Contradicting later penitential psalms
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.”
— Psalm 18:20 (KJV)
9. Which doctrine is implicitly challenged if Psalm 18
is misread?
A. Atonement
B. Inspiration
C. Works-based salvation
D. Trinity
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not
wickedly departed from my God.”
— Psalm 18:21 (KJV)
10. “My bow of steel is broken by mine arms”
symbolizes:
A. Human pride
B. Divine-enabled strength
C. Technological warfare
D. Physical dominance alone
Correct
Answer: B
📜 Reference Verse:
“He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is
broken by mine arms.”
— Psalm 18:34 (KJV)
11. David’s enemies “submit themselves” (v. 44) best
translates which idea?
A. Genuine repentance
B. Forced allegiance
C. Worship
D. Political treaty
Correct
Answer: B
📜 Reference Verse:
“As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the
strangers shall submit themselves unto me.”
— Psalm 18:44 (KJV)
12. Psalm 18:49 is explicitly quoted in which New
Testament book?
A. Hebrews
B. Acts
C. Romans
D. Revelation
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among
the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.”
— Psalm 18:49 (KJV)
(cf. Romans 15:9)
13. David functions typologically in Psalm 18 as:
A. Lawgiver
B. Prophet only
C. Suffering yet victorious king
D. Temple priest
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth
mercy to his anointed.”
— Psalm 18:50 (KJV)
14. The phrase “to David, and to his seed for evermore”
points primarily to:
A. Solomon alone
B. National Israel
C. The Davidic Covenant fulfilled in Messiah
D. Earthly monarchy
Correct
Answer: C
📜 Reference Verse:
“Sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his
seed for evermore.”
— Psalm 18:50 (KJV)
15. Which tension does Psalm 18 hold without resolving
explicitly?
A. Law vs Gospel
B. Divine transcendence vs intimacy
C. Judgment vs mercy
D. All of the above
Correct
Answer: D
📜 Reference Verse:
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.”
— Psalm 18:1 (KJV)
🧠🔥 TRICK-THE-SCHOLAR ROUND
1. Which line appears in Psalm 18 but is ABSENT in its
parallel, 2 Samuel 22?
A. “The LORD is my rock, and my fortress”
B. “I will love thee, O LORD, my strength”
C. “He delivered me from my strong enemy”
D. “Great deliverance giveth he to his king”
Correct
Answer: B
📜 Reference Verse:
“I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.”
— Psalm 18:1 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
Psalm 18 uniquely opens with a personal love declaration not found in 2 Samuel
22.
2. In Psalm 18, David says God heard him from His
“temple.” Which temple is meant?
A. Solomon’s Temple
B. The Tabernacle
C. The heavenly sanctuary
D. Mount Zion
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came
before him, even into his ears.”
— Psalm 18:6 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
The earthly temple did not yet exist when this deliverance song was composed.
3. What is the FIRST metaphor used for God in Psalm
18:2?
A. Fortress
B. Deliverer
C. Rock
D. Strength
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my
deliverer…”
— Psalm 18:2 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
Verse 1 mentions “strength,” but v.2 begins the metaphor chain.
4. “The floods of ungodly men” most directly echoes
which biblical motif?
A. Noah’s Flood
B. Red Sea Crossing
C. Chaos-waters imagery
D. Jordan River crossing
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of
ungodly men made me afraid.”
— Psalm 18:4 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
This is poetic chaos language, not a historical flood.
5. Which element is intentionally missing from God’s
theophany weapons list?
A. Fire
B. Hailstones
C. Lightning
D. Earthquake
Correct Answer:
D
📜 Reference Verse:
“At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds
passed, hail stones and coals of fire.”
— Psalm 18:12 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
The earth shakes, but it is not listed as a weapon.
6. When David says God “enlarged” his steps, what is
implied?
A. Physical growth
B. Political expansion
C. Stability and freedom of movement
D. Wealth increase
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did
not slip.”
— Psalm 18:36 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
“Enlargement” refers to secure footing, not territory.
7. Which statement about Psalm 18:20–24 is MOST
accurate?
A. David claims sinlessness
B. David denies grace
C. David speaks covenantally, not absolutely
D. David contradicts Psalm 51
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“According to the cleanness of my hands hath he
recompensed me.”
— Psalm 18:24 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
Covenant righteousness ≠ moral perfection.
8. “With the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward”
teaches which dangerous misreading if isolated?
A. God becomes sinful
B. God changes nature
C. God mirrors resistance in judgment
D. God rejects mercy
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“And with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.”
— Psalm 18:26 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
Anthropopathic language, not moral alteration.
9. What does “mine enemies are turned back” indicate
grammatically?
A. Future hope
B. Habitual action
C. Completed victory
D. Ongoing struggle
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them:
neither did I turn again till they were consumed.”
— Psalm 18:37 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
Perfect tense signals decisive triumph.
10. Who are the “strangers” that submit themselves to
David?
A. Israelites
B. Philistines only
C. Foreign nations
D. Heavenly beings
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of
their close places.”
— Psalm 18:45 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
Forced submission ≠ worship.
11. Psalm 18:46 is a living-God declaration against
which worldview?
A. Atheism
B. Polytheism
C. Deism
D. Idolatry
Correct Answer:
D
📜 Reference Verse:
“The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock.”
— Psalm 18:46 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
“Living God” contrasts with dead idols, not unbelief.
12. The FINAL verse of Psalm 18 subtly shifts focus
from David to:
A. Israel
B. Solomon
C. The Messiah
D. The Law
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Reference Verse:
“Sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his
seed for evermore.”
— Psalm 18:50 (KJV)
⚠️ Trap:
“For evermore” exceeds any single earthly king.
📜🧠 PSALM 18 vs PSALM 2
1. Which shared theme forms the backbone of both Psalm
2 and Psalm 18?
A. Creation theology
B. Wisdom instruction
C. Divine kingship exercised through God’s anointed
D. Lament over suffering
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Psalm 2:
“Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.”
— Psalm 2:6
📜 Psalm 18:
“Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth
mercy to his anointed.”
— Psalm 18:50
2. In Psalm 2, who rebels—and in Psalm 18, who is
defeated?
A. Israel
B. Nature
C. Nations / kings of the earth
D. Spiritual beings
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Psalm 2:
“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers
take counsel together.”
— Psalm 2:2
📜 Psalm 18:
“Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the
people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen.”
— Psalm 18:43
3. How is God’s wrath expressed differently yet
compatibly in the two psalms?
A. Speech vs silence
B. Mockery vs cosmic upheaval
C. Mercy vs judgment
D. Law vs gospel
Correct Answer:
B
📜 Psalm 2:
“He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord
shall have them in derision.”
— Psalm 2:4
📜 Psalm 18:
“Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations
also of the hills moved.”
— Psalm 18:7
⚠️ Intertext Insight:
Psalm 2 emphasizes royal mockery; Psalm 18 emphasizes
warrior theophany.
4. Which psalm presents divine wrath primarily as WORD,
and which as ACTION?
A. Psalm 18 (word) / Psalm 2 (action)
B. Psalm 2 (word) / Psalm 18 (action)
C. Both as action
D. Both as word
Correct Answer:
B
📜 Psalm 2:
“Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath.”
— Psalm 2:5
📜 Psalm 18:
“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire
out of his mouth devoured.”
— Psalm 18:8
5. How does Psalm 18 clarify what Psalm 2 declares?
A. Psalm 18 spiritualizes kingship
B. Psalm 18 narrates lived experience of Psalm 2’s
decree
C. Psalm 18 contradicts Psalm 2
D. Psalm 18 limits kingship to Israel
Correct Answer:
B
📜 Psalm 2:
“Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.”
— Psalm 2:6
📜 Psalm 18:
“He delivered me from my strong enemy.”
— Psalm 18:17
6. Which phrase creates a messianic bridge between both
psalms?
A. “The LORD liveth”
B. “My servant”
C. “His anointed”
D. “King of glory”
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Psalm 2:
“Against the LORD, and against his anointed.”
— Psalm 2:2
📜 Psalm 18:
“Sheweth mercy to his anointed.”
— Psalm 18:50
7. Compare the response of nations in Psalm 2 vs Psalm
18. Which is correct?
A. Rebellion →
Forced submission
B. Submission →
Rebellion
C. Worship →
Judgment
D. Ignorance →
Covenant
Correct Answer:
A
📜 Psalm 2:
“Let us break their bands asunder.”
— Psalm 2:3
📜 Psalm 18:
“As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.”
— Psalm 18:44
8. Why is submission in Psalm 18 NOT identical to
worship in Psalm 2:11?
A. Different authors
B. Different covenants
C. Psalm 18 emphasizes political subjugation
D. Psalm 2 excludes Gentiles
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Psalm 2:
“Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.”
— Psalm 2:11
📜 Psalm 18:
“The strangers shall submit themselves unto me.”
— Psalm 18:44
9. Which key concept appears explicitly in Psalm 2 but
implicitly in Psalm 18?
A. Law
B. Sonship
C. Temple
D. Creation
Correct Answer:
B
📜 Psalm 2:
“Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.”
— Psalm 2:7
📜 Psalm 18 (implicit):
“The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness.”
— Psalm 18:20
⚠️ Intertext Insight:
Sonship explains righteousness; righteousness displays
sonship.
10. Which New Testament truth depends on reading Psalm
2 and Psalm 18 together?
A. Creation ex nihilo
B. Justification by faith
C. Messiah as both suffering servant and conquering
king
D. Church discipline
Correct Answer:
C
📜 Psalm 2:
“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine
inheritance.”
— Psalm 2:8
📜 Psalm 18:
“He brought me forth also into a large place.”
— Psalm 18:19
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