Bible Quiz – Psalm 21 (MCQs)

 

Bible Quiz – Psalm 21 (MCQs) 

Psalm 21 is a royal psalm of victory, trust, and divine kingship.

While it celebrates the triumph of Israel’s king, it also reaches beyond David—pointing forward to a greater, eternal King whose reign, glory, and victory are established by the LORD Himself.

 

This quiz is designed to help readers:

Engage deeply with Psalm 21 verse by verse

Test careful reading and comprehension

Explore Messianic connections across Scripture

Grow in confidence handling cross-references and theological themes

Whether you are a beginner, a long-time Bible reader, or a teacher preparing others, this quiz offers multiple levels of challenge to suit every learner.

 

🧭 How This Quiz Is Structured

The quiz is divided into progressive sections, each increasing in difficulty.

You may attempt them in order—or jump directly to your preferred level.

 

🟢 Section 1: Easy – Text Recall

Purpose:

To test basic understanding of Psalm 21.

What to Expect:

Direct questions from the text

Clear, straightforward answers

Focus on who, what, and where

📌 Best for new readers, youth groups, or warm-up rounds.

 

🟡 Section 2: Medium – Close Reading

Purpose:

To encourage careful attention to wording and phrases.

What to Expect:

Questions based on specific expressions

Similar-sounding answer choices

Vocabulary and phrase recognition

📌 Best for personal Bible study and group discussion.

 

🟠 Section 3: Hard – Trick & Precision Questions

Purpose:

To test accuracy and attention to detail.

What to Expect:

“Almost correct” options

Questions where order, emphasis, or wording matters

Common misreadings used as traps

📌 Best for experienced readers and teachers.

 

🔴 Section 4: Very Hard / Scholar Level

Purpose:

To challenge deeper understanding of themes and structure.

What to Expect:

Inference-based questions

Distinguishing between what is said and what is implied

Theological focus (trust, mercy, kingship, judgment)

📌 Best for advanced Bible students and leaders.

 

✝️ Section 5: Cross-Reference Trap Questions (Messianic Links)

Purpose:

To explore how Psalm 21 points beyond David to the Messiah.

What to Expect:

Questions that require comparing Psalm 21 with:

Other Psalms

Prophetic texts

New Testament fulfillment

Deliberate traps that test discernment, not guessing

⚠️ These questions assume familiarity with Scripture beyond Psalm 21.

📌 Best for theology students, teachers, and sermon preparation.

 

📘 How to Use This Quiz

You can use this quiz:

For personal devotion or study

In Sunday School or Bible classes

As a church quiz competition

For online Bible challenges or blogs

As a teaching tool on Messianic Psalms

 

Each question includes:

✔ The correct answer

✔ The complete reference verse

✔ Clear biblical grounding

 

📖 Bible Quiz: Psalm 21 (MCQs)

 

1. In what does the king rejoice, according to Psalm 21:1?

A. His army

B. His wealth

C. The LORD’s strength

D. His throne

 

Correct Answer: C. The LORD’s strength

📖 Psalm 21:1

“The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!”

 

2. What has God given the king according to Psalm 21:2?

A. Long life

B. His heart’s desire

C. Victory over enemies

D. Wisdom

 

Correct Answer: B. His heart’s desire

📖 Psalm 21:2

“Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.”

 

3. What kind of crown did the LORD place on the king’s head?

A. A golden crown

B. A royal diadem

C. A crown of honor

D. A crown of pure gold

 

Correct Answer: D. A crown of pure gold

📖 Psalm 21:3

“For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.”

 

4. What did the king ask from the LORD, and it was given to him?

A. Riches

B. Victory

C. Life

D. Peace

 

Correct Answer: C. Life

📖 Psalm 21:4

“He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.”

 

5. How is the king’s glory described because of God’s salvation?

A. Temporary

B. Earthly

C. Great

D. Hidden

 

Correct Answer: C. Great

📖 Psalm 21:5

“His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.”

 

6. What does God make the king according to Psalm 21:6?

A. A mighty ruler

B. Most blessed forever

C. A conqueror

D. A judge

 

Correct Answer: B. Most blessed forever

📖 Psalm 21:6

“For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.”

 

7. Why does the king not be moved?

A. Because of his strength

B. Because of his army

C. Because he trusts in the LORD

D. Because of his wisdom

 

Correct Answer: C. Because he trusts in the LORD

📖 Psalm 21:7

“For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.”

 

8. What will the LORD’s hand find out?

A. The righteous

B. His enemies

C. The faithful

D. The poor

 

Correct Answer: B. His enemies

📖 Psalm 21:8

“Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.”

 

9. How will the LORD deal with His enemies in the time of His anger?

A. With silence

B. With mercy

C. With fire

D. With exile

 

Correct Answer: C. With fire

📖 Psalm 21:9

“Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.”

 

10. What will be destroyed from the earth according to Psalm 21:10?

A. Their cities

B. Their wealth

C. Their fruit and seed

D. Their armies

 

Correct Answer: C. Their fruit and seed

📖 Psalm 21:10

“Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.”

 

11. Why will the enemies fail in their plans?

A. They lack strength

B. God confuses them

C. They devise mischief but cannot perform it

D. The king attacks them

 

Correct Answer: C. They devise mischief but cannot perform it

📖 Psalm 21:11

“For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.”

 

12. How will God make His enemies turn back?

A. By fear

B. By arrows aimed at their faces

C. By confusion

D. By drought

 

Correct Answer: B. By arrows aimed at their faces

📖 Psalm 21:12

“Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.”

 

13. How does Psalm 21 conclude?

A. With a warning

B. With a prophecy

C. With praise

D. With silence

 

Correct Answer: C. With praise

📖 Psalm 21:13

“Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.”

 

Difficulty Levels + Trick Questions

 

🟢 LEVEL 1: EASY (Text-Based Recall)

1. Who rejoices in the LORD’s strength?

A. The priest

B. The people

C. The king

D. The army

 

Answer: C. The king

📖 Psalm 21:1

“The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!”

 

2. What does God NOT withhold from the king?

A. Wisdom

B. The request of his lips

C. His enemies

D. Riches

 

Answer: B. The request of his lips

📖 Psalm 21:2

“Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.”

 

🟡 LEVEL 2: MEDIUM (Close Reading & Vocabulary)

3. What kind of blessings meet the king?

A. Hidden blessings

B. Blessings of goodness

C. Earthly blessings

D. Temporary blessings

 

Answer: B. Blessings of goodness

📖 Psalm 21:3

“For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.”

 

4. Which phrase best explains why the king is “exceeding glad”?

A. Because of victory

B. Because of wealth

C. Because of God’s countenance

D. Because of peace

 

Answer: C. Because of God’s countenance

📖 Psalm 21:6

“For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.”

 

🟠 LEVEL 3: HARD (Trick Wording & Inference)

5. Which item is NOT explicitly mentioned as part of the king’s honor?

A. Glory

B. Honour

C. Majesty

D. Power

 

Answer: D. Power

📖 Psalm 21:5

“His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.”

⚠️ Trick: “Power” appears in verse 13—but refers to God, not the king.

 

6. Why is the king unmovable?

A. Because he is crowned

B. Because he rules justly

C. Because of the mercy of the Most High

D. Because enemies flee

 

Answer: C. Because of the mercy of the Most High

📖 Psalm 21:7

“For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.”

⚠️ Trick: Trust and mercy—NOT strength—are emphasized.

 

🔴 LEVEL 4: VERY HARD (Text Precision & Traps)

7. Which enemy action comes FIRST in Psalm 21:11?

A. Performing evil

B. Imagining mischief

C. Being destroyed

D. Turning back

 

Answer: B. Imagining mischief

📖 Psalm 21:11

“For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.”

⚠️ Trap: They imagine it first, but cannot carry it out.

 

8. What is destroyed FIRST in Psalm 21:10?

A. Their seed

B. Their cities

C. Their fruit

D. Their weapons

 

Answer: C. Their fruit

📖 Psalm 21:10

“Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.”

⚠️ Trick: Order matters—fruit first, seed second.

 

LEVEL 5: SCHOLAR / EXTREME (“Trick the Teacher”)

9. Which word links divine favor with future stability?

A. Salvation

B. Mercy

C. Countenance

D. Strength

 

Answer: B. Mercy

📖 Psalm 21:7

“For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.”

📚 Insight: Mercy, not power, ensures permanence.

 

10. Who is the subject of praise in the final verse?

A. The king

B. Israel

C. The LORD

D. The enemies

 

Answer: C. The LORD

📖 Psalm 21:13

“Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.”

⚠️ Scholar Trap: The psalm begins with the king—but ends with God.

 

🎯 BONUS: “TRUE OR TRICK” QUICK ROUND

11. True or False: The king asks for wealth in Psalm 21.

❌  False

📖 Psalm 21:4

“He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him…”

 

12. True or False: The enemies succeed in their plans.

❌  False

📖 Psalm 21:11

“…which they are not able to perform.”

 

Cross-Reference Trap Questions (Messianic Links)

 

🟥 TRAP 1: THE CROWN

1. Psalm 21 speaks of a “crown of pure gold.”

Which New Testament passage most directly fulfills this image in a Messianic sense?

A. Matthew 27:29

B. Hebrews 2:9

C. Revelation 19:12

D. Philippians 2:8

 

Correct Answer: C. Revelation 19:12

📖 Psalm 21:3

“Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.”

📖 Revelation 19:12

“His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.”

⚠️ Trap: Many choose Matthew 27 (mock crown), but Psalm 21 reflects glory, not humiliation.

 

🟥 TRAP 2: LIFE FOREVER

2. Psalm 21 says the king was given “length of days for ever and ever.”

Which passage confirms this as Messianic rather than merely Davidic?

A. 2 Samuel 7:16

B. Isaiah 9:7

C. Hebrews 7:16

D. Acts 2:29

 

Correct Answer: C. Hebrews 7:16

📖 Psalm 21:4

“He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.”

📖 Hebrews 7:16

“Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.”

⚠️ Trap: David died—this verse pushes beyond him.

 

🟥 TRAP 3: GLORY THROUGH SALVATION

3. Psalm 21 connects glory to salvation.

Which verse reveals this glory fully manifested in Christ?

A. John 17:5

B. Luke 2:11

C. Isaiah 53:3

D. Romans 5:8

 

Correct Answer: A. John 17:5

📖 Psalm 21:5

“His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.”

📖 John 17:5

“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”

⚠️ Messianic Insight: Salvation and glory converge in Christ’s pre-existent kingship.

 

🟥 TRAP 4: UNMOVABLE KING

4. Psalm 21 says the king “shall not be moved.”

Which Messianic passage echoes this eternal stability?

A. Matthew 7:25

B. Hebrews 1:8

C. Revelation 3:12

D. Luke 1:33

 

Correct Answer: D. Luke 1:33

📖 Psalm 21:7

“Through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.”

📖 Luke 1:33

“And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.”

⚠️ Trap: The verse speaks of kingship, not general faith.

 

🟥 TRAP 5: ENEMIES CONSUMED BY FIRE

5. Psalm 21 describes enemies as a “fiery oven.”

Which New Testament passage mirrors this final judgment theme?

A. Luke 12:49

B. Matthew 13:42

C. Acts 2:3

D. Romans 12:20

 

Correct Answer: B. Matthew 13:42

📖 Psalm 21:9

“Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger…”

📖 Matthew 13:42

“And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

⚠️ Trap: Fire ≠ Pentecost here—it is judgment, not empowerment.

 

🟥 TRAP 6: ARROWS AGAINST ENEMIES

6. Psalm 21 depicts God aiming arrows at enemies.

Which Messianic psalm expands this warrior-king image?

A. Psalm 22

B. Psalm 45

C. Psalm 110

D. Psalm 72

 

Correct Answer: B. Psalm 45

📖 Psalm 21:12

“When thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.”

📖 Psalm 45:5

“Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.”

⚠️ Scholar Link: Psalm 45 is explicitly applied to Christ in Hebrews 1.

 

🟥 TRAP 7: PRAISE OF DIVINE STRENGTH

7. Psalm 21 ends with praise of the LORD’s strength.

Which New Testament verse shows this strength revealed through the risen Christ?

A. Romans 1:4

B. 1 Corinthians 1:18

C. Ephesians 6:10

D. Colossians 2:15

 

Correct Answer: A. Romans 1:4

📖 Psalm 21:13

“Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength…”

📖 Romans 1:4

“And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.”

⚠️ Messianic Focus: Resurrection = divine strength revealed.

 

EXTREME FINAL TRAP (DISCERNMENT)

8. Psalm 21 most accurately points to Christ as:

A. A suffering servant only

B. A national king only

C. A triumphant, eternal king

D. A prophetic symbol without fulfillment

 

Correct Answer: C. A triumphant, eternal king

📖 Psalm 21:4, 7, 13 (combined emphasis)

📖 Revelation 11:15

“The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”

 

Psalm 21 works best when taught after Psalm 22—

Victory follows suffering; crown follows cross.

 

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“So will we sing and praise thy power.” — Psalm 21:13

 

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